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Euphoria thoughts, as someone who watched the previous seasons with waning patience: Nate has inexplicably ceased being an intimate partner abuser because retaining that trait would interfere with the #1 priority of the show: the (sexually charged) humiliation of Cassie.

I love to live by the sword and not read the second part of idioms

I still think this is a strong contender for the funniest video ever uploaded. Absolutely unbeatable comedic rhythm

You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.

After sealing himself in an online warehouse of depression and alienation and loneliness and all the fascist thought that stems from those maladies, Elon Musk is making every effort to will dystopia into existence at no one's request. bad-faith-times.ghost.io/the-cybertru...

Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.

I started following this guy during Ever Given. Then he went in depth on the LA port crisis. Now I can just point to him instead of playing expert. He also did a video on dark fleets that's good.

You guys Elon Musk appointed the head of the IRS and President Trump didn’t even know about it.

Fresh Elon baby drama reporting 🔥 www.wsj.com/politics/elo... archive.ph/Gt9qC

I'm sure there will be many other justifications offered, in rapid succession. But it's wild to be heading into a self-induced recession behind more or less this reasoning.

"In a personalist dictatorship, the tyrant usually tries to destroy as many institutions as possible because they’re constraints on his power."

USDOT has now deleted this webpage

lol, a clip of a Tesla's vision system trying to understand a train labyrinth.zone/notice/Aq5V7...

BREAKING: It’s time to ramp up and get ready to save our healthcare. Again. Join a call tomorrow (Sunday) with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi! We can’t lose this fight. Too many lives hang in the balance. Details below! Pass it on.

This is a terrific article about a "debate" that does the unthinkable: Investigates both sides's arguments on the merits and concludes that one side of the debate is wrong. It can be done! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The North Carolina Supreme Court's conservative supermajority has blocked the certification of Justice Allison Riggs' narrow election victory. Riggs, a Democrat, narrowly beat Jefferson Griffin, a Republican; Griffin is now trying to overturn her victory in court. drive.google.com/file/d/1vlV5...

The infiltrator’s name is John Williams. To learn what he revealed about the paramilitary movement — and how a mole managed to become a senior leader in a major American militia — read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

For every 1% increase in the proportion of women in the student body, 1.7 fewer men applied. One more woman applying was a greater deterrent than $1000 in extra tuition celestemdavis.substack.com/p/why-boys-d...

The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?

A thread. My favorite movies from each year, starting with:
 1916 INTOLERANCE ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
This grandeur of this early mega-epic means there's a lot to recommend it, though I find the overall tone smug and cloying; an early "cancel culture is out of control."
 (This is the only film I've seen from 1916.)

Good blog

✨ More Bluesky tools for power-users, curious people, and nerds. ✨ One thing that makes this place a better option for anyone wanting a more conscious social experience is its "opensource-ness." It gives us a level of freedom we haven't had since the MySpace era. I missed that. 🧵 1/10

Ellen Morris Prewitt shares her experience with learning about her ancestor’s involvement in the Vicksburg Massacre, a widely unknown incident.

It's weird to say it, but I hoped this story wouldn't feel so relevant by the time we published it. Herein: a chilling historical read about fascism, journalism, grassroots action, and so much more. magazine.atavist.com/the-good-tra...

This story knocked the wind out of me and i hope esquire paid this man. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

you're looking for blockenheimer.click it's a third party tool but it works!

There are t-shirts that are made in the US according to FTC's standards. Velva Sheen's t-shirts are cut and sewn in the US and made from US cotton. On the issue of global trade, it's worth noting they're a Japanese company.

There’s a Norwegian version of the idiom “like a fish out of water” that translates to “like a Dane on skis.” And an old Norwegian phrase for someone sneaking out of a party without saying goodbye is “making a Swede of oneself.” Conversely, a Finnish euphemism for vomiting is “speaking Norwegian”

Feels like a good morning to tell Bluesky the story about when I overdosed on my underwear, so let’s do this! 🧵

Saw a screengrab of this and assumed it was fake but no x.com/NateSilver53...

Some loser asked Jason Kelce how it feels that his brother is a f—-t for dating Taylor Swift. Jason turned and calmly shattered the guy’s phone.

Speaking of Trump and music, this happened an hour ago

This presentation is pretentious as fuck but damn was this good: 2 oz Smuggler’s Notch Rye ½ oz Dolin Dry Vermouth ¼ oz Maraschino ¼ oz Amer China-China

I love this city.