Jay Cannon

Today marks 106 years since my great uncle, PVT Sylvester Stephen Payne, died of pneumonia in France on the final day of WWI. His last letter home to his father, my great grandfather, was written two months earlier.

To-do list for SD Mayor Pete and DSD Uncle Frank (and the transition team): - at 1201 rip down the stupid fucking sign, regardless of whether Congress has officially changed the name (not looking good for the 27 NDAA lol) - at 1202 issue orders to rename all the confederate bases back*

#ResistanceRoots Ronald McNair was born on this day in 1950 in Lake City, S.C. He overcame roadblocks to earn a Ph.D. in laser physics and was among the first African Americans chosen for the space program. He was killed at age 35 when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart on Jan. 28, 1986. /1

If you think you’re getting $5,000 from Trump and SpaceX shares from Elon, you haven’t learned a goddam thing these past 10 years.

There is much to admire in Abdul El-Sayed's response to the GOP plant in his audience. But one of the most deft things he did was to point out (twice) that our Constitution protects our right to follow *no* religion, thereby casting Christian nationalist Tommy as the actual religious extremist.

Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

This Day in Labor History: October 18, 1981. The workers at Brown and Sharpe, one of the nation’s largest machine tool companies, went on strike at its plant in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. They struck for 17 years, the longest strike in American history! Let's talk about it!

A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.

Cornell really (tried to) pulled a Brock Turner again

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Bill Maher is an asshole. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/bill-maher...

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There’s a job opening in DC. Get your application in

Horse Meat

Wow! Amazing crowds at the Indy car race in DC! Not really, it looks pathetic but I’m sure we’ll see posts claiming record breaking crowds.

Private equity is price gouging firefighters now. Yes, you read that right. Firefighters. Is this the most evil thing they've done yet?

This is 100% pure and uncut racism. From the President of the United States.

Tuskegee dress code? Yay or nay?

Classy remarks by Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the close of this World Cup broadcast. Sad that Zlatan says he’s one and done.

Why is that fat ass going on the pitch?

Is France even on the field right now? #worldcup

Spain wants this win more than France. 2-0 in the second half.

Every congressional Democrat voted against this. Almost every congressional Republican voted for it.

Only a matter of time for Switzerland to score the equalizer. Argentina defense is very suspect.

Sad to hear that Randolph Mantooth who portrayed FF/Paramedic Johnny Gage on the 1970’s show Emergency has passed away at age 80. He and Kevin Tighe, who portrayed FF/Paramedic Roy DeSoto, inspired many to join the fire service. I had the pleasure of meeting Randolph in Indianapolis in 2015. RIP.

The Egyptian keeper never moved!

This summer's record-setting heat wave is making wildfires in states like Colorado and Utah even worse. And to top it off, private equity investors are even price-gouging firefighters.

Done. That was a really awful display by the USMNT. Congrats to Belgium.

That was awful!

US team hoping for minimal stoppage time so this half ends quickly

Just caught up with this picture of Trump falling asleep, wholly understandably, to the soothing sound of a 4th of July fireworks display.

Happy 250th Birthday America!

USA! USA! USA!

What’s that bullshit

Score on a free kick while short handed!

Not a red card foul. Yellow sure. And I say this as a former referee.

Our Republic can withstand a few birth tourists. It can't withstand giving the president the power to decide who is a "real American" and to vanquish those he thinks are not.

Bloody hell!

What’s up with this USMNT? Poor passing, defense lacking, and on offense dribbling into multiple defenders. Ever heard of passing? Everyone wants to be the hero?

USAMNT scores in the third minute of play against Turkey!

People: "This new wokeness made the military weaker!" The United States Army, "Personal Conduct For the Soldier", 1949:

More reparations… to white folk .. Sheesh

btw 'mental illness' as the cause of violent crime is in the single digit percentage. As "mental illness" covers a whole host of things, there's no real metric to predict - therefore prevent - violent crimes by persons with mental illnesses. However, ...

Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.