Henry George

There should be a button on your phone that tells the algorithms that the thing you just clicked on was something you tapped accidentally, or was a thumbnail you clicked because you have poor eyesight, and thought it was something else.

JUST NOW: A confused, clearly not-there McConnell votes “AYE” after almost voting NO with Dems but getting *corrected* by handlers around him

Blanche is a slippery weasel.

Grassley asking questions about the Jack Smith investigation is just bizarre. Even Blanche has to say “I was defence counsel in that matter and it would be inappropriate for me to engage with that.” FFS.

Pretty grating that Grassley gave an 18-minute opening prebuttal of potential criticisms. Then diverts to Jack Smith, which has nothing to do with Blanche’s confirmation. Then Durbin engages with the Smith issue, rather than diving straight into “Why the fuck is Ghislaine Maxwell at Club Fed?”

New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u... I’m not really seeing a downside here. Let him fly in it.

Goooaaallll!!!

Goooooaaaaalllllllll!!!

Let’s go Belgium!!! 🇧🇪

Shame we couldn’t sub on McKenzie Arnold. #AUSvEGY

“I mean, we do, like, 14 Watergates a day …”

Not the most important thing, but why is young Christopher Walken sitting behind Blumenthal?

A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

A Closer Look at Who’s in the U.S. Delegation to China www.nytimes.com/interactive/... NYT trying to revive the great “Hu’s in China” sketch.

Finally, some good news.

Schrodinger’s shooter.

Kash Patel looks absolutely terrified right now.

Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested in relation to multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners in what looms as the most significant war crimes prosecution in Australian history. www.smh.com.au/national/ben...

Jeepers

Absolute sh*tshow that the lead moto takes the race leaders down the wrong road. #stradebianchedonne

Connections Puzzle #1000🎉 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

@rhodesben.bsky.social Re your question in PSTW about Australia tying itself to the attack on Iran: I think it’s entirely to do with domestic politics. Albanese caught a lot of flack for not doing enough to combat antisemitism in the wake of Bondi. He seems to have terrible instincts.

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This ceasefire is going poorly

Presumably if Canada wins, Trump claims it as a victory for the US anyway, as the 51st state? #olympics #canvusa

Apparently it’s Ash Wednesday. For Lent I’m giving up.

Alex Antic goes on 7:30 to talk up Angus Taylor, and instead endorses One Nation. Perfect. #libspill

“There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall.” abc7ny.com/post/ice-min...

Why does Tom Homan insist on speaking with a mouth full of marbles?

@leahlitman.bsky.social As ever, loved the latest episode. But thought you may like to know that (at least in Australia) it was peppered with ads for the Melania documentary. 👀

As others have noted, Gandhi did, in fact, have some success.

Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward. Court declaration: "I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground." 🧵

@stevevladeck.bsky.social I’m wondering - does speech and debate protection extend to witnesses? In Australia, as in other English-law derived legal systems, their evidence has the equivalent protection as applied to members (‘parliamentary privilege’).

@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org I’m wondering - does speech and debate protection extend to witnesses? In Australia, as in other English-law derived legal systems, their evidence has the equivalent protection as applied to members (‘parliamentary privilege’).

@muellershewrote.com I’m wondering - does speech and debate clause protection extend to witnesses? In Australia, as in most English-law derived legal systems, their evidence has the equivalent protection as applied to members (‘parliamentary privilege’).

This is a nice split screen. #politics #somuchwinning

I have noticed a disturbing number of calls for violence against ICE agents. One word: DON'T! Around the world, dictators WANT violence because it provides cover for them to launch massive militarized retaliation. Dictators even stage false-flag operations to provide themselves with an excuse.

Not even pretending anymore.

i’ll say it again, jennings is a contemptible liar and it is a disgrace that CNN puts him on television every night to spread bullshit

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... We continue to live in the absolute dumbest timeline.

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

Call me a bleeding heart, but impeding or obstructing law enforcement does not, ever, justify point-blank execution.

I think we’ve found the worst possible framing of this situation.

There’s a Simpsons episode where Homer realises he’s stuck in quicksand. He decides he’ll reach down with his arms to pull his legs out. Then, realising his arms are now stuck, he decides to pull his arms out with his face. It is a distraction. But also a new catastrophe which requires attention.

Amazing innings by Smith. #Ashes

Don’t want to jinx it, but we may just have it from here. #ashes

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