Ari Ofsevit

30 years ago today, Kang - in disguise as presidential candidate Senator Bob Dole -- heroically declared “abortions for some, miniature American flags for others.” #TheSimpsons episode “Treehouse of Horror VII” first aired October 27, 1996.

Me: ugh why are my lips chapped? METAR: 09/M02

“Josh Turek is worse than Ashley Hinson”

Point #1: Maine politics are weird. Point #2: The LV/RV splits here make zero sense.

Oh yeah but what does the Glenross poll say?

Remember that the only team to come back from down 3-0 in a baseball series was the 2004 Boston Red Sox.

Very much shot in the dark here but … Does anyone happen to have a paper copy of today’s Herald they could save for me? @universalhub.com

New Taipei's new elevated Sanying Line – opened in June 2026 – is somehow insanely bad - Extremely tight curves everywhere (10 km/h!) - Goes just 20 km/h before, during and after even the gentler curves - Overcrowded 2-car trains that run only every 8 mins (mid-day) - Overbuilt stations

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

There is a lot going on here.

In 2016 Britain did Brexit and we said “hold our cold, refreshing beer and watch this!” Can we follow Hungary, Serbia and Brazil this year?

someone at Polymarket is drafting a tweet about how their users accurately predicted the Brazilian election result within one point

A AGULHA!

This was my freshman year of college. It was horrible. I don’t have a lot of campaign buttons but like to remind @wutrain.bsky.social that she is in good company. (Also love the non-red/white/blue color choices.)

of all of the people in this administration who deserve to go to jail stephen miller deserves to go to jail the most

“I was just doing my job” sounds better in the original German.

When you vote remember that the reason DiZoglio is unopposed is because the Republican Party loves her. Blank the auditor or vote libertarian. Don’t vote for her.

Ma’am this is an Arby’s.

Leon Ofsevit United States (2024 – ) Untitled (2026) Mixed Media (sunbutter and noodle)

Apparently Baulmol is a white supremacist now

I mean … what the fuck did they expect? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u...

I want to read a piece on the oppo researcher who found Donna Arthur living out of her car and got her to make the ad, but didn't research why she was homeless in another state. Like, just … wow. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/u... (Not sure why this is the last graf and not the lede)

This admission alone is an impeachable offense

If you support Palestine, remember Hamas is more unpopular there than Bibi is in Israel, and the majority supports two states, to be achieved by negotiations. And if you support Israel, ditto. Terrorism failed on 7.10; let negotiations succeed at effecting two states. www.pcpsr.org/en/node/1018

Median voter right here.

Happy July 4 from the NYT website.

I do like the description here of what a donut is. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/m... @dankennedy.net

Population within 3km of every MBTA Commuter Rail station, using tomforth.co.uk/circlepopula... [Only outlying (>20 mi from main city) stations > Providence: Baltimore, San Jose, Trenton, barely]

Longfellow moon @universalhub.com

172!!

Too busy yesterday to watch the #MBTA board meeting live, catching up watching a bit of Phil Eng's presentation and oof. To paraphrase: "the reason we are spending so much on obsolete rolling stock is because we have spent so much on obsolete rolling stock".

Hey Somerville... Guess what?  WE BOUGHT THE BUILDING. The Somerville Theatre now belongs to the people who run it. Buying it was our leap of faith. Supporting it is where you come in. Find how you can help: somervilletheatre.com/future

Trump just sided with Amy Acton’s mother. The resemblance is uncanny.

recent MBTA 40ft diesel hybrid bus procurement is the most expensive* US bus procurement of the past decade per data from EnoTrans (enotrans.org/transit-bus-...) *adjusted for inflation, bus type (40ft diesel hybrid), procurements of >=25 buses