The Sphere of Influence

I’m going to guess that it’s a bad sign when my broker reaches out to me at 11 in the evening to reassure me that market volatility is normal and nothing to worry about.

Left or Right, Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative, I think we all know now that it is time for him to go.

‘Sando’ is this generation’s’cuppa.’ It’s terrible. Just say sandwich.

The new hotness on social media is to snap a photo of something really mundane, pretend like it's an impenetrable mystery, and claim to have called the cops to investigate it. From what I've seen, it seems to drive engagement like gangbusters. I call the police on every single post like this.

“Thank you for your attention to this matter.” The punchline.

This Trump speech about the tariff decision is pure comedy. Horror and comedy.

Too many Draft Kings commercials, NFL. Super Bowl shouldn’t be about betting and addiction.

It’s awesome to see Jake Paul playing in the Super Bowl as Seattle’s Cooper Cupp.

Brandi Carlisle is a national treasure. #superbowl

Jeez. The Patriots look defeated already. Cmon guys. Let’s at least try to give the fans a fun game.

Seahawks 60 Patriots 12

Super Bowl remains tied at 0-0 after hours of unceasing enthusiasm and coverage!

If good meant do nothing that is evil enough. - Prof. Dhalsim

With Charbonnet out, I am worried the Seahawks offense no longer has the firepower necessary to overcome the Patriots. #Seahawks

@hankgreen.bsky.social could you do a video about the Calhoun mouse experiment where overcrowding led to societal collapse? It’s freaking everywhere on my social media feeds and doesn’t seem to be anything but a right wing attempt to demonize cities. I would love to get a better opinion on this.

I’m looking for a new car. I’d like a sporty two door, two seater, but I’d like to have a space behind the front seats for a small dog. A convertible top would be a bonus. Any recommendations?

I've been getting a weekly text from a coffee shop with discounts and deals. My problem is that I have no idea where this coffee shop is. Their name is very common, and I know of at least three in various states I visit. Without a map or link to their website, I'm kind of at a loss.

If you think Tonga isn’t a threat, you must have not watched a lot of WWF in the late 80s early 90s. Haku was a real menace!

How about we just take the rest of the year off? #terrier #terriertuesday (on Monday)

Heartfelt message to all of those sweater repair video makers who show us how to perfectly mend holes and loose threads with knitting needles and knitting techniques: Fuck off with your magic.

Waste Management's website does a terrible job of helping users understand when their next pickup will be after a holiday. It also doesn't have any facility to modify service options. Somehow, I've been signed up for yard waste disposal for years, but I certainly never received a bin for that. :(

This Seahawks game is a ridiculous example of how penalties can kill you.

It's such a weird world we live in. Safety, trust, and belonging, we are told, emerge from more contact and interaction with others, building familiarity and connection. But when it comes down to brass tacks, separation and exclusion seem to be the way people maintain their bubbles today.

Finally some positive developments in this horrifying story from Rhode Island.

Are these NBA cups increasing ticket sales and television viewership? It all feels very contrived, but maybe that's just because it's early in the implementation of this format.

I know John Cena’s farewell tour ends today, but let’s be serious here for a minute. He retired years ago and was dragged back into this for no good reason. If these guys want to come back and soak up some adoration, fine. But let’s not pretend that THIS is the time they’re actually going away.

I kind of love that Back to the Future Part 3 includes Chekhov’s Clint Eastwood.

West Seattle is getting into the Christmas spirit.

Poor kid. I wasn’t rooting for Ohio, but missing that kick is going to haunt this guy the rest of the school year. #cfb #Ohio #Indiana

Indiana might want to put someone in the middle of the field to take care of Ohio’s repeated short passes into the flat. #cfb #indiana #ohio

#cfb #Indiana

How long until Derek Chauvin receives a pardon from President Trump?

AI has gotten so good that people seem to have stopped taking photos and posting them on Facebook, and are instead generating inane AI images and passing them off as their own photos. What's next? Having AI write research papers and books?

Fellas, it's been good to know ya 🫡

The YouTube algorithm gave this to me today. Today, I share this with you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGfk...

The aurora was visible from North Bend I heard as I drove back from Eastern Washington. I stopped at a park I know near exit 25 and took this.

They said his brain was infected by devils.

America needs attention, but the President is only able to stand dumbly by with a book of prepared notes. Sad.

There are still a massive 37% of voting Americans who will vote for Trump no matter what. Whether you’re a Never-Trumper Republican or a dyed in the wool Democrat, realize that you can’t win against Trump’s policies alone.

I’m looking forward to the inevitable graphs showing the election results and the flipped seats. In 2024, the country shifted tangibly to the Republicans, but I’m curious what 10 months of Republican control results in in this off year election.

Aw man. Now how are @andrewtorrez.bsky.social and @lizdye.bsky.social going to teach us about civil procedure every week? www.complex.com/pop-culture/...

Someone ought to look into why there were so many broken bats during this MLB postseason.

I’m just one guy, but if I hear a commercial obviously narrated by AI, I’m not buying that product.

Seattle is about to have 30,000 more unemployed engineers dumped into the job market tomorrow. Shit’s getting real, yo.

You know you’re at the tail end of a movement when Tony Robbins gets involved as a spokesman. Sorry, AI Bubble.

Next year will be the 250th anniversary of American independence. Sadly, the way things are going, it might be the inauguration of something new and much worse.