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Hegseth's impeachment is inevitable. Senate trial after the midterm wave but before people get distracted with Christmas seems like perfect politics.

No AI for kids. Full stop.

definitely worth reading. I think maybe the broadcast pointing tv cameras into the crowd deserves some opprobrium as well.

I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder. theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...

My Turkish friend who'd never heard of Anthony Bourdain enjoyed Tony, and I, low-key fanboy, thought it was great. I loved being inside a working kitchen and the portrait of a main character who is not currently likeable but clearly will be later in life.

Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?

This movie was making fun of the Odyssey fifty years before it came out. I'm glad to see from the YouTube comments I'm not the only one who thinks so. youtu.be/92gP2J0CUjc?...

I wish I'd gone to see the original Clash of the Titans instead of the Odyssey. Nolan is the hat worn by Ray Harryhausen's horse. youtu.be/ojw1sau98Jg?...

This is how you know we need a wealth tax

You either die young, or you live long enough to get into birding and the Grateful Dead

FREE LINK > Tesla Cybertruck sales have been so weak that it's challenging Ford's Edsel to become the biggest automotive flop of all time. Great tale by Bethany Benjamin > www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.

the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”

I hope there's at least one more Mee-Maw impersonation. 'Don't speak ill of the newly dead' is fine but Lindsey Graham's soul died a long time ago. youtu.be/fQ4hV2jm3dQ?...

"birthright citizenship is destroying this nation and everyone who benefited from it should be denaturalized and deported except this one guy, temporarily, for sports reasons" about sums up this administration

I worry more about the goal celebrations

Heading the ball minutes after you've been knocked unconscious is the worst thing you can do for your brain. Heading it into your own goal in a world cup knockout adds injury to your soul. I can't believe a player was knocked unconscious in 2026 and continued playing.

Another Ruth Asawa sculpture this one made of milk cartons. So good.

In a sane world (an alt reality) today's dissents would sufficient to warrant Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito's impeachment and removal from office. If you defy the plain words, meaning, intent, history, precedent of a black letter constitutional injunction u are abusing your power and should be removed.

Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: “Between 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — 2 of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/paris-proves...

Overall it's pretty hard to endorse the current system where 90% of House seats are safe seats and relatively low turnout primaries (a total of, say, 70k votes) determine who serves in congress, sometimes for decades.

Messi: youtu.be/_AoCK5r2TWg?...

Every world cup the Guardian has a fun takedown of American soccer commentary, but how do you do write this many words about Alexi Lalas and not say that he has Pete Hegseth vibes? www.theguardian.com/football/202...

I was worried England might win the world cup but then I saw Pickford was still their goalie.

16% approval of the MMA fight at the White House shows Trump's true floor. He is heading toward it.

I sometimes overlook the age and longevity of plants that aren't trees. These Prickly Pears are grown from pads on plants that were originally planted around 1850. Gleaned from that historic adobe and planted at this one. The flowers are California native Beach Daisy.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

The Ruth Osawa wall piece with cactus and agave in the foreground at the Oakland Museum of California is one of my favorite pairings of sculpture and planting in any museum. Osawa was great and someone found this one a perfect home.

As far as I know, this has been pitched a few times for Lake Merritt in Oakland, but never taken seriously. all-things-nordic.com/2026/03/05/d...

FUCK ICE NOW AND FOREVER

Trump is putting no effort into becoming less unpopular but a TON into putting elements of a coup in place. Some of them may remain invisible, but the ones we can see point to his general approach: violent intimidation + corrupt judges + executive branch and congressional coconspirators + bribes.

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

This time of year my veggie garden becomes more of a flower garden. Sweet peas to make my house smell good, Love in a Mist for the seeds I roast with potatoes, Cal Poppies because they are awesome. There are greens and I'm waiting on my favas, but right now is a fun time for flowers.

New Fox poll is absolutely crushing for Trump: *Approval on economy: 34-66 *Approval on inflation: 28-72 (!) *Dems now lead GOP on economy *55% say Trump mentally unfit for office On the pod, @gelliottmorris.com is so illuminating on all these numbers and much more: newrepublic.com/article/2094...

an average of just under 35 percent approval. oof.

Trump Approval Polling: Disapprove: 67% (+7) Approve: 33% (-5) AP-NORC / April 20, 2026 (% Change With March 23, 2026)

Impeachment is inevitable or some other form of putting him out to pasture with some sort imaginary AI presidency while every human ignores him. There is no way this continues 3 more years.

Trump is running an interesting experiment in how many self-identified Christian Americans have actual religious commitments and how many are just into it because it provides a means for the socially defensible expression of bigotry bsky.app/profile/bria...