Tom Hamill

Boy howdy, do those Brighton Seagulls play some insanely fun football this year, and Mitoma's yet to get healthy, too. Watch these highlights. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4hv...

BlueSky, how many stupid AI cartooning feeds (half probably originating from Russia) do I have to block before you get the idea that I don't want to see this content?

Since Trump is making fun of vegans eating vegan food today, I thought I'd share a pic of my meal at a vegan restaurant. Yes, it was yummy.

There seems to be a lot of chatter of the sort "I can see this Democratic candidate as presidential b/c they are pushing back on Trump and they look presidential while they do it." How about picking a prez also based on but how they run the exec branch, their agenda, their leadership, their smarts?

Oh great.

Tesla: still ridiculously overvalued, even with a 13.5% drop today. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Tired of the Lindsey Graham hagiography. Bury him already.

I hate to say it, but if US plays Balogun, I'm rooting for Belgium. US should only win if they do so fair and square.

It is the dawn of a new era. Hear our battle anthem. Welcome to the new InfoWars.

Awesome 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Happy 10 year anniversary of Brexit, y'all. youtu.be/HZfeWIXJ1DI?...

British colleagues. Before you complete your drift to the right, please take a close look at how well it's working here in the US.

Oh, Archipelago, go, gone. How does one write beautiful protest music? How we need it these days, a soundtrack for how to notice and reject the bad but cherish the good. The British band Elbow did this with grace, post Brexit. Give it a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCXW...

Here's a tech tip for the techbros looking to install data centers with tax breaks. Just build in a useless expensive football field with luxury boxes as part of the project and there will be plenty of brainless city governments who will cater to you.

Trump dancing reminds me of this.

Global warming is real, but this is a phenomena whose manifestation is best understood by metrics that integrate over time and space; shrinking ice sheets, sea level rise, perpetual drought. But there's still a lot of natural variability, so don't whine if it's occasionally hot.

This is utterly batshit crazy. FFS it's way past the time of some 25th amendment. He belongs in some mental institution babbling away every day. Absolutely he is projecting. His every accusation is a confession. Thank you for your attention to this matter, LOL!!

I asked my mom if I could practice the Vulcan neck pinch on myself. She said sure, go knock yourself out.

My lunchtime intellectual contribution to our nation's discourse.

Our dear friend Tiberius passed today, a few days shy of his 16th birthday. He was a lover boy true and through, a cat of such quality he deserved far more years.

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Get rid of Trump the old-fashioned way, impeachment and trial.

What if baseball were played with a basketball? geneweingarten.substack.com/p/now-heres-...

One might think that a song with a title like "Better off Dead" would be a downer. But try not smiling as you listen...we've all been there. And the music is gorgeous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZzz...

This is the best news in ages. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

Now on the menu at Trump restaurants, our delicious Persian Shit Sandwich. Enjoy!

1. Trump shouldn't have abandoned Obama's agreement to monitor nuclear development in Iran. 2. They weren't close to nukes so he shouldn't have started a war. 3. He should never, ever threatened their annihilation. 4. A temporary ceasefire doesn't make me forget 1-3.

All the news that's fit to print? Good lord, top of the page at NYT.

The behavior of the president is beyond the pale. I will be writing my senators and representatives to impeach and try.

One of the enjoyable aspects of Pam Bondi's firing is that all the miserable little toadies left in the administration now know that there's no payback for loyalty to Trump. So, watch them stab each other and start leaking to the press.

Um...thank you (?) Trump for a war which is sure to increase the penetration of renewable energy worldwide. Just too bad that means more power for early adapters like China.

A description of diplomacy Trump style from No1: open.substack.com/pub/no01/p/m...

Alas, we won't pile up the snow like my friends in Ithaca or Boston will, but we are S+/BS here in northwest Boulder for the moment.

Here is an animation from The Weather Company's GRAF model, 18 UTC initial time today. GRAF is based on the NCAR MPAS model but largely runs on GPUs. Lots of ice.

Taking a break from the depressing news in Minnesota. If you're interested in the history of guitar effects on guitar, rock and roll, and popular culture, this little video will blow your socks off. Josh Scott is the god of guitar pedals, btw. youtu.be/Fq8Irv_X_Kc

A guide to social media. To first-order accuracy, posts about when someone said something aren't really news. Look for what people did; that's news. I wish there was a filter for that here.

Will anyone around the president tell him he's full of shit? What's the worst thing that can happen? Wouldn't you welcome being fired?

Via Digby, worth sharing youtu.be/jAl05lQm4nQ

I think RFK Jr should eat lots of red meat and dairy, so that he shuffles off the mortal coil all the sooner.

I hope to see some polls out in the next few days on presidential popularity, which I expect goes even lower. I don't think this changes Trump's (closed) mind, but it might lead R's in Congress/Senate to be more open to voting down War Powers.

A superb summary of key international (and related domestic law) questions pertaining to the Venezuela escapade. Don't miss it. Most major US publications and broadcast reporting is missing all of this in their exceedingly dumbed-down narratives.

I check a number of web sites (NY Times, Atlantic, Guardian, BlueSky feed, Daily Kos, etc.) in search of real news. The ratio of opinion to real news and analysis is astronomically high. If anyone has suggestions for this scientists on where to look for truly novel information, please do share.

This will cheer you up. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If this is what now is defined as terrorism, I guess I am one. charliesykes.substack.com/p/pam-bondi-...

Please do not see Zootopia 2. It's wretched; bad story, frantic animation, a waste of your time and money. None of the charm of the original.

As we watch Trump's cognitive abilities wane, a reminder that a healthy diet can modulate the risk of dementia. See here for information on whole food plant based diets. Generally positive, but you need to get your B12, vitamin D, and Omega 3's. www.ipa-online.org/UserFiles/La...

This Elbow song hits the sweet spot for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4U2...

No Kings, Boulder, CO from the far periphery (we arrived late). Good energy, estimate a bigger crowd than the June rally.

In case you need something lovely this Sunday evening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjP1...

Bless Guy Garvey and Elbow. Thank you so much for coming to Denver, to the intimate confines of the Summit Music Hall. It was an amazing event.