@adamweintraub.bsky.social

From Chicago to Kona, with many stops on the way.

Free small-business idea for anyone living in a place with freight-train tracks: Charge $2 plus postage to mail people a Trump dollar that has been locomotive-smushed.

Pat Oliphant, the dean of political cartoonists, who drew and sometimes eviscerated a rogues’ gallery of presidents, pedophile priests, warmongers and other editorial-page villains for American newspaper and online readers for half a century, died on Monday. He was 90.

Pat Oliphant, Cartoonist Who Skewered the Powerful, Dies at 90

The winner of countless awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, he was described in 1990 as “the most influential political cartoonist now working.”

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Fukuyama: We have reached the end of history. History: It's 2026, and an official branch of the Ukrainian armed forces is tweeting about how drone striking Andrew Tate while he's clout farming with the Russian military would be fun, but is sadly a war crime. Get bent old man.

Ukrainian USF tweet: "Ok, fellas, we see all your tags and we get it.

But.
Being a shitty person doesn't make someone a legitimate military target under international law. Climbing on a tank for internet clout isn't enough to become a combatant.

Do something that actually qualifies — then we can talk. Until then, we'll keep our drones for real military targets 😉"

Also anyone with any actual experience managing a newsroom knows that if you have real reporters in your bullpen they will confront you with real questions about your intentions. If you can’t handle it, you have no business managing a newsroom.

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 3mo ago

The absolute bottom of the journalistic barrel is people in the media chiding Scott Pelley for having the gall to confront Bilton. If you want a job licking boots, become a bootlicker. You’re not a journalist.

'vanilla ice congratulations u are the opening act and your planned set is 10 minutes but we are sure the 30 minutes you are set to perform will be appreciated for the entire 45 minutes also congratulations u are the closing act"