Fox: Why are you here this morning? Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.

Classic

Anyone else never gonna be able to unsee this? Or just us?

Three years ago today I witnessed probably the most breathtaking display of steam traction in the form of Reading & Northern 2102 battling the grade through Nesquehoning tunnel on wet rails on a dreary October afternoon. Three years later, this is still incredibly breathtaking

And in the soaking rain showers, the land sought clemency for today’s crimes of the people

If an earthquake shakes you out of your sadness, you too may be an emergency manager.

literally the only impact it would have on my life would be to spare me the aggravation of all the slop I run across.

Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁@kalanthropos.bsky.social · last mo.

Naturally, I'm intrigued. I'm going in.

Humor Satire Memes@funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · last mo.

"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5

“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party

“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...

buff.ly

One of the most impressive footages from the devastating Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. Original post

If, as seems to be the majority view here, you dislike the prospect of a world where human journalism and analysis is displaced by AI slop, have the self-awareness not to act annoyed and offended that the human labor of writing sometimes requires compensation.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you respond "paywall" to someone posting an article link, I'm going to block you in a heartbeat.

Unpopular opinion: Having a paid off car makes you never want to sign another car loan ever again.

Pabst is putting a hit out on whoever stole their beer

There is a reason we insist on saying No Natural Disasters.

‘Survival mode’: Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power

Tens of thousands of people in northwest Indiana are entering a second week without power after a deadly storm toppled trees and power lines.

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“Kentucky,” the Everly Brothers crooned. “You are the dearest land outside of Heaven to me.” I'd ask McConnell which is better, but I doubt he’s spending time in either. sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ghost-senate

Ghost Senate

The vanishing of Mitch McConnell.

sarahkendzior.substack.com

Advocacy matters. Join us today at 2 p.m. EDT for Advocacy 101: Legislative Engagement for Emergency Managers. Learn practical ways to engage with policymakers and advance your agency’s priorities. Register here: https://loom.ly/adgPj0k #EMAwarenessMonth #IAEM #EmergencyManagement #EMGChat

One thing I've purposely avoided watching in all its forms is vertical video of people talking to their phone inside their cars. Pretty much the most cursed popular video format by a long shot. Fastest skip of anything from me.

Here on E Street, the irreplaceable loss of Dave Marsh has us heartbroken…

I'd love to credit whoever wrote this. No idea. But I'm 100% with its message. When I think of how the '80s ethos, "Greed is Good" has metastasized, it surprises and depresses me. Imagine having so many millions, hundred of millions, even billions & caring about nothing except your own vanity.

Basic math.

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The left wing of the Democratic Party cannot win without the middle and the middle cannot win with the left. One cannot exist without the other.

There's a line in Nolan's ODYSSEY that stuck with me: "The clearest view of a man is from below." If you're approaching the people you cover as friends or colleagues, you are doing it wrong.

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 3mo ago

I remember once seeing someone advertise a Hill journalism job by talking about how the ideal candidate should love Congress and thinking, “that’s the inverse of what you’d want.” Anyway

National Emergency Management Awareness Month has begun! Hear from IAEM-USA President Josh Morton, CEM, as he introduces this year's campaign and shares more about the emergency management profession. Explore the campaign: https://loom.ly/c_xF8tI #NEMAM #EMAwarenessMonth #IAmEM

I personally think American consumers are fucking hogs who are lying when they say they will pay more for quality and nothing short of banning cheap goods will make that supposedly existing preference emerge.