I’ve read enough Haley Stevens jokes. I’m calling Michigan for El-Sayed.
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It's like the entire White House is staffed by Lego Rasputins.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 22h agoOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
Finally, a Toxic Fandom for Homer Heads.
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 22h agoIn Christopher Nolan’s “Odyssey,” viewers see inside the Trojan horse, but they “do not see inside the characters or their world,” Emily Wilson argues. theatln.tc/04uouYu6 🎨: Anna Ruch / The Atlantic. Sources: Heritage Images / Getty; Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures / Everett Collection.
It's like the entire White House is staffed by Lego Rasputins.
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 22h agoOh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
Finally, a Toxic Fandom for Homer Heads.
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 22h agoIn Christopher Nolan’s “Odyssey,” viewers see inside the Trojan horse, but they “do not see inside the characters or their world,” Emily Wilson argues. theatln.tc/04uouYu6 🎨: Anna Ruch / The Atlantic. Sources: Heritage Images / Getty; Melinda Sue Gordon / Universal Pictures / Everett Collection.
You know Carville is already jumping parties bc he’s Fetterman-signaling with the hoodie.
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 3d agoJames Carville Tells Fox News He’s Out of the Democratic Party if Hasan Piker Stays: ‘One of Us is Going to Leave’
Cool, can't wait for Carville to go full #NeverHasan and found the Roosevelt Project.
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 3d agoJames Carville Tells Fox News He’s Out of the Democratic Party if Hasan Piker Stays: ‘One of Us is Going to Leave’
You know Carville is already jumping parties bc he’s Fetterman-signaling with the hoodie.
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 3d agoJames Carville Tells Fox News He’s Out of the Democratic Party if Hasan Piker Stays: ‘One of Us is Going to Leave’
idk, max miller looks good here. he's relaxed, confident, like this isn't his first domestic violence denial at all. in fact, he looks like he's made lots of dv denials. nope, not his first rodeo. poised, looking right at us, he's in the zone, this is a domestic violence denier in peak form.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
some good news. i was thinking last week's fauci hearing was maga's sad show trial answer to the growing realization that trump and musk killed hundreds of thousands with their doge cuts to usaid. they'd rather project on fauci all week and dump this news on sunday: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/h...
U.S. Restores Some Vaccine and Health Aid to Unicef, Gavi and World Food Programme
The amount is still far below what the U.S. spent previously on humanitarian and health aid, but resumes the flow of money for key efforts to fight malnutrition and disease.
nytimes.com
Cool, can't wait for Carville to go full #NeverHasan and found the Roosevelt Project.
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 3d agoJames Carville Tells Fox News He’s Out of the Democratic Party if Hasan Piker Stays: ‘One of Us is Going to Leave’
idk, max miller looks good here. he's relaxed, confident, like this isn't his first domestic violence denial at all. in fact, he looks like he's made lots of dv denials. nope, not his first rodeo. poised, looking right at us, he's in the zone, this is a domestic violence denier in peak form.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
Lina Lamont Did Nothing Wrong.
Lina Lamont Sings
Alt: The image shows Jean Hagen playing Lina Lamont, a silent film actress trying to save her career during the conversion to sound, as her studio refuses to honor her contract and Gene Kelly (Don Lockwood) tries to get his girlfriend (Debbie Reynolds) hired her in her place.
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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d agoName a villain who was actually right.
Lina Lamont Did Nothing Wrong.
Lina Lamont Sings
Alt: The image shows Jean Hagen playing Lina Lamont, a silent film actress trying to save her career during the conversion to sound, as her studio refuses to honor her contract and Gene Kelly (Don Lockwood) tries to get his girlfriend (Debbie Reynolds) hired her in her place.
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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d agoName a villain who was actually right.
If I worked with Pete Hegseth I'd be asking exactly the same thing.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4d agoWith the promise that GLP-1 drugs, approved for diabetes and weight loss, can also treat ailments such as cancer and heart disease, the government is now exploring if they can reduce alcohol abuse among U.S. military veterans.
If I worked with Pete Hegseth I'd be asking exactly the same thing.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 4d agoWith the promise that GLP-1 drugs, approved for diabetes and weight loss, can also treat ailments such as cancer and heart disease, the government is now exploring if they can reduce alcohol abuse among U.S. military veterans.
Trump considers Minnesota a bigger threat than Iran. People, I keep telling you, it is fucking awesome here.
Trump attacks Iran. Iran attacks back. Trump attacks Iran. Iran attacks back. Trump attacks Iran. Iran attacks Minnesota. Trump attacks Minnesota.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoQ: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.
Kinda nervous Emily Wilson's gonna trash the new Spider-Man.
"It was among the lit queens. Real Guggenheim shit."
Aaron Bady@zunguzungu.bsky.social · 7d agoOkay now it's getting real
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Dennis Hopper: Frank Booth in Blue Velvet
ALT: Dennis Hopper: Frank Booth in Blue Velvet
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Mike Ryan@mikeryan.bsky.social · 7d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.