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Never thought the end times would be this stupid.
I have been a Rush fan since Moving Pictures, have seen them a half dozen times, and am in the strange position of thinking that the NYC show I saw was even better than the ones I saw with Neil Peart. Unbelievable energy and playing and very touching tribute segments to Neil
If you made a bank vault that, instead of locking, swung open while a voice shouted FREE MONEY over a cash register noise, that vault company would be out of business immediately
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d agoANTHROPIC: “.. we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environment, and then gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.” www.anthropic.com/news/investi...
Claude, does this seem like a good political position in 2026?
Ivan the K ™@ivanthek.bsky.social · 3w agoHe has no idea how this works.
TRUMP: No other president has ever had to pay out as much money as me. Five million, which means that jury saw right through me. That's because I'm so transparent! My accountant came to me with a tear in his eye, and he said, Sir, this is the greatest civil payout by a president in history.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w agoBREAKING: E. Jean Carroll just received Trump's $5 million — plus interest. Despite Trump's repeated attempts to block Carroll from receiving the money, $5,625,005.48 was disbursed to Carroll's legal team this week. www.ms.now/news/e-jean-...
Electing Count Binface makes way more sense than voting for Brexit.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 4w ago🚨 WATCH: Count Binface responds to the BBC unmasking him live on Newsnight
Looking for your next great watch after The Bear?
blaine@jblainefoster.bsky.social · 4w agoneed you all to see this deeply indescribable cooking video
Tired: voting for a guy you would have a beer with Wired: voting for a guy who brewed the beer you had with him
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 4w agoDan Kleban, brewery owner in Maine and a candidate that a lot of Dems like, says he's ready to make the run in Platner's place:
The founder we should talk more about is Thomas Paine, who will fuck your shit up every time. Here he is in The Rights of Man just ripping into any ideas of "originalism" and that kind of garbage.
Alito is clearly a cooked uncle now and has accomplished the remarkable feat of being a worse justice than Thomas. I didn't think that was possible.
If they move Strategic Air Command there, it could be called the BallSAC
can your heart withstand the shocking truth of the SWAMP CREATURE www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Swamp creature
A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
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There has been worse presidential bullshit in our nation’s history, but never has there been more obvious bullshit than this big fat load of it.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump on the reflecting pool: “We met with contractors today, will probably be forced to release and drain much of the water in order to do the necessary repairs, but will have them done as quickly as possible.” 😭
Hollywood, I have an idea for a reboot of the The Sting, DM me.
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 2mo agoShares in Elon Musk's SpaceX jumped more than 20 percent on their first day of trading Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars. u.afp.com/Sz5q
This is one of @mcsweeneys.net best.
McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 2mo agoA large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it. Every day, Leader announces his plans to boil the frog. His campaign slogan was “BOIL THAT FROG.” A man stirs the pot with a large stick. “It’s a metaphor,” he says. The frog is sweating.
When someone testifying denies the 2020 election was legit, reps should be able to trigger a loud, long fart sound.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoBLUMENTHAL: Who won the 2020 election? TRAYNOR: This issue has become a question of political controversy B: It's 'political controversy' only because Trump refuses to accept the results T: It is not appropriate to engage in discussion regarding that B: So you're going to use the same script
Repent now because the end is nigh, a Bears QUARTERBACK is on the cover of Madden
Ian Rapoport@rapsheet.bsky.social · 2mo agoCaleb Williams lands on the Madden 27 cover.
If I could, I'd reboot Battlestar Galactica again just so I could have a racist Cylon named Heat Pegseth get flushed out of the airlock.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoBreaking News: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers in a move that targeted women and minority officers.
Scott Pelley beat Nick Bilton with a rhetorical bag of oranges.
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2mo agoOliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
DR CROW: If it makes you happy, why are you so sad? PATIENT: You’re right, I’m cured! (leaves) DR CROW: (sighs) I’ve got to find a way to keep them coming back. (takes pen and crosses out some words) *** DR CROW: Why are you so sad? NEW PATIENT: It started in childhood… DR CROW: (smiles)
I love every Menswear Guy history thread
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3mo agoSummer is around the corner and soon you'll read a bunch of posts about how every man should have a pair of loafers. I don't think anyone needs anything, but if you're shopping for a pair, let me show you how to think about loafers. This applies to any wardrobe item. 🧵
“When you’re remote you can’t murder a pope!” - JD Vance
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoJD Vance sneers at people who during covid who were "sitting at home on a laptop doing absolutely nothing and collecting a paycheck"
This is a very moving piece from my friend Nami Mun on her bout with ovarian cancer and how she was conditioned her whole life to overlook the symptoms that alerted her something was wrong.
Nami Mun@namimun.bsky.social · 3mo agoDon’t know many here. Wrote this to warn others. Read and share widely if possible. Hugs, Nami www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
"The subject of civilian casualities is a passion of mine" is the kind of phrase you hear from someone who also pontificates on the discography of Huey Lewis and the News while having you sit on plastic-covered furniture.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoGILLIBRAND: How did we bomb 22 schools? COOPER: There's no indication we have G: So how do you explain publicly available information that 22 schools have been hit and multiple hospitals? C: There's no way we can corroborate that G: Have you investigated those claims? C: We have not
Claude, show me what Nero would have been like if he had a social media account.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump is posting absolutely deranged shit on social media this morning ahead of departing for China today. Get a load of this stuff.
