A core conservative demand is being able to benefit from living in a society without incurring any obligations. A philosophy for infants
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7d agoNIH Director Jay Bhattacharya: "We shouldn't be keeping kids out of schools because their parents have made different decisions than other parents" (Note that Trump is asleep)
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton reflected on her career in New York with the Liberty with an instagram post. "To the fans thank you for supporting me, believing in me, and staying by my side through it all. I love and appreciate you all more than you know. 🩷"
The New York Liberty have won the 2026 Commissioner's Cup championship, becoming the first repeat champions since the in-season tournament launched in 2021 Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart (the latter a 3x Cup champ) were stellar with a combined 51 points
It’s a shame there have been so many good games on CBS this season for a broadcast that is not prepared to call the WNBA
Kinda weird when people come to a revelation about needing to win elections after losing a couple primary contests to the left and not when the courts and both houses of Congress and the Presidency are controlled by the other party
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 2mo agoI’m crying
Mind you, these are all people who refuse to condemn Nazis.
Eli Valley@elivalley.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhen a Jew wins a landslide election in the most Jewish city in the United States, where massive numbers of Jews turned out to reject a terrorist org that lobbies for genocide:
Super sympathetic to Sonatype's situation, hosting isn't free. But announcing this with paltry limits and no public pricing options (a sales contact ain't it) is bad for everyone and going to be a major disruption to the JVM and Kotlin ecosystems. central.sonatype.org/publish/mave...
Maven Central Publishing Limits
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This is awful, and also such an obvious outlier in the joyousness of these celebrations, and assuming someone hasn't already done a GoFundMe (I haven't seen one yet) hopefully awareness leads to someone with the means and strong Knicks connection hooking this guy up.
‘I’m Thinking of Quitting,’ Says Cab Driver Bashed in Knicks Brawl
The 59-year-old Algerian cabbie, who became a target of wild mobs outside MSG after Game 4, spoke to a reporter for the first time.
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They've missed three flagrants on Wemby in the last two games, and yeah, not sure what my mind's supposed to do with that.
Rodger Sherman@rodger.bsky.social · 2mo agobaseless conspiracy theory that I am staking out a position on: NBA didn't call a flagrant on Wemby for the Brunson elbow or sticking his feet under shooters bc the ejection in the Minnesota series means he's a flagrant 2 (or two flagrant 1s) away from an auto suspension, which would be a disaster
The officiating annoyed me last night, but there are like five things we can control that are higher on the list of why we lost. The turnovers, the defense, the dumb fouls we did commit, the lack of movement on offense, the inability to hit shots in the fourth quarter.
A reminder that when Trump attended the US Open final back in September, they had to move back the start time multiple times and at one point paused secret service screening, causing ticket holders to miss a significant portion of the match. Imagine the mutiny if Knicks fans miss tip-off.
Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 2mo agoTrump’s narcissism is transforming an epic NYC occasion into a total nightmare for fans. TSA-style screenings, two hour wait to enter etc etc
Entering month 6 of Mamdani's NYC & Robberies are down 11%, Retail theft is down 19%, & Murder is down 21%—all without "Adding 5000 new cops." Instead, he's invested in public safety free childcare, food, and better funded schools. Safer cities come from investing in people—not punishments.
Knicks have won 12 straight playoff games. The only teams to ever do that in one postseason: 1999 Spurs 2017 Warriors
the thing that frustrates me most about Schumer’s stance is that it is impossible to deny that the actions of the leaders of the state of israel are one of the leading drivers of the resurgence of antisemitism rather than Israel serving as a haven for diaspora Jews, it serves as a risk amplifier
Tonight if you’re a New Yorker with children you need to set a good example and get arrested. Prove to your children that you stand for something, particularly New York basketball
Satou Sabally is officially playing tonight and is on a minutes restriction of around 20 minutes.
Marine Johannès' confidence was shot after last season. It took her until January to start to feel like herself again. On her journey back to being "The Wizard" and how the Liberty are reaping the benefits of her new vibe nypost.com/2026/05/12/s...
The Liberty are reaping the benefits of Marine Johannes’ new vibe
Marine Johannès can often be her own harshest critic. It’s something she’s actively working on: Staying even-keeled through the inevitable ups and downs of the season.
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I think we’re ready for every company to replace their peer review system with one question. “Does this person produce AI slop? • Never • Rarely (or Almost Never) • Sometimes (or Occasionally) • Often (or Frequently) • Always (or All the fucking time)”
If you have suddenly unlocked a superpower that allows everyone you employ to be 2x (4x, 10x, whatever) more efficient and your response is to lay off a bunch of people instead of *doing more stuff*, why do you even run a company?
In the same manifesto, Palantir's owners argued that we need a national military draft, that soft power is over, and that we were too hard on Germany and Japan after World War II. I don't think that company should be allowed to exist anymore.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoKhanna on Fox News Sunday: "Our toughest presidents -- Reagan, even Richard Nixon -- never threatened to blow up other people. We never threatened to blow up the Vietnamese people or the Russia people. It's just not who we are as Americans."
Why is a Dem politician calling Nixon and Reagan "our toughest presidents" anyway? Nixon was a fucking maniac. Reagan ducked out of fighting in WW2 and as president declared war on Grenada, an island with like 50 people on it. Why are Dems so fucking stupid about messaging? It drives me insane.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoKhanna on Fox News Sunday: "Our toughest presidents -- Reagan, even Richard Nixon -- never threatened to blow up other people. We never threatened to blow up the Vietnamese people or the Russia people. It's just not who we are as Americans."
I quite happily live in a neighborhood where most people do not share my religion, where multiple languages are represented, and where people have come from a lot of different countries. Bigoted assholes always assume everyone else actually shares their bigotries.
The most Bridget Carleton has ever made in a WNBA season is $125,000. Assuming that's correct, she just signed a deal for over $3.5m. #WNBA
Alexa Philippou@alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 4mo agoExpansion draft selection Bridget Carleton officially signed with the Portland Fire, the team announced. A source told ESPN she signed a three-year deal at the max.
