What. Is. Happening. Even the trailers for this movie were dumb.

Peter Labuza@labuzamovies.com · 2w ago

Do people just not write dialogue anymore? This entire scene feels like did a first draft with a bunch of "[insert joke line here]".

There’s a story on this! (🎁🔗) www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...

U.S. cities chasing FIFA over millions of dollars after hosting World Cup games

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Tae_jeon@taejeon10.coys.social · yesterday

Pretty sure FIFA still haven’t paid clubs from 2025 CWC & owes money to hosts cities as well for this yrs WC. Wonder if anyone is actually going to get paid 😂

Some Personal News + an ask: I’m going out to work the harvest at a winery in OR! My dogsitter fell through, now I need someone who wants to stay in my house & take care of the sweetest dog. Ideally Gabe could stay here, but I can also bring him to anyone who lives within a day’s drive of DC.

Do you use Instagram or Gmail? You could be helping to train AI. Big Tech has turned what all of us helped create into a trillion-dollar industry. It’s time to tax AI so you can share in its success.

I hear the kids like short form video Pre-order PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED here: bookshop.org/p/books/preg...

I always wanted to put something called Mango Chainsaw on my face.

Lonnie Bunch, secretary of the Smithsonian, curated a 250 collection at the Castle. The only Asian representation in it was Daniel Inouye’s Medal of Honor, which was shown alongside other medals from underrepresented folks. There def. could have had something from Chinese railroad workers.

They’re married now! Perhaps everyone on Bluesky already knows this; if the reader isn’t, then they get to be one of today’s lucky 10,000. www.inverse.com/input/cultur...

The adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photos

Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.

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Hijos del Maiz tacos. Just a little trailer at a Shell station, but these nixtamalized corn tortillas are 💯. Tortillas are tender and not typical crumbly/grainy. Looking forward to one of the options with blue corn tortillas and their tortas. I overheard mention of chicharron during cooler weather.

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

Tomato sandwich with anchovy mayo

There’s a shortage of blood. Now’s a good time to donate and the folks at NIH were lovely (though my tricky veins meant I had to be stuck twice).

Heads up: if you are in the Manor Park/Brightwood area of DC, and you had a bag recently stolen that had your car keys attached to it, DM me.

How is TMZ providing better perspective on current events than network media?

Renee DiResta@noupside.bsky.social · last wk.

Watch it till the end. This is moral clarity -- TMZ understands the moment, and what that Rand Paul kangaroo court was, better than any coverage I've seen so far. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zaO...

Porchfests (AdMo, Petworth) Neighborhood Fests (AdMo, H St) Smithsonian At Night events (Anacostia Community Museum throws a BANGER) DC History Center exhibits MLK Library exhibits (also caught a free AfroBlue concert there) Holiday markets Go Go Museum DC State Fair Fiesta Asia Folger Fridays

Various free Screen on the Green locations (NoMA, Union Station, The Wharf) Free summer concerts at Navy Yard & Eastern Market metro plaza Kingman & Heritage Islands Take 5 at the American Art Smithsonian Cap Hill Arts Walk Art All Night Walking Town tours (September)

My New Year's resolution last year was "Free in DC" - a few additional suggestions from that: Free wine & cheese (& 10% off) at Capitol Hill Books Jazz in the Heights / DC Jazz Festival Home Rule Music Fest Orchid show at the US Botanical Gardens Chuck Brown Day at Ft Dupont Park Fort Circle Trail

Maryland could soon record its worst year of homebuilding since the Great Recession, but in a rare feat for housing policy, Congress passed a sweeping bipartisan bill aimed at jump-starting housing production across the country. Article by Hallie Miller and Giacomo Bologna Video by Ismail Sy

Why do people in #Denmark living with #schizophrenia do better than those living in other countries? The blog, from @ricardotwumasi.bsky.social), explores work which followed more than 65,000 People in Denmark diagnosed with schizophrenia for up to ten years. www.kcl.ac.uk/why-do-peopl...

Shame @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · last wk.

The Senate voted 86 to 12 to advance a bill that cedes tariff authority to Trump. Thank you to the 11 Democrats who voted against moving it forward: Blunt Rochester Hassan Hirono Kim Markey Ossoff Padilla Sanders Warren Welch Wyden

I’d get the entire plane to chant “human spam!” While blasting music from aggressive copyright pursuers like Disney.

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

Well, whatever quasi-tornado just tore through my neighborhood in Northwest brought down a lot of trees and branches. That had 2012-derecho energy, for those of you who remember.

The cloud gap is insane

Recs for Chengdu or Hong Kong? (Obviously pandas in Chengdu and eat all the things in HK.)

Oh god, I just realized a possible reason why the video to be shown in the Lincoln Undercroft won’t be done until 2027. Someone must have asked it be redone because woke and wants to show revisionist history minimizing the role of slavery in thr Civil War. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US history

The Trump administration has often accused the world's largest research museum of harbouring an anti-American bias.

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How do we feel about gingerbread mustard? Label info in alt text

Has AI made me dumber or perimenopause brain fog?

A Wire food tour is an awesome idea.