Jay Stooksberry
@jaystooksberry.bsky.social
Professional word nerd. Managing editor at Commonwealth Foundation. Occasional writer at @reason.com. Author of "Oxford Mania." Scourge of #TeamOxford. Opinions and bad jokes are my own. You can't have them. www.jaystooksberry.com www.oxfordmania.com
If somebody marks their ballot for the wrong candidate despite clear instructions and info right there in front of them, they have not been deprived of the right to vote. They have stupidly but successfully cast a valid vote. A voter being an idiot does not mean somebody else has committed a crime.
So, in other words, he's seeking—what's called?—sanctuary, right?
Tell me you've never studied history without saying those exact words. Better yet: Don't tell me anything. Just STFU.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3w agoRFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."
My local school board just banned trans kids in sports, claiming they are "protecting female athletes." Meanwhile, a football coach was caught taking photos of girls in the weight room from behind while they squat. He got a one-week paid suspension as "punishment." Fuck these assholes.
Samantha Brennan@samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 3w agoA new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...
Every time Harrison Butker misses a kick, a trans girl gets approved for HRT.
What’s fun is after this the vile Piers Morgan is like “but didn’t you say you wanted this to happen to Somali people in America?” and he proceeds to say a bunch of racist things about how they deserve it unlike British people, so uh, not a lot of progress on the whole degrading human beings thing
Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2mo agoNo fucking shit buddy. This is what we were trying to tell you.
Iran is to the United States as Boris the Blade is to Bullet-Tooth Tony.
Political humor these days requires some caution. The problem with political jokes is they often get re-elected.
How much fire would a ceasefire cease if a ceasefire never ceased fire?
BREAKING: Troy Jackson caught showing off his tattoo of Graham Platner. Can this campaign catch a break?
MAGA: We won the war and decimated Iran's military in the process! MAGA: We still need more money to fight Iran.
This. Most examples of when the Oxford comma is needed are just examples of bad writing.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 4mo agoThe Oxford comma is fine if you're too lazy, or simply not competent, to make a sensible ordering in your sentences
But adding an Oxford comma will introduce ambiguity into the headline. This is clearly a list of three without it. With it, it becomes unclear if Plath and the New York vigilante are the same person or two unique individuals. I beg you, dear Oxford comma enthusaiasts: Abandon your cult.
Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social · 4mo agoWhy I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
Sometimes the invisible hand of the market is flipping you the bird.
And guess what else you should thank for allowing Balogun to play for the United States? Birthright citizenship, you absolute potato.
BREAKING: DOJ has uncovered new evidence of two possible reflecting pool vandals. Suspects are considered armed and dangerous with a classic soundtrack.
Today's birthright citizenship decision should have been unanimous. Fewer sentences in the Constitution are as clear and plainly written as the 14th Amendment's first sentence.
I went to a psychic. I knocked on her front door. She yelled: Who is it? So I left.
Pro-tip: Read more than just the headlines. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.
Everything he said about Musk was 100% correct. Bluesky moderation can eat a bag of dicks.
Popehat@kenwhite.bsky.social · 5mo agowww.popehat.com/p/a-bit-of-t...
Lots of folks are pointing out the lack of an Oxford comma in his headline. But I would argue that lack of hyphenation for all those compound modifiers introduces way more ambiguity.
lindsey adler@lindseyadler.bsky.social · 5mo agogood morning new york city
Someday I hope to meet an Oxford comma fetishist who not only knows the difference between restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses but is also capable of setting them off properly with commas. Hasn’t happened yet. Gotta love those faux-posh caste markers.
My latest for @reason.com about Trump's sadly accurate definition of the word "ceasefire." reason.com/2026/06/16/t...
Trump's 'ceasefire' definition sounds wrong. History sadly suggests otherwise.
The history of ceasefires is plagued by continued violence, ranging from "moderate shooting" to full-scale offensives.
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I don't usually share these, but BOOM! Wordle 1,817 2/6 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I bet it was hard for Trump to decide who to cheer for the NBA finals. The Knicks will always be his hometown team, but the Spurs hold a special place in his heart because they got him out of 'Nam.
