new comics curmudgeon post! joshreads.com/2026/0... imagine being the "asterisk uncle" in your family

i'm sure these guys were very concerned about how willard romney misrepresented himself

the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist)@merovingians.bsky.social · 11h ago

there were not one, but two revolting state house Dems who tried to sue trans women off the ballot because they did not use their deadnames. they've both lost.

there were not one, but two revolting state house Dems who tried to sue trans women off the ballot because they did not use their deadnames. they've both lost.

Kevin@reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 12h ago

oh, this is great to see—Liberati is a gross socially conservative dynasty pol who tried to get Whaley, a progressive, disqualified for not filing under her deadname. Harris+1.5 so she starts out favored

wait are they defining "winning" as "nobody disagreeing with you or saying anything mean about you"

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

As I was saying

Ed Burmila@edburmila.bsky.social · 4w ago

At some point we are going to have to reckon with what percentage of the Thought Leadership we get from this class of people is just drug addiction. Either a lot of credulous reporters have never listened to someone tooted out of their mind go on a monologue or they're afraid to call it out.

If you never log off you can very easily end up in a multi-day blood feud with a dead fantasy author because you associate his pithy folk economics with your haters. Our ancestors knew this.

Mars Climate Orbiter circa 1999:

Cat Manning@catacalypto.bsky.social · 12h ago

multi-hour crashout because I did some math wrong. incredible

I want a politician to speak to the real issues effecting people like me today: why am I so eepy all the time?

The real Horseshoe Theory is when a misogynist groyper Republican sounds indistinguishable from a misandrist political-lesbian poster from LiveJournal's child_free community c. 2005

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d ago

It was this one, and, yes, I do believe that was an All In first.

LiveJournal was 1000% wilder than any currently existing social media community, but because it was mostly siloed you had to really dive to learn about, say, cf_hardcore (for people too extreme for the main child-free community) or booju-mooju (an endless flame war about breast milk vs formula milk)

Median voter

Jo Kibble (Political Animal)@politicanimal.bsky.social · yesterday

Not entirely sure what to make of the person on a local Facebook group who has used Google AI to write a planning objection to a data centre.

Cancel Thanksgiving-----because it's WOKE.

not sure it’s in good taste for Siri to use this image, but they do both look like Elliot Smith

My mayor Muslim My bagel jewish My Gooch Bonita

Kevin@reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 13h ago

Bonita Gooch is the next representative for Kansas House District 84, unseating incumbent Ford Carr by a 70-30 margin

I just hope that whatever happens in Michigan provides rich themes for the next Protomartyr album

every once in a while in check clearsky to see what lists i'm on and get a kick out of these three that the same person added me to on the same night. much respect

Well in British Elections every count has a Lib Dem with a Spreadsheet so powerful that it could run the Large Hadron Collider who can tell you exactly what’s going on.

Josh Fruhlinger@jfruh.bsky.social · 13h ago

it's only possible bc their constituency populations are so strong but i genuinely think the UK does it right by not announcing any results until they've counted everything

Ford Carr: (confidently) Win or lose at least I'm the one whose name will be in all the jokes about this election

A generationally great man.

RMJ@rmccarthyjames.bsky.social · 13h ago

I always think of Dr. George Tiller when Kansans protect abortion rights. 17 years later and our state is somehow still a site of refuge, even in the wake of Dobbs

It’s wild that Glen Miller is still listed as MIA.

it's only possible bc their constituency populations are so strong but i genuinely think the UK does it right by not announcing any results until they've counted everything

Anchorage Man@sethpartnow.bsky.social · 13h ago

Regardless of how it turns out NO HE DIDN’T. It’s like saying I have more fingers on my left hand after counting 8 digits from left to right with a ring finger and a pinky still to report.

Regardless of how it turns out NO HE DIDN’T. It’s like saying I have more fingers on my left hand after counting 8 digits from left to right with a ring finger and a pinky still to report.

POLITICS FACT: bonita gooch is spanish for "the lovely gooch"

Kevin@reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 13h ago

Bonita Gooch is the next representative for Kansas House District 84, unseating incumbent Ford Carr by a 70-30 margin

Haley Stevens, all will be forgiven if you unveil a Third Voice during your concession speech

i know votes are still being counted but the more i look at this michigan senate map the more it becomes clear that it kind of looks like a mitten

i'm sorry, it would be an extermely funny outcome discourse wise if the number of mcmorrow deadenders ends up being higher than the final margin between AES and stevens

YOU, BORING, MAINSTREAM: the outcome of the dem primary in michigan is very important to me, a bloo bloo ME, A HETERODOX INTELLECTUAL: waiting for washington state returns to come in so we find out if MGP gets boxed out in her top-two primary

And as I stand before you all today, I make you this promise: [pounding podium as crown rises] I will NEVER learn the names of ANY characters in “House of the Dragon” [crowd going nuts]