Oh, well, if we’re gonna get all nitpicky about ancient history
Michael J. Stern@michaeljstern.bsky.social · yesterdayFacts suck, if you're delusional and in a cult.
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Michael J. Stern@michaeljstern.bsky.social · yesterday
this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
[guy with completely dead eyes who has never in his life smiled] no, YOURE a bad person
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
“And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone.” Bradbury called it.
It's probably a bit gauche to start calling that platform things like, oh, off the top of my head: - QuislingStack - BootLickerStack - SpinelessStack But for feck's sake, it's far worse than gauche to knowingly, callously make a Nazi bar part of your personal brand in 2026. leavesubstack.com
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This song was my intro to the amazing work of John Darnielle, many moons ago. One-two punch of “I’m laughing/Why the fk am I laughing” and I was hooked. Dude deserves all the accolades.
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2d agoI don't even know what to say. This is real, this is true, so, like, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. This took over 25 years to happen so if there's any lesson here it's either "keep at it, who knows" or "many people are divorced"
Absolutely. Forever in my Top 20 Movies list. Chris Cooper is wonderful as always, and a v. young Will Oldham (aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy) in his film debut is astonishing.
Derf Backderf@derfbackderf.bsky.social · 2d agoMATEWAN is film that all of you should watch. It's a masterpiece that's more relevant now than it was in 1987.
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Gee, it’s almost like how you pay rent every month, even if you were away on vacation!
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Gee, it’s almost like how firefighters get paid even if there are no fires!
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Gee, it’s almost like how even people who don’t have kids pay to fund public schools!
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
My "I didn't beat my wife, she cooked me dinner" t-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
New baby hippo born at Berlin Zoo. Named Brötchen. Which means "little bread roll." You're welcome
wow i can't believe that mitch mcconnell died tomorrow
"If I had abused her, would this kitchen be so spotless right now? Would the salt and pepper shakers be exactly 3/4 full? I mean, c'mon, if I were an abuser, would I be enjoying this perfectly cooked medium rare steak with the fat cut off ONLY AFTER IT'S OFF THE GRILL?! Preposterous."
I’m lucky: I don’t know what it’s like to live with an abuser. I watched the whole video, and I can see how, for someone with my kind of luck, it might be persuasive. But if you listen to people who DO know what it’s like… they’ve heard and seen this before. And they’re terrified. I believe them.
maura quint@mauraquint.bsky.social · 3d agoThings I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words
Every adult woman that I have been deeply familiar with has had a moment with a man when she knows that he would hit her if be could get away with it. Some even know what he looks like when he does it. You never forger what it looks and feel like. That Miller video has it all.
I attended my first-ever roller derby last night. The Oakland Outlaws eked out a victory over the SF Rolling Dead by one point at the very last second. Good game. MVPs Kelly O’Killya and Elliot Rage.
I agree strongly with this -- in that difficult moment, the possibility of collective effort was conceivable. Not everybody felt it, but many did. I think the political class did not like this one bit.
Dave Andress@davidandress.bsky.social · 4d agoCovid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.
