Bari Weiss and David Ellison thought their changes to CBS would be popular. Elon Musk thought his changes to Twitter would be popular. For years, they claimed they spoke for The People, forced into wokeness by the leftist elites who control everything. They said that because they believe it.

Oliver Darcy@oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

Mary Pym (b.1935) - Autumn (n.d.) Oil on board, 24 × 22 in (60.96 × 55.88 cm)

🧵 *ALABAMA *NEW HAMPSHIRE *PENNSYLVANIA You do NOT have early voting available to you ahead of the midterms. However: You all have some form of absentee voting &, as far as I can tell, those ballots can be hand-delivered in each state. More information+links, following; pls share!

Early / In-person Absentee Voting Dates

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Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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Hawthorn ‘Crimson Cloud’ (Crataegus laevigata) Photo by Louise Venter, wyford, Berkshire, UK (2024) via Louise Venter @Louise_Venter

it's monday... you might need this thread again...

Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 2w ago

Omg the Bernese Mountain Dog Experience outside of Oregon City was like chaos and cuteness and crazy energy lol. with @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social

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J.H. Siegal@joshuasiegal.bsky.social · last wk.

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"After two decades of mergers & layoffs, conglomerate publishing today is populated by a harried & attenuated workforce ill-equipped to discover or deliver the new. Original books need original editors, ones w ears to the ground & the freedom to actually edit..." www.nplusonemag.com/issue-54/the...

Old Directions | The Editors

It can feel like listening to Spotify, reading this way. A patchy sampling, in which huge expanses of history are available but unintuitively organized, likely to result in having heard rarities and m...

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Odds & ends (September)

On the road again; Big Score on Substack with Justin Kamp’s “The Swimmer in the City”; Big Score No. 3 taking shape + cover reveal

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Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Mars Black.

Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.

Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist.

Thomas and I have many disagreements. But that should provide some hope. On Epstein, holding the wealthy accountable, ending the Iran war, and banning federal funds for Flock cameras, we understand how to come together as Americans to seek justice.

RIP Wendell Berry

that's how i wanna go out

Lily Lachance 🏳️‍⚧️🚀✍️@lilylachance.com · 3w ago

The "In Memoriam" slideshow didn't start as expected. 😬 It's just the orchestra playing to an empty screen... #LAconV

Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton

day's moving along 🌿

The Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend (2009 Remastered)

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Writing that "critical and necessary dialogue" is "dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel," Ruffalo escalated his conflict with David Ellison's studio.

Mark Ruffalo slams Paramount's "fundamentally dishonest" antisemitism accusations

Mark Ruffalo slams Paramount's "fundamentally dishonest" antisemitism accusations

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Laura Krifka Sink or Swim, 2022

Post a perfect album from the 2000s (2000-2009)

“We’ve asked the more progressive members of the Democratic Party to vote blue when it comes time to vote in the election even if their candidate doesn’t get through,” Mr. Frank said. “Well, I think it’s the turn of many Democrats to go ahead and do the same.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...

Democrats Vow to Unite Behind Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, but Tensions Remain

The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a poisonous Senate primary in Michigan, but some Democrats still have reservations.

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“Candidates with big war chests are finding that ad buys don’t guarantee victory. The people who are winning right now are organizing movements, not just raising cash.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/o...

Opinion | Socialists Are Winning Because They Listen to People

Democrats are going to have to organize voters — not just fund-raise off them.

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Kathie: "Don't you see? You've only me to make deals with now." Jeff: "Well, build my gallows high, baby." Mitchum with Jane Greer in the classic noir, "Out of the Past" from 1947.

The exodus of film and TV production from the US is usually tallied in jobs and dollars. But it’s also severing something harder to measure: the intergenerational chain along which the craft of filmmaking is passed down.

Hollywood Is Losing Not Just Jobs but Entire Lineages

Runaway production isn’t just costing Hollywood jobs. It’s severing the intergenerational chains along which film crafts are passed down, replacing an industry town’s living inheritance with a dislocated workforce that must always start from scratch.

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Ukrainian artist, Elena Klimenko watercolor

Claude Monet “Val-Saint-Nicolas, cerca de Dieppe (mañana)” (1897)

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse say they were stood up after having scheduled a meeting to speak about Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. trib.al/59GjC81

Epstein Survivors Say Republicans Ghosted Them Before Blanche Vote

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse say they were stood up after having scheduled a meeting to speak about Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.

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It's primary day! Vote! MO: •CD 1: Cori Bush VA: •CD 1: Salaam Bhatti •CD 8: Mo Seifeldein MI: •US Senate: Dr. Abdul El Sayed •CD 7: William Lawrence •CD 11: Aisha Farooqi •CD 13: Donovan McKinney •CD 12: Rashida Tlaib •AG: Eli Savit Share your picks! Let's elect working class leaders to office!