2 minutes and 57 seconds is all it takes to reveal that -- John Fetterman is really, really, not very smart.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h ago

This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.

I don’t plan to post about The Odyssey again—I’d like to forget it entirely—but the part that visually struck me as the most telling was Calypso doing a 1960s Ursula Andress/James Bond nymph-alike. I felt burning secondhandembarrassment for Nolan at that point.

Whew. Just out of The Odyssey. First thoughts: That SUCKED. It sucked so hard. Emily Wilson was TOO KIND.

Taking notes on an 1836 medico-legal volume, and adding in the margin, 'Or maybe you're just an asshole.' It may be that I am somewhat prejudiced against this author.

'Unfortunately I can't give anyone a view into my heart & mind' because... Because I don't have a heart & my mind's been pickled by my billionaire yes-man cocoon? Because I'm illiterate? Because it'd be like therapy, & I'll do anything to avoid becoming a Real Human Boy? Why can't ya, Davey?

Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · yesterday

Unfortunately for David Ellison this is transparently laughable after what Bari Weiss has already done at CBS and it will be very funny if her genius moves fuck up a $100 billion merger www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...

AI brainrot, part 9 million: Bayreuth uses AI in its Götterdämmerung, boasting that the changing images make each performance 'unique', while apparently not pausing to reflect that EVERY PERFORMANCE WILL BE UNIQUE is the definition of theatre. Every performance of an opera already IS unique, dummies

@doctorow.pluralistic.net is as good as ever on AI and tech, but it’s his union call that is so very important and empowering. Mother Jones would be proud: ‘Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.’ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/o...

F@#$ the AI Overlords

Podcast Episode · On the Media · July 31 · 51m

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Today's ahistorical gem. Tell that to the Romans, sunshine.

Every day, and in every way, I am happy to have responded to Rupert Murdoch's Talk station invitation by saying I did not think I would be a good fit for their values. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/03/t...

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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There’s nothing like waiting 161 years to leave a bad review

[Rebekah] Brooks added that "he challenged conventional thinking and left an indelible mark on British journalism." An indelible mark is a stain, Rebekah.

I hope the WestJet employees get a good deal, but I’ve been hearing about the strike on the radio, & I was sure their union was named Kewpie. Disappointed now.

Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 2d ago

WestJet, CUPE reach tentative agreement, ending operational disruptions

Don’t threaten me with a good time.

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 7mo ago

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Bernie Moreno reminds you that Dr. Fauci deserves prison, but the guy who abused & terrorized his daughter needs psychological help.

Daniel Schulman@danielschulman.bsky.social · 3d ago

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) just tweeted that his ex-son-in-law Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) "needs serious psychological help." Read @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social blockbuster investigation that broke the Miller story wide open www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

fun hobby: cataloging the securities law violations in batman begins bruce wayne bought up the shares of his company right after the IPO without so much as a 13D, let alone a Form 4?

Bernie Miller’s New Statement: ‘Holy fuck, supporting the man who abused my daughter and granddaughter might lose me the election! Who knew?’

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d ago

After Max Miller’s statement, Bernie Moreno finally issues a statement denouncing Miller, saying he needs psychological help and should not be in Congress.

Train wrecks look at this and say “we don’t look so bad now, do we?”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

In Germany this is called the otterbahn.

In Otter News@in-otter-news.bsky.social · 4d ago

Finally! Steve can get back from the pub safely.

The Amnesty report JKR doesn't want people to see. Download, distribute

kirakira High Cheers!!@kiraisgr8.bsky.social · 5d ago

archive.org/search?tab=a... right here in document search! archive.org/details/repo... or here for the doc itself i believe websites can self exclude from the wayback machine, which the archive respects in general, which is probably what they did

Margaret Tarka-Dhal. Lives in the Cotswolds now.

Madame Decadent Sneezy-Bottom@darklyadapted.bsky.social · 4d ago

Geoffrey Pilau

To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the

I want more. More! Have the Harper's Letter signatories weighed in? What about Timothee Chalamet? Mayor Mamdani, I am a supporter but your silence on this matter is deafening.

Joseph Rezek@rezekjoe.bsky.social · 4d ago

Dying. It continues. SUSAN ORLEAN

Apple charges people ~20% more than the Patreon list price and they keep the difference for themselves. They also hold the proceeds of iOS app sales for 75 days, making it impossible for creators to accurately predict earnings. They basically inserted themselves in order to rip *more* people off

Part Time Yeen@parttimeyeen.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Any of you using the ios version of Patreon to support me, switch to the browser version instead, cuz the apple fees have actually taken over 3000 usd from me in the course of a year

C’mon now, you name them ‘demon cavefish’ and you expect there to be a lot of them around? I mean, would YOU go out if you had to introduce yourself as ‘Hi, I’m a demon cavefish’?

Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 5d ago

Scientists believe newly discovered demon cavefish may be among the rarest fish in the world

This is great, but it reinforces my amazement at the US habit of using middle initials. How many Ulysses Grants were there that he needed either S or H to distinguish himself? Like insisting you're Hyacinth J. Koplansky, to make sure you're not confused with Hyacinth Q. Koplansky or Hyacinth Z.*

ex-Lethality Jane@lethalityjane.bsky.social · 5d ago

My favorite Ulysses Grant fact is that he was born Hiram Ulysses Grant but hated that his initials spelled "HUG" so he applied to West Point as "Ulysses Hiram Grant" but his sponsor accidentally put "Ulysses S. Grant" and then the Army said "your paperwork says Ulysses S. Grant so that's your name".

Harvard’s endowment is north of $60 billion. So of course community service is on the chopping block.

Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 5d ago

My time volunteering with a Phillips Brook House program--becoming a big brother figure for a middle schooler in Boston's Mission Hill community--was one of the best parts by far of my @harvard.edu experience. Fuck the consultants who recommended this, & the administration for going along with it.

This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.

Kat Kerlin@katkerlin.bsky.social · 7d ago

Some avocados are female in the morning and male in the afternoon, while others are on the opposite schedule. This helps them avoid self-pollination. How do they do it? A @ucdavis.bsky.social study explains. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/st...

The Petit Lebowski

Alex Staller@alexstaller.bsky.social · 6d ago

Bill and Ted's Sensible Journey

‘War and Memorandum of Understanding’

Jake_Vig@jakevig.bsky.social · 6d ago

Downplay a book or movie: "Reasonable Expectations"