Today I learned Apple thinks I speak Japanese. They added Japanese subtitles to lyrics to ‘make it easier to sing along’.
Feels good to take a long political survey and be told that the ‘furthest from you’ countries are Mussolini’s Italy, the third reich, and Habsburg Spain while the ‘furthest figures’ are Columbus, Pinochet, and Hitler. Like, yeah, thank you website for confirming I am not a piece of shit.
Brenda Romero's beautiful 'Chasing Lilacs' is a personal history told through the lens of gaming: aftermath.site/chasing-lilacs/
. @aoc.bsky.social responds to this trend: "BOOOOO" "This race to try to see who can be exempt from participating in society is not a conversation that I'm interested in," she tells me, calling it an uninspiring message. "I'm a Great Society Democrat, and I believe in building that together."
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7mo agoNew: Tax cuts are the HOTTEST new idea for Democrats Booker & Van Hollen (2028 prospects) unveil big tax-cut plans. Porter says exempt $100K in income from CA taxes. K.L. Bottoms says exempt teachers from GA taxes. Pitched as an answer to cost-of-living struggles. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
A 17-year-old got Aaron Judge to ground into a bases-loaded double play on Friday night. First, he had to finish his social studies homework. Math homework kept him busy on Thursday. Meet Joseph Contreras, José's son and the youngest player in WBC history - www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
Before he faced Aaron Judge, Joseph Contreras had to finish his high school classwork
The 17-year-old Team Brazil righty, son of former MLB pitcher Jose Contreras, got out of a huge jam against Team USA's star-studded lineup.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Mets totally got played into pushing up the market for Tucker. With the option of playing for one of the two World Series teams or the rebuilding Mets it feels like we never had a chance.
ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
Despelote's fifth trailer a) is great and b) made me sad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MXK...
DESPELOTE: FIFTH TRAILER (now on nintendo switch)
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Amendment which strikes section which “allows senators who were legally subpoenaed during the January 6 criminal conspiracy investigation to get millions of dollars deposited into their bank accounts at taxpayer expense” voted down by Republicans
As someone who actually has to work with DoorDash (as a store, not a delivery person) I will say that DoorDash is full of shit and very poorly run. I am continually surprised that this company is still alive.
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Once when canvassing I asked a voter his #1 concern and it was "yard sales are not enforcing sales tax"
Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 12mo agoActual Voters have takes so much wilder than anyone online could imagine
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Nice of them to wait until right after they ripped out all the metrocard machines to do this.
This story is in the print edition of the Times today. I believe the headline is "The Real Case Against Eric Adams."
Noah Shachtman@noahshachtman.bsky.social · last yr.If you want to understand this Trump administration's rampant corruption ... you have to go back to Eric Adams, and how they made the case against him disappear. I got a bunch of new details on this deep dive for @nytimes.com ... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Wild to think that Clay Holmes has been the most reliable starter for the Mets over the course of the season. #mets