I pity the sportsball people so much. There's nothing like this kind of drama and tension that forces the whole world to stop and watch.
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Reading about SpaceX's IPO today and the others in that space likely to follow (OpenAI, Anthropic) and wonder if @jakeweindling.bsky.social considers any of these an automatic buy for main street types who lean conservative in their portfolio?
Cc: @rachaelmaddux.bsky.social
niqaeli torres, child of disaster@niq.aeli.net · 3mo agotoday's apparently my day to inform fellow Gifted (rapid intake/synthesis of information) and habañeuro kin that having an existential crisis or three *before puberty* over the philosophical ramifications of the permanence and universality of death is not. in fact. a normal developmental milestone.
In Atlanta, where we have 8 matches including a semifinal, I detect maybe 10% of the citywide excitement we had in the month before the 1996 Olympics. It’s weird.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3mo agoLess than a year ago, the FIFA president promised an economic boon equal to “104 Super Bowls”—but that “was not true when it was said and it’s not going to come true now.”
Photos from day 1 of The Best @pastemagazine.bsky.social Party Ever at SXSW, where we've been interviewing the stars & directors of films like Drag, Ugly Cry, Phoenix Jones: The Rise And Fall Of A Real-Life Superhero, and Sparks. Party goes thru 3/17, RSVP here: paste.freshtix.com/events/paste26
The President and his family have made roughly $4 billion by leveraging his position—often while engaging in stark conflicts of interest. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/VZ6CgB
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
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The people who'll tell you today's murder victim in Minnesota shouldn't have turned up to a protest carrying a gun are the same people who said Kyle Rittenhouse was perfectly entitled to do the same thing.
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
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"They're saying that if you protest a little too aggressively, if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, if you speak up too loudly, then one of our guys might just shoot you in the face." @timmiller.bsky.social on ICE:
Six years ago some friends invited me to their monthly Album Club. I wrote about it here: www.pastemagazine.com/music/vinyl/...
Why everyone should join an album club
Getting up before a group of friends and talking about an album you love feels surprisingly personal, but you should do it anyway.
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Bandcamp has emptied the trough and got rid of the slop
Bandcamp dumps the slop, bans AI music
Bandcamp dumps the slop, bans AI music
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Is it true @michiganfootball.bsky.social is looking to hire @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social coach Mike Tomlin to replace the fired Sherrone Moore?
BREAKING: WELL, WELL, WELL! Newly unearthed footage shows Pete Hegseth saying EXACTLY what the six Democrats said in their video that prompted Trump and Hegseth to hysterically smear them as traitors! You must refuse illegal orders.
I see that @waxahatchee.bsky.social & @mjlenderman.bsky.social are playing ATL's Symphony Hall on April 14. Great! Unclear how this will work, though, as it doesn't (usually) rain inside Symphony Hall. Anyone have a clue on this?
Lap 37 Mexico and @f1 yet again a doesn’t show a Carlos Sainz overtake (one that put him in the points). Show @williamsracingf1.bsky.social some respect!
The right is repeating the mistakes of peak woke, writes River Page. It won’t end well.
His Wife Called Charlie Kirk a ‘Nazi.’ He Was Fired.
The right is repeating the mistakes of peak woke, writes River Page. It won’t end well.
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At last, something we can all agree on: The attorney general has no idea what she’s talking about.
Pam Bondi vs. The First Amendment
At last, something we can all agree on: The attorney general has no idea what she’s talking about.
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Never ever going to get tired of writing about the Oasis reunion, which is maybe the only categorically good thing we can say that 2025 has given us --- and a timely reminder that love, forgiveness, and rock and roll can maybe still fix the world. @pastemagazine.bsky.social
How the Oasis Reunion Has Become 2025’s Most Wholesome Story
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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Several years ago I said something like this to a friend: “The MAGA movement is against the Enlightenment itself”, meaning that MAGA seeks to take us away from reason and backward into superstition. Powerful evidence of that coming true today.
Quite the intro for CBS's The NFL Today, celebrating its 50th anniversary.
"If Disney doesn’t want to fight over the independence of its news division, or the content of its animated movies, or the hiring policies at its theme parks, then it ought to line the fuck up behind Jimmy Kimmel, right now." www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Why do sports matter? Because we matter and we make them matter. All of us. It doesn't matter if it's opening NFL weekend or a silly little Ryder Cup competition between you and your friends, sports is all about the community you build around it. www.splinter.com/sports-are-a...
Sports Are About Friends and Family
Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.
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Fall TV is almost upon us and we've got a rundown of 25 new and returning shows you'll want to make sure to put on your calendar.
The Paste Fall TV Preview: 25 New and Returning Shows You Can’t Miss
From returning favorites to new dramas and everything in between, here are our picks for what to watch during this stacked Fall TV season.
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There’s no legitimate reason whatsoever for military to be on the streets of Washington DC right now. No rebellion. No violent riots. No threat to the gov’t. No crime wave so extreme it requires the military. This is all bullshit.
Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social · 12mo agoMultiple National Guard vehicles at the Lincoln Memorial which is not a problem area for crime
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants. Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this. Do not.
#1 Media request: @profgalloway.com pls host @dkthomp.bsky.social & @peterattia.bsky.social - Both see exercise as the miracle that it is, but I'd love to hear a roundtable of all 3 of you on GLP-1s. Derek openly wondering if universal adoption is good - I think Peter would push back. (Muscle loss?)
Sigh. These people are such liars. Right is wrong; wrong is right. Up is down. “1984” level stuff.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.Gabbard on Obama's alleged coup against Trump: "For the American people to have any sense of trust in the integrity of our democratic republic, accountability, action, prosecution, indictments for those who are responsible for trying to steal our democracy is essential."