ABSOLUTELY NOT. Speaking as someone who got into the study of religion as an academic discipline by way of the study of philosophy and religion IN literature -- THIS is simply another way for Christian nationalists to break 1A (Also! "Old Testament" = a different read of the Hebrew Bible) AND!

Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · yesterday

This is correct. You can't understand American literature and history without some understanding of the Bible and of American religious history. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

When a Republican senator says she's "not that informed on national security" but "I do support the military," she's saying she supports the military being killed in stupid wars.

‘I’m Not That Informed on National Security,’ Graham Says in South Carolina Debate (Gift Article)

Senator Darline Graham made the remark in a debate against Representative Ralph Norman, her opponent in the runoff election to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham. Here are five takeaways from the deb...

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This is a disingenuous take. It's similar to saying, "what's wrong with White Pride being taught in schools in a neutral manner?"

Jonathan Ladd@jonathanmladd.com · yesterday

This is correct. You can't understand American literature and history without some understanding of the Bible and of American religious history. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This is a very dangerous lunatic. RFK Jr: “The polio vaccine "killed many, many more people" than polio ever did.”

Many people think this but it's not true! Data centers are a small rounding error compared to agriculture. And it pains me that this is the case as a golf hater but golf no longer consumes meaningful amounts of water as most courses in the southwest have switched to graywater irrigation

まり@malidala.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's also data centers, golf courses, and lawns.

Peter Navarro is an idiot. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o...

Opinion | It Was a Great Scam While It Lasted

U.S. tariff rates are not for rent.

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To be fair to Ross Douthat, he's a lazy idiot.

Mark Histed@markhisted.org · last wk.

Trump 2.0 has blown up US scientific research in a way that will take decades to roll back. Labs that took years to build have closed, young people have left science. NYT Mag published a long report on Dismantling Cancer Research. Why does Ross Douthat lie like this?

Also, the Muslim Americans who worked in the towers are consistently erased from the story. In the name of “sensitivity” to Islamophobes who also felt the loss

Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 2w ago

the argument against Mamdani attending the 9/11 anniversary, as far as I can tell, is literally just that he’s Muslim, and reposting it is just reporting rank racism

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Ya gotta read between the lines. This is the Speaker asking for more donations from bike and scooter manufacturers.

Miser@misernyc.bsky.social · 2w ago

NYC is in trouble. This City Council is just as car brained and clueless as the last. These are the people that will be regulating micromobility (with annotations on their nonsense)

Sometimes I'm reading a CV on LinkedIn and then have the realization, "oh, this person was a spy."

Quick quiz: what country is being described in this NYT article? "Penalties for even minor infractions — such as overstaying visas, bar scuffles or using small amounts of marijuana — can be severe, including hefty fines and jail time"

It's also amazing that Landau-Carter in LinkedIn clearly describes the house as a commercial property that she is developing with an LLC. Definitely trying to avoid paying taxes in every way possible.

Dominique Baker@bakerdphd.bsky.social · 2w ago

I enjoyed the couple considering making the person with a lower income become a full-time resident of the NY property (the other one would continue to list their CT home) but my favorite was this person who didn't realize her second home in NY would count (even AI couldn't help find an exemption!)

This is a funny law that will only lead to fewer cashiers and no actual change in prices. Retailers will INCREASE the price of all of their goods; the self-service "discount" will just be the same prices. Smart retailers will even phase in the price increases gradually www.whec.com/top-news/new...

New York state bill targets self-checkout savings at major retailers including Wegmans, Costco and Walmart

A downstate lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require New York stores selling food to offer a 10% discount to customers using self-checkout lanes.

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I didn't realize that PPGNY had closed this location without a substitute in Manhattan. I volunteered here years ago in the IT department and library. I donate a fair amount of money to PPGNY. This is very discouraging and I may have to donate to other orgs.

Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · 2mo ago

Stumbled across demolition inside the former Planned Parenthood clinic on Bleecker Street, which is being turned into condos. Absolute gut punch

Now we know where DJT gets his advice on pooping in public

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 2w ago

Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.

the next president has a duty to the country to prove that “tax immunity” is a completely made up thing that doesnt exist. they need to do this through intense prosecution to signal to future leaders what will happen if they try this

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w ago

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

I'm hoping that everyone here understands that hateful anti-trans rhetoric regarding sports is a precursor to separate and discriminatory sports leagues based on both sexuality and race. The eugenicists and fascists believe in segregated sports leagues.

This is a good counter to the people who have left the Democratic Party due to James Carville

Taegan Goddard@politicalwire.com · 2w ago

James Carville Pledges to Abandon Party Over Hasan Piker https://politicalwire.com/2026/08/03/james-carville-pledges-to-abandon-party-over-hasan-piker/

Masks!

Bold reporting from the NYT to describe someone's motivations without talking to them. Or getting evidence that they aren't.... Um, dead. Crack coverage by Carl Hulse. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...

Why Mitch McConnell Isn’t Giving Up His Senate Seat

Democrats are demanding that the Kentucky Republican resign. Others who were sidelined for far longer faced no such calls, but times are changing.

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We're near the ten-year anniversary of this interview, which was viewed as wildly controversial at the time. It led to hit pieces on me from liberal outlets like The New Republic as well as death threats. Now it's seen as conventional wisdom -- but it always was!

I have so many questions on Swedish elections now

jordan@jordantyranny.bsky.social · 3w ago

The only taxidermied blue whale in the world, 1865 CE, now housed at the Natural History Museum in Sweden. The public was allowed to enter the whale up until a couple was found having sex inside it. Now the whale’s jaws are opened only for special occasions, such as Swedish election days.

I think requiring teachers to be vaccinated against deadly diseases is good, actually.

Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3w ago

What “they” did to your kids. Remind me again, who was president in the spring and fall of 2020 when the majority of in-person school closures happened?

With Ross Douthat moving to "60 Minutes," it looks like the Times is in the market for a new dipshit. Here's an all-timer from our archives to help ring the bell.

In Order to Keep Our Editorial Page Completely Balanced, We Are Hiring More Dipshits

By the end of the year, we aim to have 200 percent more dipshits writing columns for us. As long as you are a Ben Shapiro knockoff who can string together th...

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Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to"

Final trailer for ‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ has been released. In theaters August 28. #CoyoteVsAcme

Douchebag Station kind of rolls off the tongue.

Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon@davecolon.bsky.social · 4w ago

Sean Duffy wants to Congress to order Amtrak to rename Penn Station. I wonder what he wants to name it??? nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/23/w...

“wednespoop” — source cited: bigchode’s instagram

I think spam texts should accept "fuck off" as a response like "stop"