A fine morning for cherry picking data to confirm one's priors, looks like.

Chat, do we think 6:42am on Wednesdays is a reasonable time for my asshole neighbor to run a weekly test of her natgas-powered backup generator?

“Baby Blue” in the Breaking Bad finale

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · yesterday

Name your fav use of licensed music in a soundtrack.

*whispers* (I doubt very much that there are two pounds of copper in a flock camera. Two ounces, maybe.)

We are so inured to the scandal and ineptness of these fucking criminals, and our major media system is so corrupted and broken, that this horrific, nightmarish story won't even make a ripple. I could weep, I could scream.

Gail Waldby ❌👑@gailwaldby.bsky.social · 2d ago

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico #Hegseth #USMilitary futurism.com/science-ener...

Today is this wing ding’s gotcha day. One year ago she picked us, a moment of truly great fortune for us all. She likes to hang out with me here in my office when I’m working or surfing. (Not so much when playing the rock.) A+ doggo, would adopt again.

Reached out to my tattoo guy about a piece for my 60th birthday coming up this winter. I assume he can find enough not-dead skin on my arm to make something interesting.

and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME

Trib Ed board deciding how to react to young people downtown

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 4d ago

From the Editorial Board: Sparkly, semiattired Lolla kids are this weekend swarming around such oft-deserted environs as Van Buren Street, Jackson Boulevard and State Street. Welcome. Your presence and youthful energy could not be more timely.

Can baseball knowers explain to me how Castillo isn’t washed? Cuz he looks washed by the numbers.

Signed up for races in September and October today, so I guess that’s a little vote of optimism that we won’t all die from diarrhea or fallout in the next eight weeks.

Bots following me on Strava now. What are we even doing here.

Dang, that's some rain.

The “black” album is Metallica’s best work.

lil miss big boy@lighter.bsky.social · 5d ago

Post your hottest music take. Mine is New Order is better than Joy Division.

this is the kind of obstreperousness, don't tell me what to do-ness, i got rightsness that is the sheet anchor of American liberties.

Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 5d ago

"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG

I’m not good with popular culture. I was shocked to discover just now (via idly scrolling YouTube) that Karen Gillan, whom I only know as Nebula from the MCU, is a six-foot-tall redheaded lass from the Scottish highlands. And is bubbly and hilarious. TMYK. 🌈✨

I lot of writers/thinkers I otherwise admire are obviously and deeply struggling with the increasing likelihood of an outspoken leftist Muslim competing for a US Senate seat this fall.

Love to be gaslit by the airlines. American's app says I'm boarding in 30 minutes; the trackers say my plane is 60 minutes from even arriving here. Why do this? Tell the fucking truth! The trackers are free and we all use them!

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6d ago

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

The Brewers brought Andrew Vaughan in to pitch in a blowout. He’s throwing 35mph rainbows. Ump calling strikes if it’s within a foot First batter somehow took him yard and the scoreboard showed his ERA as infinity. Baseball!

Whoa. Hi, new followers.

Bartender, randomly: what instrument do you play? Me: uh, guitar? How could you tell? Bartender: you’re singing harmony to Crowded House, on pitch. You’re a musician. Maybe he’s just playing me for a big tip. It worked.

A good start to the week

I don't really follow baseball anymore, and every once in a while I see that they still allow the Astros to play in this league, and am surprised all over again.

A long walk in my beautiful town with the dog and a good cigar on a warm summer afternoon, followed with a cold, salt-rimmed margarita at home. We can still find our moments even among the horrors.

Here's a take: the WHCD has *always* been disgusting, even when we didn't hate the president involved. There should *never* be that kind of chummy relationship between the press and the person they're holding to account.

This disease is a fucking *scourge* that has taken two good friends from me. Any progress here at all is a reason to celebrate. Look at what humans can do.

Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2w ago

GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of WashU Medicine show a first-of-its-kind personalized DNA vaccine designed to treat MGMT-unmethylated glioblastoma is safe AND elicits robust and broad immune responses that appears to INCREASE recurrence-free survival in patients after surgery.