Spent this past week in Mississippi. Of all the college mascots, Delta State University's Fighting Okra is the greatest mascot.
People are discussing how Halloween candy is so terrible these days. A reminder that alot of the candy we eat is made with women’s prison labor. Russell Stover’s factory in Kansas busses in 150 women a day via a convict leasing program to staff their candy factory.
Alex Ovechkin is finally on the board in his final NHL season, and goal No. 930 came with a lot attached to it. The Protas brothers. Goalie No. 190. Another NHL record. The age-41 club. And, naturally, DC’s 9:30 Club. @930club.bsky.social russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2026/10/11/a...
Alex Ovechkin beats Joey Daccord for first goal of final NHL season and No. 930 of career
Alex Ovechkin is officially on the board in his 22nd and final season in the NHL. The 41-year-old forward lit the lamp…
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We can talk about re-engineering government <after> we: - Restore all the NIH/NSF funds - Restore at the Dept. of Education Title VI/FLAS funds - Rebuild USAID - Hire back as many of the fired federal workers as possible & replace those we can't with new talent as fast as possible - Etc. - Etc.
If the lessons Democrats (& democrats) draw from DOGE is “right idea, wrong implementation,” we are doomed. Everyone involved in the unprecedented crime that was DOGE needs to go to jail forever, & Democrats need to rebuild all of the programs & agencies first, not do digital management consulting 🤦♂️
The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · last wk.DOGE overhauled the federal workforce and slashed government spending — moves that inspired nationwide protests and lawsuits. The backlash has given Democrats nationally an opportunity to reclaim the government efficiency mantle.
Watch an ICE agent run down and then run over a man. The man was was then writhing on the ground, saying "You broke my leg! You broke my leg!" Agents didn't help him. And btw, the man wasn't the target of their operation.
Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 9h agoHarris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...
Not just abolish ICE/CBP, we need to end immigration detention bc the treatment of Haitians who were here legally is monstrous and unconstitutional; they are deprived not just of their belongings, safety, but of their rights Perpetuators need to be arrested for violations of civil rights
Yael Schacher@yaelschacher.bsky.social · 2d agoThe “voluntary departure” orders are an absolute scandal. You detain someone illegally. Conditions are terrible. So then DHS deprives them of a hearing with an immigration judge or even a credible fear screening (after expedited removal order) by having them sign all their rights away to DHS
This commercial for French's Mustard from 1987 is equal parts charming and also kinda unsettling, but what strikes me is the work that went into the absolutely delightful puppetry and practical effects for a *mustard commercial*!! Imagine that today??
green bay packers: we have one of the most iconic and recognizable uniforms in professional sports, virtually unchanged since 1959 nike: but what if we made it look like baby puke
No mother should have to plan her delivery around a hospital's funding problems. While billionaires get tax breaks, rural Texas hospitals are struggling to keep their doors open, leaving families with fewer options for lifesaving care.
Did you deploy software that hacked into government and corporate computer systems? Ordinary teens have gone to federal prison for that!
It was another exciting weekend in the NCAA and while there were many standout performances, such as Stryker Zablocki’s two shorthanded goal night on Friday, these three performances stood out to me. As always, I’ll throw it to you: what were some of your favourite games from the weekend?
Over the last decade, there were two hypotheses: H1: the political right genuinely cared about threats to speech from the left. H2: they were using campus speech wars to impose their values and silence dissent. Today, the answer is clear, but I can't find any of the H1 people admitting their error.
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 16h agoAfter years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
unreal to catch it, unreal to get it down on the spot, triple-mega-super-duper unreal to realize he had to wriggle his left foot out of the way of the kicker's swing path. we are witnessing greatness
CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 14h agoFantastic grab from Logan Cooke on a high snap to get the ball down
Fantastic grab from Logan Cooke on a high snap to get the ball down
If yall would listen to Black people ever yall wouldnt be so surprised by all this obvious stuff that has always been the case.
Patrick Monahan@pattymo.com · 2d agoIt’s cool, and not incredibly demoralizing, that the last ~25 years (? more?) have been an increasingly flagrant demonstration that The Rules, as we were brought up to understand them, just do not apply to a lot of people
i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo
robdog 👾@robdogdraws.bsky.social · yesterdayProbably the coolest thing he's done next to being a potential Bomberman fan
Also the social capital - ie the friend of my parents friend who can hook me up with a meeting with a key person who might invest in my idea either with $$ or with more social connections - what Granovetter calls the "strength of weak ties"
🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh@tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 2d ago
Nicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’
Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’
Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'
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Tom Hart refers to Billy Edwards Jr's play as "perfectly cromulent" and Roddy Jones is baffled
David Walker published An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World in pamphlet form in 1829. It's one of the most important and influential abolitionist texts in U.S. history. Yet, very few people have actually read it and many people don't know who Walker was especially among young people.
Repeating my sotto voce refrain that I think we are very soon going to have to deal with the plain (but seldom spoken) fact that police are simply not under the control of the political leadership who command them on paper.
George Pearkes@peark.es · 3d agoI hope Mamdani clarifies whether NYPD support for this action was at his direction or if the NYPD acted on its own; if the latter, why do they have that latitude and what is being done to reign in a rogue agency?
Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86
Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning coach, dies at 86
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jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoOssoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
Mike Rogers is bought off — $5M from corporations to run his previous campaigns. He only cares about power and going back one more time through the revolving door to make another $14M.
When the HRC is calling you out for caving on trans rights, you KNOW you've fucked up bad.
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 4d ago@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct Advocate Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson tells Dems caving on trans rights: "You’re doing too much and getting too little. You don’t have to sacrifice any member of our community to win.” www.advocate.com/politics/ele...
How many drops make a wave? And why are the Dems so determined to figure out the smallest number possible?
The Humanist Report@humanistreport.bsky.social · 3d agoDemocrats will never learn.
