“Getting more votes than an opponent who outspent you by 800 to 900% is a loss, actually.”
Politico@politico.com · 14h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
Politico@politico.com · 14h ago
Might’ve worked if this didn’t happen in maybe the least plausible state for something like this to have happened in.
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
It’s great that every smart person at ESPN got laid off to pay for this
Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · 2d agoIt’s August 2026 and Aaron Rodgers is having a full blown meltdown about Anthony Fauci.
i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
If I didn't know any better I'd think the trending topic "Ceuta Migration" was a bunch of office workers bitching about their employer forcing them to switch from one useless B2B SaaS platform to another.
80k+ words into the current draft of a novel I hope to someday publish. It sucks that I already feel like self-publishing is t an option because everyone would just assume it’s AI slip.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 5d agoI've written a longer piece on the book that's been pulled due to "AI" use allegations, what that means particularly for newer authors, and what, if anything writers can do in the "AI" era to prove their work is their own: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/31/a...
Uhhh I'm pretty sure that's not how you spell her name
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last wk.The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia joined Yellowstone National Park, the Great Barrier Reef, the Taj Mahal and other iconic places around the globe as the latest UNESCO World Heritage site. https://wapo.st/4pH3vvH
Mitch McConnell downgraded to “doubtful.” Consider picking up another Senator from the waiver wire to start this week in fantasy.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · last wk.BREAKING: A statement from the Office of the Attending Physician says Mitch McConnell "is not yet medically cleared to leave the rehab facility and return to the office." A photo from McConnell's office:
After 9/11, Martin Scorsese filmed a little tribute doc to his New York neighbourhood. I have never stopped thinking about Lou Di Palo’s cheese shop ever since and urge everyone complaining about “immigrants taking over” to watch this clip ❤️
It takes real effort to be out of touch. Can't say "fuck this guy" enough
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Jeffries: "They have nothing to run on. We're going to run on fighting for an affordable America."
Fellas is it stylish to dress like a Belgian tourist
Gothamist@gothamist.com · 2w agoBaggy “jorts,” a portmanteau of “jeans” and “shorts,” have amassed a growing number of fans in recent years — such that, in 2026, it is safe to say that we have reached Peak Big Jort. Now, baggy denim shorts are de rigeur among younger New Yorkers. gothamist.visitlink.me/jqIGbk
Did this happen because I’m wearing a UConn 2002 women’s national champs t shirt today? Absolutely
DDanielle H@danielleceltics.bsky.social · 2w ago
Azzi Fudd 30 piece in the #WNBA three point contest finals!
“Tony, you good to drive?” “Aaaaaaaaaaaah gosh I don’t know about that Jim!”
Tony Romo arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating under the influence
Former Cowboys QB Tony Romo was arrested on suspicion of operating while under the influence in Milwaukee, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Romain’ Jimothy Ballard is my favorite delta blues musician
Widow's Bay DSA@gonebabygone.bsky.social · 2w agoMisread this like "Roaming" was his middle name like Bender Bending Rodriguez
You could never make "We Bought a Zoo" today, due to woke
He very obviously does care! A lot! His fundamental need to be liked and respected is the reason he does anything!
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w agoThere's a reason Elon Musk rarely does interviews with real news outlets.
Ebenezer Scrooge? The London financier?
“To me, that’s preposterous. English breakfast. Things of that nature.”
A bunch of billionaires who openly loathe humanity think the animating premise of the Terminator franchise isn’t bad…. But very good
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w agoAn increasingly vocal group of Silicon Valley founders, investors and national security experts see autonomous weapons not as the nightmarish killer robots of science fiction, but as a vital new frontier in military technology.
