It reminds of this amazing photo of my boyfriend as a child holding his toy chainsaw and looking like he's about to be a tiny 1970s Patrick Bateman.

Two elections, three justices on the Court and so forth. But it has failed because it didn't consolidate power. It's purely their fault. Had they spent money and not tried to blow up the government they could've had 20-30 years. The sentiments and factions it harnessed still exist. Therefore -

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5d ago

Something I think that underlies a lot of debates within the Democratic party and center-left right now is whether or not you think Trumpism has been successful as a political and ideological project. (Not, obviously, whether it's been good or not).

The Prisoner is on the criterion channel ⚪

I went in expecting a period piece about investigating a local mystery, and got embroiled in a Lovecraftian adventure that had me playing through the gave several times to fully absorb the rich story. Highly recommend to anyone who loves a slow-burn descent into madness!

Shaun Aitcheson@shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · 3d ago

If you enjoyed Hob's Barrow please consider posting a very quick little review on Steam, they really help to keep us afloat! 🙏💜 Incredibly much appreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

The way the history of pop was warped by boomer criticism/historiography into a hard dividing line between a supposed glop past and Elvis-and-everything-after with a rock focus was a massive reductive mistake that is still playing out.

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 Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

Goodnight from DS Hallam of the mispers unit, bracing himself for a busy tomorrow after the closing of this weekend’s Puck Fairs. Goodnight from Patty Gartbridge, reading omens in the map of bruises her husband acquired at the stick-fighting championships. Goodnight from Hookland.

It's #Caturday and my birthday! Please enjoy this big stretch and if you're in the market for affordable gifts, check out my shop FairestGifts.myshopify.com. Hug a Leo ♌️ today! 🎂🥳🦁

Imagine if all Australians & NZers in movie roles leaned heavily into their own accents. Thor. Galadriel. Hela. Alan Grant. Wolverine. Elrond. Megatron. The Joker & Harley Quinn. Eowyn. The Mouth of Sauron. Agent Smith. Hulk. Nurse Chapel. George Kirk. Nero. Dr Doom. Red Skull. Peter Weyland…

One of the three chicks at the Boulder Fairgrounds osprey nest. They are all full grown, now. They don't need as much fish as they did when they were growing. All have fledged. All are enjoying the last weeks together before they all migrate -- separately. Webcam screengrab. #birds

Re-enchant your life in defiance of all the terrible things tearing our world down Find #Hookland

Owen Booth@owenbooth.bsky.social · 6d ago

You will, of course, already have your copy of this lovely thing from @hookland.bsky.social - but if by any chance *you haven’t* then you need to sort that out right away. I would happily give up whatever remnants of a literary career i have left to read another nine volumes of this instead…

Don’t piss on me and tell me it’s raining, Hassett. There are maybe 45 construction jobs that are all temporary. Most data centers run lean once in production; maxing around 3 people per shift, so maybe 20 if the company is committed to keeping rotational floaters on payroll instead of OT.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

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Richard W.@ilovaussiesheps.bsky.social · last wk.

Just heard Feds cut my food aid from $149 to $29 a month. The delayed evil time bomb cuts inside Tr-mp's "Big Beautiful Bill" finally caught up to my food aid. Fuckers

the real victims of the new york times' targeted campaign against trans people are cis people who like to play wordle

kittens are now venturing out of the den on their own!

Charles Louis Richter@richterscale.bsky.social · 2w ago

hey Baltimore/DC (and environs) folks: the adoption countdown is at SIX WEEKS surely one of you needs a pair of kittens who are being socialized from practically day one, and someone who needs an incredibly sweet and gentle one-year-old mother who just wants constant belly rubs and head scritches

Republicans want militarized police who can harass you, arrest you, or even kill you for any reason, or no reason at all

dabblin'

blep.

Going to add to this: If you vote by mail, check to see if you can drop your ballot off at a official drop-off point. If your election office has a drop box, make use of that. I would not mail it right now. USPS is immensely fucked for just *normal* mail at the moment.

Joe's Computer Museum@museumjoe.bsky.social · last wk.

Dear friends. The USPS is enshitifying the system -right now-. If you vote by mail, my suggestion is that you either: a) vote early in person if at all possible, or b) mail your ballot at least a week earlier than you usually do.

Decided that I should buy a new phone before prices go up a billion percent. How did Apple manage to fuck up every step in the process? Every fucking step so far has had something go wrong.

No, seriously, gaze upon this perfection /cc @nuclearanthro.bsky.social

Works of Whimsy Studios@worksofwhimsy.bsky.social · 2w ago

I feel like I just glimpsed my kitten’s future lol

@blowdart.me Beans!

Dawn@502eire.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why you outs and not ins?-Skipper

Absolutely choking levels of petrichor rn. Probably some wildfire ash making it sour

My social media manager, Flame, would never allow it.

🚨 Dallas foster folks, head's up.

Jessica Huseman@jessicahuseman.bsky.social · 2w ago

Folks, a mama cat has given birth to four kittens in my bf’s Not At All Safe garage in oak cliff in Dallas. We cannot foster (leaving the country in 5 days), and I doubt my ability to capture any of them. If you are in Dallas and have experience fostering cats, please reach out.

That butt has a mind of its own

Veronica@veronicaf.bsky.social · 2w ago

Yet another butt of betrayal, this time in her cosy comfy bed! Elevator butt does not care! Nervous? Don't know her.

Hungary is showing the US how it needs to be done.

Szabolcs Panyi@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hungary’s de-Orbánification continues: President Tamás Sulyok has signed the law removing himself from office and ousting Constitutional Court judges over 70—including court chief Péter Polt, an Orbán loyalist & former longtime chief prosecutor. The illiberal state is ending. www.reuters.com/worl...

A couple thoughts about prediction markets: - The value of "winning" must not be greater than the cost of gaming the market. - The expected value of the most likely option must not be lower than the ev of a CD maturing over that maximum settlement period.