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@law360.bsky.social is launching a live tracker of legal challenges to every action & EO coming from the Trump admin. Updating daily, and we’re keeping score of how POTUS fares in court.
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I said hi to the Can You Hear Me Now? guy at a sandwich shop in Connecticut when I was in high school
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I said hi to the Can You Hear Me Now? guy at a sandwich shop in Connecticut when I was in high school
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Deathro Tull
Deathro Tull
ruin two bands by combining them:
Fugazi Osbourne
Fugazi Osbourne
ruin two bands by combining them:
kornplay
kornplay
December 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Ruin two bands by combining them:
Deathro Tull
Deathro Tull
Worth it to spare us from Andy Cohen kicking off 2026 by drunkenly complaining about taxes on CNN
EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration.
EXCLUSIVE: Mamdani Will Be Sworn In At Abandoned Original City Hall Subway Station
The mayor-elect will kick off a new era by throwing things back to an older one.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Worth it to spare us from Andy Cohen kicking off 2026 by drunkenly complaining about taxes on CNN
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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i don’t like being this person but i lack the whimsy necessary to enjoy the poptarts bowl in 2025. it was surprising and fun and Different at first and i commend them for it but now it feels like Mandatory Fun
December 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
i don’t like being this person but i lack the whimsy necessary to enjoy the poptarts bowl in 2025. it was surprising and fun and Different at first and i commend them for it but now it feels like Mandatory Fun
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People with no camera skills blathering on about things they don’t know about in an audio format that is also broadcast in video? What will they think of next?!
December 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
People with no camera skills blathering on about things they don’t know about in an audio format that is also broadcast in video? What will they think of next?!
Friendly reminder as he creeps towards the exit
You know, @davecolon.bsky.social is right: Adams' schtick isn't funny; he's just an egotistical asshole.
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Friendly reminder as he creeps towards the exit
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I have an upcoming episode of my podcast all about Prohibition, and something I did not realize about the amendment banning alcohol (which was a nativist Protestant fundamentalist project its core) was it was instrumental in disgusting most of the country into creating the New Deal coalition.
The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
www.axios.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I have an upcoming episode of my podcast all about Prohibition, and something I did not realize about the amendment banning alcohol (which was a nativist Protestant fundamentalist project its core) was it was instrumental in disgusting most of the country into creating the New Deal coalition.
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“Went viral” is an old stock phrase in journalism that really does not capture the dynamic of how X dot Com has been tuned to give people like the one specific legislator here the power to intentionally cause this kind of outcome
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Went viral” is an old stock phrase in journalism that really does not capture the dynamic of how X dot Com has been tuned to give people like the one specific legislator here the power to intentionally cause this kind of outcome
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Love the amount of pure BS that makes it into MTA press releases these days.
One-way tickets expiring in less than 24 hours is "giving riders more flexibility" than tickets valid for 60 days?
Does @mta.info think we are complete idiots?
One-way tickets expiring in less than 24 hours is "giving riders more flexibility" than tickets valid for 60 days?
Does @mta.info think we are complete idiots?
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Love the amount of pure BS that makes it into MTA press releases these days.
One-way tickets expiring in less than 24 hours is "giving riders more flexibility" than tickets valid for 60 days?
Does @mta.info think we are complete idiots?
One-way tickets expiring in less than 24 hours is "giving riders more flexibility" than tickets valid for 60 days?
Does @mta.info think we are complete idiots?
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The real flexibility being added here is now the assistant conductor has the flexibility to read the business AND the sports sections of the Post instead of doing the second ticket check after Jamaica
December 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The real flexibility being added here is now the assistant conductor has the flexibility to read the business AND the sports sections of the Post instead of doing the second ticket check after Jamaica
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NOTHING in these changes to full tickets delivers any sort of increased flexibility or value to riders.
It does, however, make things much easier for LIRR and its conductors, who are now under even less pressure to actually do their jobs and collect tickets. www.thelirrtoday.com/2025/09/mta-...
It does, however, make things much easier for LIRR and its conductors, who are now under even less pressure to actually do their jobs and collect tickets. www.thelirrtoday.com/2025/09/mta-...
MTA seeks to advance fare policy changes, slashing validity periods
The MTA is moving forward with its plan to hike fares and tolls, as well as make a number of fare policy changes that will make rail travel ...
www.thelirrtoday.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NOTHING in these changes to full tickets delivers any sort of increased flexibility or value to riders.
It does, however, make things much easier for LIRR and its conductors, who are now under even less pressure to actually do their jobs and collect tickets. www.thelirrtoday.com/2025/09/mta-...
It does, however, make things much easier for LIRR and its conductors, who are now under even less pressure to actually do their jobs and collect tickets. www.thelirrtoday.com/2025/09/mta-...
Welp, time to nuke Vegas
Wtf are we doing?
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Welp, time to nuke Vegas
This is better Jewish allyship than anything you’ve ever heard a politician say about Israel
December 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is better Jewish allyship than anything you’ve ever heard a politician say about Israel
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Making sure everyone knows that Kate Bush's 1979 Christmas special is available to stream on YouTube and it's VERY worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6BP...
Kate Bush (BEST MASTER) 1979 Christmas BBC TV Special #katebush #christmas #petergabriel
YouTube video by Classic Rock Facts
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December 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Making sure everyone knows that Kate Bush's 1979 Christmas special is available to stream on YouTube and it's VERY worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6BP...
Another way to think about this is as if Fahrenheit is a percentage measure for heat. In a temperate climate, temps rarely go below 0 or above 100, and an ideal day is usually about 65% hot.
Jack De Quidt once said that the only real benefit to Fahrenheit is how it allows people to measure heat in a way that feels *emotionally* correct. for example, "it must be 100° outside!" versus "it is a scorching 38° outside." you don't really need to explain how hot 100 feels. it feels 100 hot
December 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Another way to think about this is as if Fahrenheit is a percentage measure for heat. In a temperate climate, temps rarely go below 0 or above 100, and an ideal day is usually about 65% hot.
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what is the best winter solstice song and why is it Fire at Midnight by Jethro Tull
youtu.be/73LAuGkgayo?...
youtu.be/73LAuGkgayo?...
December 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
what is the best winter solstice song and why is it Fire at Midnight by Jethro Tull
youtu.be/73LAuGkgayo?...
youtu.be/73LAuGkgayo?...
I am begging you all to learn the name of just one other bicycle race
Local recreational cyclist constantly being yelled at that
"it's not the Tour de France" considering taking his shot at the world renowned 23 day bike race after all this encouragement from local drivers.
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
"it's not the Tour de France" considering taking his shot at the world renowned 23 day bike race after all this encouragement from local drivers.
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
December 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I am begging you all to learn the name of just one other bicycle race
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As a union guy myself, allow me to ask:
Where in their collective agreement does it denote that they are the first line of defense against crime?
When your union president is spouting contractual violations, maybe it's time for a different president.
Where in their collective agreement does it denote that they are the first line of defense against crime?
When your union president is spouting contractual violations, maybe it's time for a different president.
Angling for the coveted John Samuelsen nativist endorsement with policy ignorance. Will TWU leadership fall for it and back an anti-labor Republican?
December 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As a union guy myself, allow me to ask:
Where in their collective agreement does it denote that they are the first line of defense against crime?
When your union president is spouting contractual violations, maybe it's time for a different president.
Where in their collective agreement does it denote that they are the first line of defense against crime?
When your union president is spouting contractual violations, maybe it's time for a different president.
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Started using "I age greatly every time you speak" thanks to @maladroithe.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Started using "I age greatly every time you speak" thanks to @maladroithe.bsky.social
Whenever you see someone complaining about bikes or bike lanes, remember that this is the joy they hate and lack in their sad, sad lives. courtstreet.bike
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
December 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Whenever you see someone complaining about bikes or bike lanes, remember that this is the joy they hate and lack in their sad, sad lives. courtstreet.bike
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Love this! I have exactly the same feeling riding over bridges in this city. Each time I do it I take in the view and think about how lucky I am to live here. It's a feeling that's hard to experience any other way other than on the seat of a bicycle.
Rama Duwaji, New York City's next First Lady, on the joys of riding a Citi Bike:
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love this! I have exactly the same feeling riding over bridges in this city. Each time I do it I take in the view and think about how lucky I am to live here. It's a feeling that's hard to experience any other way other than on the seat of a bicycle.
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Searching “which crimes has ashley macisaac charged” still falsely lists a sex offence. Google needs to abandon their ai experiment.
If I were MacIsaac, I’d sue them. AI hallucinations are not legal defences
If I were MacIsaac, I’d sue them. AI hallucinations are not legal defences
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Searching “which crimes has ashley macisaac charged” still falsely lists a sex offence. Google needs to abandon their ai experiment.
If I were MacIsaac, I’d sue them. AI hallucinations are not legal defences
If I were MacIsaac, I’d sue them. AI hallucinations are not legal defences
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Congestion pricing is arguably the biggest policy success of 2025. I wrote up some ideas on what to do next:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Congestion pricing is arguably the biggest policy success of 2025. I wrote up some ideas on what to do next:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....