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@bjkeefe.bsky.social
Brendan Keefe
Born at 317 ppm
Cartoon by John Callahan
"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'Wait a minute, this is wrong,' it helps other people to do the same."
Please: post links, not screenshots.
Born at 317 ppm
Cartoon by John Callahan
"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'Wait a minute, this is wrong,' it helps other people to do the same."
Please: post links, not screenshots.
Two in one!
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February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Two in one!
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From the Annals of the Elderly
My baby sister texts:
this really happened to me today.
an undergrad was doing a brief presentation in class on dancer Gregory Hines in dance history.
she said, “He is best known for his work from the late 1900s.”
My baby sister texts:
this really happened to me today.
an undergrad was doing a brief presentation in class on dancer Gregory Hines in dance history.
she said, “He is best known for his work from the late 1900s.”
February 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
From the Annals of the Elderly
My baby sister texts:
this really happened to me today.
an undergrad was doing a brief presentation in class on dancer Gregory Hines in dance history.
she said, “He is best known for his work from the late 1900s.”
My baby sister texts:
this really happened to me today.
an undergrad was doing a brief presentation in class on dancer Gregory Hines in dance history.
she said, “He is best known for his work from the late 1900s.”
Seconded.
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Seconded.
I don't remember Barret Brown sounding like such a pompous git, but it's been a while since I last read something by him. At any rate, if you can get past that minor annoyance, this is pretty interesting:
The Ur-“Conspiracy”: History of a Pseudoconcept www.theparisreview.org/blog/2026/02...
The Ur-“Conspiracy”: History of a Pseudoconcept by Barrett Brown
February 12, 2026 – “The problem we face involves the degree to which the truth must now compete with such a vast multiplicity of falsehoods that discovering truth itself becomes unviable.”
www.theparisreview.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I don't remember Barret Brown sounding like such a pompous git, but it's been a while since I last read something by him. At any rate, if you can get past that minor annoyance, this is pretty interesting:
Trump is even losing the moron vote.
Okay, that's a little harsh.
Okay, that's a little harsh.
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Trump is even losing the moron vote.
Okay, that's a little harsh.
Okay, that's a little harsh.
Fill in the blank
"Overall, it’s an impressive list. Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is on it. Shaquille O’Neal. Jo Jo White. Artis Gilmore. Dave Cowens. Spencer Haywood. All in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
There are dozens of other retired players, like [Mychal] Thompson and Jim Brewer, 1/2
"Overall, it’s an impressive list. Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is on it. Shaquille O’Neal. Jo Jo White. Artis Gilmore. Dave Cowens. Spencer Haywood. All in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
There are dozens of other retired players, like [Mychal] Thompson and Jim Brewer, 1/2
February 12, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Fill in the blank
"Overall, it’s an impressive list. Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is on it. Shaquille O’Neal. Jo Jo White. Artis Gilmore. Dave Cowens. Spencer Haywood. All in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
There are dozens of other retired players, like [Mychal] Thompson and Jim Brewer, 1/2
"Overall, it’s an impressive list. Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is on it. Shaquille O’Neal. Jo Jo White. Artis Gilmore. Dave Cowens. Spencer Haywood. All in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
There are dozens of other retired players, like [Mychal] Thompson and Jim Brewer, 1/2
Since @theliamnissan.bsky.social hasn't posted this here yet, I'll swipe it from Tw.
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Since @theliamnissan.bsky.social hasn't posted this here yet, I'll swipe it from Tw.
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Today's cartoon from @anntelnaes.bsky.social
"Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law
The attorney general testifies before the House Judiciary Committee"
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/bondis-con...
(The preview shows the last panel, so I suppressed it.)
"Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law
The attorney general testifies before the House Judiciary Committee"
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/bondis-con...
(The preview shows the last panel, so I suppressed it.)
February 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Today's cartoon from @anntelnaes.bsky.social
"Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law
The attorney general testifies before the House Judiciary Committee"
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/bondis-con...
(The preview shows the last panel, so I suppressed it.)
"Bondi's contempt for the Rule of Law
The attorney general testifies before the House Judiciary Committee"
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/bondis-con...
(The preview shows the last panel, so I suppressed it.)
Harsh. But fair.
Cartoon by Pia Guerra.
Cartoon by Pia Guerra.
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Harsh. But fair.
Cartoon by Pia Guerra.
Cartoon by Pia Guerra.
Aw yeah!
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Aw yeah!
Thanks for saying something. More, please.
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Thanks for saying something. More, please.
A lot I didn't know about the history of the halftime show. And a lot of really funny lines, too.
I wrote about the MAGA crash out over Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl. White Santa Claus purist Megyn Kelly in particular went full klan. Never go full klan. www.playtyperguy.com/p/some-super...
Some Super Bowl Half Time Show History For Super Bigot Megyn Kelly
It was never 'yours,' Megyn.
www.playtyperguy.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
A lot I didn't know about the history of the halftime show. And a lot of really funny lines, too.
"OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit."
gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
February 11, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit."
gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
I mostly feel that it's a waste of time to bring Bondi before Congress, b/c she's never going to answer a question, much less answer one honestly, but I suppose that not yet everyone knows what an awful person she is, so there is that.
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I mostly feel that it's a waste of time to bring Bondi before Congress, b/c she's never going to answer a question, much less answer one honestly, but I suppose that not yet everyone knows what an awful person she is, so there is that.
I am suspicious that people from the other side of the pond are conspiring to use the phrase "taking the piss" with a slightly different meaning every time they say it, just so that I will never quite get it, but apart from that, this is, as @davidjroth.bsky.social says, a fantastic blog.
by the end of this weekend my phone had learned "cablp" without autocorrecting it. please enjoy my trip report: defector.com/criss-angel-...
I Traveled 800 Miles To Eat Breakfast, Lunch, And Pizza At Criss Angel’s Breakfast, Lunch, And Pizza | Defector
When I was a very depressed British teenager, I had an unhealthy fascination with America. I found a way to love its contradictions, to explain away the obvious sins not by excusing them directly but ...
defector.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I am suspicious that people from the other side of the pond are conspiring to use the phrase "taking the piss" with a slightly different meaning every time they say it, just so that I will never quite get it, but apart from that, this is, as @davidjroth.bsky.social says, a fantastic blog.
If you're getting discouraged about the state of our union, this won't help!
We’d Better Talk About This Surveillance State
Wonder who's watching me now, the IRS?!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/wed-better...
Wonder who's watching me now, the IRS?!
By @marciej.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/wed-better...
We’d Better Talk About This Surveillance State
Wonder who's watching me now, the IRS?!
www.wonkette.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
If you're getting discouraged about the state of our union, this won't help!
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Sadly, true.
Usual rule of thumb is that you don’t need to attribute evil when some actions can be explained by stupidity.
Here it’s the other way around.
Here it’s the other way around.
It's so wild people this dumb are in charge of so much
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Sadly, true.
Many MAGAts are saying Trump closed down El Paso airspace because of "Mexican cartel drones" which "United States military shoots down."
They aren't quite saying Trump solved the problem himself, in under an hour, by shooting them down himself, but give them a few more minutes.
Ah, Twitter.
They aren't quite saying Trump solved the problem himself, in under an hour, by shooting them down himself, but give them a few more minutes.
Ah, Twitter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Many MAGAts are saying Trump closed down El Paso airspace because of "Mexican cartel drones" which "United States military shoots down."
They aren't quite saying Trump solved the problem himself, in under an hour, by shooting them down himself, but give them a few more minutes.
Ah, Twitter.
They aren't quite saying Trump solved the problem himself, in under an hour, by shooting them down himself, but give them a few more minutes.
Ah, Twitter.
Wut.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Is this because Trump is mad at Abbott? (www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Is this because Trump is mad at Abbott? (www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...)
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Wut.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Is this because Trump is mad at Abbott? (www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Is this because Trump is mad at Abbott? (www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...)
I wonder how this played out
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 AM
I wonder how this played out
“There are no conflicts of interest,” a White House spokeswoman said, adding President Trump “only acts in the best interest of the American public.” 1/2
February 11, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“There are no conflicts of interest,” a White House spokeswoman said, adding President Trump “only acts in the best interest of the American public.” 1/2
we have reached memeception
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM