DAMN!
Way back in the day Ross Perot referred to the "giant sucking sound" of jobs moving south out of the US.
Now FIFA's given it a whole new meaning. Well done, guys.
Now, off your knees, wipe your mouths, and play ball!
Now FIFA's given it a whole new meaning. Well done, guys.
Now, off your knees, wipe your mouths, and play ball!
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
DAMN!
Didn’t know I could love @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social more, but then they post this and I swoon.
Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Didn’t know I could love @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social more, but then they post this and I swoon.
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
"You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you."
I ... well, they might be right.
I ... well, they might be right.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you."
I ... well, they might be right.
I ... well, they might be right.
Thank you @merkley.senate.gov.
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Thank you @merkley.senate.gov.
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Reminder to Harvard: the time to fire Larry Summers was when he publicly disparaged women's intellectual capabilities.
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Reminder to Harvard: the time to fire Larry Summers was when he publicly disparaged women's intellectual capabilities.
A friend pointed out that NASA's APOD is back after the shutdown. They've posted all of the pictures from the past two months, and this one is especially wonderful.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25100...
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25100...
APOD: 2025 October 4 – The Rotating Moon
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A friend pointed out that NASA's APOD is back after the shutdown. They've posted all of the pictures from the past two months, and this one is especially wonderful.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25100...
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25100...
I hadn’t thought of this! Such a good point.
And even with all the excitement of my Christmas train ride last year I’m an ardent undying fan of Amtrak.
And even with all the excitement of my Christmas train ride last year I’m an ardent undying fan of Amtrak.
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I hadn’t thought of this! Such a good point.
And even with all the excitement of my Christmas train ride last year I’m an ardent undying fan of Amtrak.
And even with all the excitement of my Christmas train ride last year I’m an ardent undying fan of Amtrak.
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
AKA the official cookie of the New York Times crossword puzzle.
OREO! OREOOREO! RE! ORE! OREORE! OREOREOREOREORE!...
OREO! OREOOREO! RE! ORE! OREORE! OREOREOREOREORE!
kottke.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
AKA the official cookie of the New York Times crossword puzzle.
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they need long foods. it keeps them long.
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
they need long foods. it keeps them long.
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Dick Van Dyke has OUTLIVED Dick Cheney
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Dick Van Dyke has OUTLIVED Dick Cheney
This is like one of those Crufts agility outtakes, except not one of the fun ones.
If I knew how I would add the sad walking away piano theme from the Incredible Hulk tv series to this video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Bn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Bn...
Trump wanders off while meeting with Japanese prime minister
YouTube video by The Independent
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This is like one of those Crufts agility outtakes, except not one of the fun ones.
Thank goodness PPB is standing up for the people of Portland this time.
HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Thank goodness PPB is standing up for the people of Portland this time.
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True story: yesterday we rounded a corner driving home and almost hit a chicken strolling casually across the street. I was so startled I shouted "WHY is that chicken crossing the road?!" And my husband and I looked at each other and burst out laughing.
October 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
True story: yesterday we rounded a corner driving home and almost hit a chicken strolling casually across the street. I was so startled I shouted "WHY is that chicken crossing the road?!" And my husband and I looked at each other and burst out laughing.
TIL it's World Octopus Day!
Orange Octopus ~ a painting from my sea life collection. It's World Octopus Day.
October 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
TIL it's World Octopus Day!
1) 'No' is a complete sentence.
2) Practice saying it.
3) Seriously - practice saying it.
2) Practice saying it.
3) Seriously - practice saying it.
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
1) 'No' is a complete sentence.
2) Practice saying it.
3) Seriously - practice saying it.
2) Practice saying it.
3) Seriously - practice saying it.
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Need one for Bluesky!? But what?
October 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Need one for Bluesky!? But what?
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NPR today: for the first time in over 50 years we are now operating without any federal funding
Also NPR today: now for some uncritical coverage of the people who made it so that for the first time in over 50 years we are now operating without any federal funding
Also NPR today: now for some uncritical coverage of the people who made it so that for the first time in over 50 years we are now operating without any federal funding
Love hearing an NPR reporter repeat Vought's line about "unconstitutional DEI principles" with nary a query about what the fuck that actually means. At some point we need journalists to make this administration explain some of these batshit utterances.
October 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
NPR today: for the first time in over 50 years we are now operating without any federal funding
Also NPR today: now for some uncritical coverage of the people who made it so that for the first time in over 50 years we are now operating without any federal funding
Also NPR today: now for some uncritical coverage of the people who made it so that for the first time in over 50 years we are now operating without any federal funding
I am glad today that the military responded with silent unenthusiasm to both Hegseth and Trump.
*today*
*today*
September 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I am glad today that the military responded with silent unenthusiasm to both Hegseth and Trump.
*today*
*today*
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Remember Aaron Swartz and all the other people who were dragged through mud, whose lives were ruined or straight up ended over downloading a file or creating a website. Now try to imagine someone like Altman or Clegg being treated the same way for what they’re doing right now. Impossible, right?
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Remember Aaron Swartz and all the other people who were dragged through mud, whose lives were ruined or straight up ended over downloading a file or creating a website. Now try to imagine someone like Altman or Clegg being treated the same way for what they’re doing right now. Impossible, right?