David Sleight
@stuntbox.bsky.social
Design director-type, publishing geek, itinerant newsroom denizen. Priors: ProPublica, BusinessWeek, Pearson Ed, consultant.
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I don’t mean that no one can gossip or ever laugh or find distractions because we are facing incipient fascism.
But these two are political reporters! That requires taking some things seriously.
But these two are political reporters! That requires taking some things seriously.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I don’t mean that no one can gossip or ever laugh or find distractions because we are facing incipient fascism.
But these two are political reporters! That requires taking some things seriously.
But these two are political reporters! That requires taking some things seriously.
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Many people have said this now but Nuzzi & Lizza act like it’s all a stupid, kinky game about attention & monetization but the stakes here involve lives & liberty.
Excuse me for being priggish while masked paramilitary agents snatch people off the streets & Trump steals with both fists.
Excuse me for being priggish while masked paramilitary agents snatch people off the streets & Trump steals with both fists.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Many people have said this now but Nuzzi & Lizza act like it’s all a stupid, kinky game about attention & monetization but the stakes here involve lives & liberty.
Excuse me for being priggish while masked paramilitary agents snatch people off the streets & Trump steals with both fists.
Excuse me for being priggish while masked paramilitary agents snatch people off the streets & Trump steals with both fists.
Nick Offerman’s casting in Death by Lightning is a master stroke. (The rest of the cast ain’t too shabby, either.)
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nick Offerman’s casting in Death by Lightning is a master stroke. (The rest of the cast ain’t too shabby, either.)
The four-year-old, giddily fleeing bedtime at top speed: “I’M A RUNNING PIECE OF FRENCH TOAST CARVED OUT OF WET MARBLE!!!”
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The four-year-old, giddily fleeing bedtime at top speed: “I’M A RUNNING PIECE OF FRENCH TOAST CARVED OUT OF WET MARBLE!!!”
‘“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, “the law is an ass—an idiot. If that’s the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience—by experience.”’ wapo.st/49eKElv
Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments
The Trump administration has twice gone to the Supreme Court in recent days, seeking to prevent other judges from forcing it to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
wapo.st
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
‘“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, “the law is an ass—an idiot. If that’s the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is, that his eye may be opened by experience—by experience.”’ wapo.st/49eKElv
What Chait said. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What Chait said. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
How is it that Slothrust’s “What a Wonderful World” cover is still just sitting there, untouched by any arthouse horror trailer soundtracks? I mean, c’mon. 100% begging for it.
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How is it that Slothrust’s “What a Wonderful World” cover is still just sitting there, untouched by any arthouse horror trailer soundtracks? I mean, c’mon. 100% begging for it.
The Tesla ownership moral index:
5+ year old Model 3: Potential earnest idealist
1–2 year old model Y/S: Selective amnesiac
Cybertruck: Born jerk, confirmed jerk
5+ year old Model 3: Potential earnest idealist
1–2 year old model Y/S: Selective amnesiac
Cybertruck: Born jerk, confirmed jerk
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Tesla ownership moral index:
5+ year old Model 3: Potential earnest idealist
1–2 year old model Y/S: Selective amnesiac
Cybertruck: Born jerk, confirmed jerk
5+ year old Model 3: Potential earnest idealist
1–2 year old model Y/S: Selective amnesiac
Cybertruck: Born jerk, confirmed jerk
Straight-up thuggery. There is no reason to conduct enforcement this way other than to terrorize. wapo.st/3WCekBE
Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
wapo.st
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Straight-up thuggery. There is no reason to conduct enforcement this way other than to terrorize. wapo.st/3WCekBE
OMG COLOR LABELS HAVE FINALLY LANDED IN NÜ LIGHTROOM YAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS
November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
OMG COLOR LABELS HAVE FINALLY LANDED IN NÜ LIGHTROOM YAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS
We all knew Zoom was the Mark of the Beast, this just confirms it.
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We all knew Zoom was the Mark of the Beast, this just confirms it.
When the four-year-old discovers memoji on mama’s phone (audio on).
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When the four-year-old discovers memoji on mama’s phone (audio on).
Current Eye Twitch: I put these apps together on my home screen yesterday, and right after Adobe dropped an update that tweaks Lightroom’s typeface… but just Lightroom. Early release of wider overhaul coming at Max next week?
October 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Current Eye Twitch: I put these apps together on my home screen yesterday, and right after Adobe dropped an update that tweaks Lightroom’s typeface… but just Lightroom. Early release of wider overhaul coming at Max next week?
Was sitting in the waiting room of a medical office earlier today when I heard one staffer tell another to ask ChatGPT about an insurance billing issue. 😬
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Was sitting in the waiting room of a medical office earlier today when I heard one staffer tell another to ask ChatGPT about an insurance billing issue. 😬
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I’m old enough to remember when the idea of the government reaching out to social media companies to ask for moderation was a gigantic scandal
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the idea of the government reaching out to social media companies to ask for moderation was a gigantic scandal
Finally watched James Gunn’s Superman last night. All I could think watching the chirpy twenty-something LuthorCorp staffers was: “So, basically, Palantir campus hires.”
September 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Finally watched James Gunn’s Superman last night. All I could think watching the chirpy twenty-something LuthorCorp staffers was: “So, basically, Palantir campus hires.”
Let’s not dress it up: this is absolute fascist bullshit. wapo.st/4pKK5pq
Trump deploys troops to Portland, authorizing ‘full force’ if necessary
The action escalates a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.
wapo.st
September 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Let’s not dress it up: this is absolute fascist bullshit. wapo.st/4pKK5pq
Dissent is patriotic. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...
11 N.Y. Officials Arrested Trying to Access ICE Detention Cells
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Dissent is patriotic. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...
DING DING DING
Seeing JD strutting for his tryout on the pod should have made this crystal clear to everyone.
Seeing JD strutting for his tryout on the pod should have made this crystal clear to everyone.
belatedly realizing this whole kirk performative retribution is a dry run for the next guy
September 16, 2025 at 5:36 AM
DING DING DING
Seeing JD strutting for his tryout on the pod should have made this crystal clear to everyone.
Seeing JD strutting for his tryout on the pod should have made this crystal clear to everyone.
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Donald Trump pardoned multiple people who stormed the capitol looking to hurt or kill elected leaders like Pelosi and his own vice president Pence. But the right is really torn up about political violence. Really.
September 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Donald Trump pardoned multiple people who stormed the capitol looking to hurt or kill elected leaders like Pelosi and his own vice president Pence. But the right is really torn up about political violence. Really.
That thing where you’re unloading from a trip and realize you’ve turned into one of those families that packs like they’re providing forward operating support for the 82nd Airborne.
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That thing where you’re unloading from a trip and realize you’ve turned into one of those families that packs like they’re providing forward operating support for the 82nd Airborne.
Please tell me someone has already pitched him on Mayor Adams™ brand potato chips. (Bonus if they call their first flavor “Greased Palms.”)
August 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Please tell me someone has already pitched him on Mayor Adams™ brand potato chips. (Bonus if they call their first flavor “Greased Palms.”)
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Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
I guess TRONC wasn’t available.
August 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I guess TRONC wasn’t available.
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein OH BIG BALLS ALMOST GOT HIS CAR STOLEN QUICK EVERYONE LOOK OVER THERE
August 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein OH BIG BALLS ALMOST GOT HIS CAR STOLEN QUICK EVERYONE LOOK OVER THERE