Darrin Beene
@beenemachine.bsky.social
Former ink-stained wretch turned educator.
When you hire a bunch of assholes, expect a shit show.
January 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
When you hire a bunch of assholes, expect a shit show.
As a journalist for more than two decades, I cringe. The goal for CBS should not "be the news" but to report the news.
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM
As a journalist for more than two decades, I cringe. The goal for CBS should not "be the news" but to report the news.
By his logic, I could just go to a bank and take any amount I want. Couldn't be bothered to ask them, right?
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
By his logic, I could just go to a bank and take any amount I want. Couldn't be bothered to ask them, right?
Yep, this one especially.
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Yep, this one especially.
Run DMC > Run Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Run DMC > Run Venezuela
Another option: I would have been happy with Walt Weiss.
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Another option: I would have been happy with Walt Weiss.
His work with a band in the 80s called The Bears is outstanding.
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
His work with a band in the 80s called The Bears is outstanding.
It’s going to be to take more than that.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It’s going to be to take more than that.
I'm not sure Prisoner number 726502211 Stadium has much of ring to it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'm not sure Prisoner number 726502211 Stadium has much of ring to it.
Nice. Here’s some from the PNW:
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Nice. Here’s some from the PNW:
Very cheeky, Mr. Kristol. And I like that!
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Very cheeky, Mr. Kristol. And I like that!
Well said, but if you didn't get to the end, let me sum it up for you:
J.D. Vance is 💩
J.D. Vance is 💩
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Well said, but if you didn't get to the end, let me sum it up for you:
J.D. Vance is 💩
J.D. Vance is 💩
It's math. If you were 18 when that song came out in 1991, you are 52 now. That means you are cruising the aisles looking for pasta. Welcome to middle age!
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It's math. If you were 18 when that song came out in 1991, you are 52 now. That means you are cruising the aisles looking for pasta. Welcome to middle age!
Yes, we are here and I wish we weren't.
October 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Yes, we are here and I wish we weren't.
Citizen Bane
The Oddfather
Rear Widow
The Oddfather
Rear Widow
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Citizen Bane
The Oddfather
Rear Widow
The Oddfather
Rear Widow
Who in the heck are the 25 percent who look at all this and think, yep, things are going good?
October 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Who in the heck are the 25 percent who look at all this and think, yep, things are going good?
People should realize the Jays won more games than the Dodgers did in a division with the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays (all good teams). And they came off the mat (down 2-0) to the Mariners and trailed, 3-1, in Game 7 of the ALCS. They got some dudes, and this series is more even than it appears.
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
People should realize the Jays won more games than the Dodgers did in a division with the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays (all good teams). And they came off the mat (down 2-0) to the Mariners and trailed, 3-1, in Game 7 of the ALCS. They got some dudes, and this series is more even than it appears.