Dendrochronology xkcd.com/2847

the arc of this feels obvious. Twitter will bleed money for a while, and Musk will eventually sell what’s left of it for pennies on the dollar. He will loudly and publicly blame the previous management team as well as a conspiracy among woke advertisers.

At a time when the alternative is an anti-democratic authoritarian who poses an existential threat to the nation, 2024 is the worst moment for a third-party spoiler candidate. And that’s exactly what No Labels threatens to be. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/no-labels-2024-election-spoiler

Lawyer : Argues before SCOTUS

Clarence Thomas, holding up ipad :

I really, really want to go back in time and show this headline to 16-year-old me.

When they say "be gay do crimes" the crimes they are referring to specifically are counterfeiting Thomas kinkade paintings, and selling counterfeit Thomas kinkade paintings

Threads makes a lot of sense when you remember what Zuck wanted the Metaverse to be: a heavily branded, inscrutable morass where you might have a fleeting, benign interaction with a celebrity who immediately tries to sell you an Apple Watch.

this is why i just bought a cookbook for the first time, internet is becoming complete useless garbage and i'm anticipating that in 3 months time whenever i google a recipe all i'll find is some confused AI telling me to put roofing nails and tarragon in my enchiladas