When Trump pictured himself as king the other day, I thought to myself, "Self, isn't there a part of the Declaration of Independence that details exactly why the writers want to declare independence from the monarchy?"
Yup. There sure is. And BOY does it sound familiar.
Yup. There sure is. And BOY does it sound familiar.
February 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
When Trump pictured himself as king the other day, I thought to myself, "Self, isn't there a part of the Declaration of Independence that details exactly why the writers want to declare independence from the monarchy?"
Yup. There sure is. And BOY does it sound familiar.
Yup. There sure is. And BOY does it sound familiar.
The chaos is the point
February 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The chaos is the point
I'm not huge into football and I'm only watching the Superbowl for work-related purposes (no, seriously) - but I'm getting the distinct impression that the Eagles understood and did the assignment while the Chiefs fed the assignment into ChatGPT and spent the rest of the week off playing Fortnite
February 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I'm not huge into football and I'm only watching the Superbowl for work-related purposes (no, seriously) - but I'm getting the distinct impression that the Eagles understood and did the assignment while the Chiefs fed the assignment into ChatGPT and spent the rest of the week off playing Fortnite
Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism was meant to be a warning, not a how-to.*
We are in Part Three, Chapter Twelve.
*(I've written this so many times over the past 8 years my phone auto-predicts the whole sentence based on the first few letters. It's both funny and sad.)
We are in Part Three, Chapter Twelve.
*(I've written this so many times over the past 8 years my phone auto-predicts the whole sentence based on the first few letters. It's both funny and sad.)
January 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism was meant to be a warning, not a how-to.*
We are in Part Three, Chapter Twelve.
*(I've written this so many times over the past 8 years my phone auto-predicts the whole sentence based on the first few letters. It's both funny and sad.)
We are in Part Three, Chapter Twelve.
*(I've written this so many times over the past 8 years my phone auto-predicts the whole sentence based on the first few letters. It's both funny and sad.)
Any other Gen X-ers getting a sense of "11pm on Dec 31, 1999"?
May the rest of the day be just as anticlimactic as January 1, 2000.
May the rest of the day be just as anticlimactic as January 1, 2000.
anticlimactic.as
January 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Any other Gen X-ers getting a sense of "11pm on Dec 31, 1999"?
May the rest of the day be just as anticlimactic as January 1, 2000.
May the rest of the day be just as anticlimactic as January 1, 2000.
Joining half of SoCal in recommending the other half download the Watch Duty app for #LAFire maps and updates. This thing is so up-to-date that when I hear a siren go west on Santa Monica Blvd, I already know where it's headed.
www.watchduty.org
www.watchduty.org
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.
www.watchduty.org
January 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Joining half of SoCal in recommending the other half download the Watch Duty app for #LAFire maps and updates. This thing is so up-to-date that when I hear a siren go west on Santa Monica Blvd, I already know where it's headed.
www.watchduty.org
www.watchduty.org
There's an evacuation center set up at the Westwood rec center on Sepulveda, across the 405 from the VA. I am telling myself that since I live pretty close, I'm safe from the #PacificPalisadesFire, because why else would they set up the shelter here?
It's almost working. I almost believe myself.
It's almost working. I almost believe myself.
January 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
There's an evacuation center set up at the Westwood rec center on Sepulveda, across the 405 from the VA. I am telling myself that since I live pretty close, I'm safe from the #PacificPalisadesFire, because why else would they set up the shelter here?
It's almost working. I almost believe myself.
It's almost working. I almost believe myself.
Obligatory last-night-of-Chanukah snap. Hey, my menorah works.
January 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Obligatory last-night-of-Chanukah snap. Hey, my menorah works.
Let the record show that this Chanukah, I got my family's e-gift cards sent out before the last night. There's a medal for that, right?
Well, there should be.
Well, there should be.
December 30, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Let the record show that this Chanukah, I got my family's e-gift cards sent out before the last night. There's a medal for that, right?
Well, there should be.
Well, there should be.
Observing Nittel Nacht in the way of my people
December 25, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Observing Nittel Nacht in the way of my people
TFW you sure hope the customer service rep is AI because it hurts to think any human could be this literal yet incompetent.
December 11, 2024 at 11:02 PM
TFW you sure hope the customer service rep is AI because it hurts to think any human could be this literal yet incompetent.
My Spotify Wrapped is podcasts.
December 4, 2024 at 5:35 PM
My Spotify Wrapped is podcasts.
Reposted by Rose Knows
Before anyone utters a negative word about President Biden pardoning Hunter, a friendly reminder that Donald Trump vowed to pardon the J6 insurrectionists and Ross Ulbricht on Day 1 - and granted executive clemency to 237 individuals while in office.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Before anyone utters a negative word about President Biden pardoning Hunter, a friendly reminder that Donald Trump vowed to pardon the J6 insurrectionists and Ross Ulbricht on Day 1 - and granted executive clemency to 237 individuals while in office.
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Theory: Trump's cabinet picks are being made by a high school junior who doesn't see the need to do the reading for an essay due tomorrow when ChatGPT is a thing
Breaking News: President-elect Trump will nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Trump said that Oz would “work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex.”
Trump Transition Live Updates: Cabinet Picks and Matt Gaetz News
Howard Lutnick, a Wall Street executive, would oversee an agency that promotes U.S. industry and oversees controls on exports of technology, including semiconductors, to China, Russia and elsewhere, f...
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Theory: Trump's cabinet picks are being made by a high school junior who doesn't see the need to do the reading for an essay due tomorrow when ChatGPT is a thing
It's the heady days after a whole bunch of people join a platform and we get to decide what it will be: A space for lofty ideas? A news source? The mud pit from hell?
Personally, I vote for a "pick me up a couple items at Trader Joe's" exchange. I'm almost out of cold brew concentrate.
Personally, I vote for a "pick me up a couple items at Trader Joe's" exchange. I'm almost out of cold brew concentrate.
November 16, 2024 at 12:22 AM
It's the heady days after a whole bunch of people join a platform and we get to decide what it will be: A space for lofty ideas? A news source? The mud pit from hell?
Personally, I vote for a "pick me up a couple items at Trader Joe's" exchange. I'm almost out of cold brew concentrate.
Personally, I vote for a "pick me up a couple items at Trader Joe's" exchange. I'm almost out of cold brew concentrate.
I thought the whole "put the governor of a low-population interior state with no relevant experience in charge of Homeland Security" was a good troll, but "make the AG a guy who's going to block investigations into his own federal crimes while he blanket pardons his boss" is really taking the cake
Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard, a former congresswoman from Hawaii, as director of national intelligence.
Follow live updates:
Follow live updates:
Live updates: Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
Get the latest news on the transition to the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:51 PM
I thought the whole "put the governor of a low-population interior state with no relevant experience in charge of Homeland Security" was a good troll, but "make the AG a guy who's going to block investigations into his own federal crimes while he blanket pardons his boss" is really taking the cake
Oh, hey, I left this thing on
November 13, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Oh, hey, I left this thing on
Pitchers and catchers report in 123 days.
October 12, 2023 at 4:10 AM
Pitchers and catchers report in 123 days.
And now, back to obsessing over things I can't control!
October 12, 2023 at 4:04 AM
And now, back to obsessing over things I can't control!
This is how the Dodgers' year ends: Not with a bang, but with a whimper of forgetting how to hit in the postseason.
Again.
Again.
October 12, 2023 at 4:03 AM
This is how the Dodgers' year ends: Not with a bang, but with a whimper of forgetting how to hit in the postseason.
Again.
Again.