John Fitzpatrick

If a Dem wins the presidency in 2028, they should rename the White House Ballroom “The Ida B. Wells Memorial Ballroom.” And then put gold (leaf) plaques on the back of every chair to dedicate them to the memory of a great civil rights leader. That would cause a satisfying kerfuffle on the Right.

This has been clear for a few months now. Trump lacks the ability and credibility to agree to anything with Iran at this point, so it’ll have to fall to his successor. And if it’s a Dem, the right will pillory them for fixing what Trump broke.

This video is absurdly cute.

Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin roof! [Dramatic Pause] Rusted.

This is Louie. He got a really bad haircut. And also a villain origin story. 13/10 (TT: maddiehilaski)

I left my wallet in El Segundo. I gotta get it. I got, gotta get it.

Amazing thread on Trump's views on international trade and markets.

There's a reason the White House didn't reveal the text of the "agreement" when making their big press splash announcing their agreement: It's a cup of tea without the bag. Congrats to the journos who breathlessly reported on a US-UK deal that isn't. You got played (again).

The Weiner's Circle never disappoints.

Definitely the cutest thing that I've seen today. That says a lot since I wake up to the little fluff ball to the left.

Worth a read.

feels like this was the music they should've used to announce him

This is The Last Supper now.

That's not how I expected the Cubs game to finish.

Best 🔥 Harvard posts Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s letter correcting her grammar and spelling— then they posted it on social media.

Best clap ever.. 😊 #Animals #Pets #Wonderful

So good for so many reasons.

If a foreign adversary really wanted to undermine American manufacturers, they would make it so that every factory in the world -- except those in the United States -- can import the equipment they need from China without paying a 145% up charge.

Otters are the most wonderful little animals around.

“This happens today: if the investments in the banks fall slightly… a tragedy… what can be done? But if people die of hunger, if they have nothing eat, if they have poor health, it does not matter! This is our crisis today!” -Pope Francis

If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.

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I just re-read the story of Abraham and Isaac. I've got to think that they walked for a long time down Mount Mori'ah in total silence until Abraham looked at Isaac and said, "Let's not tell your mom about this."

If our democracy dies, this is its epitaph

Bingo

Loving this clip. Pretty dead on.

How can there not be a single person who understands economics in the damn White House?

He said that he was going to do the tariffs. He said it over and over on the campaign trail. I'm really tired right now.

With all these AI "features" being put into apps, I'm starting to act like a toddler at work: "No, SELF! SELF! I do it SELF!"

Ultimately, and I mean this, Americans have to stop being giant babies about paying taxes. taxes are the price of a functional society. Everything we complain about in US...the disorder, the mess, the lack of services and support is because we don't pay taxes.

one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.

Always has a smart observation.

It’s 6:30am, and this clip has already made my day.

a friend just introduced me to this performance of Take on Me & I'm weepy from it so now must make you weepy from it

Bob Uecker hit .200 over six years as a backup catcher and turned that into 10 television shows, six movies, a fairly regular spot with Johnny Carson and 54 years calling games for the Brewers. That's quite a life.

Epic battle for the control of Sven. The kid gloves are off — and I mean both of us.

I’m very excited to learn how to play this song. Wish me luck.

The BK Melt jingle is the laziest songwriting I've heard in a very long time.

Wow. OSU really came to play.

Had to turn off the Texas-ASU game because the split screen with the stats bar at the bottom was driving my wife and I crazy. I was constantly looking in the wrong place, and it was giving me a headache.

So cozy

Really getting my math geek on this morning.

For Maths fans, 2025 is a square. 45² = 45 x 45 = 2025 Also, 9² x 5² = 2025 40² + 20² + 5² = 2025 My favourite? 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025 #Mathematics #teaching #education

I saw “Gladiator 2 (Electric Boogaloo)” tonight. I enjoyed it, but it took so much effort to suppress the firing of the “but akshully” gene located on my Y-chromosome.

The appeal to nature fallacy is the false belief that "natural" is better. Natural things that can kill you? Pathogenic microorganisms. Smallpox virus is natural. So is SARS-CoV-2. And poliovirus. And Rabies virus. So is Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague. 1/