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"Natalie, Melania and Ivanka."

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

This is a Chris Rock line

This guy wants to turn Bluesky into a woke gated community!!

LOL

Just canceled my DashPass and sent this email to DoorDash. I encourage you to do the same if you support D.C. home rule. press@doordash.com and ir@doordash.com

The president directly threatening scientists who produce information he doesn't like! The Harpers letter folks are going to be *so upset* about this. We'll never hear the end of it!

Third Way compromise: you have to show your id to vote but in exchange you get a tradable pasta permit

Elon Musk trying to sink a Christopher Nolan movie was honestly the funniest and dumbest course of action he could have taken. He’s one of the most popular filmmakers alive and now it proves Elon and his fanboys have no real cultural impact outside of X

They’re going to paint the scaffolding gold next, aren’t they?

"In the end, we’re right back where we started in January 2025: an administration asserting that Trump’s election meant he has the right to completely dictate all government policy and spending unilaterally."

"So, to recap: Trump issues executive orders that are nothing but memorializations of his bigotry. OMB then pretends that these things are actually law and therefore apply to the entire executive branch and, by extension, the entire country .." This is a very important piece:

Rick Beato had a video on how this sort of thing could happen with AI and music. Telecoms had a monopoly over physical infrastructure. Tech companies pushing their luck on AI pricing don't have that luxury. Especially as on device AI solutions emerge:

I'd never seen this -- MAD Magazine, 1991. Really good.

I photographed Dr Lauren Alexander Augustine at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. As Executive Director of the Gulf Research Program at the National Academies, she works at the intersection of science, energy, resilience, and the future of Gulf communities.

- Dem VA Gov vetos collective bargaining rights for state employees - CO Dem Gov to veto rollback of hybrid "right-to-work" law - LA Dems rolls back min wage increase for hotel & airport workers - Chicago Dems delay end of tipped min wage paydayreport.com/va-dem-gov-v...

Nightclub for non-mainstream music/performances

It is so American that US right-wingers hearing a pope saying standard pope things in English makes them go apeshit.

timeline cleanse

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

as far as i can tell “bio hacking” is just a goofy term for giving yourself some combination of an eating disorder and a drug addiction

Wow.

Apple should adjust its feed to be nonstop Epstein Trump stories.

Let’s make it viral folks. Thank you @histoftech.bsky.social.

They’re going to try to suppress the vote in the brown areas, but they’re still going to get massacred in the suburbs.

The GOP will Fight for Your Right to Party

My favorite critic on my favorite performer.

On SCTV. It's fitting in a way that the only complete version of a show may be someone's off-air VHS from 1987

Ok. Hear me out. Macaulay Culkin, Winona Ryder, and Dan Levy play siblings in a heartfelt comedy coming to terms with the passing of their mother?

Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About https://theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-being-blamed-for-cowardice-on-issues-1847675639/

One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us? Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A or

1/27/2026 - Minneapolis ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone They did not have a warrant

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

lol he gave sworn testimony that he doesn’t run it

Heroes. To everyone doing this work whose names most people will never learn, you’re absolute fucking heroes.

The Execution of Alex Pretti youtu.be/DXT-sBECFXw?...

ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement. "I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish. Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature. Minneapolis, MN

Is it a bad sign that it seems like MSNOW is completely supported by Qunol and Neuvage?

1 broccoli 1 piece of chicken 1 corn tortilla 2 dolls 5 pencils 50 year mortgage Trump’s Golden Age

I realize who Dokoupil reminds me of

A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming

“Show me what comic you loved when you were 13, and that's all I need to know about you.”

Fans & friends - yes I am a comedian & impersonator, but I'm also a Georgetown Law grad & eviction prevention attorney. I'm running for Congress in NJ because I think my "particular set of skills" are needed for my district & the Democratic Party. Please go to www.JLforNJ.com to learn more & donate.

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Joe Lieberman is the gift that keeps on giving