Oliver Staley

I am thrilled to announce that Effie Phillips-Staley - aka my better half - launched her campaign for Congress today! Effie is running as a progressive Democrat in NY’s 17th, to unseat MAGA Mike Lawler and help flip the House. Check out her campaign site and donate! www.effieforcongress.com

College football realignment now gives us matchups that feel like a metaphor for our political discourse

The name is Bastard. Jackie Bastard.

it was the fuck-aroundest of times, it was the find-outest of times (gift link) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Pat Murphy looks like he could have managed Babe Ruth

Nick Offerman is pitching for the Sox?

Unbelievable

Then, it reassembles itself to become a giant robot

You know those Hyundai ads with the gladiator girl, about how the company is supporting childhood cancer research? They’re donating $22 per car sold. They spend more per car on windshield wiper fluid.

I have Astra merger PTSD

Maybe the only sporting event my daughter was eager to watch

* CEO EUPHEMISMS FOR SUCKY QUARTERS HAVE ‘TROUGHED’

Looking forward to seeing his corpse on display www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/s...

Autocorrect suggested "agnostic AI" which sounds like a great idea

The rare game with both Olmo and Elmo

My son: the muppets more world cup appearances in the last dozen years than Italy

Ok, this halftime show is pretty fun

The metaphor of all metaphors

Excruciating loss for England. Denied the finals by Argentina only makes it worse.

Curious how this innocuous PSA will be turned into the Communist Manifesto

It’s the metaphor

One week to go before the New York State primary for NY-17! Make plans to cast your vote for progressive Democrat @effieforcongress.bsky.social and donate what you can so we can win this thing! effieforcongress.com

When I fell asleep at the Garden, the Knicks were Winning. Then when I wake up, I see the Spurs have "won." It seems that in the 4th Quarter, the so-called referees kept "finding" Points for the Spurs. Rigged! Fake Game! by Donald J. Trump

StubHub showing some sweet deals on Knicks tix

Babylon station, shake it

Today’s winner

Unhinged behavior from Mike Lawler, who is increasingly scared of my wife, @effieforcongress.bsky.social

Pump and dump baby

Hmmmm, let’s check out the encouraging messages my wife is getting for her campaign. Oh.

me: if i had kids, i’d be such a helicopter mom you: you DO have kids me: WHAT

Big News! @effieforcongress.bsky.social is endorsed by @sanders.senate.gov's @our-revolution.bsky.social! If you're not supporting Effie already, it's not too late! Find out more at effieforcongress.com!

It’s yard sign season! If you live in NY-17 and want to support the only progressive candidate, order yours now at effieforcongress.com. @effieforcongress.bsky.social

If people on Blue Sky boycotted all the things other people on Blue Sky wanted, we would have nothing left to read

“Get my wife’s name out of your mouth!”

There’s a tiresome sort of pedantry that makes some posters on this site seem like tedious condescending assholes.

I will go on the record and say no one should die at 53. Very sad news. RIP.

Blockade us??? We’ll blockade you!!

I'm honestly surprised there any tourists in Haiti at this point

This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.

Absolutely disgraceful.

For people who want to become more familiar with Effie's campaign, here's the interview with Hasan from yesterday, already up on his official YT channel: youtu.be/KCqZKTc1N_8?... and her campaign website: effieforcongress.com

Congratulations to Peter Alexander, who used to sit next to me as we covered Spokane City Council meetings approximately 3 million years ago

Which witch is which?

I know we’re well past this but is it too much to ask that major policy announcements of this country not have third-grade spelling errors?

Wonderful interview of Effie by @premthakker.bsky.social

The latest media appearance from Effie Phillips-Staley, progressive candidate in NY-17 (and my wife): www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBQc...

Sudden death is a brutal way to lose a gold medal