Alison, of DC, in ATL.

This is fucking perfect. Also time to boast that I was able to see this with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen and they were brilliant.

can’t wait.

Inspector General of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) General Carsten Breuer gives a press conference on the Bundeswehr exercise series

Hours after trying to assassinate the EU Commission president, Russia tried to assassinate Germany’s military's inspector general, Carsten Breue, the highest-ranking general in the Bundeswehr. His plane was also jammed once over the Baltic Sea and once over Lithuania.

If you refuse to vaccinate your dog for rabies, you should lose the right to have a pet.

Old edition of the Pocket Book of English Poetry, missing its covers. Inscribed: "To Bunch [my grandmother's childhood nickname] - A small recognition of good work on the [illegible] examination. July 1940, Petts Wood School." I cannot make out the signature.

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So many treasures here, like this Pocket Book of English Poetry, missing its board covers, inscribed to my grandmother for her good performance in some exam at the age of 10. It seems to be written by a teacher at her village school in Petts Wood, Kent, in 1940.

Stacks of old books sorted into piles.

I am in the process of sorting through the many books I have inherited from family who have passed on or who are simply downsizing. I'm finally also starting to inherit bookshelves so I can free these columns from their boxes.

Heh, I had the same thing happen over the past couple years. BP always astoundingly great.

America has no money to pay for cancer research for kids, but we’ve got tons of cash to cut taxes for billionaires and build Trump a new party room at the White House. Make it make sense.

Uh. Bummer.

That was such a number, but we've got years of his work ahead! US men's tennis is finally back to being interesting!

My relief is washing over me in waves. I am fully gainfully employed in my field for the first time since being laid off 14 months ago! Thank you to all of you who have helped me keep my spirits up during this terrible struggle.

"The DC Sandwich Guy"

Somebody make the t-shirt right the fuck now.

The DC sandwich guy has been charged with assault for shouting at a CBP officer, throwing a sub into his chest, and then running off.

"I did it. I threw the sandwich," he said while he was being processed.

There are reasons the evil dipshits in charge wants people to think DC is a Mad Max style hellscape, but they have little to do with the reality of living here or improving our (already declining) crime rate.

Page One in Scotland.

Medical debt for over 350,000 Arizonans erased, Governor Hobbs announces Gov. Katie Hobbs has announced that $429 million in medical debt has been erased so far for hundreds of thousands of Arizonans.

An initiative launched last year by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has now erased $429 million in medical debt for 352,000 Arizonans. Elections matter.

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black and white photo of Groucho Marx cigar in mouth, looking sideways while reading.

"Many people don't seem to realize that the first thing which disappears when men are turning a country into a totalitarian state is comedy and comics." Grouch Marx circa 1960.

A photo showing the roof of a shipping container partially removed to reveal dozens of drones pack into a false roof.

A warehouse with 6 of the shipping containers shown on the floor of the building

Every detail emerging of the Ukrainian attack is jaw-dropping.

These images released by Ukraine show how the attack drones were hidden in a secret compartment in the top of shipping containers.

Presumably allowing them to be transported without detection.

Russia imported their own destruction.

Woooowwww. This is amazing. Read the whole thread about how the attack happened. Stunning in its genius and thriftiness. Also a gamble that it would work and be effective. If course, it can't ever happen again, but it looks like its devastation was so total, it doesn't need to.

That cemetery has so many great stories in it. One of my faves is the notorious DC madam, can't recall her name at the moment. They discovered the location of her brothel when they were excavating for the NMAI.

Stealing billions of our own tax dollars from blue states like we're conquered territory and redistributing them to the ultra wealthy. Intolerable.

Yours is bright green! It knew your favorite color and just wanted to show off!

The funniest final would be Dallas/Carolina with Dallas sweeping them and Rants racking up 12 points.

Same. But then we can root for the Finnish Stars against them!

A small grayish tree frog clings to a beige porch rail at night.

Closer view of the small tree frog

Summer friends have arrived!

How Democrats Crushed a Despicable Anti-Trans Campaign and Won a Major Election Politics / May 16, 2025 How Democrats Crushed a Despicable Anti-Trans Campaign and Won a Major Election The supposedly unbeatable Republican mayor of Nebraska’s largest city used the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ+...

This is one of the best political stories so far this year. A sweeping rejection of hate in the heartland — and more evidence that Democrats can win everywhere.

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Looking forward to ICE trying to disappear Springsteen causing the entire state of New Jersey to revolt