Connor Tearney

The prior assumption’s Dave lays out - that people do not form their impressions by reading policy white papers, but from just existing in the world - is probably the single most important thing that I wish I could just implant in every consultant’s / dem politician’s head

"normies do not care about this thing and so it is no use raising a stink" is imho just an excuse for not doing politics, which is the job of making normies care about something

you've gotta admit the NCAA has an incredible sense of comic timing

Photo of the book, with an orange cover and big black text

Book 11: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. Really not all that different than “The Let Them Theory” from above, but I’d say that this one is better written and a more enjoyable read.

(In my head I initially thought the author was Marc Maron, feels like it works both ways)

In honor of the No Kings protest I took under 34.5 wins for Sacramento

I know it’s wish casting to hope for this, and essentially nothing would happen except Mike Johnson would give an indignant answer and then not call on the reporter ever again, but my god the 30 seconds when that question is asked would be the hypothetical highlight of my year.

Not being even vaguely sarcastic:

At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

every time I see an Angels highlight it's like "mike trout hit 3 home runs and raised his average to .528 while Shohei Ohtani did something that hasn't been done since Tungsten Arm O'Doyle on the 1921 Akron Groomsmen as the Tigers defeated the Angels 8-3"

This feels like an apt time to re-up the greatest baseball tweet of all time

An orange cat. A handsome gentleman.

Was confronted by an orange on my walk. Paid the toll of 72 scritches.

Chris Boniol kicked 7 FGs in this game. Gotta assume that generated some curse of cowardice that the cowboys have secretly been dealing with ever since.

I assume the only way to break it is to have Brandon Aubrey score a touchdown.

…you know I think she might actually believe this

Another screenshot of another fundraising text from Janet mills.

Six!

I literally got the 5th as I was typing that post. Let’s see if we can hit double digits today! (Also, I live in Texas, not that I don’t care about unseating Susan Collins, but still. Yeeeesh)

Screenshot of my text messages showing 4 fundraising texts from Janet Mills

I have gotten 5 fundraising texts from Janet Mills today alone. (And have immediately blocked everyone, yet they persist - all different numbers). If anything, this tells me you don’t understand the current media environment and are just going to pay consultants to run a campaign with poor outreach

Ha, fair. But I feel like Wax has a very unique personal definition of fun, anyway.

Book 10: Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (middle trilogy in the Mistborn series).

Mostly excited for how this seems to set-up the next book with some bigger foes and ideas. 2nd half of the book was really fun.

It also, ironically, took me far too long to read this book because I was too often distracted

Book 9: The Sirens’ Call by @chrislhayes.bsky.social. I really wish there was a way for everyone to understand the message of this book because I think it’s a fundamental tenet for *gestures at everything*

Thinking of attention as a quantifiable/limited resource and not just a skill or general idea

Given the playcalling decisions I honestly think that this game might be some sort of elaborate practical joke played on the brits

Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo are also going to have a multi-hour meeting after this game but it's just going to be them hitting wrestling finishers off the couch on each other

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

You know how RFK Jr said he could tell kids had mitochondrial problems by looking at them (obvious bullshit)? Similar idea here.

This is both my dumbest and best idea, but made doinks should be worth 4

The NFL could really add another level if FGs that go in off the upright were worth 4 points

Watching this Mason Miller guy pitch for the first time. Have to imagine he has a career 0.00 ERA with a .000 batting average against

The Green Bay Packers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 40-40 on away (field) goals.

I see this, I share it. Those are the rules.

Federal Troops Arrive in Portland and Immediately Form Bands