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Operation Idiot Sicario is very dangerous because once you’ve decided to missile random boats rather than interdict them you’ve ignored the advice of every good person in your organization and ensured your kill chain is exclusively staffed by the most evil, malicious, or lazy bastards alive

An apartment complex. A headline reads: "Did Switzerland Solve The Housing Crisis?"

The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...

You can’t pack more joy into a 90-second clip than Coldplay’s 2020 “Tiny Desk”

@npr.org #LetsGoLetsGoLetsGo 💕

Bad: Using the National Guard in DC to "fight crime"
Really bad: Threatening to use them in other (blue) cities
Really really bad: Sending units from red states only
Superbad: Specialized units within the National Guard to deal with "public order issues"

(All within the last 2 weeks, too)

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

Why MAGA Hates Superman He stands for truth, justice, and an American way that Trump is tearing down

Fox News is mad at Superman and director James Gunn, denouncing them as "woke."

Of course they are. Superman stands for truth, justice, and an American way Trump is tearing down. He's both alien and American, and helps others without demanding praise. He embodies the values MAGA hates.

My latest:

A field of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. At left is a large elliptical galaxy, smooth like a polished stone. At right lies a large spiral galaxy that is nearly a ring, with bright golden core. To its lower left is a smaller spiral with a barred core. At top and bottom, two bright stars shine brightly with multi-colored diffraction spikes emanating out. In the background, hundreds of galaxies are just smudges of various colors.

A field of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. At top left is a large galaxy that is smooth like a stone, with wisps like cotton candy spiral from left and right. In the background, hundreds of galaxies of many shapes are just smudges of various colors against the black of space. / A field of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. At bottom left is an elegant two-armed galaxy, with arms extended like a dancer viewed from above. The bright points of three stars form a triangle at top center. In the background, hundreds of galaxies of many shapes are just smudges of various colors against the black of space.

A field of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. At top right is a large galaxy with two whirling spiral arms wrapping around like a hug. At bottom left, two smooth elliptical galaxies appear near each other, like champagne glasses in the midst of a cheers. A bright star above the pair has red, green, and blue diffraction spikes emanating out. In the background, hundreds of galaxies of many shapes are just smudges of various colors.

A field of galaxies of many shapes, sizes and colors, as well as the bright multi-colored points of stars. At center is a spiral galaxy peppered with tight, knotted clumps of vivid blue, young stars. In the background, hundreds of galaxies of many shapes are just smudges of various colors against the black of space.

Yesterday we released our cosmic treasure chest...and now it's yours to explore! With ✨~10 million galaxies✨ in the image, there's plenty to find.

Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪

➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...

Government | Harvard University Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.

Another big FU from Harvard… free online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more.

pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...

YouTube video by Netflix Is A Joke There's a Horse In The Hospital | John Mulaney | Netflix Is A Joke

Time for John Mulaney and “There’s a horse in the hospital”

youtu.be/JhkZMxgPxXU

From Nov 7:

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Trade: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Look, I'm not gonna promise it answers all your questions, but we tried to cram a lot into 21 minutes here.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=etkd...

Five weeks ago, Mary Kate Cornett was a first-year business major dating another Ole Miss student.

Then a spurious claim about her and her boyfriend’s father spread — and was amplified by Pat McAfee, Barstool personalities and others.

http://dlvr.it/TJtKS4

YouTube video by Buteyko Clinic International Long Covid | Two Simple Breathing Exercises to Help with Recovery

youtube.com/shorts/oPSJo...

Tom Nichols: A Farce and a Sham Trump tried to pencil out literal words in the Constitution and then freed 1,500 violent insurrectionists—while the media attempted to normalize it all.

Tim Miller and I face the day after:

www.thebulwark.com/p/tom-nichol...

This is a cool #Severance balloon generator. Yes, a balloon generator.

Put your face on it.

severanceballoon.com

When people ask me to explain the state of this country, I assign two books: Eric Hoffer’s “The True Believer” & @radiofreetom.bsky.social “Our Own Worst Enemy”They are the How & Why we got into this mess.

#politics #Fascism

Very flattered by this, especially since parts of my book are really just fleshing out things Hoffer predicted

How Ben Meiselas Met Michael Popok Written by Ben Meiselas

I wrote about how Michael Popok and I met and started Legal AF. It’s also an important lesson in never judging a book by its cover. We met in 2015 when we were litigators on opposite sides of a case. We went from fierce adversaries to best friends in 5 years. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Analysis | If Trump wrecks the economy, but later the economy gets worse because of a pandemic Trump mismanages, his slate will be wiped clean.

One of the best TV shows out there. Anxiously awaiting season two.

Opinion | Ireland Is Rich. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Happy. There are the same dark subplots here that have made the position of other incumbent governments so precarious.

Ireland finally has political independence and economic prosperity, so they're ready to throw out the bums who did this to them @radiofreetom.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/o...

Marcella Hazan’s bolognese has been called “the gold standard” and has more than 20,000 5-star reviews. Try it and see for yourself. nyti.ms/40X1mla

Opinion | Trump’s Victory Feels Like a Diagnosis With Trump’s return, we are all about to find out how vulnerable we really are.

I wrote about my feelings. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/o...

Spanberger: If she’s willing to work against U.S. interests by legitimizing Kremlin propaganda, what kind of untold damage could she do as the Director of National Intelligence? Is she going to put Russian propaganda in the president’s daily brief?

YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly BlueSky for Beginners

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.

I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.

Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...

Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!

Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

And if you need a break from election news, try the moss feed…

bsky.app/profile/did:...

🦋 WELCOME TO BLUESKY! I recommend exploring our custom feeds, which are a little like hashtags but more interesting. We have them for academic and professional subjects, sports, cities, hobbies (e.g., gardening, baking), and many more. Search them in the sidebar under Feeds. 🧵

You can think of every user on here as a website! Here's a thread explaining how it works.