Yep. Yet the clear signs will be overlooked by the same people who counted the times Biden blinked or stuttered when asked questions.

The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang, specifically "The Dragon Republic."

Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Homecoming The Latin-trap performer is probably the most important pop musician of our time. Key to his success is that the bigger he gets, the more local he seems.

This can't possibly be true! There's no way someone from P F***ing R can be the most important anything of our time. Seriously, Puerto Rico is an island, yet if feels less insular than the U.S. a lot of the time.

F. Scott Fitzgerald said that "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function." Here's two ideas that aren't opposed: what happened to Kirk was evil and his impact on American life was pernicious.

Good grief! What total a**holes.

I like Ben Thompson, at least the stuff I hear on the free podcast, but listening to him praise Meta's turn away from being a "social network," however problematic, to what he dubbed an "entertainment company," really lowered my esteem for him.

Because I'm a self-loathing Giants fan, I hate that I'm starting to think that there might something here.

¨The World After Gaza" by Pankaj Mishra and "One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This" by Omar El Akkad. As a fellow Boricua, I can't help but be increasingly drawn into discussions of the impact of colonialism on brown bodies. On a lighter note, I've also been listening to classic R%B.

PSA.

Haliburton's injury was easily foreseeable. My brother and I talked about the possibility of him injuring his achilles tendon at lunch on Sunday eight hours before the game. As Haliburton or someone close to him said, if this were the regular season he would have been out for at least three weeks.

¡Viva la raza, Güey!

As I replied to DA: "Define 'cities smaller than Oklahoma City or Indianapolis.' Bethesda, MD, Torrance, CA, and Montclair, NJ are all much smaller than either of these cities. Until you remember that they are integral parts of the ninth, second, and largest metro areas in the US. respectively."

Define "cities smaller than Oklahoma City or Indianapolis." Bethesda, MD, Torrance, CA, and Montclair, NJ are all much smaller than either of these cities. Until you remember that they are integral parts of the ninth, second, and largest metro areas in the US. respectively.

¡ay, la ironía!

Opinion | Mexico Is Becoming a Beacon

Then there's this: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...

¡Viva México, güey!

JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn't ask us to rank our love for others In a viral Fox News interview, the vice president suggested that it is more Christian to prioritize your family over a stranger, but Jesus wanted us to demolish the categories that keep us from seeing...

The NCR article that now Pope Leo XIV retweeted on February 3rd: www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Thank you! I woke up and sang "O, Canada!" in your honor

¡Viva Mexico, güey!

YouTube video by NPR Music Bad Bunny: Tiny Desk Concert

I love your work, paisano. I hope that helps. What keeps me going is stuff like this:
¡Yo soy de P f**king R!
youtu.be/ouuPSxE1hK4?...

YouTube video by Los Pleneros de la Cresta Los Pleneros de La Cresta- Los de la Isla [Official Video]

I just got off the phone with my best friend. The news has us both really depressed. But, I have several consolations, starting with the fact the cabrones in charge and their enablers aren't my people. ¡Esta es mi gente!

youtu.be/P_7IFoqGpgM?...

Trump's most lasting "achievement" may be the creation of a robust Canadian nationalism.

About 20 years ago, Brandon Weeden was taken in the first round by the Browns despite being 28 years old. IIRC, he played professional baseball and then went to Oklahoma State and sett a bunch of passing records. It didn't turn out well. Shough will turn 26 at the start of the season. Just sayin'

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years, Dies at 82 Mr. Dean, who inspired songs including “Jolene” and “From Here to the Moon and Back,” was known to shy away from the spotlight as his wife rose to fame.

Sad new, but happy in its own way because it's about the life of someone, who by all accounts, was a good man.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

Mike Johnson Breaks With Trump, Calls Putin a 'Threat to America,' Warns of New Axis Forming on President’s Watch House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly distanced himself from President Donald Trump on Sunday, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "threat to America" and warning of a dangerous new allia...

Johnson also distanced himself from the policy, at least according to this: dailyboulder.com/mike-johnson...

I am ashamed of my fellow Americans for voting them in. They knew what Trump and Vance were. I will not hold Americans harmless in this.

I had to ask my son which Pokemon this is.

The dark side of sports betting and its impact on NBA players: Death threats, racism and Venmo requests The legalization of sports gambling has led to players being harassed online like never before.

Jalen Brunson gets threats toward his family, including his months-old child. Isaiah Stewart, too.

Josh Hart gets racial slurs. Corey Kispert death threats.

Death threats, racism & Venmo — My long read on the harassment players receive from gamblers:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...

YouTube video by Natalia Ponce Residente habló... This is NOT America

Today, Apple joined in caving into demands that the Gulf of Mexico be called the "Gulf of America" on Apple Maps. It's a craven act that unintentionally reminds us that America is not just the USA. Mi paisano Residente sums it up nicely below:
¡Todo esto es America, cabrón!
youtu.be/_eXq8PURWoQ?...

In the interim, how do we avoid the crippling cynicism that comes with having to pretend that the law and the rule of law means anything when, clearly, it doesn't -- at least not to those in charge?