Michael/Vlad

A troubled nation breathes a sigh of relief as the Hoagie Hurler case is finally adjudicated.

#NotAllHeroesWearCapes

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

I hope he vows to strike again www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

When I was a very small boy
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
And the value of destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there's just no way of knowing

Broke my news fast for 5 minutes today and boy, am I regretting it.

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register. Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.”

reading slaughterhouse 5 for the first time and i was absolutely knocked senseless by this passage, which is so true and relevant that it feels like it was pulled from a history book

I ain't never found peace upon the breast of a girl
I ain't never found peace in the religions of the world
I ain't never found peace at the bottom of a glass

If you know me from Twitter, you probably already have this. For new folks in the room, here’s my trusty Christian Identity explainer infograph for you.

Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Kill People He Deems Narco-Terrorists

I think this abbreviated version conveys the practical implications of the longer one:

Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Kill People

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

Diet Coke was expressly made to taste different from regular Coke. I never cared for it.
The genius of Coke Zero is they tried to make it taste as close to the real thing as they could.

That's a good thing, because Brendan Fraser is a treasure.

That's not much different.

Floyd the barber.

Say when An editorial cartoon by Pia Guerra.

Say when
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Cordtheseeker on threads

Life is like a sewer

And I'm trying to wade through 'er

Nobody should be surprised that this is happening.

We've been warning you for years.

But I admit to being surprised at just how swift the coup is happening. More is happening faster than my mind can deal with.

Title and power are two different things. Musk is already pulling the strings. Being President doesn't count for much when someone else is dictating the decisions.

I just retired my DS9 mousepad after 25 years. It was literally disintegrating. Your dad's pad looks in much better shape than mine.

I'm all alone in the middle of the crowd
I open my mouth and scream a silent shout

OMG they are adorable.

Airwaves
Dampness of the wind
The airwaves
Tension of the skin
The airwaves
I really should have seen through the airwaves

I'm in Canada. As lovely as your offer is, that's a bit too far to go for game night, no matter how good the lasagne is. 😁

I wanna join your game!

Two swords.

ICYMI, our future Secretary of Health & Human Services RFK Jr. recommends heroin as a way to improve your scholastic performance.

Got ADHD?
“Learn to read with heroin”

Got a free Slurpee today because it wasn't worth the cashier's time to ring me up for a one dollar sale.

Thanks, hon. To you, too.