Adam B. Vary

(I still think Ethan Hawke could win.)

I’ve worried about this so much more than I’d care to admit.

(I still think Ethan Hawke could win.)

Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

If someone attacks a synagogue because they're angry at Israel, that is antisemitism. It doesn't matter the reason they're angry. Targeting a synagogue because they need to take out their anger on Jewish people--and any Jewish place of worship will do--is antisemitism.

Multiple Republicans in Congress post openly anti-Muslim statements At least four congressional Republicans have expressed anti-Islamic sentiments on social media in the wake of the Iran War and recent violent attacks in the U.S.

The Republican Party's descent into open Islamophobia is not just disgusting — it's also completely un-American. Muslims have been part of the American experiment since before this country began. We will not let the GOP smear millions of Muslim Americans in order to distract from Trump's failures.

This also happens to be my go-to parenting strategy.

Defense secretary openly states that a pro-Trump billionaire taking over a news network (following regulatory help from the administration) will result in coverage more favorable for the administration.

How bad? THIS bad.

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Jesus. Fucking. Christ. This kid wants to get out of detention in time for his school spelling bee. What the fuck are we doing.

TOO SOON

Much like @davidehrlich.bsky.social's Best of the Year videos, this is a gargantuan annual project that at this point feels like it always has been and always will be, and for which I am always so grateful.

The Laid-off Scientists and Lawyers Training AI to Steal Their Careers Experienced white-collar workers are now part of a miserable gig economy.

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This is spreading all over Bluesky today and is wildly misleading--it is from eight months ago and it is in reference to working with NATO allies and arming Ukraine.

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

There is great value in laying out the case as clearly and irrefutably as Dan does here.

I want every word of this in massive letters of fire in the sky. Thank you, @moryan.bsky.social.

"Jews don't belong in American society."

Imagine a sitting member of Congress tweeting that. You can't. Thankfully, it'd never happen. And *if* it did, it'd be the end of their career and the biggest story in America.

But Ogles can say this about Muslims without any censure.

The Death of Stalin (2026)

I’m a grown man who works for the president of the United States who is afraid to not wear the shoes he bought me that do not fit

Trump Is Obsessed With These $145 Shoes—and Won’t Let Anyone Leave Without a Pair Forget MAGA hats. The president is guessing shoe sizes and handing out dress shoes to friends and advisers.

I have grown allergic to finding anything Trump does funny, but this? This is hilarious.

Mainstream America: We are obsessed with Heated Rivalry and Drag Race. We love them and can't get enough.
American Democrat politicians: LGBT people are not culturally normal. We will not speak of them.

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I keep thinking about this moment from The West Wing.

The pollution from US/Israel strikes will last a long time. They can't even put these fires out. They have to wait for the fire to peter out.
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“I am glad you’re not here to watch our city burn,” my friend in Tehran told me. This is what he’s referring to.

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I keep thinking about this moment from The West Wing.

The Birdcage opened thirty years ago today, so in its honor, I want to share one of my favorite stories about Mike Nichols that didn't make it into my biography. This is from an interview I did with Nathan Lane.

Riyadh gets 90% of its fresh water from one desalination plant. About 85% of Israel’s domestic fresh water consumption comes from five major desalination plants. Teheran is already in severe drought. Let’s hope cooler heads prevail. A water war would be absolutely catastrophic.