Chris Burdick

A news graphic from WWLP 22 News shows a wooden table covered with evidence from a drug trafficking arrest. Displayed are two handguns with magazines, two boxes of 9mm ammunition, several large bundles wrapped in plastic (presumably narcotics), multiple stacks of $100 bills, and law enforcement patches from Massachusetts State Police, Brockton Police, Weymouth Police, and a C.I.N.R.E.T. task force placard. The news banner reads: “BROTHERS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH TRAFFICKING FENTANYL, COCAINE ACROSS STATE.”

Black-and-white film still of actor Slim Pickens as Major T.J. "King" Kong in Dr. Strangelove. He's wearing a cowboy hat over a flight helmet and speaking into a radio headset, seated inside the cockpit of a B-52 bomber. The scene is dimly lit, with glowing overhead lights and detailed aircraft controls surrounding him.

"Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff."

Snowball, a brown-and-white cat with striking Siamese-style markings and blue eyes lies sprawled out on a mattress with dark teal bedsheet. The lighting in the room is dim and tinted with blue hues, casting a soft glow over the scene. Snowball appears extremely relaxed, one cheek pressed against the mattress, front paws stretched forward, and hind legs kicked out behind him. In the background, a white bookshelf filled with stacked books and papers leans slightly against the wall.

He wanted to keep an eye on me, but from a distance that said "no cuddling."

A propaganda-style recruitment post from the official-looking Homeland Security account (@DHSgov), featuring a highly stylized, posterized image of a younger and older man in military-style gear standing shoulder to shoulder, both holding rifles and looking off into the distance with stoic expressions. Behind them is a red, white, and blue backdrop stylized like a distressed American flag. Bold text at the bottom reads: “NO AGE CAP – JOIN ICE NOW,” with the link “JOIN.ICE.GOV” in red and blue font. The tweet’s caption reads: “We’re taking father/son bonding to a whole new level.” The account has been blocked by the viewer. The visual evokes authoritarian and paramilitary themes, reminiscent of fascist propaganda.

The Fourth Reich meets the Fifth.

I haven't seen this level of intergenerational male bonding outside of a rectory.

The song's last line was originally, "If you've got a heart, then Gumby's a part of you!"

This girl changed it to, "If you've got a heart, then Gumby will rip it out and eat it while it's still beating."

I hung out with a girl in college who was devoutly religious with a lot of backwards beliefs, but she had a fun dark side that I really appreciated. She once spontaneously rewrote the lyrics of the Gumby theme song.

lmao this is so good for mamdani

Yes, I could have just set an alarm on my watch. Tell that to me 9 minutes ago.

I put some veggies in the microwave then went to the bedroom, though I knew the sound of the bedroom fan would keep me from hearing the 'ding' of the microwave. I knew the veggies would be done at 3:08, so to remember that, I kept thinking "3:08" to the tune of "Edelweiss."

The “satanic panic” is back and even dumber than before.

"He also said he was planning to call leaders from the BRICS group of developing nations, starting with India and China, to discuss the possibility of a joint response to U.S. tariffs."

The best thing that could happen to the world: the end of US domination

A Nextdoor post that reads, ‘I’m stranded at 2AM.’

I’d come get you but my time machine’s in the shop.

I just heard a caller into a political show use the phrase "getting Loomered" to refer to someone getting exploited and then discarded by the GOP.

I had a VERY different idea of what "getting Loomered" meant.

Two Facebook groups with the comment "Amazing we live in a world where these two groups exist" Catholics against seedless watermelons & Seedless watermelons against Catholics

I Hate Bill Maher Hosted by Will Weldon, I Hate Bill Maher is an investigation of the life and career of Bill Maher, a man who lives on a vast estate inside of the host's head, rent free. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

I highly recommend the "I Hate Bill Maher" podcast, if you haven't listened.

Bill Maher is so fucking dumb and disingenuous, he deserves his own category of both.

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”

Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

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YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU | Official Trailer (2025) Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien, movie star?

We 'honor' those who fought on behalf of keeping human beings as slaves?

MAYBE LET'S NOT DO THAT.

This is why it's so important that we keep the pressure on. What we lack in money and powerful friends we make up for in our numbers and loudness. They want everything so we must give them nothing now.

Superman star Dean Cain says he joined ICE ‘to help save America’ One-time Man of Steel encourages social media followers to join up in video promising ‘great benefits’ and a $50,000 signing-on bonus but is accused of betraying his most celebrated character’s values

Guess you can't pay a mortgage on what you make from starring in z-grade straight-to-Tubi Jesus movies.

A male meteorologist stands in front of a weather graphic on the 22News Storm Team Forecast titled “FORECAST FOCUS.” He has neatly styled dark hair, a full beard, and a sharp suit with a striped orange and navy tie. The forecast behind him reads: “TODAY: Partly Cloudy, Hazy, Spot Shower,” followed by “Rest of Week: 80s & Mostly Dry” and “Next Week: Sunny & Warmer.” His intense expression, arched brows, and sharply defined widow’s peak give him a slightly devilish appearance.

"And now here with today's weather, the literal Devil. How are things looking out there, Satan?"

"Remember those rivers of fire I warned you about?"

"Sure do!"

"Good news, those turned out to be a lot milder than we expected. Cooler temps this afternoon, though, so expect some gnashing of teeth."

Maybe let's NOT fire all the scientists, academics, and ethicists, and put the world's stupidest sociopaths and a bunch of End Times religious nutbags in charge of us. Maybe let's NOT do that.

(Now how do I send this message 10 or 25 years into the past?)

A number of years ago I was asked if I wanted to be part of the NYC Columbus Day parade, and I said sure, as long as they were okay with me noting that Columbus was a genocidal fuckface to anyone who asked. It was then decided I should not be part of the parade.

A pivotal scene from The Dead Zone shows Martin Sheen’s character, Greg Stillson, in a moment of panic as he lifts a crying baby above his head to use as a human shield against an assassin. They're on a stage decorated with American flags and campaign banners, with a giant mural of Stillson in a hardhat looming behind them. A horrified woman rushes toward him. The scene starkly contrasts political theatrics with cowardice, capturing a climactic moment of moral collapse.

Imagining the possible changes to the timeline had RFK Sr. taken Junior to the Ambassador that day...

Every now and again, a Jim Breuer clip pops up and I feel vindicated about having never, ever found him funny.

She invited him to a family reunion in Branson, but he has history with that town and is not allowed within city limits.

A split-image featuring a movie still on the left and a cat photo on the right. On the left, actress Meg Foster, a woman with curled auburn hair and piercing blue eyes holds a white landline phone to her ear with an intense, serious expression. On the right, Snowball, a Snowshoe-style cat with similar blue eyes mimics the pose—even 'holding' the same photoshopped-in phone receiver. Snowball's expression is stoic, almost judging, as he sits amidst a small mess of torn papers and cords.

It took several years and my entire personal fortune—and there were a lot of dead ends (THANKS, 23andMe)—but I finally tracked down Snowball's biological mother. They had an amazing phone conversation, and he was able to fill in a lot of gaps in his family history.

The idea that non-white people are not simply culturally different, but a species unto themselves has been a powerful narrative which underlies racial and racist thinking.

It is also one hundred percent part of the American mythos about race.

A NextDoor post that reads: Hi neighbors, I recently met with a senior woman named Helen and her friend…

“Dear Penthouse Forum: I never believed the letters you published were real…”