Clay Cassells

This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.

R U ok with everything being the exact same way it's always been except now cancer won't cost you your entire life's savings????????

REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: “I don’t know if Speaker Johnson misspoke when he said Trump was an ‘informant’ for the FBI — but if it’s a hoax, why was Trump an informant for a hoax?” 🤔 🎯

#TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp

You may be thinking "How can an entire political party be organized around the policy of taking from everyone and giving to the rich? No one would vote for them." Well that's where Lying comes in

What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing? The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.

The return to pen and paper has been a common response to A.I. among professors, with sales of blue books rising significantly at certain universities. Some instructors are even considering oral exams. “Maybe we go all the way back to 450 B.C.,” one said.

I’d lost my childhood love of reading – but rediscovered it when I set aside my iPhone | Adrian Chiles You can keep your ebooks. There is no better way to engage with words than through a paperback

I’d lost my childhood love of reading – but rediscovered it when I set aside my iPhone | Adrian Chiles

Ice’s ‘inhumane’ arrest of well-known vineyard manager shakes Oregon wine industry Friends and family of Moises Sotelo ‘disappointed and disgusted’ after respected fixture detained outside church

"ICE alleged that Sotelo first entered the United States illegally in 2006 & has a criminal conviction for DUI in Newberg, Oregon."

"The Yamhill county district attorney’s office told local outlets that they had found no evidence of DUI charges."

This is greatest day of the internet

Tesla stock down 15% today

Oh, I’m sorry. Did your rational and logical economic system not account for what if two terminally online men had a falling out?

Elon Musk Goes Nuclear The world’s richest man and the president of the United States are now openly fighting.

The most interesting clash between Donald Trump and Elon Musk "is the one between two guys who thought they had bought each other off," @dgraham.bsky.social writes:

The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” Wilbert Awdry, who created Thomas the Tank Engine, disliked change, venerated order, and craved the administration of punishment.

Wilbert Awdry, who created Thomas the Tank Engine, disliked change, venerated order, and craved the administration of punishment.

So it turns out Pete Hegseth lied. And Michael Waltz lied. And Tulsi Gabbard lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath. And John Ratliffe lied. And also lied to Congress while under oath.

And as ever Jeffrey Goldberg and the Atlantic were telling the truth.

This is why journalism matters.

Red Meat: Steak 'n Shake Goes Nazi | MZS | Roger Ebert Et tu, Steak 'n Shake?

“I believe the movie may be demonstrating a fact of human nature: Most people, most of the time, all over the world, choose to go along.”—Roger Ebert

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“John Woo, Chow Yun-fat Classics Among 156-Film Golden Princess Library Acquired by Shout! Studios” https://variety.com/2025/film/news/john-woo-chow-yun-fat-golden-princess-shout-studios-1236272850/

David Lynch Was America’s Cinematic Poet The director’s death, at 78, is shocking only because it seemed he’d be with us forever.

When the world learned that the director David Lynch had died on Thursday, it “was shocking only because it seemed that he’d be here with us forever,” writes David Sims:

Someone's inevitably going to break this record with a 17-game regular season schedule. Why not Saquon and why not now?

A Story Collection About People Who Just Can’t Hang Niche-porn addicts, self-proclaimed feminist allies, and nightmare optimization bros converge in Tony Tulathimutte’s “Rejection.”

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Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s | CNN Australia’s parliament has passed a law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set.

Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s with massive fines for tech giants. Critics warn it'll make the problem worse.

Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid It’s not just a phase.

Social media has dissolved the mortar of our society and made America stupid, Jonathan Haidt argued in 2022. It’s not just a phase. theatln.tc/XH7Zf8OQ

the system preceding race and gender integrated education and DEI was not even facially "meritocratic" - elite higher ed served as finishing schools for rich failsons, half of admissions criteria were invented to keep out Jews. the naked cronyism is the America they wanted to return to "greatness"

The true belief system of most Americans is that nothing too terrible could be happening while they still have a decent selection of dipping sauces.

Matt Gaetz is pictured from the side wearing a dark suit and red tie. Headline reads: "Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women." Photo credit: Kenny Holston/The New York Times.

Breaking News: Federal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz to women, including some who testified he hired them for sex, according to a document obtained by The New York Times and a lawyer representing some of the women. nyti.ms/3YXR0ij