Justin Rohrlich

That comma is doing yeoman’s work

It almost seems impossible, but it happened. Phil Berger, the political boss of North Carolina and the architect of the right-wing turn of the state, has lost. #NCPol #NCGA

Pete Hegseth lashed out at a CNN story on the failure to adequately plan for Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.

But I looked at the story he's criticizing. He's full of shit. He's mischaracterizing the reporting:

newrepublic.com/article/2077...

Who spent the most on fireworks in 2025? How to make $100,000 go up in smoke.

Virginia Tech's entrance is one of college football's most iconic. The cost to do it? $25,500.

All told, the Hokies spent over $120,000 on fireworks in 2025. That was the 3rd biggest total... in just its own state.

Here were 2025's biggest pryotechnic budgets.

www.foiaball.com/p/college-fo...

'Eric Trump chauffeur vehicle'

How the 'Fox News Cabinet' Helped Jumpstart Trump's Iran War Sean Hannity mounted a full-court press, urging Trump to attack Iran. Plus, another veteran CBS News journalist says goodbye to Bari Weiss, and is Jake Tapper already pandering to David Ellison?

Two sources with knowledge of the matter said in the run-up to the war, Trump cited -- in internal conversations with US officials -- TV analysis about why the war should be waged, and specifically namechecked pro-war advocates such as “Sean”... as in, Sean Hannity.

zeteo.com/p/how-the-fo...

I *wish* my transphobic firing last year had been this clear-cut. What kind of moron fucking manager straight up gives that reason?

Chili's is a corporation, it has no personal values or lifestyle.

wtf. I've eaten at that Chili's before.

I can't recommend this enough--Seamus taught me just about everything I know about federal court records

ooooh temu figured out it's now shorthand for "cheap off-brand garbage" and is not happy about it

Transgender Chili’s manager fired over ‘personal values and lifestyle,’ lawsuit says Exclusive: Hudson Webber claims a store manager said another employee at a different location was being terminated ‘for the same reasons’

EXCLUSIVE | Transgender Chili’s manager fired because ‘personal values and lifestyle did not align’ with chain’s, lawsuit says

it's hard to really push back on anything this guy says, just in general

Not trying to dunk on Kyle, but I need to reinforce that we don’t know if these allegations were substantiated! While the first tip was on the same sheet as the unsubstantiated claims, FBI noted why the others weren’t credible. This one, they set up an intvw, then 3 more. And wanted her to cooperate

Vet whose arm was broken during Senate briefing can get ‘kind of riled up,’ mom says Exclusive: Marine Corps veteran Brian McGinnis, whose wife is Palestinian, ‘has strong feelings’ about the Middle East, his mother told The Independent

"Marine Corps veteran Brian McGinnis, whose wife is Palestinian, ‘has strong feelings’ about the Middle East, his mother told The Independent."

@justinrohrlich.bsky.social spoke to McGinnis' mom, who said she still couldn't bring herself to watch the video.

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

V/r,
Markwayne

cc: @bodegacats.bsky.social

Perfection

TIL that dumping a human body in the ocean without first notifying the EPA is its own separate crime

Iranian cheetos

man, that’s a fantastic dog

Yep, 100%

It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

This article calculates the cybertruck has been 17x more likely to burn an occupant to death than a Pinto. That may be unfair. I’d phrase it as “at least 10x more likely.” There were five fatalities, but only three crashes resulting in fatalities. We don’t know average passenger load.

Tesla Cybertruck burned so hot in crash, driver’s bones literally disintegrated: suit Exclusive: “There’s my challenge to Elon,” attorney S. Scott West told The Independent. “Make these vehicles so safe that I don’t have to do this anymore.”

Here’s a Cybertruck owner who died after a crash that burned so hot, his bones literally disintegrated

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Full-on agree

Why would I bomb my good friend, Steve. I’ll bomb Carl. Carl knows why and what he did

“The ricochet is happening around the world, and yet nothing here,” survivor Dani Bensky said. “It just feels like all the rest of the countries in the world are saying that this is problematic, and they’re looking into it and investigating it, and here we’re saying, ‘Nope, nothing to see here.’”

Epstein accusers say Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest shows ‘power can be toppled’ Exclusive: ‘I’m really in shock that anything this magnificent could occur,’ Epstein accuser Maria Farmer told The Independent

“I’m feeling elated,” Epstein survivor Maria Farmer said. “... I think it’s going to make all the difference for everyone. It proves that power can be toppled.” New piece w/ @justinrohrlich.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/epst...

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court.

Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business.

As well as everyone else who stepped up.