Kyle Pratt

Just a reminder that if you're working on the HBO Harry Potter show, or the audiobook, or making/buying licensed Harry Potter products, or covering *any* of the previously noted without mentioning JK Rowling's virulent and non-stop transphobia, this is what you're supporting:

screenshot of AI slop on Facebook spreading lies and fake photos about Bob Dylan and Joan Baez getting married in Sante Fe with Paul McCartney and Steven Tyler (?!?) performing at their wedding.

None of this happened, none of these pictures are real, AI slop like this makes the world dumber and worse and the companies peddling it 24/7 are destroying civilization.

Honestly, with hindsight, Radcliffe, Watson and Grint's public statements where they sided with trans people, expressed their support with no caveats, and willingly blew up any chances at future ties to the franchise has only gotten more and more noteworthy as more actors are revealed to be cowards

So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?

‘Both Sides’ Are Not The Same: This Is Collapse vs. Complacency There’s always that guy.

Happy 4th of July! A reminder that the differences between the GOP and the DNC as political parties are the difference between authoritarianism and democracy.
daveweasel.substack.com/p/both-sides...

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'Vacations.'

The word is 'vacations.'

just one more capitulation to the regime. Just one more capitulation bro and then after that I swear we can defend academic freedom bro I promise you just one more

if constitutional rights only apply to individuals or states that have sued for relief, you don't actually have constitutional _rights_, you have _privileges_ that can sometimes (but not always) be secured for you by your lawyer

John Roberts really is the exact antithesis of Earl Warren. Warren said the SCOTUS has a duty and authority to do whatever is necessary to serve the public good. Roberts says the SCOTUS has no power to help people or restore rights, only hurt them or take them away.

from “student debt forgiveness is tyranny” to “the president is allowed to point at someone and have them summarily executed on the spot” in 2 years

God, this is a cursed discourse, but: Souder, Breyer, and Stephens all retired when their minds were still sharp and they were years away from death. (Breyer is still with us.)

Ginsburg was uniquely selfish, and her legacy is ashes.

Pat Verbeek is the worst GM in hockey and I don’t think there’s anyone particularly close.

SGA with one of the most blatant carries I’ve ever seen to set this up but he’s allowed to break the rules I guess

Malika Andrews is an outstanding studio host and I would not wish her 3 panelists on the worst studio host in television

Want to? Hell no. Sometimes have to? That’s the job.

We as a community are rooting for Indy and not this dishonorable basketball, yes?

Dort is such a fucking loser

Gotta love people who make their personality “I don’t like sports”

Stop fucking showing it

Feels like there used to be some sort of societal agreement about not showing injury replays.

If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *won’t* draft you into an illegal war.

PSA for studio analysts: This is why you don't "just nut up and play" with a calf strain

We do not need to it see it 14 times espn

I’m so sick of watching Lu Dort play basketball. He has all the talent in the world on defense yet it just manifests as him committing constant fouls. He could be a top tier defender by the rules but because of the narrative, he’s allowed to mug people whenever he wants and receive so much praise.

Gotta be up there as one of the best tennis championship weekends ever looking at both the women's and men's matches

you’re not gonna be able to tell his dad SHIT

Has anything aged as poorly as that Athletic poll calling Tyrese Haliburton the most overrated player in the NBA?

(Other than basically every politician, that is.)

What a strange, nonsensical take. Feels like the "seriousness" he's taking issue with is just folks being nuanced or thoughtful as opposed to escalating arguments amid lost perspective in the name of being louder & angrier than the next guy. He might not enjoy nuance but plenty of us do.

I am Toronto’s number one hater for reasons I can’t fully explain. This is great.