[guy who just watched Footloose]

No! No!!

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

feel like "wait a minute, maybe this guy's a dumbass" is a theory that hasn't failed me much the last ten or fifteen years

probably bad that this is how ive come to view most good news

Ah, yes, who could forget this famous Snickers commercial...?

Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!

not to be missed, though:

her coach(?)’s literal cartoon-eyes awooga reaction

Banner saying "Let's Go Alysa Liu" Oakland's Hometown Hero flying from Oakland City Hall

@edsbs.bsky.social Oakland City Hall currently

Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️

Somewhere, Tim Lincecum smiles.

US WOMEN WIN OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY GOLD

BEVEL OLD GLORY

Candlestick Park (Entry 179.EX3937) — Omnibus In which writer and podcaster Grant Brisbee reveals the history of baseball's worst stadium. Special appearance by Richard Nixon and The Beatles. Certificate #31484.

As a longtime futureling, I’m ecstatic to announce that I did an Omnibus on Candlestick Park.

Ignore the part where I say I have a baseball podcast. That was canceled (mostly because people get *too* much enjoyment out of hearing me talk.)

www.omnibusproject.com/episodes/can...

Roses are red,
Marie Curie discovered radium,

wild guess from me is that it's as simple as doj having lots of lawyers quit plus dod having lots of lawyers already employed there that might be repurposed toward the administration's preferred uses

No prob. Been meaning to dig into that issue sometime myself, tbh

JAGs are becoming federal prosecutors in Minneapolis. Experts warn it’s new territory Military lawyers have served as special assistant U.S. attorneys before, but never like this.

I think some of the background is referenced here: www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/...

enjoyed this little nugget from the ndca local rules today

when you first grab your phone to check the news, every day:

New England Clam Router

Fair play, that’s a pretty good name for a wifI network

Matt Cain!

Bean time

You are one member of a larger coalition. That coalition has a process through which it decides who will lead it. “If you don’t decide to support my guy, I will leave the coalition” is behavior that will destroy the coalition, weaken yourself, and ultimately lead to worse outcomes than participating

Remember when the big scandals used to be that Democratic presidents had oafish brothers? Let's get Spike driving a tractor around the South Lawn, or Olaf throwing up at an embassy holiday party, c'mon, we deserve this

A truly magnificent sight (slightly ruined by Windsor Castle).
#WorldBollardAssociation

I love the simple joy that this stoat is bringing to everyone.

finally painted the dumbest 3D sculpt i’ve made to date #art

Appropriate for Ski Jumping

The moderate position on illegal immigration is "I dont give a shit if my neighbor is undocumented; let's find a way to help them get their paperwork in order."