Barbara Hall

1. Rosemary’s Baby
2. Don’t Look Now

Whether it’s Joe Biden sending hurricane relief funds to rebuild red states or Donald Trump sending Marines and masked federal agents to terrorize blue states, both presidents have reached beyond their political bases.

Pope Taco VII. Who wouldn’t vote for that?

Thanks for watching! Will have to look into the Blu-ray option…

We're Living Brave New World, Not 1984 Orwell feared those who would ban books. Huxley feared that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Huxley's prophecy is closer to modern dystopia.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.” I wrote about how our modern dystopia is more akin to Brave New World than 1984, with dopamine as Soma.

Yes, crypto is a climate disaster and preys on the financially illiterate. But at least it's allowed Kim Jong-Un to steal the equivalent of $6 billion to spend on his nuclear weapons program.

Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.

Wisconsin voters defy Musk and his $25 million to elect the liberal candidate in a Supreme Court race that became a critical test of the nation’s prevailing political winds. @reidepstein.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

By which he means non stop Democracy.

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It is (and always has been) odd for us, too. Thanks for watching.

Dear Manager:
1. Monday’s blue
2. Tuesday’s gray
3. Wednesday, too
4. Thursday, I don’t care about you.
5. It’s Friday, I’m in love.

Native Virginian can confirm.

Don’t forget he refused to install braille numbers in his elevators at Trump Tower.

This.

How the “Subversive Genius” of Kendrick Lamar Sent Trump Home a Loser The Philadelphia Eagles and Kendrick Lamar’s collective of geniuses made this the Super Bowl we needed.

Trump was so mad last night, he stormed out after the halftime show and cancelled the penny. Seriously. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

We did this episode on #MadamSecretary. S4 Ep 12 for a quick tutorial.

Man yall sure taught the Democrats a lesson huh

In coming days, let’s all enjoy awards shows and sports events, as long as we also understand the meaning of bread and circuses.

For some reason, I keep thinking about this line from Chernobyl: “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.”

FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”

I missed this entirely:

The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.

Musk demanded he resign.

He did.

On January 20th.

www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...

Guys! Apparently it’s wrong to steal other people’s work. 🤔

What if a mentally unfit President ordered the Secretary of Defense to launch a nuclear attack? Would #Hegseth stand up to him? Anyone in Trump's cabinet? @babstobritches.bsky.social @kristikorzec.bsky.social & David Grae wrote a great Madam Secretary episode on it crooksandliars.com/2018/01/tuto...

every conservative in a city is this basically

So, protest voters. What’s up?

Does anyone else feel like the toy cactus that mocks babies might be scarring an entire generation?

For the love of God, this.