André Alessi

I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons

"Mr. President sir the idea is you're constantly flying around in a big jet filled with your own shit in it. Like human shit. Anyways you're wearing a little crown in your little shitmobile and you're dumping the shit out. I think people will like it."

your analysis of this political moment is going to fail if you keep using reductionist labels like "wine mom". first of all, there are dozens of factions just within that one term, from whiskey women to chardonnay chicas, and understanding their unique informal coalitions can take decades of study

I love that my local artsy cinema always has a mix of documentaries, international festival favourites, indie releases, and the odd, inexplicably trashy blockbuster. I saw One Battle After Another there last week, and this week they're showing Tron Ares and the new Channing Tatum film. All for $10!

Reminder that Johnny Costa truly was That Dude. Pride of Pennsylvania.

npr: so, no kings

tyrannosaurus rex: yes

npr: how shall I put this

trex: this interview is over

A very handsome silver tabby sleeps curled up on a lap in bed.

"Sleepy man" has no normative valence so I didn't include it, but it is descriptive as hell.

Names I call my cat, ordered by most to least complimentary:

Handsome man
Buddy
Little guy
Little man
Greedy guts
Idiot
Stinkybutt
Little beast

A Senior Cabinet minister issuing "open letters" to the public is some amazing third-term lost-touch don't-understand-the-machinery-of-government can't-even-control-the-media-narrative-any-more stuff and it definitely, positively proves they are NOT panicked and running scared and out of ideas

to this i would add a good amount of self-loathing stemming from a belief that liberal political views are somehow “inauthentic” or an affectation of “elites”

guy who brought the trans flag we iwo jima’d described himself as “yeah i was pretty neutral about trans people, think i still am honestly, but these people are being so goddamn weird about it that i gotta get off the fence”

It's great they've picked the much loved and trusted JuCo to do this.

Otherwise people might just dismiss this as vindictive ranting.

Do you think I’d explain my masterstroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I made the NYPD woke 35 minutes ago.

lot of people naively think that politics is something you do every four years at the ballot box instead of an battle for justice every day consisting of blocking different accounts you don’t interact with on bluesky

"i dont want to eat a kebab, i want fish and chips" well sorry little buddy but we're at the kebab shop and you're twelve

The only thing that anyone ever needs to know about Bill Ackman is that he once joined a group of avid long distance bikers from NYC to Montauk and back without training or preparation, arrogant in his ability to "lead the pack" and ended up screaming in agony

California license plate with text "MY CAACK".

Customer: I WAS IN THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA IN SCHOOL. THIS IS A REF TO THE CHICKENS I RAISED
DMV: MY COCK?

Verdict: DENIED

'The Lowdown' Episode 5 recap: Friendship is magic Enter Peter Dinklage!

A day late, never a dollar short: I wrote about the Peter Dinklage episode of The Lowdown

This is how journalism should be done: talk to the community, explain the context and background, and only introduce police statements once you've done that. (Also another example of my "The Proceeds of Crime Act is an abomination" opinion tbh.)

The sleepy seaside town under siege, leaving locals feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘harassed’ For weeks, Maketū has been staging an “occupation”, a peaceful protest in support of a whānau who have been the subject of several raids by armed police.

Finally some good fucking reporting.

If you're teaching in a classroom and you use the chalkboard/whiteboard, you erase that board after class before you leave

At no point in this sentence was it possible to predict what the next word would be

RIP Metro magazine: 1981 – 2025 The owners insist it will continue – but how?...

RIP Metro magazine: 1981 – 2025

A pitbull mix with arms and a dress holding a microphone.

This is Taylor Swift.

Not yet! It's on my to watch list though.

It's worth it for the soundtrack alone. Starts off a little slow while it builds the world it's set in, but that pays off.

Oh you're in for a treat!

BBC News" Scientists reveal the secret Shows an adorably mutated small white dog/muppet perched on a dark green blanket

It's all so clear now.