Erin, on the side of caution

Everybody’s gonna learn this lesson the hard way: anything even adjacent to this chan culture dogwhistle shit is deeply unpopular. Like the incels they’re catering to, you and your brand develop permanent stench from being around any of it.

UK readers, if you can't afford to buy any of these books, order them from your local library. The authors will see your support through loan figures and PLR. You don't even have to finish reading them if you don't want!

I've had a couple of people say similar to me recently—that the Trump admin's attack on vaccines is a matter of pandering to popular opinion.

No. That's false. The public is still pro-vaccine. What the administration is doing isn't science, and it isn't politics, either. It's ideology.

ken dilanian: DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro just raised a legitimate issue that has long been debated in DC: Is the legal system tough enough on juveniles who commit serious crimes. A lot of residents believe it is not. But as she said, changing that situation would require a change in the law—it’s not going to be impacted by a federal takeover of the police department.

watching national reporters who live in DC do this is really embarrassing. no one speaking at this conference was raising a legitimate issue.

I think it's bad that U.S. domestic political coverage, especially at the top, became almost universally a home for suck-ups, gladhanders, and bullies.

The "twist" here is that they aren't revealing who until release, and it's hilarious that they're pretending like the reason is anything other than "We're tired of our cast members getting yelled at for joining this cursed project."

Gosh I wonder why he picked these four cities gosh I wonder what they have in common gosh it’s so hard to figure out

Democrats with an eye on 2028 reject some parts of liberal orthodoxy Some presidential prospects have embraced “Sister Souljah moments” that demonstrate their independence from left-wing orthodoxy.

This entire article gleefully and breathlessly describing how Dems are “finally starting to get the message” that they need to court the right and abandon liberal values in order to win. It’s positioning Newsom, Shapiro, and Emanuel as brilliant heroes who will save the party.

I WANT TO SCREAM

The tone balancing was a little less successful for me, I think, but the climax was definitely memorable.

Yeah, it was very different from what I was expecting in that regard.

SAVE AMERICA in a fascist ass font from an ICE ad

i think if they’re just straight up using the nazi fonts and stuff we can skip the rest of the big umberto eco list

this sounds insane on its face? voters do not closely follow legislation and policy but they are very aware of the image and vibes of the elected officials. if voters say “we think they are nerds who won’t stand up for themselves” that’s almost certainly what they mean

if you are worth billions of dollars — a sum that makes you wealthier than any king in antiquity — you already *have* been incentivized. you have been allowed, by the state and by your fellow citizens, to escape any material concern except death, a condition entirely unique to the modern era.

I will say, apart from my own expectations:

I do think the initial premise of Weapons is so completely brilliant that the ultimate explanation is a little unsatisfying.

The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed.

Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.

Thinking about this, I think my problems with the movie are more about me than they are the film itself.

First, I went in expecting some real feel-bad Ari Aster shit based on the early teasers, and it is…very much not that. It’s far more darkly comic/winking at the audience.

Night two of seeing horror movies in an actual theater, and tonight was found footage film/fake true crime doc “Strange Harvest”.

Well. That was easily the second-goriest found footage movie I’ve ever seen, and the first was Cannibal Holocaust, so

approval rating among Democrats: 11%

packing the court: it’s good primary politics, get on board now before this train leaves the station

Sounds like Google has the one that knows how to think like a PhD.

Update: he got fired after less than two months.

Green Dildo Coin. An amount spent on masked thugs and themed concentration camps that could house and feed every homeless person in America. Cage fights on a paved-over White House lawn. It really all boils down to losers who want to replace our society with a different one that just fucking sucks.

lol come on, you’re not a reporter get the fuck out of here

I was thinking Altman as I watching it, but Magnolia is probably a better reference point.

Honestly, I was expecting it to go somewhat harder, based on the premise, whereas the actual result is more…dark comedy, almost? I mean, that entire climax…

A source reached out to me claiming MasterCard contacted Riot Games about the ongoing Steam/itchio controversy. MasterCard is a major Riot esports sponsor. This is the message going around internally from Riot, paraphrased: * MasterCard has asked Riot to keep an eye out for negative sentiments on official Riot streams * Riot has asked esports content creators working with official Riot properties to watch out for any negative sentiments toward MasterCard * Moderators have been told to look out for any unusual activity around the MasterCard issue

to what extent does the administration intend to use this money to fund things that congress won't, and also, treating states like conquered territories to be dominated is one of those things that really makes you think the goal of these people is to dissolve the union

You’ve had success having a point of view on your show, as Colbert has, at least in the ratings. Late night used to be broad, unifying entertainment. I know Jay Leno recently spoke on this topic, about making a show for everyone … I’m going to take a hard pass on taking comedic advice from Jay Leno.

John Oliver just says the thing. I'm happy for him.

Democratic cities and states need to start taking vengeance on quisling institutions like Penn and Columbia.

It’s wild how some people on this platform will, as literally their first interaction with you, attempt to insult and condescend to you and still expect you won’t just block them outright.

Great clip of @marcmaron.bsky.social

Suburban man retreats to safe space.