Rafe Rosen

@weratedogs.com sniffing out the bullcrap. 20/10!

Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.

Witnesses say a man was shot by a federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning. The Minnesota Star Tribune is on the scene:
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

The logic of algorithms tends to repeat what “works,” but art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is above all an invocation. When cinema is authentic, it does not merely console, but challenges. It articulates the questions that dwell within us, and sometimes, even provokes tears that we did not know we needed to express.

Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.

old school conservatives actually care about their country.

yes they're racist, homophobic, misogynist scumbags but their love for 'freedom and country' etc is sincere. they aren't nazis. bill kristol is similar.

liberals like ezra klein, on the other hand, only care about decorum and 'civility'.

Strike Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program by Only a Few Months, U.S. Report Says

Hey you’ll never believe this, but the thing that everyone who knew anything about this said over the last dozen years would happen if you bombed the Iranian nuclear facilities happened

A screenshot of a tweet by Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg ) reads: "Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this. The Secretary is unfit to lead." The tweet includes a verified blue checkmark next to the username.

Pete B. destroys Pete H.

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

Yup. This is every "dream job": 10% doing the thing, 90% doing everything else required to get to do that 10%.

That's nice @datadoghq.com but I was hoping for the EXPLAIN without AI sparkles

Screenshot from "Letter from our correspondent" in "Papua New Guinea Courier"

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

Just popped the new 2.8k display in my @frameworkputer.bsky.social . Looks amazing and feels like a new machine! 🤩🧡

Arendt: "The practice of violence, like all action, changes the world--but the most probable change is to a more violent world."