HamletIsDead

If you were a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and I put you somewhere so my 2 year old couldn't get it, where would you be?

Yes! I can picture it perfectly.

Nice! Time for a stretch goal?

Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97 Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.

He didn't get to the moon but he got his crew home, and that was the more remarkable task.

www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna223...

The hardest working font in Manhattan A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.

Friends, this is such a great essay by @aresluna.org. It’s about what appears to be the greatest font of all time.
aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’ Stephanie Kirchgaessner and David Smith Wed 6 Aug 2025 17.46 EDT Share JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned. The request from the US Secret Service was made to “support safe navigation” of the US vice-president’s security detail for an August outing on the Little Miami River, according to a statement by the US army corps of engineers (USACE). Vance was spotted in the south-western Ohio area on 2 August, his 41st birthday, according to social media posts that noted he was seen canoeing on the river, a tributary that Caesar Creek Lake feeds into. One source with knowledge of the matter who communicated with the Guardian anonymously alleged that the outflow request for the Caesar Creek Lake was not just to support the vice-president’s Secret Service detail, but also to create “ideal kayaking conditions”. The Guardian could not independently confirm this specific claim.

What good is being VP if you can't abuse your power to have the Army Corps of Engineers making your kayaking trip more ideal by changing the waterflow of a lake?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tweet from Cassidy: It is unfortunate that the Secretary just canceled a half a billion worth of work, wasting the money which is already invested. He has also conceded to China an important technology needed to combat cancer and infectious disease. President Trump wants to Make America Healthy Again and Make America Great Again. This works against both of President Trump’s goals.

Senator Bill Cassidy’s vote secured the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy jr. He’s now issued a brief statement faintly calling Kennedy’s destruction of vaccine research “unfortunate”

Report: 250 Million Americans Still Need Guests On Their Podcasts This Week WASHINGTON—According to a report out today, 250 million Americans are still scrambling to find someone to appear on their podcasts this week, as the guests they would normally book either just appeare...

Report: 250 Million Americans Still Need Guests On Their Podcasts This Week

This makes me so happy.

What’s that saying about messing with the bull and getting the horns

The DoD Rapid Response team on Twitter writes: "The Secretary of Defense has great jeans." The attached photo shows Sec. Pete Hegseth wearing a blue sport coat, white button-up shirt, blue jeans, and a big buckle Western belt.

I disagree. I will tell you what's wrong with his jeans. 🧵

If he's somehow allowed to run again, there's only one suitable candidate to run against him: BARACK OBAMA.

#PoeticJustice ⚖️

So much of tax outrage is manufactured by the rich, messaging people who a) don't understand how marginal tax rates, b) generally won't ever be near the upper end of those tax rates in their lives.

THIS

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

Not great.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

Join us on August 5 at 8PM EST to discuss THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS with @chuckwendig.bsky.social! RSVP through the link in our bio or below:

bookclubs.com/novel-nightm...

Fox News Slammed After Viewers Notice Ironic Detail During Segment On Climate Change They know it’s real, they just don't care.

Reminder: they know it’s real, they just don't care.

‘Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope’ is officially returning to cinemas on April 30th, 2027 for its 50th anniversary!

Lucasfilm also promises a “yearlong” celebration in 2027 commemorating the franchise turning a half-century old.

🍿 buff.ly/yhTMZh3

I'm getting a sudden influx of new follows which I guess is part of the "why doesn't the left talk about getting men laid" discourse going on, so... just to make sure everyone's in on the bit: Dr. NerdLove is NOT a real doctor. Of any sort. I'm a loudmouth asshole with an advice column.

Surprised to see the stock market tanking as all those layoffs were of course done by CEOs just to make stock market people happy

i know it is cliché to bring up 1984 but holy shit lol

Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

Is it too early to call Kamala Harris's non-campaign for governor a resounding failure?

In the 18 hours since Kamala Harris announced she wasn't running for governor, she has not held a single solo press conference.

American homicide rates are near an all-time low. So why does it feel like they're near an all-time high?

Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center

Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

This airs at 8 am EDT tomorrow at aljazeera.com/live and then will be repayable at some point at www.aljazeera.com/program/head.... It’ll be better than anything you usually watch in the morning, I’m sure. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social was terrific.

STAR WARS: The Ultimate Cinematic Marathon This September, the Force awakens in Seattle like never before. SIFF invites you to the ultimate Star Wars binge — a two-week celebration featuring the entire Skywalker Saga, plus both standalone Star...

Seattle folks, did you know you can watch every Stars Wars movie on the Cinerama 97-foot curved screen with Dolby Atmos at the SIFF Downtown for a September two-week marathon, in both narrative & chronological order? Well it’s true www.siff.net/programs-and...