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That's a Nerf hoop dunk on your little nephews. I'll show you who is boss on this 6'6" rim on the door of the linen closet!

there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins

South Korea served him a hamburger and ketchup at a state dinner rather than risk a tantrum over nothing. He is a toddler!

i don't think its expressed enough that we don't really have *a* government anymore. nationally policy is being directed and created by like roughly half a dozen factions (and maybe like 50 to 100 total individuals) on a totally incomprehensible and erratic basis

the thing about the Wide Awakes is not only is it a cool historical reference, but colloquially it's also resonant with, and a natural progression from, being woke

8,515: Mayor Buttigieg winning vote total, South Bend, 2015
1,036,051: Mayor Mamdani winning vote total, NYC, 2025

I was at Shea Stadium when the Mets clinched the NLCS in 2000 with Giuliani in attendance. The fans were chanting "Donna's a Mets fan" over and over to goad him. Giuliani was separating from Donna Hanover at the time and Giuliani was always open about being a Yankees fan. It was amazin'!

His opening of calloused palms from delivery bikes and burned fingers from kitchen work finally grasping power was so vivid.

Barack Obama lost a US House primary by 30 points at age 38. Katie Cashman is a wise and inspiring leader who is gonna lead. She can't help it. Cashman looks better and better outside those ward demographics and has a bright present and future.

Cities thrive not on fear but empathy, on cooperation not division.

That's the NYC we know and love. It has found expression in this movement. And it is rising up at the ballot box today.

Polls close at 9pm: zohranfornyc.com/vote

Farmworkers harvesting strawberries in muddy rows

"Gina" has been working in Salinas CA's strawberry industry for 15 years. "My co-workers and I were harvesting the berries despite the rain. The rows were filled with water which made it very muddy. We had to be very careful not to fall as it was extremely slippery." #WeFeedYou

Make a life-buoy of the coffin, and no more.

The next Mayor of Minneapolis? A conversation with the Rev. Dr. DeWayne Davis ...

"As I talked to Dr. Davis...I felt a clear sense that Minneapolis was being offered a clear choice...that could mean an off-ramp from the anger and division of the last several years, and a choice of a steady hand to bring our city together..."

angeladenker.substack.com/p/the-next-m...

according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

It’s also basically an open secret around City Hall that much of his time is spent calling reporters and editors if he’s unhappy with certain coverage or articles and will yell at them if he feels he’s been wronged.

I'm so touched that I've been endorsed by local citizen journalist, @taylordahlin.com. Taylor's coverage of the campaign and commitment to holding our leaders accountable is such an asset to our city.

Read about Taylor's recommendations here: taylordahlin.com/f/2025-minne...

Reviewbrah of Report of the Week is in a thrift store. He's wearing a gray suit with a white shirt and light green tie. The trousers hang pin straight without a pucker or ripple.

look how beautifully these trousers hang

Fun fact: Every New Yorker born into the professional class is born into a world of wealth and privilege. NYC's GDP is equal to that of Sweden and Singapore combined with half the people.

The first 2pt episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nice (Emissary) makes some very similar and lovely points about time as Captain Sisko tries to explain linear time to an alien species.

Star Tribune now obliged to refer to the binary in city council races as "relatively moderate, pro-Frey" faction vs those aligned with the fall of Saigon in 1975.

There go the ships; there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to play therein

Ivan Tsarevich and the Soviet Candy Wrapper - Izba Arts I strive to illustrate the link of the Soviet candy wrappers to the Russian soul and childhood, particularly fairy tales

This is the candy from the Soviet Union. You are doing oppression wrong if you gratuitously shit on people for having a need for small diversions from everyday stress. www.izbaarts.com/ivan-tsarevi...

a single page comic that was made by three people working independently

a single page comic that was made by three people working independently

a single page comic that was made by three people working independently

a single page comic that was made by three people working independently

having posted new examples yesterday, I went & made a quick landing page on my site for my 3-person collaborative comics making activity. Some favorite examples over the years including a collage! Person 1 draws panels, P2 does words, P3 draws page. Try it! spinweaveandcut.com/activity-3-p...

KSTP reporter Ben Henry's photo with text "New Zealand rugby league player" which is a different Ben Henry entirely

Google is so dumb that it pairs KSTP reporter Ben Henry's photo with New Zealand rugby league footballer Ben Henry. For a second, I was like 'KSTP has a reporter that is a former NZ rugby player?!? How cool!'. Alas...

i’m at hennepin county government center for a press conference from commissioner irene fernando and domestic violence service providers are calling for transparency, accountability and action from the city’s leaders in the wake of mariah samuels’ murder

Pearson's Nut Doodie

davis points out to frey that IEs supporting him send mailers instructing voters how to rank their ballots and adds "i am running because i am tired of your inadequate leadership rooted in personal ambition, in moral blindness, in ideological purity."

Trump's ongoing push to create an American police state once again hinges on the 'Antifa' chimera His first attempt to overthrow democracy on Jan. 6 depended on a bogeyman who never showed, and his drive to push a police state on Democratic cities is following suit

As it happens, I have given this some thought as well.

open.substack.com/pub/davidnei...