Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

COVID Revisionism Has Gone Too Far If the center and left succumb to the view that “nothing worked,” no one will remain to defend sensible public-health measures the next time a pandemic comes around.

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The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations “In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

McSweeney’s is still out here saving my brain from full meltdown. R’hllor bless.

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❤️

Dude still scares me

“What about my other piece-of-shit organs?” Jane LeClair, Age Guesser

Study Finds Ozempic May Reduce Signs Of Fatty Liver Disease
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What To Know About ‘Sinners’ Q: What is Sinners about? A: America’s inability to discuss its complex racial history without bringing the Irish into things.

What To Know About ‘Sinners’
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I am so broken up. She was a genuine joy.

Jill Sobule, Singer of ‘I Kissed a Girl,’ Dies in House Fire Ms. Sobule, known for her advocacy as well as her music, died in a house fire. She had been scheduled to perform songs from an autobiographical musical she wrote.

Rest in peace, you sweet beautiful soul. I hope you get a jetpack in heaven. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/a...

57th Street Wines chalkboard saying you’re allowed to drink on the Metra

@starlinechicago.bsky.social

Raise your hand if you feel bad for Katy Perry, Gayle King, et al because of the criticism they received for going on a quick jaunt into space right fucking now.
No? Nobody?
Gee, that’s a shame.
I guess they’ll just have to fall back on their millions of dollars and rich friends for comfort.

i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.

The fingers I used to craft this post are too fat.

I seriously had to go check to make sure this wasn’t satire.

Can’t you just congratulate them on arresting people without due cause? I mean, Stephen Miller is working So Hard to wipe out all the non-fascists!

Oh, and the fingers I used to type this are just not that concerned about typos.

If you haven’t yet, watch Have U Got News For You. It’s in CNN and streams on Max. @roywoodjr.bsky.social @amberruffin.bsky.social and @michaelianblack.bsky.social are making my heart happy with their honesty + comedy magic. Thanks, y’all. We need you.

A guitar amp with six pink stickers with a word each on them: text reads: “TRANSPHOBES EAT SHIT AND DIE ALONE”

Now, then, forever

every signal is a mixed signal if you’re insecure

Terrifying.

jesus christ they want her dead

@govpritzker.illinois.gov?

Anyway state governors should, and by "should" I mean have a fundamental obligation to the people they serve, be moving with all deliberate haste to use state police and national guard to protect their residents against these roving cells of masked human traffickers abducting people off the street

Remember the 90s when everybody only hurt sometimes.

chef’s kiss 💋 perfection

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.

11,000 people showed up.

Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

@mcsweeneys.net hitting the nail on the fucking head once again.

I’m glad he did so we can know what a desperate pandering bigot he is