Thomas in Queens

phil collins’ “in the air tonight” takes on a whole new meaning if you imagine it being sung by a guy jacking off on an overpass

What's going on with my "boys," and in some cases, "gals?"

Can never be forgotten that they are doing what they are doing because we sent them the means by which to do it

Movie poster for "Caught by the Tides" featuring a large statue, various people in motion, and festival accolades, with bold red and yellow text and decorative borders.

Tonight's the night! Catch the Streaming Premiere of Jia Zhangke's CAUGHT BY THE TIDES — exclusively on the Criterion Channel starting at 8pm ET:
t.co/YVEGK1Fk6d

What does the Star of David represent? A new ruling offers a legal answer Judge Trevor McFadden rejected arguments that the Israeli flag represents the state of Israel, rather than “the Jewish race.”

Trump judge decides for Jews that our identity is inseparable from Israel: "'The Star of David—emblazoned upon the Israeli flag—symbolizes the Jewish race,' McFadden wrote in his decision, adding that “targeting the Star of David is as racially motivated as the highly offensive racial slur, 'n—.'"

That’s probably close to as high as membership has ever been

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

I’m gonna make a wild prediction that Cuomo’s plan to paint Zohran as the pro-rich candidate isn’t going to go well

The Israeli striker who was being pursued by Fortuna until they learned about his social media posts has gotten more attention

Trump Administration Begins to Strip Federal Workers of Union Protections

400,000 VA workers lose their union. [Free link.]

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...

Chris to Andrew: hold my beer bro

He replied with this

I don’t think it’s good, I think it’s obviously awful. Chris Cuomo said it was good. This is his tweet defending his original mistake which is just as bad as his original mistake

I am a fan of Airplane so to my ears Built this City just sounds like a betrayal of all those things that made them an original band

Like a mob boss he told his toadie to go fix it for him

Lol and his defense was hey it’s a good deepfake

Me watching an elected Republican flounder

Kind of a haunting precedent that America’s dumbest newspeople are going “yeah sure I believed in a deepfake saying things you never said but the deepfake did sound like you so really it’s your problem”

@DHSgov on X: We’re taking father/son bonding to a whole new level. JOIN.ICE.GOV 06 Aug 25 [Young man and old man in ICE gear]

Wehrschiessen des Deutschen Volkes 1944 [Young man and old man sharing a rifle]

Oh look, ICE is copying literal Nazi recruiting propaganda again. The poster on the right is for the Volkssturm, the Nazi militia of older men and boys established during the final months of World War II.

You seem like a great guy which is more important. People should like whatever they like without apologies. Music is a fun thing in life

Not a great song but nowhere near as bad as say We Didn’t Start the Fire, We Built this City, or High Hopes to pick 3 at random

This really feels like a defining post of our time

FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.

🚨SCOOP:
A "select" number of FEMA probationary employees have been involuntarily reassigned to ICE, effective immediately, to "assist with hiring and vetting." If the employees don't report to ICE within seven days, they are threatened with termination.
prospect.org/labor/2025-0...

Also, endorsements are almost always meaningless

Crowley had them all when he lost to AOC; Cuomo had huge endorsements in the primary

Almost nobody actually cares

Here’s my take on Zohran and prominent Dems reluctant to endorse him

It’s not really a story. Dems are not unified about Schumer or Jeffries either. The real story is how many Dems have shown support for Zohran which would’ve been unthinkable a short time ago. The story is Zohrans ability to unify

New York Democrats Want Socialism Zohran Mamdani has produced one of the biggest political upsets this century, toppling former New York governor Andrew Cuomo by thirteen points in the Democratic mayoral primary. NYC-DSA, who endorsed Zohran last October, is now primed to further a local and national ideological battle with and with

Zohran Mamdani has produced one of the biggest political upsets this century, David T. writes in The Agitator.

NYC-DSA, which endorsed Zohran last October, is primed to further an ideological battle with and within the Democratic Party.

www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/...

I had so much hope that he’d pull a Jimmy Carter and be far more interesting and relevant post-presidency when he was free to be himself…alas we get meaningless riddles like this

So they're saying "Big Balls" got beat up by a girl (and a boy). Two kids, one of whom is a girl, beat up a guy whose name is "Big Balls." Seems fair.