Utter trainwreck, while simultaneously being unable to stop watching. Such good bones, but an awful end result.

Opinion | Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show Was Political Art, if You Knew Where to Look With an audience of over 120 million people, Kendrick’s show broke viewership records. But at times it seemed designed to speak directly to me.

I'm STILL thinking about Lamar's halftime show, days later. Such a powerful show with so many messages. Amazing on multiple levels. Bravo, to all involved.

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‘Accidental’ F.B.I. Chief Builds a Following as Agency’s Defender Brian Driscoll was accidentally catapulted into the acting director’s chair on Jan. 20 and has defended the bureau from the potential of mass firings, inspiring memes and satirical clips.

Crazy times. In the truth is stranger than fiction category:

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Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse.

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Brushing off the dust. A coup will do that. Or by God, it effing should. Apparently the @nytimes.com, @nbcnews.com and @npr.org are afraid to call this takeover for what it is.

I like this better than threads already. I also dig True Detective season 4. Let the new times roll.