@flophousepodcast.com Please cover the new “Wuthering Heights”. Watched it last night. Oh man.

A+ skeet.

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…

just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday

Not a single mention of this across the Sunday shows as far as I could tell

Like every business, Panic has a curated, themed playlist that plays in our lobby, emanating office-parkily from a weird rock speaker.

The vibe goal? 80's-corporate, EPCOT center, inspirational slideshow of Apple II quarterly results, slight unease/discomfort, and personal computer optimism.

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.

But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

why would anyone anywhere in the world trust anything one american government promises when this can happen to them a few years later

Daring Fireball, by John Gruber Commentary on Apple, technology, design, politics, and more.

@gruber.foo the first footnote at daringfireball.net#fn1-2025-04-28 is missing the return link. The others have it.

4-year-old migrant girl, other kids go to court in NYC with no lawyer: 'The cruelty is apparent' The Trump administration cut funding for lawyers aiding unaccompanied minors in court.

The parties included a 7, 8, and 4-year-old.

"None of the children were accompanied by parents or attorneys."

"The 4-year-old girl in the tie-dye shirt raised her hand, dangling her pink plushy above her head. It wasn’t clear – was she responding to the question, or just playing with her toy?"

Whaaaaaat

Watching Jurassic Park, where a computer nerd with a debt problem and delusions of grandeur tears down all the safety systems, with no understanding of the consequences, so he can better facilitate his planned espionage and theft.

Also Puerto Rico, though.

* Jaws
* Amadeus
* Touching the Void
* Stop Making Sense

As for David Lynch, the grief is remarkable because it goes beyond liking his work. I love some of it - deeply - & some isn't for me. People are crying because he stood up for art & artists. He tried to teach artists how to protect themselves so they can be themselves.

Short version of Joker strategy: +chips first, then +mults

Joker order absolutely does matter, and in large part is “the game”. I’ve played all the decks to completion at least ones. Leave the Black deck for last. It sux.

Hit me with your questions.

Yes but I think the current ownership of Letterboxd is OK for now? Doesn’t stink like Amazon, at least

I’m here to spread the Light’s good word

In 2022, Russia annexed the Ukrainian oblasts they occupied with updated maps of Russia appearing in book stores in 2023. In Russian law, the regions are Russia, not Ukraine or disputed, they're Russia. If striking "Russia" with ATACMS caused WW3, it would've started months ago.