Two dogs look extremely concerned. One is trapped inside. One is trapped outside. A rubber ring in the dog door blocks the way, acting as both jail and jailer.

The dogs are trapped.

I'm going to need you to kiss him right on that little white spot on his forehead, thanks.

And a whole lot more people than this didn't die or go to the hospital, but got very very sick, missed work, and in many cases did permanent damage to their immune systems, their lungs, their heart, or their brains. Many had strokes or now suffer from chronic conditions. COVID is not over.

American journalists are so used to pulling punches at all times that even their attempts at hit pieces often ignore details that are damning, well-known, and would encourage people to buy a damn paper or two

Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."

I thought this felt relatable

Trump Reportedly Nearing $500 Million Bailout For Spirit Airlines Uncle Sam is reportedly nearing a bailout deal with Spirit Airlines that would give the government a potential stake in the beleaguered and bankrupt budget airline.

Uncle Sam is reportedly nearing a bailout deal with Spirit Airlines that would give the government a potential stake in the beleaguered and bankrupt budget airline.

Every dollar invested in science drives our economy.

Part of science progress which impacts our economy in large ways involves purchasing things that science depends upon (antibodies from mom and pop small businesses, microscopes from large companies, salaries that buy food and houses, etc...)

"The report had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, which includes dozens of scientists, according to two of the three people who spoke to The Post."

They think you're stupid.

I despise with the heat of a thousand suns the way I have to be suspicious of all art I see now while I investigate it's authenticity, because this couldn't be more diametrically opposed to the state of mind one should be in while taking in all art.

I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals

It took this dude one year to put “Nixon in the middle of Watergate” numbers on the board.

In some ways he’s a generational talent at the peak of his game.

Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.

Oh god
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder ALT: a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder

I've reached the age where the Playlist playing in the blood donation van is full of bops.

Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky educational series

‼️ By refusing to hold officers liable for violating rights unless other officers have previously been held liable in identical circumstances, the Court’s qualified immunity jurisprudence effectively nullifies those rights altogether

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I would travel and learn languages and also throw a ton of pottery that I never fire. Put practice throwing forms and shapes with all the time in the world. Trim and then reclaim and start over.

The Onion Reaches Deal to Relaunch Alex Jones' Infowars as Parody Site The Onion has reached a deal to relaunch Alex Jones' Infowars as a parody site, pending a judge's approval.

The Lord has been good to us today

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Giving Tim Heidecker infowars is the first, but not the last, instance of The People's Joker becoming real life

In Article About Horrific Shooting That Killed Eight Children, Forbes Lets Readers Place Bets About Gun Control In a story about a mass shooting that left eight children dead, Forbes is encouraging readers to bet on the news with fake money.

Forbes is gamifying news about the horrific mass shooting in Shreveport, LA this weekend, encouraging readers to bet on the likelihood of gun regulation with fake money via its "ForbesPredict" feature.

Eight children were murdered in the shooting.

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some enterprising local news startup should debut a feature where you can place “bets” on stuff that happens

except all the revenue goes to the news outlet, and your reward for either winning or losing the bet is that the news outlet emails you the follow up story

Canadian doctors obeying a U.S. executive order that doesn’t even apply to Canada is deeply offensive to both trans people and to Canadian legal sovereignty.

Cat Distribution System strikes again

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

A Forbes article about a father who killed eight children, with an embedded prediction widget inviting people to speculate on whether "Congress will pass new gun safety legislation before 31st December 2026"

ghoulish

From “The Simpsons” house genius John Swartzwelder, interviewed in The New Yorker by Mike Sacks

A 1990s "Read" poster with Miss Piggy lounging and reading dressed as Cleopatra and Kermit standing behind her dressed as Julius Ceasar holding a stack of books. The caption at the bottom reads: "some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing"

My best attempt