"...the newlyweds wake up around 6 in their new, roughly $230 million compound [...] They don’t touch their phones. Instead, they begin each day by listing 10 things they’re grateful for — and they can’t repeat what they named the day before."

Dear NYTimes, this is one of the most embarrassing things you've ever published.

carpenter bee hovering over chair

Even a few minutes spent reading up on history might help you realize that the appetite for war is bipartisan.

Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone | MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (4K) YouTube video by Silas Oliveira ©

Kelly Clarkson is astoundingly good, btw. This remains one of my favorite live performances of any song, ever. Ask anyone involved with musical performance or live production how easy any of this was. Jaw dropping shit. She doesn't know how to miss.

In 1989ish I was driving up 18th St NW with my girlfriend when she said "that was Jesse Jackson!" I hadn't seen him so I jammed the car in reverse and backed down the street, and there he was on the sidewalk in a navy blue suit. He looked at us, we waved, and he smiled and gave a thumbs up. RIP.

The Velvet underground and nico

technically OG singular -- Mark Wenner (the harmonica player / singer) was the only original member onstage last night. They sure sounded like OGs though.

Sensitive but Unclassified, by Alex Industries track by Alex Industries

New song! alexindustries.bandcamp.com/track/sensit...

The Nighthawks @palisadeshub.bsky.social

Starr & the Czars

The Owners @ Comet Ping Pong

It should be possible to resist the depredations of plutocrats and rising inequality *without* resorting to archaic and discredited 19th century ideology.

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

Tax-funded goons tryin' to tear gas us

If I have no intent of coming to a party, I wouldn't ask "what day/night will be the wildest party on your island?"

Mastodon The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit

It already exists and it's called mastodon.social.

To be fair, it's doubtful that Apple's earlier anti-authoritarian posturing had any more substance to it than Google's "Don't be Evil."

"Wind Whispers Commonwealth" is the lesser known alternative version of Jimi Hendrix's "Wind Cries Mary"

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Good. Nobody asked for this.

Of course they did. The only remaining question is how badly will they continue to misuse it.

Seven Door Sedan @7door.bsky.social @palisadeshub.bsky.social

Tru Fax & the Insaniacs @palisadeshub.bsky.social

A no fly zone is an act of war against a sovereign state. At some point we need to learn that it's not OK to use our military and put American lives at stake for reasons other than our national security directly threatened, no matter how righteous the cause might seem.

"it's the suede denim secret police / they have come for your uncool niece" -- perhaps Jello knew something about those future tech bros.

Here is a thread about a true police-shooting incident that I'm going to use to pose a fun little thought problem for anyone anywhere who think there ia a single justifiable reason to ever allow a law enforcement officer to use force on a citizen and remain anonymous. From my back pages: