/takes the Fifth

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill with many takeout coffee cups in front of him

How much coffee does one witness need

Reality TV instincts (frequent cliffhangers, attention, "ratings")

A Reddit post showing that the Mets lost to the Cubs today and are now 7-14 on the season FranklinBenedict writes: I just want to say that the New York Mets are now 47-70 since playing "Kokomo" on the day Brian Wilson died last June. The curse no one is talking about. yumyumapollo replies: Met Sounds

Ah then if it's one of so many you wouldn't miss this one so much.

There's still time to make a good choice, and if you decided to back out less than quietly, your platform could be very helpful to the profession

From Seeking Alpha News on Tim Cook leaving AAPL CEO spot: In addition to Ternus taking over the top spot, Apple announced that, effective immediately, Johny Srouji will become its chief hardware officer. “Johny is one of the most talented people I have ever had the privilege to work with,” said Cook. “He has played a singular role in driving Apple’s silicon strategy, and his influence has been felt deeply not just inside the company, but across the industry. He has always led his organization with remarkable deftness and judgment, and time and again, his team has delivered breakthrough innovations that have transformed our products. We are incredibly fortunate to have him as Apple’s chief hardware officer.”

Not to whistle past all the Tim Cook headlines but so far my main takeaway is that nobody at Apple knows how to spell Johnny
seekingalpha.com/news/4576899...

the penne opticon

America's most consistent senator saying typical Tuberville-type stuff: Americans need to "wake up and smell the roses"

I'm another one learning about it via this post and now I have tix for Sunday :)

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On April 28, 2018, Wolf was the featured entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. U.S. President Donald Trump chose not to attend the dinner, for the second consecutive year, instead sending White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Wolf delivered a 19-minute stand-up comedy roast, receiving both praise and criticism for her "harsh and stinging" jokes targeting the Trump administration, in particular Sarah Sanders, as well as the U.S. news media. Her criticism of journalists was deemed by one commentator "the most consequential monologue so far of the Donald Trump era.” However, managers at C-SPAN Radio considered the monologue so risqué that they stopped broadcasting it half-way through, worried that she might violate broadcasting "indecency" guidelines and that the company might be subject to fines by the FCC.

Wolf's pointed joke about Sanders' using "the ashes" of "burn[ed] facts" to create her perfect eye makeup became the most controversial issue among the criticisms aimed at Wolf's presentation: "I actually really like Sarah. I think she's very resourceful. She burns facts, and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye. Like maybe she's born with it, maybe it's lies. It's probably lies.” Journalists including Maggie Haberman of The New York Times, Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC, and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News, criticized Wolf on Twitter for targeting Sanders. Ed Henry of Fox News stated that "[ilt was disgusting, despicable." CBS News executives reportedly considered ending its participation in future dinners, but later changed its stance after the network was assured that the Correspondents' Association would "seriously consider changes to the dinner's format." Former press

When I was an aspiring and then baby journalist, I dreamt of going to the WHCD one day. Within a few years I got how vapid and weird that whole class of chummy journalists were. After the Michelle Wolf backlash in 2018, I understood it was corrupt and antithetical to real journalism.

going to like this in lieu of a "groan" option

So this happened when we called the White House switchboard yesterday.

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FRIDAY!

John Cornyn Released a Demented AI Ad of Ken Paxton Grooving to “Love Shack.” We Can’t Look Away. Plus, a definitive ranking of the many weird installments in the surprisingly varied genre of Texas-politics music.

Delighted to return from vacation to something I missed: a surprisingly comprehensive ranking of weird Texas political-battle music from @hooks.bsky.social
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

A Ghanian hand-printed Cheers (the show) poster. It's ace and a bit mental. I don't know what more to say.

Gang. GANG. Here's that Ghanian bootleg Cheers artwork you were looking for.

:( I logged on for quite a while after inactivity to read back stories ... but hadn't been a while now

I was an Of Montreal skeptic but then after seeing their show I started seeking out more

I was an Of Montreal skeptic but then after seeing their show I started seeking out more

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

Seriously though, I think I wanted to try something like this before and never found the courage

Proteeny was *right there* :)

he’s eliminating the Oklahoma Sooners 🙌🏻 thank you sir!!!!

More songs should start like Monkey Gone to Heaven. "There was a guy." Ok I'm listening, what's this guy up to

Headline of a Q&A in New Yorker formatting Headline: A panicked middle-aged man refuses to tell me directions to the bathroom. Subhed: Please, I just have to pee. I'm in a hurry. By Isaac Chotiner March 4, 2026

Excuse me. Oh, God. Oh, no. Holy shit. Get away from me. I was wondering if you knew where the bathrooms are. Look, I'm ... it's not a crime to scroll through your high school girlfriend's Instagram account. We remained friends after high school! I was at her wedding! It's only natural to see how she's doing.

I'm in a bit of a hurry, and I'm afraid that if I choose the wrong corridor, I'll be late for my train. I think they're down that way, but I'm actually from out of town. Please stop talking to me.

Real quick, though. I agree that it's natural to be interested in an old friend, but aren't you afraid about the message you might be sending by liking a picture of her at the beach from 2015? If that did happen, and I'm only going off your word, it was probably an accident. They put the ... scroll bars or whatever ... close to the thumbs up button. People have been complaining about that for years. I've been complaining about that for years.

This cartoon will be highly reusable just by merging sheep

MAMDANI: And I just think that there are barriers, barricades, to helping Americans that we can break down
TRUMP: Uh huh
MAMDANI: And breaking down barriers? Reminds me of a certain Broadway show *smiling widely* where they worked together to break a barricade?
TRUMP: *sitting bolt upright* Phantom

Just saw this group for the first time over holidays ... fun 👍