It's starting to look like their midterm gerrymander gambit may be the dumbest thing Texas Republicans have ever done, and that, my friends, is saying something.

Looks like the prosecutors couldn’t make it stand up in court

The First WORLD FENCING LEAGUE is happening April 25th!!! I'M GEEKING!!!

Japanese engineers developed this "Sword Tip Visualisation" tracking technology specifically for this event that will make it so much easier for the average person to see what's going on!

I MUST WATCH THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

I love that one of the last non-Onion Infowars essays will be something from Ron Paul.

There's a war on for your mind.

theonion.info

Thank you, as always, for the gift link.

The influencer who took down a politician A conversation with Arielle Fodor - aka Mrs. Frazzled

The rise of Swalwell was not surprising — stupid bad men succeed all the time.

His fall, however, has shocked me. Part of why he faced consequences is the horrific nature of what he did.

But I also suspect it’s partially bc of the way the story broke: Content creators were the tip of the spear.

The New York Times is now blocking The Wayback Machine from accessing its articles.

That means you'll no longer be able to view archived versions of NYT stories published in 2026 and beyond on archive.org.

(All those posts you see tracking changes to NYT headlines and ledes? They relied on WBM).

Edited copy of jds book to say excommunicated

please clap

We're in the alternate timeline where the Catholic Church is fighting fascism and the Jewish state isn't.

“What are the best and worst Morrissey lyrics?”

So very true!! Brilliant analogy

A guy asking ChatGPT to review a series of fart sound effects and getting a serious kiss ass response that calls it atmospheric

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

Does the US have an extradition treaty with Albania?

A perfect example of the Coriolis effect at work.

Twin cyclones, one in each hemisphere, spinning in opposite directions, and prevented from crossing the equator.

This is handy
🧶 #knit

Beautiful! You got a lot of snow!

I use this quote as a slide when I give lectures about backlash to gender equality

Between Hegseth and the Fox Cabinet, no restraints on Trump’s war crimes plan

There are no brakes on Trump's psychotic war crimes plane. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s distinguishing characteristic in his prior role as weekend host of Fox’s morning show was his delight in the prospect of American service members engaging in brutality. www.mediamatters.org/pete-hegseth...

Love that Corgi 🤣🐶

Read the story. Not a peep that the PCBs came from general electric. They just happened to be in the river and were now magically lowered.

This morning, NASA sent up a message recorded by Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell before his death: “Hello, Artemis II! This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. Welcome to my old neighborhood! When Frank Borman, Bill Anders, and I orbited the Moon on Apollo 8, we got humanity’s first up-close look at the Moon and got a view of the home planet that inspired and united people around the world. I’m proud to pass that torch on to you — as you swing around the Moon and lay the groundwork for missions to Mars … for the benefit of all. It’s a historic day, and I know how busy you’ll be. But don’t forget to enjoy the view. So, Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy, and all the great teams supporting you – good luck and Godspeed from all of us here on the good Earth.” Jim Lovell Jim Lovell Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8, and Apollo 13 Astronaut

This morning, NASA sent up a message recorded by Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell before his death:

Marg Leehane, part owner of Great Bear Lodge in Port Hardy, British Columbia, decided it was worth waking up the guests at 6 a.m. to show them two humpback whales in the bay.

TT: bookofcabins

Ever wonder how to get rid of a mattress? Or how to find resources for a neighbor in need? Call 311. 
 
311 is contacted 100,000 times every day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. No call is too small. 
 
So on the anniversary of 311 (3/11), I decided to answer some of those calls myself.

Dog loves to ride: #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/Awwww/s/5R...

I have to believe that one day the US President's communications will once again not routinely be so unhinged that you have to triple check the source to confirm they're not bad taste parody...

... but it is not this day.

Fintan O’Toole in the NYRB.

One day, "It" will happen, by which I mean sudden and unexpected news that you want to celebrate. In such cases, you will want the right outfit. 🧵

peeps diorama of the oval office covered with gold ornaments. Cabinet member peeps are all wearing enormous black dress shoes

The WaPo Peeps diorama winner goes pretty hard. By Amy Woodruff

The Corpus Christi Water Crisis Isn't Exceptional. It's Early. When drought cycles outpace infrastructure planning, a water emergency is not a surprise—it’s a forecast.

Lake Corpus Christi stands at just over 9% capacity, and Choke Canyon Reservoir, the city’s other primary source, is below 8% full. A formal Level 1 water emergency, requiring mandatory cuts across all users, could be declared as early as May.