(And that said excellence is subject to diminishing returns because Father Time.)

Given the respective kings' ransoms that were given up to trade for KD -- from the Nets, and then from the Suns -- I wouldn't rule out the possibility that (1) KD is still That Guy™ but also that (2) teams sacrifice crucial depth in acquiring him which counterbalances his individual excellence.

Never have we known a more diabolical pair of foes...!

America Just Shrugged at the Largest Mass Shooting in Years A horrifying massacre in Louisiana can teach us a few things, but first we need to pay attention.

EIGHT CHILDREN DIED in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana this weekend.

Eight children.

A critically important reminder from @citizencohn.bsky.social:

open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Okay, but how are we supposed to be able to dunk on all-time greats if we're not allowed to ignore context? 🙃

Kevin Durant has now lost seven consecutive playoff games. His last win? May 7, 2023.

This stuff drives me nuts. Kevin Durant is not a basketball team. He’s one of five people on the court at a time. Three teams since 2023, different coaches, different teammates, different opponents.

Sociologist of the future are going to have intense arguments over rather we actually believed the algorithm was a god or not.

...and of course there's a spelling error (which will haunt me until the end of my days). 🤦🏽‍♂️

Deeply relateable (even as someone who isn't autistic).

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

I can't think of a Mary less worthy of archival, honestly.

Wow. Just wow. "I'm not just against 'political correctness,' I'm actually extremely regressive." 🤦🏽‍♂️

We had a good run. *salutes as the Avuncular Flag is lowered for the final time*

We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification The damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health.

The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

the penne opticon

mRNA technology may be THE most underrated and unfairly scrutinized (fuck you COVID antivax crew) medical breakthrough in my lifetime.

Like... The things this is already showing it can do in the last 5-7 years is incredible.

*weeps Kumingaishly*

was it a good season? no. was it an entertaining season? also no.

An image (from Moore and Gibbons's Watchmen) of the back of Doctor Manhattan's pale blue head as he gazes up into the star-filled sky above Mars.

"The year is 2009. LeBron James has been given four random players to take into the playoffs."

She Was One of Elvis's Favorite Musicians. But She Was Too Bold—and Too Female—for Nashville She was known for her rowdy stage shows, during which she jumped off amplifiers, rolled around the floor, and even sang while lying down.

"The North Texas-born musician toured with Elvis, who called her 'one of the finest entertainers on stage I've ever seen.' But she refused to bend to the will of music industry executives."

How Rockabilly Trailblazer Charline Arthur Shocked Nashville and Almost Became a Superstar:

I can envision Adam Silver calling the crew chief on a burner phone, saying "give Leonard the Curry whistle," and then immediately hanging up. 😅

My #TinfoilHatTake is that Kawhi had to play with a less-than-sympathetic whistle from the refs because Adam Silver said

"You wanna circumvent the salary cap? How about you circumvent this postseason, [naysayer]?"

The entire country has seemingly hallucinated an ultra woke 2024 campaign that featured a far left progressive candidate who lost in a massive landslide election. None of that happened!

Again: for any big liberal donor who wants to funnel millions into fixing this country's politics, the ROI on buying any struggling paper and simply tasking it with doing real reporting on local news is vastly higher than the same $$ given to some group that does mass ad buys every election year.

This is lunacy.

Unsolicited update: @freetaxusa.bsky.social does not suck, unlike TaxSlayer.

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