Screenshotted excerpt from linked article reading as follows: "In public, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has cultivated a reputation for care and caution. The papers reveal a different side of him. At a critical moment for the country and the court, the papers show, he acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan to address the global climate crisis. When colleagues warned the chief justice that he was proposing an unprecedented move, he was dismissive. “I recognize that the posture of this stay request is not typical,” he wrote. But he argued that the Obama plan, which aimed to regulate coal-fired plants, was “the most expensive regulation ever imposed on the power sector,” and too big, costly and consequential for the court not to act immediately."

OOP

New York Times got receipts on John Roberts being like, 'I know this isn't how anything works, but a Democratic president is about to implement a policy!!'

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Omg y’all have no idea how excited I am

Selfie outside

Officially old enough to have to do math to figure out how old I am.

So very grateful.

Patti LuPone’s face on Jesus’s robed body.

I’m their doctor! That’s what they call me! So Lauren Bacall me.

We’re back but also lost it. Gotta love the Prime exclusive games, huh? 🫠

I was just going to ask when we could expect this!

In the meantime I guess I’ll just have to have the Miami Mix of Don’t Cry for Me Argentina on repeat…

Astronauts Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover in a floating group hug inside the Orion spacecraft during the return trip home. The US and Canada flags are visible tacked up in the background.

This is my favorite Artemis II photo.

Film poster for Broadcast News (1987)

If Network were a rom-com (complimentary)

I love them all so much. Such a great and fitting ending to the regular season

Today is a good day. Right wing authoritarianism is not, cannot, and shall not be the future.

Orban eating shit would be incredibly good news. That was the Epstein/Bannon/OG alt-right pet project for years and their model for how they want to gain permanent power. If they flip every lever there and still lose, there's real hope.

Perhaps we can clarify that the tensions are between this administration and the Vatican. Because, speaking as a non-Catholic American, I’ve actually never felt closer to the Vatican.

“We always seem to have money for war. But not to feed the poor.”

The "I'm so glad they're reviving this overlooked gem so it finally can get the appreciation it deserves, but oh my god what are they doing, I hope this isn't too much of a hit so these godawful changes become canon, but also hope it doesn't flop too hard that no one tries again" struggle is real.

Spent lunch playing outside with the girls and the dog, bemoaning the intermittent passing car for interrupting the bird call analysis on my Merlin app. Have I peaked?

Angela Lansbury up to no good in The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Frog exclaims to Toad that he is happy. From "Alone" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”

CINEMA

I am not sure why Melania Trump decided to make a statement about Jeffrey Epstein seemingly out of nowhere today, but if the idea was to put the ongoing coverup in the rearview mirror it will backfire spectacularly

Rarely has a people had such an *opportunity* to stop the evils of their government as we do right now. If we impeach and remove Trump, we will avert additional crimes against humanity. If we do not, history will judge us harshly. All of us. Yes, even me and you.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Eagerly anticipating the shipping notification for my Lovin’ Spoonful box set so I can eagerly track the delivery of my Lovin Spoonful box set.

Chicago Turns All Public School IDs Into Library Cards To Boost Student Access Chicago Public Library and CPS announced the expansion of The 81 Club, building on a pilot launched in 2022 to give students access to the library system's vast collection and databases.

This is such a good idea. We should do this in NYC.

"All Chicago Public Schools students now have access to nearly everything the city’s libraries have to offer — including physical items like books as well as extensive digital resources."

blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/08/c...

Two weeks to remove him. Now.

“.. Strip away the shock value for a moment .. This is not a stray remark at a rally. Nor was it a misstatement quickly corrected by staff. This is a public declaration, .. during an active and escalating international crisis.”

@thehill.com
thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

Selfie on the running trail

Merrily We Roll Along Original Broadway Cast Recording (1981)

The runner // the playlist

I maintain it’s one of the best albums to run to

Will never not be obsessed. I won’t entirely rule out a new book improving on the original, but the perfect revival is never replacing “The Story of Lucy and Jessie” with “Ah! But Underneath.”

A wonderful thread (as always) by @kevinddaly.bsky.social. Follies as musical theatre legend epitomizes magic and frustration in the non-permanence of the medium. Its lack of a complete cast recording or video sucks but lets us fill in the blanks. Could it have been the best? Everything was possible

I almost said there is still joy in the world but they had the good sense to leave 🥲

I believe this is traditionally sung to the tune of Jesus Christ is Risen Today.