Jesse Lansner
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The past really was a better time.
Study: Average 19th-Century American Spent 93% Of Time Waving At Trains, Boats https://theonion.com/study-average-19th-century-american-spent-93-of-time-waving-at-trains-boats/
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The past really was a better time.
“for reasons”
It is dark here underground .... it is not evil or pain here .... it is black here, for reasons.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
“for reasons”
Somehow I've only read one of the books on this year's list.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Somehow I've only read one of the books on this year's list.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Maybe May would surprise Newland with some unexpected opinions if he didn’t shut down all conversation when she expressed the “wrong” opinions on poetry. 🏹
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Maybe May would surprise Newland with some unexpected opinions if he didn’t shut down all conversation when she expressed the “wrong” opinions on poetry. 🏹
Important vexillological news! (Actually not very important, sine the flower city flag is really the only one you see around town anyway, but it would still be nice to make it official.)
We’re celebrating 50 years of our iconic City Mark in 2026!
To kick off the yearlong celebration, Mayor Evans announced plans this morning to officially update the City flag — a fresh look for Rochester’s symbol of pride.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/newflag
To kick off the yearlong celebration, Mayor Evans announced plans this morning to officially update the City flag — a fresh look for Rochester’s symbol of pride.
Learn more: cityofrochester.gov/newflag
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Important vexillological news! (Actually not very important, sine the flower city flag is really the only one you see around town anyway, but it would still be nice to make it official.)
This is a good excuse to share one of the best corrections to ever appear in the NYT.
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is a good excuse to share one of the best corrections to ever appear in the NYT.
“Elon Musk is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.”
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“Elon Musk is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life.”
Your train is too wide for the tracks?
Problematic gauge gap.
Problematic gauge gap.
Hamlet falls through the floor after reciting his soliloquy?
Problematic stage gap.
Problematic stage gap.
Bored with your 12 volume high fantasy epic but not ready to quit in favor of cozy romance?
Problematic page gap
Problematic page gap
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Your train is too wide for the tracks?
Problematic gauge gap.
Problematic gauge gap.
Shorter version of Federalist Papers #51:
yes, but in order, each chamber should hate:
- the other chamber
- SCOTUS
- the white house
- the other chamber
- SCOTUS
- the white house
and they should both hate the white house.
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Shorter version of Federalist Papers #51:
Do we think Trump knows that Mamdani hasn’t taken office yet?
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Do we think Trump knows that Mamdani hasn’t taken office yet?
A shame; they deserve each other.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A shame; they deserve each other.
“Alpaca Bris” was Tracy Jordan’s follow-up to “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah”.
It's important to test your product name in a range of languages and cultures, exhibit one million:
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“Alpaca Bris” was Tracy Jordan’s follow-up to “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah”.
"So I want to give data and information and facts and arguments and they are just seeing in their minds carnage and I sound obscene."
Um, yes? You sound obscene because you're either trying to argue the carnage isn't happening or you're trying to explain why the carnage isn't a bad thing.
Um, yes? You sound obscene because you're either trying to argue the carnage isn't happening or you're trying to explain why the carnage isn't a bad thing.
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
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November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"So I want to give data and information and facts and arguments and they are just seeing in their minds carnage and I sound obscene."
Um, yes? You sound obscene because you're either trying to argue the carnage isn't happening or you're trying to explain why the carnage isn't a bad thing.
Um, yes? You sound obscene because you're either trying to argue the carnage isn't happening or you're trying to explain why the carnage isn't a bad thing.
Trump was only visiting Epstein to get directions on how to get away from Epstein.
Nancy Mace: "You can see in the Epstein emails that he's clearly targeting President Trump as retribution for him being a good man ... he's a good man who protects women. That's what real men do."
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump was only visiting Epstein to get directions on how to get away from Epstein.
“I tell you, Bluesky is just like my wife.”
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“I tell you, Bluesky is just like my wife.”
Don’t think I’ve seen this before. Now I’m wondering if I can set the meaning of “significant resources” to 1 byte and block every ad.
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Don’t think I’ve seen this before. Now I’m wondering if I can set the meaning of “significant resources” to 1 byte and block every ad.
I will also be allowing art made by bears. Mostly because it looks cool, but also because I don’t want to piss off any bears.
Okay, on reflection I am slightly relaxing my rule on "only human-made art".
...Oh, no, I'm still not supporting genAI art, but I *will* be allowing art made by bears
...Oh, no, I'm still not supporting genAI art, but I *will* be allowing art made by bears
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I will also be allowing art made by bears. Mostly because it looks cool, but also because I don’t want to piss off any bears.
Bookclub-ception! 🏹🛖📖
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bookclub-ception! 🏹🛖📖
I don’t think suspending the two big accounts for making “joking” death threats was right. Instead I think both of them should have been banned permanently for trying to pass off such lazy posts as comedy.
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I don’t think suspending the two big accounts for making “joking” death threats was right. Instead I think both of them should have been banned permanently for trying to pass off such lazy posts as comedy.
The way this is written, it sounds like Trump is alleging that John Pierpont Morgan himself was hanging out on Epstein’s island.
November 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The way this is written, it sounds like Trump is alleging that John Pierpont Morgan himself was hanging out on Epstein’s island.
Bluesky should add a feature where every user gets locked out for 1-2 weeks per year in order to keep everyone sane.
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Bluesky should add a feature where every user gets locked out for 1-2 weeks per year in order to keep everyone sane.
“The company does not share sales figures.” But I’m sure that’s just because they don’t want all the other publishers to be jealous of how successful they are.
I’ll say this much: This reads exactly like what it is: people who discovered romance five years ago and decided they had all kinds of amazing new ideas to “fix” it. Connections between books? That feel kind of cozy to the reader? How did no one ever think of that?? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“The company does not share sales figures.” But I’m sure that’s just because they don’t want all the other publishers to be jealous of how successful they are.
“If I go down I’m taking a guy who hasn’t held office in 25 years, a sexist blowhard who gets every economic prediction wrong, and the guy who used to run the world’s least popular social network down with me!”
“Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat's problem, not the Republican's problem!”
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“If I go down I’m taking a guy who hasn’t held office in 25 years, a sexist blowhard who gets every economic prediction wrong, and the guy who used to run the world’s least popular social network down with me!”