It's a children's song written for a children's movie that was intended for children. For years people found it hip to pronounce it childish. Now many get that that's a stupid manifestation of Fear of Fun and can just enjoy the fucking song and dig its musical sophistication. Research complete.

Now they'll have to find a grand jury to indict this grand jury.

Nancy always spoke truth to power.

Deeply buried ledes: His wife fearing for her life, Hegseth screaming at the witness because she walked out on his racist comments.

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I, a first-generation Columbo fan, had a huge crush -- and it turned out that a lot of my cohort did too, but I didn't find out until decades later because it was THE FORBIDDEN CRUSH.

That one's got it all.

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Both, I think. TT combination of a young and TBF easily led user base with a "you watched X; now X is your reality" algorithm is remarkably conducive to the meteoric elevation of bad-actor "influencers" and ego-driven conspiracy theory gurus.

Tiktok is awash with that.

Different topic - are you watching the rapid spread of "Blue Anon" theorizing on Tiktok and elsewhere? Interpreting statements from Harris, AOC, etc., as coded messages indicating that they know that Trump and Musk stole the election and the hammer of justice is about to fall.

I think the contempt tends to be gendered, "resistance moms," etc. But as a Democratic woman who needs to STFU I would feel that way.

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"...online carpers"

As for the online careers, if they take seriously the notion that we're on the brink of fascism, that's the only issue that should matter to them. And there's only one test they should be applying to Liz Cheney. She passes it with flying colors; they arguably don't.

Well dare I say it -- imagine being Blondi, INNOCENT like all dogs, but you're Hitler's dog.

I ... think I'll stick with "posting."