Gabe (disdainful)
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Grim but fair. Baseball for the USA Today.
Wayne Gretzky, Ugliest North American.
December 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Wayne Gretzky, Ugliest North American.
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Appealing to Trump voters and overcoming distrust among his own party sounds really fucking dumb and hard to pull off. I'm sure it will work this time though.
Josh Shapiro believes he is uniquely suited to win over Trump voters—but he’ll need to overcome distrust among some in his own party first, Tim Alberta reports: theatln.tc/mR9AHSG4
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Appealing to Trump voters and overcoming distrust among his own party sounds really fucking dumb and hard to pull off. I'm sure it will work this time though.
I often forget Fox holds the domestic rights to the World Cup, and this fact saddens me.
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I often forget Fox holds the domestic rights to the World Cup, and this fact saddens me.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
From escorting Lee Harvey Oswald to police headquarters just as Oswald was shot to serving as a member of the Cowboys training staff, James R. Leavelle is truly a witness to history in Dallas.
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
From escorting Lee Harvey Oswald to police headquarters just as Oswald was shot to serving as a member of the Cowboys training staff, James R. Leavelle is truly a witness to history in Dallas.
tell 'em, Nancy
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
NWSL commissioner setting league back by rejecting Trinity Rodman deal
NWSL commissioner reportedly rejected Washington Spirit's landmark contract offer for Trinity Rodman. The move is shortsighted.
www.usatoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
tell 'em, Nancy
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
ctrl-f: venezuela (0/0)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House renames building the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace’
The change comes as Trump officials tout his peace deals and prepare to host leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to sign an accord.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ctrl-f: venezuela (0/0)
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There is a fifth wave of ska, beyond that which is known to rude boys
If time travel existed, we could go back to 2012 and pass the hat and buy Instagram before Facebook got its mitts on it. Because sans IG, Zuck would be significantly more irrelevant right now.
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook.
Read our exclusive story: bloom.bg/4oxdqBG
📷️: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
Read our exclusive story: bloom.bg/4oxdqBG
📷️: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
If time travel existed, we could go back to 2012 and pass the hat and buy Instagram before Facebook got its mitts on it. Because sans IG, Zuck would be significantly more irrelevant right now.
Just an utterly bleak but well-done piece that illustrates how data centers will further feed the war machine.
And on the books: Linking Charlottesville-to-NoVa in an endless “natsec” and data center corridor.
datasociety.net/points/situa...
And on the books: Linking Charlottesville-to-NoVa in an endless “natsec” and data center corridor.
datasociety.net/points/situa...
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Just an utterly bleak but well-done piece that illustrates how data centers will further feed the war machine.
And on the books: Linking Charlottesville-to-NoVa in an endless “natsec” and data center corridor.
datasociety.net/points/situa...
And on the books: Linking Charlottesville-to-NoVa in an endless “natsec” and data center corridor.
datasociety.net/points/situa...
got me through five seasons of The Sopranos in the year 2023.
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library
Audio-visual librarians are quietly amassing large physical media collections amid the IP disputes threatening select availability.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
got me through five seasons of The Sopranos in the year 2023.
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
www.404media.co/the-last-vid...
palantir says the 'truly progressive' position on immigration is to choke it off. this story is nuts and perhaps best illustrates the grim intersection of tech brain and burgeoning fascism. (gift)
wapo.st/43ZPRuc
wapo.st/43ZPRuc
How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data-mining company’s chief executive.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
palantir says the 'truly progressive' position on immigration is to choke it off. this story is nuts and perhaps best illustrates the grim intersection of tech brain and burgeoning fascism. (gift)
wapo.st/43ZPRuc
wapo.st/43ZPRuc
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I Think Her Party Should Be Making Statements In Her Defense And The Greater Somali Community
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I Think Her Party Should Be Making Statements In Her Defense And The Greater Somali Community
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Anyone casually weighing in on this race needs to understand this.
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Anyone casually weighing in on this race needs to understand this.
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Senator Mark Warner tries his hand at vertical video, saying: " JFK wrote an impressive book called Profiles in Courage ... You know, the Trump administration could write their own book: Profiles in Lack of Courage."
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Senator Mark Warner tries his hand at vertical video, saying: " JFK wrote an impressive book called Profiles in Courage ... You know, the Trump administration could write their own book: Profiles in Lack of Courage."
There is a dude in Texas A&M's baseball signing class named Catcher Hopkins.
He is a catcher.
He is a catcher.
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There is a dude in Texas A&M's baseball signing class named Catcher Hopkins.
He is a catcher.
He is a catcher.
just an offensive and indefensible statement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized September attack on alleged drug boat.
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
just an offensive and indefensible statement
Can’t believe they didn’t retire Plaxico Burress’s number.
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Can’t believe they didn’t retire Plaxico Burress’s number.
Amazing set. Love the 'ography, reminiscent of Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt in Stop Making Sense.
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Amazing set. Love the 'ography, reminiscent of Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt in Stop Making Sense.
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Has this been posted yet
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Has this been posted yet
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"Fire Tomlin" chants at Acrisure Stadium.
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"Fire Tomlin" chants at Acrisure Stadium.
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going back to work after thanksgiving
November 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
going back to work after thanksgiving
Carolina is ranked No. 1 in the “turf fields that absurdly are not real grass” power rankings.
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Carolina is ranked No. 1 in the “turf fields that absurdly are not real grass” power rankings.