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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · Mar 11

In April 2020, my then-5yo came up with a song called “Join The Team”.

When I get low, this always lifts me up.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 47m

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 48m

ah, im sorry you had to go through it.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 49m

The echoes of 2016's chants of "Lock her up!"

The Beltway press ignored the authoritative language then, or made fun of it. Now, in version two, the president is sending in National Guardsmen from red states into blue states, and telling millions of people a blue state mayor/gov should be in jail.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 1h

yeah, same here. our electric company makes us fill out an application -- literally pen and paper. can't do it online! a hassle, but worth it!

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 1h

feel like when bluetooth works, it's amazing. but the challenge is never knowing which device is connected where. was listening to siriusxm through my alexa and then all of a sudden it was playing in the upstairs bathroom speaker.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2h

my house is 102 years old, and the last breaker was installed in 1979. i need to do some work around the house (i want to put in ceiling fans lol), and the electrician was like, just get a bigger breaker for all your needs.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2h

i got the charger because i needed a new breaker anyhow. and in my state, i get $1500 back from the electric company AND 50% off electric rates at night to charge.

i'd much rather we put more into EV infrastructure than suck all the juice out bc of AI data centers.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2h

It decided to disconnect from my wifi and the solution was to flip the circuit breaker in the garage. Took about 90 minutes with tech support to figure it out. Restarted routers, redownloaded app, opened up charger. Then flipped the breaker. We got there in the end.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2h

Wayne seems to have taken quite the turn. I do not recall his pugilistic style when I was at the Post.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2h

"Worse than how these legislative impasses have become commonplace in the rhythms and cadence of D.C., though, is how Democrats do not seem to know how to use them to build political capital, leverage, and public consensus."

Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3h

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

newrepublic.com

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 3h

im on month four of my ioniq 5 and never going back to a gas car. we got a chargepoint home charger and outside of one weird thing, it's been great. i just charged last night for the first time in about 3 weeks and estimated cost was $17. can't beat it!

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 4h

It truly is. From eliminating USAID and the amount of lives that will kill/upend, to the ongoing support of Netanyahu, to global game of economic chicken he’s playing with tariffs that will puts downward pressure on all of us… all wrapped around your four big threats. Not great!

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 4h

One could add that the principal global threat/challenge we face is Trump and Vought!

🫠

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 12h

Still alive!

a group of new york yankees baseball players are standing next to each other on a field .

ALT: a group of new york yankees baseball players are standing next to each other on a field .

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 12h

Feel like I’m at a Phish show, as Fox just played a third song from the band as bumper music. Chalkdust Torture. Here’s Al Gore introducing the band on SNL as they play the song.

www.reddit.com/r/phish/s/LH...

From the phish community on Reddit: Phish - Chalk Dust Torture (SNL, 2002)

Explore this post and more from the phish community

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 12h

And another Phish song. First Tube, a fun bop. youtu.be/PoX0Z2ptU8w?...

YouTube video by Phish - Topic

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 13h

Omg Yankees take the lead and the bumper music after the inning is Phish’s Tweezer Reprise and the announcer says “It’s Yankees music.”

Amazing.

Now joins Seattle Seahawk music. But for different reasons. Great NFL video on Phish and Seahawks.

youtu.be/-PZyn79QRXk?...

The Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson Collides with Phish | NFL Films Presents

YouTube video by NFL Films

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 13h

Let’s go!

a man playing a trumpet in a black and white photo

ALT: a man playing a trumpet in a black and white photo

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 13h

AT A GAME ON THE ROAD

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 13h

Fan wearing a "Dump Here" jersey with 61 caught Cal's HR 🔥

Immediately changes into an identical 62 jersey

Described in skeet

Described in skeet

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 13h

a cartoon of a man holding a robot with the words quiet you below him

ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a robot with the words quiet you below him

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 13h

Never thought there could be an announcer more insufferable than Joe Buck. And yet here we are.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 13h

This was all me. I made Aaron Judge hit a homer run. This is how sports work.

Texting my Yankees thread at 9:58 that: Judge is due.
Feel like statistically he is due for a dinger.

Two minutes later, Aaron Judge hits a home run off the foul pole.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 15h

Didn’t think Toronto would manhandle them like this.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 15h

He shoulda been fired years ago.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 15h

Really thought this would be the year.