no ring

Being in college in the rural Midwest during the start of the War on Terror, comedians were the only media I had access to that was pointing out the absurdity and lies. I think that same experience was formative for a lot of people around my age.

Jon Stewart on the Daily Show into getting folded into the fully realized 24 hour news cycle of the 90s is when I'd date it. Getting news from comedians becoming mainstream shifts comedians from gadflies to newsmakers. That made a lot more comedians take on the "cultural critic" role.

those are pumpkin bars putting on airs, toss some cool whip on top and they're ready to be cut into squares in the fellowship hall

*standing on the pharmacy loading dock, staring into the middle distance*

"We used to make shit in this country"

It's true in that "front runner" rn is a proxy for "who has the most name recognition" and I think that's Newsom.

That said, he's by far the most aggressive of the 2028 candidates about generating that name recognition, so it's him winning a race that he's mostly running against himself currently.

New rule proposal: if a coach loses a challenge, they get slimed.

Plan and release a complex interwoven narrative of longing, heartbreak and hope, told exclusively through the information-bearing pheromones I instinctively release whenever the sun shines on my leaves.

If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”