My youngest, randomly, "Wait, does unleaded gas mean that there used to be...leaded gas?" Me: "Yup! When I first started driving, they still had leaded gas." Youngest, "How was that even a thing? Are you ok??" Me: "Oh boy, do I have some interesting hypotheses to tell you"
I wonder how many wives out there have no idea their husbands have drained their nest eggs betting on over/under parlays involving the Colorado Rockies.
Molly KnightWhen the men lose all their money on these gambling sites will the women finally be able to take over society
James Talarico: 50 years ago, a corporate lawyer named Lewis Powell circulated a memo around DC — a blueprint for how corporations could amass political power, reverse the gains of the Great Society and the New Deal, and rig the system for themselves. And it worked.
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are trans athletes in youth sports.
More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas. Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK. X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Strategic Defeat Update: "It could take more than 2 years for the US to replenish the more than 1,500 Patriot interceptor missiles that have been used in the Iran war. "The current inventory of those missiles is fewer than 1,700." Must-read/gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. (Gift Article)The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.www.nytimes.com
I am absolutely thrilled to present to you: How to Build a Universe (Theoretically Speaking) available for pre-order now, wherever you buy your books! www.simonandschuster.ca/books/How-to...
“There’s a kind of pay-to-play system . . . that Trump is trying to bring back — a traditional form of corruption, if you will,” says Martin Gilens, professor of public policy at UCLA Good longread this www.ft.com/content/2472...
America’s new oligarchyUnder Trump an ultra-wealthy clique has infiltrated government, raising concerns about democratic integritywww.ft.com
its true that what sophie cunningham said unequivocally sucked. it’s also true that i had never heard of her before the past week or so. it’s become pathetically easy to rocket to relevance by being anti-trans. is there a way to acknowledge the harm while also depriving it oxygen? i don’t know.
“There are dark days ahead. If we are to fight against those with untold financial wealth, we will need untold intellectual wealth….Reading for pleasure and delight are vital – but alongside that and even more urgently: reading for power”
Philip BallI thought I'd repost this piece quoting the first sentence. Then I thought, no, the first paragraph. No, the first three. And I went on doing that until the final word. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
I'm hearing if we treat people with a touch of humanity & don't bang them up for 22 out of 24hrs they don't develop pent up rage & aggression & the need to self-harm or lash out on others to channel all that violence that's been cultivated in them. More as we get it
Rachel SylvesterNew Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. “The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. (Gift Article)The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.www.nytimes.com
As we've known for a while, it's meeting people from different walks of life that turns you into a lib
Dan SilvermanNew study shows that — contra widely accepted narratives — there is NO EVIDENCE that professors change their students’ politics and make them more liberal through their teaching
If you’re a baseball fan who chants “U-S-A, U-S-A” at Blue Jays fans who are visiting your ballpark, you’re a piece of shit and a disgrace. Just wanted to let you know. 🙂 #BlueJays
When I read that "Meta obtained a legal order in the US to stop Sarah from saying anything negative about the company" and "it also prevented her from promoting her book" I was curious to read it. #CarelessPeople by Sarah Wynn-Williams is devastating for #Facebook. I heartily recommend it. (1/2)
Ursula K. Le Guin spoke out against Amazon and its control over the book industry, refused a Nebula Award, and withdrew from the Author’s Guild in 2009 to protest Google’s digitization of books.
Jim Henson didn’t muppeteer a tiny green frog that was singing and playing the banjo, with rubber gloves while totally submerged underwater in a airtight aluminum tank just so you could tell me that AI is “inevitable”.
Gwen C. KatzThe Wachowski sisters didn't use 120 cameras to film one shot just so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."