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Same old same old. Murkowski and Collins play the part of "proving Republicans aren't in lockstep" even as they get the exact amount needed to approve Blanche. It's the same con they've played for ages (and gives Collins the plausible deniability to pretend she's not really MAGA for the election).

How often are there tours anymore with two bands (Chase Petra and Jer) I'm a fan of already? Alas, not coming any further northeast than Pittsburgh. Sigh.

And yes, I'm calling someone with a PhD "stupid." She is.

Kathleen Stock is one of the TERFiest TERFS there is. So her also demonstrating that she's basically British MAHA? Not a shock. Evil and stupid one front, likely to be evil and stupid on another.

I'd share my feelings about pi and e, but I know they're irrational.

If you lose your party's primary, there are three things you can do: 1. Support the winner. 2. Shut the fuck up. 3. Leave the party. As far as I'm concerned, Crockett's done #3, and should get her ass kicked out of the party. (See also: Cuomo, Andrew)

Researching mobile vets because Ronathan will NOT let himself be picked up to be placed in a carrier. And every site says "make sure you lock your cat in the bathroom before we get there" and if he'd let me pick him up and trap him in the bathroom I could also put him in a fucking carrier.

The moment when you realize that Brody had never seen his best friend's face before.

That thing where you can choose to fight fascism or just attack folks in your own party instead.

Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant LeftOne moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.www.nytimes.com

Okay, @paultremblay.bsky.social's "Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep" is the one exception.

"The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" turns 35 next year, which means it could run for President (if it weren't Canadian, and also likely a felon. And also a song). The Captain Tractor cover remains my fave, but I just discovered that Alestorm has a metal version.

ALESTORM - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate (Official Video)YouTube video by Alestormwww.youtube.com

Thinking a bit about this assumption and Ellroy's championing of it in light of the hope for Bucky and Kay that's explicitly present in the ending of Ellroy's own Black Dahlia (even if that hope requires leaving LA).

I have made another one of my incredibly useful and informative Letterboxd lists. (Bonus: All of the info is in the preview.)

Historical dramas from the '90s in which Daniel Day-Lewis has an affair with Wynona Ryder that does not end well. Also, the only Oscar nomination for acting goes to someone other than Day-Lewis.A list of 2 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Age of Innocence (1993) and The Crucible (1996).letterboxd.com

Periodic reminder that Julia in 1984 worked in the department whose AI produced fiction for mass consumption. When people make Orwellian comparisons, it's not hyperbole. (Yes, some edgelord will now point out that Orwell doesn't use the term "AI." That edgelord can fuck off.)

Honestly, props to Will Stancil for demonstrating that he's bad at economics and reading in the same breath. He's efficient.

Yeah, it's Bret Stephens, but in this case, he's right.

Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I.It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.www.nytimes.com

A reminder for MA voters that Seth Moulton continues to be complete and utter pond scum, as well as a liar. I'd vote for the surprise return of Scott Brown before voting for this asshole, but thankfully, I get to vote for Ed Markey instead.

Finally, David Ellison can speak his truth. Has any group of people been as consistently silenced and deplatformed as billionaires?

I am once again begging people to remember that when a weekly meeting has run through its entire agenda early, and someone asks "does anyone have anything else," the only proper response is "no."

Shocked to learn that a shitty filmmaker and shitty human being like Eli Roth is also using AI to make his shitty movies.

Surprised Pikachu MemeAlt: Surprised Pikachu Memestatic.klipy.com