John Ness

fuck, I’m sorry, I can’t compete with this

New: As David Ellison prepares to take control of CNN, legendary CBS News producer Mary Walsh, who is exiting, sent a goodbye note to colleagues.

In the note, Walsh writes, "We’ve been told to aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum. Honestly, I don’t know how to do that."

would have also accepted "No, what I have is a romantic abnormality, one so unbelievable that it must be hidden from the public at all costs."

Bluesky is not the commons. Twitter is not the commons. You can’t have a privately held commons. That’s not what words mean

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” A cocktail of tropes that I find distasteful elsewhere but rise to the level of angering me when QT does them

again???

good thing we're here

photograph from the 80's of the wrestler Sting wearing a Gold's Gym shirt and sunglasses, leaning against a shelf in a bookstore and positively cheesing at an open copy of The Far Side Gallery 2, a collection of Far Side Cartoons.

what if i told you, through the power of forensic analysis, we are closer than ever to knowing the exact Far Side cartoon that is making Sting smile in this iconic photo. 🧵 👇

Hearing reports that yes, it is

it's like if Andy Rooney had lived to see podcasting

thought I saw an outer ring of bean paste for a modified 4-way

is there a layer of something under the chili?

Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.

Wow, you don’t say

Probably not ideal that we’re left with only the NYT as a load-bearing institution to maintain the Fourth Estate.

Independent journalists and local outlets are critical, but it takes infrastructure beyond their resources to report out certain national and international news stories.

usa thurman in black and white saying I am gonna kill Punxsutawney Phil

Dan rules. Well done, all

The Streetsblog Angle: The 70th Street Bike Lane Is In the Epstein Files! - Streetsblog New York City Somewhere, maybe, Woody Allen finally regrets opposing that bike lane.

The 70th Street bike lane is in the Epstein Files. buff.ly/97ywL08

apropos of nothing, "go birds" can technically include all biological species of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate, including ospreys and sea-dwelling buzzards

Further googling has revealed it’s a video game term I don’t know. I was trying to rotate the angle and now I get why I can’t.

What does isometric mean in this context?

Sad to see this. Dan was an amazing addition to the NBC Philadelphia team a decade and a half ago, and wonderfully funny and intelligent voice to follow on social media since. He always seemed to beam good vibes.

deion sanders and charles woodson levels of db backpedaling

RIP Greg Bovino

Here is a wonderful two-page sequence Sal Buscema drew of The Punisher making bacon, then using the bacon as a means to kill four people.

I haven't liked to talk about politics on this account. I wanted to have a fun spot for Vikings fans, like me.

Many have been scared of backlash, losing friends or followers... but I am saying clearly:

1 am NOT okay with reckless violence condoned by the Trump Aministration. I am NOT okay with people being murdered in own own communities.

1am NOT okay with people being taken from their homes and families being ripped apart. lam NOT okay with people being denied due process.

Pro Football Hall of Famer John Randle posted a statement about ICE as text overlays on various portraits of himself and I kind of love it

NBA star Tyrese Halliburton speaks out

Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.

I fainted on a crowded subway and the degree to which bystanders on a moving train protected my head, propped me up, got me some water, and made sure I wouldn't get off the train unless I had power to take care of myself was inspiring.

Caleb makes the new Best Throw In Bears History every week