Steve Cleff

I don’t see an obvious path to improving the team by trading him. Certainly not for this year.

I’m old enough to remember that it really helped Obama to defeat Clinton in the primary when he could say he voted against the war (and she had voted for it). He was a longshot candidate at the time.

Wow, the Dem primary turnout among Hispanic voters in Texas is going to be giving the GOP sweats for the next 8 months.

Take Zapata County - turnout in the Dem primary there yesterday was 143% the total number of votes Harris won in the 2024 general election. That's wild.

Thanks for the thoughtful answer as always.

How can anyone root for this team knowing the ownership isn’t going to try and make it better? This is it. This is as good as they’ll get.

I hear people say Dead Cap money is never a problem for the Eagles, but this year they’ll have $36M in Dead Cap for Huff, Slay, and Bradberry & likely can’t afford to sign 3 of their top free agents. Or are those unrelated because they’re not re-signing them because of cap space but to not overpay?

Probably. It’s pretty easy to set up AI agents to take a topic, write an outline, turn that into an article, then write a headline, and post it. It’s not easy for them to do any of that in a high quality or interesting way, but it’s fast and cheap.

@jimmykempski.bsky.social maybe this is a mailbag question not Bluesky, but: I hear people say Dead Cap money is never a problem for the Eagles, but this year they’ll have $36M in Dead Cap for Huff, Slay, and Bradberry & likely can’t afford to sign 3 of their top free agents. Or are those unrelated?

If I bump into you at the local supermarket again, don’t freak out if someone (quietly and respectfully) calls you that.

Finally someone I can talk to about this! First syllable with five choices right?
1. Just the first syllable - “Toc, Rex”
2. Add a “y” or “ie” - “Jonesy”
3. Add “er” - “Simmer”
4. Add “s” - “Prongs”
5. Add “sy” - “Cartsy”
Any missing?
Aside from creative ones (The Hammer)

Would you be “Bows?”

Get the word out!

So sad to share that legendary colorist Tatjana Wood has passed away at the age of 99. Her pioneering painterly touch graced scores of DC & Vertigo series. She was truly one of a kind and a special friend. May her memory be a blessing.

By the way, if you're in TV or film, have pitched Warner or Paramount or really any studio, & believe that the Warner-Paramount deal will harm your ability to work or diminish your pay, go to this website and share your story. That's the evidence needed for a state AG case:
blockthemerger.com

The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

Someone’s been playing Risk

lakota ppl were and native women more generally were in the 80+% range voting for harris. the op to divide idle no more activism in canada (anti me too, depp trial, etc etc) is about suppressing indigenous voting here also. it's huge bc indigenous ppl have been weaponizing the vote

Thank you for always being a voice of reason. I know it’s not the biggest click generator, but know that you have helped at least one person maintain his sanity today.

there's a discworld humble bundle to get 35 of the books with a $16 minimum contribution

Better than any of the AI movies posted this past week. Drama > Effects. (I know it’s a parody, but you want to see more don’t you? I didn’t care to see another frame of the Spidey or Brad Pitt vs Tom Cruise AI)

People who want power but have no values or integrity imitate others they perceive as powerful. When a reality show entertainer is the one in power these people imitate entertainers. The problem is without any humanity, they have no idea what is entertaining.

You know that thing is never getting finished, right?

I’m feeling safer for the mid-terms

One thing AI has revealed is that there are a whole lot of people who have neither interesting ideas nor the talent to express them, and apparently not even any real will or desire to cultvate either of these things… but still for some reason desperately want to be regarded as artists.

Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:

For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)

A random floss pick abandoned in the sidewalk

Also: witnessed this in Glenside, PA tonight.

Thanks for answering my question. I appreciate the nuance and thoughtfulness. Man, I wish you and @brandonleegowton.bsky.social still had your podcast

Paining of 90s era Method Man by Steve Cleff. The artist has synesthesia and sees colors when he hears sounds. The background of the painting depicts what the artist sees when he hears CREAM by Wu Tang Clan featuring Method Man

@methodmanofficial.bsky.social

There was a time when this would’ve ended someone’s political future. Now it’s just another story.

In govts around the world, people in the Epstein files are resigning in disgrace.

In private business, executives in the files are resigning in disgrace.

In the Trump admin, nothing happens since the boss is in the files more than anyone and his party is filled with cowards.

Jayapal asks Epstein survivors in hearing room to stand and raise hands if they still haven't been able to meet with Bondi's DOJ. Every single one of them doe. Jayapal then gives Bondi an opportunity to apologize. She responds by trying to attack Jayapal and Merrick Garland but doesn't apologize.