Just some normal stuff here

"May every day be another wonderful secret" is a wild thing for somebody to write to a known pedophile

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over.

This is a great piece and explains so much of why the housing market sucks for young people right now x.com/DKThomp/status…

A drop in the bucket compared with the Colbert firing or the public broadcasting debacle, but the NYT's desire to "go beyond the traditional review" is appalling. By "traditional review," you mean, like, an essay? Crafted with thought and care? You're sick of that? God help us.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Do you know why some are circled? I do.

"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates “like dogs" according to a {Human Rights Watch} report." theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

THIS. After lecturing progressives for years about the importance of rallying around the Dem primary winner, NY moderates are refusing to do just that. They're inflaming tensions that are sure to come back to haunt them in a couple years: x.com/danpfeiffer/st…

NEW: We uncovered multiple photos of Jeffrey Epstein at Donald Trump‘s wedding. Photos of the pair together earlier that year at an event. And video of Epstein and Trump at the 1999 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. cnn.com/2025/07/22/pol…

This is one of those images you instantly know will appear in history books of the future. And people will wonder how we allowed this to happen.

lol absolutely not x.com/nateliason/sta…

Led to her having a baby she never wanted, abandoning the apartment she was proud to own, and giving up corporate law. Now, she’s a homeless lesbian interning in her 50s.

Very excited about this—>

Two years ago, phone free schools seemed like a pipe dream. Now, they're a reality in 37 states. Inside the astonishing success of the parent-led movement for phone free schools: time.com/7307163/parent…

“In malaria, the mosquito is the vector of disease,” [Derrendinger] says. “Here, the phone is the vector that’s carrying the disease of toxic online content.” Via Charlotte Alter time.com/7307163/parent…

okay but women control 70% of household spending BECAUSE they’re not sports betting

Almost all of these parents cite Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation as the wake-up call that turbocharged this movement x.com/JonHaidt/statu…

I genuinely don't know how we solve the problem of "Democrats are held accountable for every rando on the internet and Republicans bear no responsibility for the opinions of the bigots & Nazis they nominate/elect/hire/appoint."

the kids went home for the summer x.com/mazeincoding/s…