I have been introducing my son (6) to Weird Al's versions of the last 40 years of pop music, sometimes (okay, mostly) to the complete exclusion of the (purported) "original". Sometimes they slip containment (e.g. Joan Jett, not mad), but so far so good.

this site is several million traumatized raccoons trapped in a dumpster, and the emphasis right now is really on the *traumatized* part instead of our usual "what great fun to be the best trash gremlins" vibes

I'm not trying to say Bluesky (or anywhere) is perfect, but I see a lot of people pushing and implementing this vital vital practice of "block/mute people who make you unhappy instead of making them famous" and instilling that as the site grows will make a big difference.

it really is remarkable to see trump saying directly to these people “i think you are vermin who should be removed from the country or thrown into prison” and their response is “oh you can’t take him seriously”

People need to get away from the idea of politicians as heroes and embrace the idea of politicians as cowards who must at every turn be bullied into having good politics

the 5 percent nation of credit default swap

republicans do literally everything they can to hobble disaster response and then blame the results on the people trying to do their jobs