i love that i only know i can order more free covid tests when someone i follow on social media is like "heads up! go to the usps website today!" a robust public health infrastructure modelled on "McRib Is Back"

Tokyo Vice - two seasons, the second being particularly excellent

Re the Bruno Fernandes red card, it wasn’t red for me…but I’d much rather we see A TON OF REDS for violent and borderline tackles and *nothing* for failing to include a cover sheet on the ref’s TPS report. Erring on the side of player protection would be a big improvement from PGMOL

I find it striking how in the aftermath of Helene, libraries are providing crucial community services like free wifi while cops are guarding stores with rotting food from potential "looters" instead of serving and protecting people. Worth considering how we spend local funding.

The Times’ knows “patriots” will search to find their endorsement. They even put it in the headline.

ISAAC CHOTINER: It’s just interesting, because my understanding is that you had a pretty good opportunity to destroy the one ring. ISILDUR: No, that’s not— IC: O.K. I: You have to appreciate what was happening. IC: Right. You’re in Mt Doom with the ring— I: Sauron was right there! IC: Sure.

A truly sickening display of the “dark arts” yet again. The game is well and truly gone…

Just an incredibly smooth brained organization

Today JD Vance said he wanted to kill the National Labor Relations Act and the headline Semafor ran was that he's sad about union decline www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

It finally happened. The Times had managed to write itself completely out of relevance. I wrote about it. www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

The New York Times is washed

Recent mismanagement of political stories ahead of the election, and other issues, have led Drew Magary to say that the New York Times is no longer relevant.