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icymi: I went long on the ~mysteriously~ murky Tabasco origin story
The hot sauce made in Louisiana can now be found all over the globe. How it got there is complicated.
How Tabasco Accidentally On Purpose Became the World's Hot Sauce
The hot sauce made in Louisiana can now be found all over the globe. How it got there is complicated.
buff.ly
October 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
icymi: I went long on the ~mysteriously~ murky Tabasco origin story
I'm good with 100. If the court wants to act like a partisan legislature, let's make it one. If we're lucky maybe it'll eventually collapse under its own weight, and we can just start over.
Totally agree. It’s bad for the law if outcomes turn on a single vote. It would be better for democracy if the institutional judiciary supervened over the personality of individual jurists.
September 11, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I'm good with 100. If the court wants to act like a partisan legislature, let's make it one. If we're lucky maybe it'll eventually collapse under its own weight, and we can just start over.
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A Republican-run health insurance industry group is quietly funding Third Way @thirdway.bsky.social as it attacks the Democratic left and Medicare for All, according to tax returns.
Health Insurers Are Paying Third Way as It Targets the Left
A health insurance industry group run by Republican consultants made its only disclosed 2024 donation to the centrist Third Way, according to a tax filing by the group.
readsludge.com
August 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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someone tell iran that we call our trooos warfighters now, they probably just hadnt heard about that yet
August 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
someone tell iran that we call our trooos warfighters now, they probably just hadnt heard about that yet
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
August 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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After cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems, CISA says critical infrastructure operators should disconnect internet-exposed PLCs and other OT assets "as soon as possible."
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
CISA Urges Water and Wastewater Systems Sector to Protect OT Against Activity Targeting PLCs | CISA
www.cisa.gov
July 30, 2026 at 9:33 PM
After cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems, CISA says critical infrastructure operators should disconnect internet-exposed PLCs and other OT assets "as soon as possible."
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
www.cisa.gov/news-events/...
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Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
July 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
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DOGE officially ended over the weekend.
One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program.
Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak.
"Efficiency."
One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program.
Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak.
"Efficiency."
July 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
DOGE officially ended over the weekend.
One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program.
Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak.
"Efficiency."
One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program.
Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak.
"Efficiency."
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When Kelsey Mitchell reached All-Star status, she could have stopped there. Instead, she's reached a new level of scoring since then. On what her ability to put the ball in the hoop is doing for her Indiana Fever, from our @tonyreast.bsky.social #WNBA www.theixsports.com/features/how...
How Kelsey Mitchell reached a new level of scoring prowess | The IX Basketball
Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell keeps scoring, and the Indiana Fever keep winning despite Mitchell's disinterest in the numbers.
www.theixsports.com
July 21, 2026 at 3:04 PM
When Kelsey Mitchell reached All-Star status, she could have stopped there. Instead, she's reached a new level of scoring since then. On what her ability to put the ball in the hoop is doing for her Indiana Fever, from our @tonyreast.bsky.social #WNBA www.theixsports.com/features/how...
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Celtics Stock Up/Stock Down: Rookies Impress In Summer League Win Over Hornets
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
Celtics Stock Up/Stock Down: Rookies Impress In Summer League Win Over Hornets
Las Vegas — The Boston Celtics ran away from the Charlotte Hornets in their second Las Vegas Summer League game, winning 87-75. They got off to another slow sta
www.si.com
July 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Celtics Stock Up/Stock Down: Rookies Impress In Summer League Win Over Hornets
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
www.si.com/nba/celtics/...
"Verify your age"
I remember where I was when Armstrong stepped off the ladder.
I remember where I was when Armstrong stepped off the ladder.
"Verify your age"
I remember where I was on 9/11
I remember where I was on 9/11
"Verify your age"
Gatorade used to come in glass bottles.
Gatorade used to come in glass bottles.
July 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"Verify your age"
I remember where I was when Armstrong stepped off the ladder.
I remember where I was when Armstrong stepped off the ladder.
A great story and great telling of it.
Been too long since I did a big silly ancient history 🧵so let's bring an old one back over from the Bad Place:
It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
July 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
A great story and great telling of it.
Traditionalist. Mustard, ketchup, chili, slaw.
quote post with thy preferred hot dog toppings so that thou may be judged by thy peers
July 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Traditionalist. Mustard, ketchup, chili, slaw.
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Tilly Norwood has died. The thumb drive she was stored on fell out of her creator’s back pocket and into the toilet, which was then flushed.
July 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Tilly Norwood has died. The thumb drive she was stored on fell out of her creator’s back pocket and into the toilet, which was then flushed.
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Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
June 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.
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This Alan Shipnuck dive into Phil Mickelson's behavior is illuminating and disturbing
Exclusive: Phil Mickelson’s Long History of Misconduct
www.skratch.golf
June 27, 2026 at 5:44 AM
This Alan Shipnuck dive into Phil Mickelson's behavior is illuminating and disturbing
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INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes.
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds
The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
www.politico.com
June 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
INVESTIGATION: 🚨 A Polymarket exec used a personal PayPal account to pay major political influencers like Riley Gaines and Brian Krassenstein, who then hyped how "accurate" Polymarket is at predicting outcomes.
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
We uncovered $350,000+ flowing to influencers this way
www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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The top 2026 X accounts gives insight into the lie that X is the town square.
These people are niche celebrities and their influence on X does not represent influence elsewhere.
Your participation is not going to change this graph
www.natesilver.net/p/social-med...
These people are niche celebrities and their influence on X does not represent influence elsewhere.
Your participation is not going to change this graph
www.natesilver.net/p/social-med...
June 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The top 2026 X accounts gives insight into the lie that X is the town square.
These people are niche celebrities and their influence on X does not represent influence elsewhere.
Your participation is not going to change this graph
www.natesilver.net/p/social-med...
These people are niche celebrities and their influence on X does not represent influence elsewhere.
Your participation is not going to change this graph
www.natesilver.net/p/social-med...
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Reporter: Ken Paxton has taken to calling you ‘Talafreako’
@JamesTalarico: If Ken Paxton is worried about freaks, he should stop giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. This is the guy who just released Adam Hoffman from jail, an admitted child rapist.
@JamesTalarico: If Ken Paxton is worried about freaks, he should stop giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. This is the guy who just released Adam Hoffman from jail, an admitted child rapist.
May 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Reporter: Ken Paxton has taken to calling you ‘Talafreako’
@JamesTalarico: If Ken Paxton is worried about freaks, he should stop giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. This is the guy who just released Adam Hoffman from jail, an admitted child rapist.
@JamesTalarico: If Ken Paxton is worried about freaks, he should stop giving Epstein-style sweetheart deals to pedophiles. This is the guy who just released Adam Hoffman from jail, an admitted child rapist.
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i wrote about 'the wemby moment'
The NBA Looks Reborn Under Victor Wembanyama (John Wilmes on how Wemby is beginning to triumph over the NBA's talent-rich era in a fashion that's equally crude and majestic) https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/285713/The-NBA-Looks-Reborn-Under-Victor-Wembanyama
https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/285713/The-NBA-Looks-Reborn-Under-Victor-Wembanyama
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basketball.realgm.com
May 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
i wrote about 'the wemby moment'
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More from the WNBA refereeing beat!
“We didn’t meet as often with our stakeholders, and it just started to drift away, and we found ourselves with a game that was too rough. And now we’re living with the process of cleaning that up.”
“We didn’t meet as often with our stakeholders, and it just started to drift away, and we found ourselves with a game that was too rough. And now we’re living with the process of cleaning that up.”
WNBA Leaders Say Officiating Changes Are Working Amid Uptick in Fouls
League leadership told SI that the increase in calls was expected and it will take time for everyone to adjust to new guidelines.
www.si.com
May 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
More from the WNBA refereeing beat!
“We didn’t meet as often with our stakeholders, and it just started to drift away, and we found ourselves with a game that was too rough. And now we’re living with the process of cleaning that up.”
“We didn’t meet as often with our stakeholders, and it just started to drift away, and we found ourselves with a game that was too rough. And now we’re living with the process of cleaning that up.”
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listen hun if you can't handle the Washington Post editorial board at their the Texas gerrymander "freakout" is "not a threat to democracy" you don't deserve them at their "Virginia plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss"
April 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
listen hun if you can't handle the Washington Post editorial board at their the Texas gerrymander "freakout" is "not a threat to democracy" you don't deserve them at their "Virginia plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss"
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seeing a ton of criticism about this but the second paragraph of the article notes that it is a publicity stunt and that fewer than 100 will be made. only slightly further down: "there is no cloud connection, no Wi-Fi, and no artificial intelligence features whatsoever"
The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time. www.wired.com/story/prego-...
Prego Has a Dinner-Conversation-Recording Device, Capisce?
The pasta-sauce company has partnered with the nonprofit StoryCorps on a device designed to record family conversations around the table and save them for all time.
www.wired.com
April 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
seeing a ton of criticism about this but the second paragraph of the article notes that it is a publicity stunt and that fewer than 100 will be made. only slightly further down: "there is no cloud connection, no Wi-Fi, and no artificial intelligence features whatsoever"