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Call me Charlie. Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me online, I thought I would surf about a little and see the less loony part of the world.
I eat chicken the same way and I've never won a damn thing.
Matthew Rhys won the Emmy for best actor in a limited series for “The Beast in Me." See more winners.
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The list of winners for the 78th Emmy Awards.
nyti.ms
September 15, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I eat chicken the same way and I've never won a damn thing.
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It’s very important to know you can just tell them their questions are dumb. It’s what Trump does! He’s been very successful at it! The media decided to stop asking actual important things to him because of it!
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
September 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It’s very important to know you can just tell them their questions are dumb. It’s what Trump does! He’s been very successful at it! The media decided to stop asking actual important things to him because of it!
Jackie Young is having a huge weekend. 10 more minutes for Team USA.
September 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Jackie Young is having a huge weekend. 10 more minutes for Team USA.
That dumb son of a bitch is never going to learn.
September 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
That dumb son of a bitch is never going to learn.
My people.
Meanwhile in Co Clare under the flight path for Air Force 1 & helicopters going to Doonbeg www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...
Giant 'Eff Trump' under flight path for Air Force One at Shannon Airport
It's one way to get your message across
www.corkbeo.ie
September 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
My people.
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bad news everyone. i wrote a program in qbasic that was just
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
September 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
bad news everyone. i wrote a program in qbasic that was just
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
10 KILL ALL HUMANS
20 GOTO 10
which means we are all going to die. does anyone want to give me 7 billion dollars
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only fraudulent economists are allowed now?
FT exclusive: The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the eleventh hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according to people briefed on the process ft.trib.al/8I7TNVM
September 10, 2026 at 10:56 AM
only fraudulent economists are allowed now?
Spend 3 hours with the two people on earth who commit to the bit more fiercely than anyone else? Sign me up man.
I am not the first to note that this sounds absolutely bananas www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/m...
Elizabeth Holmes Documentary ‘You Can See Everything’ Upends Telluride (Gift Article)
The comic Nathan Fielder and the filmmaker Lance Oppenheim teamed up to interview the convicted executive for “You Can See Everything.”
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Spend 3 hours with the two people on earth who commit to the bit more fiercely than anyone else? Sign me up man.
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This is true, and I think it’s worth adding that MAHA is based on the idea that there are healthcare options out there that are guaranteed to work and aren’t unpleasant that “they” don’t want you to know about. The lie is that there are miracles out there that don’t make you face tradeoffs.
I guess it’s important to communicate that MAHA is fundamentally an movement by individuals to capture health care dollars by lying to people about having products and services that work
When my wife’s Meta algorithms sniffed out that she’s pregnant a bunch of medical crankery started aggressively filing into her Facebook and Instagram feeds. “MAHA moms” happen because there is a lot of money being spent strategically preying on women going through a stressful experience.
September 7, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This is true, and I think it’s worth adding that MAHA is based on the idea that there are healthcare options out there that are guaranteed to work and aren’t unpleasant that “they” don’t want you to know about. The lie is that there are miracles out there that don’t make you face tradeoffs.
College football now has its own version of the 1972 Olympic Gold Medal game in men's basketball. Just corruption all around.
September 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
College football now has its own version of the 1972 Olympic Gold Medal game in men's basketball. Just corruption all around.
Michigan picking a song about someone imagining their sexual humiliation as a *fight song* is one helluva choice. Anyway, Western Michigan trails them by one point entering the fourth quarter.
September 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Michigan picking a song about someone imagining their sexual humiliation as a *fight song* is one helluva choice. Anyway, Western Michigan trails them by one point entering the fourth quarter.
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Trump’s best business insight is realizing there’s a huge market of people who want to let everyone around them know that they’re a giant asshole.
Trump Cashes In on ‘Lake America’ Renaming With $55 Hats
Trump Cashes In on ‘Lake America’ Renaming With $55 Hats
After renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” Trump quickly turned the new moniker into merchandise, with the Trump Store hawking $55 hats.
The post Trump Cashes In on ‘Lake America’ Renaming With $55 Hats first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
September 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Trump’s best business insight is realizing there’s a huge market of people who want to let everyone around them know that they’re a giant asshole.
Didn't everyone give up on this franchise even prior to the James Gunn era? Some major "You can't fire me, I quit" energy from cinema's least energetic actress.
Gal Gadot opens up about being cut from the DC Universe after playing Wonder Woman.
Gal Gadot On Why She Wouldn't Do Another 'Wonder Woman' Movie & Calls Out DC Studios For How They Handled Henry Cavill & Patty Jenkins Exits
Gal Gadot opens up about being cut from the DC Universe after playing Wonder Woman.
bit.ly
September 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Didn't everyone give up on this franchise even prior to the James Gunn era? Some major "You can't fire me, I quit" energy from cinema's least energetic actress.
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Laughed out loud at the section of the Supreme Court opinion upholding Trump's ballroom that's like, "And would you doubt the veracity of these SWORN DECLARATIONS that the ballroom is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY from a BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TRUMP'S CABINET???" www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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Nor is that all. The government has also presented dec-
larations from the Director of National Intelligence, the Di-
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the United
States Secret Service, and the Secretary of State, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the
Army, among others, attesting to national security and
other harms that would likely arise from enjoining a “sin-
gle, coherent” project that cannot be readily cleaved into
distinct below- and above-ground pieces. See, e.g., App. to
Application 229a, 246a–247a, 397a–398a, 426a–429a,
431a–433a, 437a–439a. The Secretary of the Army, for ex-
ample, represents that “[t]he height and mass” of the
planned above-ground ballroom are “crucial” to shield the
planned underground military installation “from kinetic
impacts,” and that, without such height and mass, “engi-
neers would need to dig impractically deep.” Id., at 247a](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bpna2qi2e44fafbhhtqjak3x/bafkreigqioxqy32o53e227pykdrfj7qvtg42bzjb6uu4wl2ihyqzytkdja)
August 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Laughed out loud at the section of the Supreme Court opinion upholding Trump's ballroom that's like, "And would you doubt the veracity of these SWORN DECLARATIONS that the ballroom is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY from a BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TRUMP'S CABINET???" www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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extremely curious about exact the degree to which the president is fully encased in a slop-generated alternate reality
Trump posts AI slop with the caption, “Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!!”
August 31, 2026 at 2:46 AM
extremely curious about exact the degree to which the president is fully encased in a slop-generated alternate reality
I picked up "y'all" as a kid during the 3 years I lived in North Carolina, so I don't care if people think it's performative for me to say it in a Midwestern accent. Plus, it serves a genuine function in the language.
Minor point but I really hate this performative “y’all” people do to try and appear more folksy. I don’t type in a Yorkshire accent and I did people would rightly tell me to shut up.
August 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I picked up "y'all" as a kid during the 3 years I lived in North Carolina, so I don't care if people think it's performative for me to say it in a Midwestern accent. Plus, it serves a genuine function in the language.
A unique, irreplaceable figure in American culture.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton, iconic songwriter, singer and actor, dies at 80.
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died. She was 80 years old.
bit.ly
August 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A unique, irreplaceable figure in American culture.
Kim Mulkey is a terrible person, Part 583
Kim Mulkey signed a player from Russia earlier this month. Last week, she said a "conflict between two countries" wouldn't stop her from improving her basketball team.
Now, Kate Koval, whose father serves in the Ukrainian military, is leaving LSU.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Now, Kate Koval, whose father serves in the Ukrainian military, is leaving LSU.
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Kate Koval of Ukraine leaves LSU after Kim Mulkey signs Russian player
Ten days after Kim Mulkey signed a player from Russia, Kate Koval — whose father serves in the Ukrainian military — has left LSU women's basketball.
www.usatoday.com
August 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Kim Mulkey is a terrible person, Part 583
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well the other thing though is Madison was quite clear that all his various structures would not work if the people lack virtue
Because they were *too* cynical and anticipated a equilbrium where eg: Congress would never relinquish their personal political power to the executive branch. A system built to set grubby power seekers against each other is cracking under the weight of sincere ideologues
The Founding Fathers anticipated a Trump like figure - and loaded the constitution with measures to stop them
What they didn't anticipate was that individuals would just chose not to fufil their functions
I'm not sure this is recognised enough or we've thought about how to prevent this in future
What they didn't anticipate was that individuals would just chose not to fufil their functions
I'm not sure this is recognised enough or we've thought about how to prevent this in future
August 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
well the other thing though is Madison was quite clear that all his various structures would not work if the people lack virtue
Mitchell and Clark are really putting on a shooting show. And they played last night too.
August 24, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Mitchell and Clark are really putting on a shooting show. And they played last night too.
Trump's self-professed dealmaking genius was always just bullying and bluster. When that doesn't work, he literally has nothing else to fall back on.
Talks between the U.S. and Canada failed late Friday to prevent new tariffs on Canadian goods, prompting Canada to promise “dollar for dollar” retaliation. Here is what to know about the tariffs and why the negotiations fell apart. nyti.ms/4gAA8au
August 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Trump's self-professed dealmaking genius was always just bullying and bluster. When that doesn't work, he literally has nothing else to fall back on.
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huh, how interesting. the two on the right just happen to show up everywhere together including a rally across the country. this all seems very genuine
August 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
huh, how interesting. the two on the right just happen to show up everywhere together including a rally across the country. this all seems very genuine
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here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
not only that, they are demanding that they not be called racist when they are observed to be signing up to support the racist
August 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs.
Watson actually looked OK in the joint practice with the Bills Thursday, but this is the sort of thing that might make it impossible for Monken to actually play him. The Browns open with 2 road games, and an 0-2 start and Watson looking like crap in the process might just do it.
August 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Watson actually looked OK in the joint practice with the Bills Thursday, but this is the sort of thing that might make it impossible for Monken to actually play him. The Browns open with 2 road games, and an 0-2 start and Watson looking like crap in the process might just do it.
He was on a Hall of Fame trajectory after 5 years, but one dirty tackle ended everything.
RB Nick Chubb retires from the NFL after eight seasons.
Nick Chubb retires from the NFL
Running back Nick Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, has announced his retirement.
www.nbcsports.com
August 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
He was on a Hall of Fame trajectory after 5 years, but one dirty tackle ended everything.