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Would that it were so simple

COYS
Sorry if this is obtuse, but when does CBS News plan on airing the postponed story on CECOT?
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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Wrote about the thing that animates Bluesky the most: Golf!

LIV Golf is very close to death, or at least as close to death as you can be when your funders do not care about losing billions of dollars and could continue to do so forever. Sad. @slate.com on how we got here: slate.com/culture/2026...
This Might Have Been the Biggest Waste of Time and Money in the History of Golf
The PGA Tour is on the verge of finishing off LIV Golf for good.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
This is insane and remarkably naive. Wharton professor who doesn't know anything about how the world works right now. Classic!
...I feared months ago when I suggested the Chair step down to protect the institution’s independence.
What is required now is that the person nominated to replace the Chair be committed to implementing the reforms necessary to restore the effectiveness of the world’s most powerful central bank....
January 12, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Soon.
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Been listening to a lot of Phil Ochs lately. It helps a bit.
January 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Really enjoyed the Opera tonight. Also has given me a great idea for my next screenplay. PORGY & BESS II: Journey to New York
January 6, 2026 at 4:48 AM
oh my god
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Democratic Tea Party now
The Trump Admin MUST provide briefings for all Members of Congress as soon as possible this week.
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.

Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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You don’t need to know a single fact about Somali Americans to know the campaign against them is morally hideous. Either you can recognize that these campaigns are wrong a priori, or you are in your heart a racist.
I was wondering why their is so much random racist discourse on Somalis on the TL rn but oh it’s election season for governor rn lol
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 AM
This is the kind of weird guy posting this website needs to thrive
Idiot. A Frenchman has no history in common with a German. Imagining they could create a country together is pure fantasy from a deracinated upper class.
December 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Merry Christmas go Knicks baby
December 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Still think it’s weird they gave the fake Econ Nobel to a bunch of guys in 2024 for figuring out how bank runs work when George Bailey solved that problem way back in 1946
December 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Ok fine I'll watch David Harbour & Lily Allen's AD house tour
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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stay woke, read the British financial newspaper owned by a Japanese stock market index and media conglomerate
Even 5 years ago if you had told me CBS News would go this way whereas the WSJ wouldn’t it would have surprised me — ultimately I think purveyors of business news are the only ones insulated from these dynamics because when rich people are paying you for market-moving news you can’t mess around.
December 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I think it’s pretty bad that the president and White House staff write on the level of a sixth grader
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
He's doing national signing day posts for staff announcements I'm losing my mind
Welcome to A New Era, Jahmila Edwards!
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It's also just not materially worth the stress of believing you (or your child's) fate is tied to going to a highly selective institution. Outcomes at most state flagships compare well to the most selective:
December 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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#tbt never thought I’d miss this era 🥺
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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This is very exciting news, not only because it's cool and interesting and could represent a major leap forward for modern construction technology, but also because it opens the door to a brutalism revival www.scientificamerican.com/article/pomp...
Pompeii Time Capsule Reveals Why Ancient Romans Were Such Incredible Builders
Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now inspire modern engineers
www.scientificamerican.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Daddy says he’ll buy me a second movie studio please please give me another movie studio
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
REPORTING LIVE FROM LONDON: They’re selling razor blades and mirrors in the streets
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My core complaint is that the MSNBC guy bought them and he’s just a dork so now The Onion makes cringe jokes for dorks
I have no problem with the Onion having hyperprogressive politics, all things considered there are lots of worse kinds of politics for comedy outlets to have

but you gotta be fuckin funny I am sick of the clapter stuff
December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Many people are saying www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | We Have a Way to Pay for Free Buses. It Means Free Street Parking Is Over.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM