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While on the WB backlot in Burbank years ago, a basketball bounced over and bumped my leg. I heard someone call out, “hey, toss that back, would ya pal?” It was George Clooney…

ADHD is so annoying. Can’t believe I have to pay for a premium subscription to my own brain because the free version has so many popup ads

Scheduling a night game in Lonny in June has to be intentional by the AFL to make its case for a roofed stadium for the Devils

If a person did this they'd be in serious trouble. A corporation, however,

I saw Dougray Scott near Leicester Square yesterday. I thought, "Oh, there's Dougray Scott." Then I went to the pub.

Being an artist is coming up with a cursed idea and deciding others need to be exposed to it.

"I'm not doomscrolling. I'm just scrolling and doom keeps happening."

Some initial cold thoughts on the Israeli airstrikes against Iran, which I'll try to keep from becoming hot takes. 1. Sometimes when the boy cries wolf, there's really a wolf. I like many thought this was yet another round of Israeli saber-rattling, with an eye toward the US-Iran nuclear talks. 🧵

Watching a Youtube Architect channel thing looking around Michael Shannon's apartment and let out a yelp when I saw he keeps his vinyl collection on a windowsill.

You Won't Believe It's Not Fascism! The traditional flavor of oppression with an aroma of deportations and more than a hint of racism. Cartoon for @trouw.nl. #Trump #USA #LAprotests #fascism

a lot of people ask me "why do you X" and the answer is always "behavioral adaptation to severe and unmedicated ADD"

Take a moment to enjoy nature.

This makes it sounds like Witkoff’s negotiations were mainly used to trick Iran into complacency.

The world this week is absolute shit, just crushing, shot through with villainy, but today three groundhogs showed up in the back yard all together and spent a long time slowly eating grass and it felt like a visit from three exciting celebrities and I honestly can't wait to see them again.

don't forget to print this out and give it to your dad on sunday

Apart from the lesson ‘you should get a nuclear weapon as fast as you can’ what’s happening also sends small States the message ‘and it’s pointless to try to do deals with the United States as their word means nothing’

doomsday schlepping.

Next couple days are going to be huge for looking at basically any news headline and saying “probably fine”

Getting a new war scooped by Mike Huckabee and the Pentagon Pizza Report

Once again, things that could have been brought to my attention yesterday.

Well, maybe buying a Geiger counter was a smart move after all…

oh well.

About 5 hours just tidying up & defining contrast. Probably another 4-5 tomorrow & should be done.

He’s off the rails, completely Statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the air strikes within Iranian territory. youtu.be/7aQCmpxe5BM?...

"Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary" Is this a breach of Art 2(4) of the UN Charter. Discuss. apnews.com/article/hegs...

Hey, look — I’m on a T-shirt!

According to Me...it's me!

"...People don't know what to trust because they assume AI is everything."

I think it’s wonderful that the US Army Secretary thinks that the ISS is on the Moon.

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Now, per Hegseth's testimony today, Trump could easily refuse to defer to the civil judiciary and not give up the National Guard, which would by definition make this a Military Dictatorship

I probably shouldn’t have used that monkey’s paw to wish for Rick Moranis to come out of retirement.

Israel is launching a multi-week war against Iran? Oh great. That seems definitely smart and not at all likely to result in an escalating global catastrophe.

Penny Wong, clearly freaking out re Israel bombing Iran: “Australia is alarmed by the escalation between Israel and Iran. This risks further destabilising a region that is already volatile. We call on all parties to refrain from actions and rhetoric that will further exacerbate tensions.”

Madness.. sheer and utter madness. Please stay safe, everyone. Stay close to your loved ones and may calmer heads prevail.

putting my phone down to watch a movie and decide if this ICE joke I just wrote is going to get me both sent to a gulag and canceled at the same time if I post it

I am not very good at game theory, but even I can tell things are not looking great.

Shared a good laugh with a court employee today who asked me if I was a person or an attorney.

Fuck. This has the potential for drastic escalation. This is bad.

An animated Groo series seems like a no-brainer to me, but what do I know? (Also: No Kings and I Love L.A.)

let’s get personable

Still really not keen about the start of World War III.

Not to harp on the subject but the sorcerers of antiquity really need to step it up

There are no “norms” when the people you’re dealing with are authoritarians who lie as easily as they breathe. They devour comity but wilt in the face of strength.

Israel is attacking Iran, presumably Iranian nuclear sites. Israelis were awoken at 3am and are in bomb shelters.