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Everyone at the britpop care home gets a name badge so they can remember which band they were in

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Barret Hansen — better known as Dr. Demento — is retiring after 55 years in radio. The 84-year-old broadcaster has introduced audiences to "comedy songs, parodies, and musical oddities" since 1970. And episodes from his entire run are archived on his website. sopghreporter.com/2025/06/01/d...

submitted 1 day ago • 24 comments

that’s nothing, a couple months ago he went 144 when he was supposed to go 25

submitted 1 day ago • 94 comments

This is the last thing the BBC needs

submitted 3 days ago • 175 comments

First candidate with a stable car for mass transit has my vote and all the dark money I can swindle.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

My 1st Gold Cup on BlueSky, but my 8th Gold Cup as a reporter. Thanks for following along.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Best photo of the day

submitted 5 days ago • 12 comments

Hartford

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Happy FOIAFriday the 13th! NEW issue of my newsletter is out. In March, I filed a #FOIA request with the US Institute of Peace just as DOGE was taking over the agency. This week USIP sent me the most incredible response to a #FOIA request I have ever received. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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When I first joined Bluesky I tried to make a list of Iran specialists, all of the people on this list are worth a follow bsky.app/profile/did:...

submitted 7 days ago • 20 comments

I wrote a column for @theatlantic.com about The Simpsons as a culture war target in the early '90s. It's a topic that, sadly, will always be relevant. Here's a gift link. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

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the big thing at Mount Rushmore is the ice cream shop that sells "Thomas Jefferson Vanilla Ice Cream" allegedly based on the recipe that was found in Jefferson's papers

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I have so much respect for this restaurant that is scamming the clientele that has never seen a banh mi by refusing to use any ingredients and thereby maxing our shareholder value

submitted 8 days ago • 12 comments

There are now just 6 days left before the final, final deadline for an independent, or a Dem, to enter the race against the GOP sheriffs in Virginia's two largest cities — a matter with heightened stakes given the ties sheriffs & ICE: boltsmag.org/sheriff-elec...

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Getting one of these for my treehouse.

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