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Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Dylan. Your favorite band's favorite band. #podcast #tbtl #toobeautifultolive #alvinandthechipmunks #bobdylan #covermusic

March 6, 7PM, NYC: Join the Fifth Column and me for a special live taping of our podcasts plus the bonus round which will determine who's the smartest, who's strongest and who is most likely to eat the others if the plane goes down. Free for subscribers subscribe.mikepesca.com

Loved hanging out today with @milkepescs.bsky.social. We debated whether Trump is (a) a liar, (b) a bullshitter, (c) delusional, (d) irrational, or (e) all of the above. A few tough calls, issue by issue, on (b) vs. (c). But I think we generally agree on (e). Enjoy. open.spotify.com/episode/0DCY...

I joined Mike Pesca of The Gist podcast @milkepescs.bsky.social to discuss all things Eric Adams and DOJ/SDNY - check it out! urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...

Bomb Threats and Proud Boys: really puts a damper on the panel discussions that I thought might just save the republic. open.substack.com/pub/mikepesc...

Wise Foreign Policy Experts: Putin is playing chess and Trump is playing checkers. Trump: King Me !

Gotta say, its been about 12 hours already and I'm not quite used to having a king.

Cue the meme coin. www.npr.org/2025/02/20/n...

Observation: D. Trump doesn't seem as affected by self doubt as a lot of millennials.

kffhealthnews.org/news/article... They were right to some extent. They were definitely wrong, deadly wrong in ways too.

If Caitlin Clark had to live on the salary she earns for doing her job she would qualify for low income housing in NYC

It's not really hiding. It's right there in the picture. wapo.st/4jYGpNU

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Don't Crucify my to this Cross of 97.5% Zinc. open.substack.com/pub/mikepesc...

Don’t let the relentless flood of new events obscure what is both unconscionable and, by now, familiar—meaning, in the case of the Trump presidency, anything older than a week. A Smattering of Stormers -- open.substack.com/pub/mikepesc...

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This is stenography not reporting. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Same publication, NYT print vs online. 2 different ways to draw a chart, leads to vastly different inferences. The share of whites in selective colleges decreased gradually? Or dramatically?

I like when they kind of dress like the flag they're standing in front of

Being dismissed when the vibe shifts away the Resistance. - It's just Acosta doing business

We are now in the realm of the unfalsifiable. This is a waste of time.

I hear Marie Kondo never really excited.

Johnson will of course soon be apologizing for getting it wrong and emphasizing his disagreement with the President.

Pardoned

Pardoned.

Turned out to be correct.

sustainablela.ucla.edu/2025lawildfi.... "The fires would still have been extreme without climate change, but probably somewhat smaller and less intense". Thorough, well reasoned report . A rebuttal to climate denialists but also to loud voices blaming the destruction primarily on climate change.

Journalist @sadieding.bsky.social in a guest post warns tooth-brushing enthusiast Matthew McConaughey that excessive fluoride consumption has potential dangers. Maybe RFK Jr gets this one right! mikepesca.substack.com/p/flouride-a...

Find 30ish minutes, and give a listen to Mike Pesca’s incredibly well reasoned interview with journalist Stephen Marche on the resignation of Justin Trudeau. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... www.mikepesca.com/thegist/epis... @milkepescs.bsky.social @stephenmarche.bsky.social

The sort of phrase that even if it's accurate seems like a lie.

Headed over to @milkepescs.bsky.social 's home studio to tape this episode of THE GIST on Meta's announcement this week. Was a great conversation. Have a listen open.spotify.com/episode/2GU9...

Kara: I'm tired of all these quiet deals that...Scott : That get done ? Galloway critiques Swisher’s strategy and tactics in her Bid to Buy the Washington Post" on Hark. share.harkaudio.com/caYY8KnsELM1...

The golden age of trusting everything you read on Facebook is over.

wapo.st/4fPAw2n I'd have gone with the Cavs or Celts' like offense- but that's hard.