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Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company IG 3sixteen

My kingdom for a Ricochet (1991, Mulcahey) 4k/blu-ray release

It’s like if a cybertruck were people

This is such a lovely tribute to Val Kilmer from Hilarie Burton ❤️

RIP to one of the greats

Anti AI piece in the New York Times and another in CNN from the excellent @amorrow.bsky.social. Something is changing. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/...

Somebody should fuck whoever is responsible for this with a rusty pike

billionaires are an invasive species ☺️✌️

Some sad updates on the health of Drew Struzan, one of the great film artists of Hollywood.

every new restaurant in every major city is either called Thistle+Thorn and thinks adding turmeric to brussel sprouts makes them worth $30 or is called Burger Bitch and has a neon sign in the window that says “im gonna fuck a hamburger”

Somebody should [host a bake sale or car wash to raise money]

Bluesky is just as toxic as twitter because people keep just talking about the fucking news. There is no mental health website

I disagree with this: a stupid cunt who committed treason simply has no authority and a habitual liar should never ever be taken at his word. Null and void, you're welcome

Stupid cunt believes that if adults behaved like grown-ups, stupid cunts would be at disadvantage

All politics aside all I can see when I look at Gal Gadot is yassified Sheldon Cooper

Some badass early Pulitzer contenders out of Turkey

Everyone’s like “this can’t be fascism it’s too dumb” but they don’t understand that fascism is in fact almost always very dumb! Fascist dictators are cruel and stupid men. And it’s popular because many people are cruel and stupid!

If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media. But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.

I've seen this question come up a few times, and some of it is answered in this post from a few years ago, but let me try to answer @opinionhaver.bsky.social's question directly since he asks this every time 230 comes up. www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...

just remembered about drawing pictures with some nice music on

My friend @gabepowers.bsky.social is selling merch to raise funds for Gender/Justice, a Minnesota based mission to advance gender equality and protect LGBTQ+ people. Some fun designs for genre fans! genregrinder-shop.fourthwall.com

It's almost like real search engines actually existed until like a year ago I guess, oh well

chatgpt has fully broken-through to every facet of the corporate environment. I'm spending a not-insignificant amount of my time every week now explaining to people that just because chatgpt told you that something was possible doesn't mean that it a) is or b) even exists

The ATH’s: you must call us “Athletics” or “A’s” All broadcasters in 2025: “Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Athletics”

Malpractice suits waiting to happen. Imagine just inviting that risk, couldn't be me because I'm not *checks notes* stupid enough for medical school???

Is there a word for being simultaneously anxious about having nothing to work on and being relieved about having nothing to work on? It's capitalism, isn't it? It's definitely capitalism.

Someone on Etsy made a TWIN PEAKS version of GUESS WHO? Simply. Incredible. www.etsy.com/listing/9608...

TIL that the first ship built for the Massachusetts Naval Militia (1776) was called TYRANNICIDE @pptsapper.bsky.social

this made me laugh so hard snot came out of my nose and now my tummy muscles hurt. i think it cured my depression.