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I have never wanted explanatory alt-text more than I do right now.

11.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Bold of you to assume I'm going to be on the tasty side of the Zombie War."

11.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My nephews' love for me dies a little every time I make this joke.

11.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran says it will not participate in FIFA World Cup because of U.S. military attack | CBC Sports Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after co-host the United States launched β€Œairstrikes against the country alongside Israel, killing its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sports minister Ahma...

Well, that's one less thing for FIFA to take responsibility for.

Snark aside, this is the only reasonable thing Iran can do, and I wouldn't be surprised if they're just the first of many.

11.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I'll trace a chalk outline around your fucking body!"

11.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a dream last night where I wrote a poem, told from a shark's point of view, that they were coming back and that it was no longer safe for people to go in the water.

When I first woke up I was sad I couldn't remember the poem, but now I'm realizing that the poem was probably a metaphor.

11.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€˜Russia is failing’: PM Carney announces new sanctions on Russia
β€˜Russia is failing’: PM Carney announces new sanctions on Russia YouTube video by CTV News

"Russia is failing to achieve all of its objectives four years into this conflict, twelve years if you include its annexation, its illegal annexation of Crimea."

It's nice to see a world leader acknowledging that this conflict is actually just an extension of Russia's invasion of Ukraine's Crimea.

11.03.2026 06:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And, uh, please feel free to leave that shit at home when you play the Raptors in April.

11.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine your team scoring 129 points and still losing by more than 20 points. 129 points usually means a blowout in your favour.

Congratulations to Bam Adebayo on having the second best scoring game in NBA history.

11.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump saves the Internet?

10.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Sloppelganger" is one for the ages

10.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 1117 πŸ” 269 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/learn-2 #smbc

10.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 614 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 7

When your grandma says she got you Keanu Reeves' Jonathan Harker, but she bought him from that one shady dollar store.

10.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Season two had decided to switch it up.

Tyrone? Stealing drugs and money from right under a gang's nose. Literally taking it between when they put it down and go to pick it up again.

Tandy? Ballet classes and group therapy sessions.

10.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh! Sydney's coming to town!

10.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so sick of seeing Trump's face.

09.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was going to quote something like "Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them" but no, he is just plain fuckin stupid.

09.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 664 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 0

It sucks (for me) that it's during March Break, because that means that I'm too busy to attend.

09.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump speaking after markets close is usually a sign he’ll say something bad for the economy, and the White House communications team doesn’t want a graph with the line going down and blaring red numbers with a minus sign on the screen with him when he does.

09.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 1588 πŸ” 415 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 18

Immaculately maintained, though.

09.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
It was going on one, two in the morning, and we were shooting what I felt was an important scene for me, when he makes an attempt to be quote-unquote straight, in a suit, and at the end of it he gets emotional and locks himself in the other room. And I felt like, I’m not getting what I wantβ€”I’m not happy with it. Mike was happy with it. He called me the next day and said, β€œI know you weren’t happy with the scene last night. Believe me, we wouldn’t have gone home if I had felt we weren’t getting it.” And then he sort of became my psychiatrist and said, β€œYou find it difficult to be happy, don’t you? You find it difficult to enjoy things.” And I said, β€œWell, sometimes. Last night was about feeling too tired and not feeling I was reaching what I needed to reach for the scene.” He talked to me then about when he was making, I don’t know whether it was Virginia Woolf or The Graduate. He said, β€œI didn’t enjoy it for a second. I was worried about so many things.” And then he said, β€œYou know, this is never going to happen again quite this way. You should try to allow yourself to enjoy this more. Take a minute a day, and then add a minute the next day, and another minute. Pretty soon, you’ll have hours of happiness.”

It was going on one, two in the morning, and we were shooting what I felt was an important scene for me, when he makes an attempt to be quote-unquote straight, in a suit, and at the end of it he gets emotional and locks himself in the other room. And I felt like, I’m not getting what I wantβ€”I’m not happy with it. Mike was happy with it. He called me the next day and said, β€œI know you weren’t happy with the scene last night. Believe me, we wouldn’t have gone home if I had felt we weren’t getting it.” And then he sort of became my psychiatrist and said, β€œYou find it difficult to be happy, don’t you? You find it difficult to enjoy things.” And I said, β€œWell, sometimes. Last night was about feeling too tired and not feeling I was reaching what I needed to reach for the scene.” He talked to me then about when he was making, I don’t know whether it was Virginia Woolf or The Graduate. He said, β€œI didn’t enjoy it for a second. I was worried about so many things.” And then he said, β€œYou know, this is never going to happen again quite this way. You should try to allow yourself to enjoy this more. Take a minute a day, and then add a minute the next day, and another minute. Pretty soon, you’ll have hours of happiness.”

The Birdcage opened thirty years ago today, so in its honor, I want to share one of my favorite stories about Mike Nichols that didn't make it into my biography. This is from an interview I did with Nathan Lane.

08.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 2752 πŸ” 604 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 40

I bet they're proud of their inaugural FIFA Peace Prize right about now.

09.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just because I don't see a lot of people mentioning it:
The Iranian men's national soccer team is scheduled to play in the World Cup tournament in Inglewood on June 15th and 21st, and then in Seattle on June 26th.

I don't see how FIFA is going to make this happen.

09.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not a big curling guy, but I get the significance of this, and WOW it’s mind-blowing. Some are calling it the best shot in curling history! #TeamCanada at the #ParalympicGames.

09.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 1122 πŸ” 218 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 10
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

09.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 3479 πŸ” 723 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 27
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Did yall see the finish to the 2026 LA Marathon?

09.03.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 1966 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 124

Notoriously apolitical Northern Ireland.

09.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An analysis of over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from just 100 influencers.

This minority of users impacts politics, influencing what people view as normal and leads to self-censoring to avoid attacks from conspiracy theorists.

08.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 538 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 26

The blatant bigotry of this has already been covered, but "we're not making therapy" is pretty rich from the guy who made for example UP and INSIDE OUT.

08.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 2301 πŸ” 442 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 9

Wish me luck, all.

08.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0