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The Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Held at Capital One Arena

Huh. So there will be a Kennedy Center Honors in 2026—just, not at the Kennedy Center but the Capitol One Arena. There are no honorees named yet, though that normally comes in June or July. Moreover, CBS's contract to air the ceremony expired last year, with no new deal in place with anyone. 🤔

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The center is moving its marquee event off site as it pushes for court approval of a plan to close its main building for a two-year renovation project.

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You know, I thought Jay might be off on this one—especially since this is a Mississippi seat on the 5th Cir—but Josh Blackman has already fired off his first two critiques of Trump's nominee to the vacancy within hours of his being named. reason.com/volokh/2026/... reason.com/volokh/2026/...

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N.B. Justice Alito has a new book coming out next week, "So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country." It was this odd scheduling of its publication date which led many of us to wonder if he was retiring before this new term so that he could promote it.

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"Just for fun we run around the ... " no, that doesn't scan anymore.

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Frederick Douglass, 1875: "The question [] is: in what position will this stupendous reconciliation leave the colored people? What tendencies will spring out of it, and how will they affect us? If war among the whites brought peace and liberty to the Blacks, what will peace among the whites bring?"

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Jiiiiiiiim, I didn't see this one coming. He's gonna regret that! Look at this, right here ... oh, wow!"

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This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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This is a post about PANACEA and NONUNION, among other constant lacunae.

BERNIE: I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING would it be so hard for the nyt spelling beE to compile statistics of which words i miss every single time they're valid answers?

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Dissonant Take: if you're a Republican running statewide in California, what the hell else is there for you to try? No statewide GOP candidate in California has won since 1994 without being, or running on the same ticket as, a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner and star of JINGLE ALL THE WAY.

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Watching the new HBO documentary on Dennis Miller's MNF tenure. Among the names also considered for that third slot: Billy Crystal, Tony Kornheiser, and Rush Limbaugh. I don't want to get off on a rant here, but choosing Miller over TK was about as wise as Walter Donovan going for the fancy grail.

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The rare Eagles fan/Election Law crossover episode, because the Rubio-selected Florida judge who just ruled that it was unconstitutional for the federal government to criminalize noncitizen voting is ... Norman Braman's nephew. (Braman, who is still alive at 94, has been a big Rubio backer.)

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 02/10/2026

My man looks like he's the lead singer of a Creed cover band called Creedence, and he thinks he can keep ignoring the letters from John Fogerty's lawyer.

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Our society and our democracy suffer when our institutions fail to honor our humanity. @skyeperryman.bsky.social, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Lisa Tucker write in an op-ed for the @sfchronicle.com following the botched execution of Christa Pike. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

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What the failed Tennessee execution shows about lethal injection

OPINION: The inherent inhumanity of death by lethal injection, which has been debated and litigated for years, was tragically apparent in the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.

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Was struggling with the last four-letter word for a long, long time today. 🫅🏻🐝

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Op-ed, "What the failed Tennessee execution shows about lethal injection," by Erwin Chemerinsky, Lisa Tucker, and @skyeperryman.bsky.social. archive.ph/K7lQQ

In light of this experience, and that in other failed executions by lethal injection, the Supreme Court should hold that under current protocols this method of execution is cruel and unusual punishment, given that it is an unreliable means of carrying out a death sentence and one that can cause great pain.
There is an immediate opportunity for the Supreme Court to do the right thing. Next Wednesday, Texas is scheduled to execute Jamaal Howard by a lethal injection of phenobarbital, the same drug that failed with Pike. In fact, at least seven individuals are scheduled for execution by the end of 2026, all of them in states that use lethal injection as a primary method of causing death.
This should not be an ideological issue with the Supreme Court or in society. Even supporters of the death penalty should agree that executions must be carried out humanely, and it should be apparent to all that death by lethal injection has now unquestionably been shown to be inhumane.
Procedurally, how could the Supreme Court halt executions by lethal injection, at least for the time being? Howard’s attorneys can ask the court to stay his execution, using the failure of the Pike execution to show that, as currently implemented, execution by lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The justices could issue a stay of execution with an opinion explaining why, given current protocols for lethal injection and recent experience, this method of execution has too great a likelihood of imposing the type of pain which the court previously has said constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

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"So they made clear from the first episode that Aunt Robin is absolutely not Your Mother, and that one of the big narratives of the final season is that Barney has matured and he and Robin belong together, but Ted will find his own perfect match. "And now you're ending the whole series with WHAT?"

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Tom Cruise Jams On Jennifer Hudson's Spirit Tunnel at The Jennifer Hudson Show.

I'm trying to imagine being the staffer who has to explain to Tom Cruise what the Jennifer Hudson Spirit Tunnel is, and how many hours he and his team spent rehearsing this in order to simulate a human response. (Are Risky Business and Tropic Thunder the only films in which he dances?)

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Supreme Ct of PA holds unanimously that the General Assembly lawfully created a temporary "SEPTA Prosecutor" with overlapping jurisdiction with the Phila DAO—5 Justices because it doesn't really single Krasner out, 2 Justices say it really does but that the PA Constitution allows it anyway.

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Not sure what to say about the big event early in tonight's SURVIVOR except 👍🏻.

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Not sure what to say about the big event early in tonight's SURVIVOR except 👍🏻.

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Just saw why John Cusack is trending, and, eesh.

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Cole Hamels is younger than Justin Verlander, and he's rested.

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Abraham Gutman @abgutman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TABLE FOR TWO IN THE CHOP HOUSE!

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How dare Kyle give me hope?! My heart is not your little toy to play with!!!

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Crazy idea: play outfielders in the outfield.

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Tom Cruise Jams On Jennifer Hudson's Spirit Tunnel at The Jennifer Hudson Show.

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Dude saw a clip from PATTON once and wanted to cosplay like that.

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Garrett Epps @garrettepps.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Someone just told Katie Britt about the big twist in DIGGER.

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In the Senate Judiciary Comitteess, C. Grassley, chmn.

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Not sure what's been more delightful about this AMAZING RACE 25th anniversary show: seeing Charla and Mirna again, or that we got My Ox Is Broken/Cheese Wheel Hill/Watermelon Slingshot in a row during one montage. (No references to Family Edition.)

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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You have to go back to the 1987 NL MVP voting to find a Missourian who got this flummoxed by a Hawk.

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1 Andre Dawson CHC 269.0 11.0 80% 4.0 153 621 90 178 49 137 11 32 .287 .328 .568 .896
2 Ozzie Smith STL 193.0 9.0 57% 6.4 158 600 104 182 0 75 43 89 .303 .392 .383 .775
3 Jack Clark STL 186.0 3.0 55% 5.4 131 419 93 120 35 106 1 136 .286 .459 .597 1.055
4 Tim Wallach MON 165.0 1.0 49% 4.3 153 593 89 177 26 123 9 37 .298 .343 .514 .858 0 0 0.00 1.000 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0
5 Will Clark SFG 128.0 0.0 38% 4.2 150 529 89 163 35 91 5 49 .308 .371 .580 .951
6 Darryl Strawberry NYM 95.0 0.0 28% 6.4 154 532 108 151 39 104 36 97 .284 .398 .583 .981
7 Tim Raines MON 80.0 0.0 24% 6.8 139 530 123 175 18 68 50 90 .330 .429 .526 .955
8 Tony Gwynn SDP 75.0 0.0 22% 8.6 157 589 119 218 7 54 56 82 .370 .447 .511 .958
9 Eric Davis CIN 73.0 0.0 22% 7.9 129 474 120 139 37 100 50 84 .293 .399 .593 .991
10 Howard Johnson NYM 42.0 0.0 13% 4.4 157 554 93 147 36 99 32 83 .265 .364 .504 .868
11 Dale Murphy ATL 34.0 0.0 10% 7.7 159 566 115 167 44 105 16 115 .295 .417 .580 .997
12 Vince Coleman STL 20.0 0.0 6% 2.8 151 623 121 180 3 43 109 70 .289 .363 .358 .721

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i’m sorry, but i have to post this political ad

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A pub owner, a viral crossing guard, and an ASMR comedian will judge Saturday’s Parallel Parking Championship

Philadelphia's first-ever Parallel Parking Championship is coming this Saturday, with challenges including the "one shot" park and parking with 18" of clearance. One judge does ASMR videos in a Philly accent. (See next.) No backup cams allowed. I still think they should have a minivan division. 1/

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Nearly 900 people applied for the competition and 15 were chosen to participate, including a SEPTA bus driver and a former contestant on "Survivor."

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This is awesome: in lieu of autographs or selfies at events (this was from outside the XM Radio event in NYC this week), David Byrne now hands out this business card before cycling away. www.reddit.com/r/talkinghea...

FROM DAVID BYRNE
HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
I NO LONGER SIGN AUTO GRAPHS OR POSE FOR SELFIES - OUTSIDE OF CHARITY OR OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR DAY.
/s/ David Byrne

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You have to go back to the 1987 NL MVP voting to find a Missourian who got this flummoxed by a Hawk.

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