Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 2hIf Chuck Schumer could work black-market turtles into more of his pleas to save democracy he'd get my $1 so fast it would make his head spin 1141
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 2hThis is the least annoying text from a Democratic politician that I've received in at least eight years 5765
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 11hI wrote about iced coffeetheringer.comHow “Can You Bring Iced Coffee to a Job Interview?” Became Society’s Ultimate Litmus TestAmerica is divided. Generations are at war. Where do you stand on the most urgent debate of the past week? 97715
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 11hI wrote about iced coffeetheringer.comHow “Can You Bring Iced Coffee to a Job Interview?” Became Society’s Ultimate Litmus TestAmerica is divided. Generations are at war. Where do you stand on the most urgent debate of the past week? 97715
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 24/09/2026I wrote about British hatstheringer.comEight Burning Questions About the Fight to Ban British Guard HatsAn extremely important deep dive into one of the world’s most pressing problems: the big, fuzzy hats at Buckingham Palace 1010514
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 24/09/2026I wrote about British hatstheringer.comEight Burning Questions About the Fight to Ban British Guard HatsAn extremely important deep dive into one of the world’s most pressing problems: the big, fuzzy hats at Buckingham Palace 1010514
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 22/09/2026The King and I in heavily accented Canadian French 7420
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 22/09/2026I admire the vision but you gotta go harder than this. Schindler's List in Old English. Tron in Old English. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in the extinct Celtic language spoken by the Picts 11856
Reposted by Brian PhillipsChairman Goa Tse-tung @jctenton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026i often think of the gas station in deus ex and the terrifying 2050s cyberpunk nightmare era prices on the sign 31090194
Reposted by Brian PhillipsJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Incredible reporting.bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 414778
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 17/09/2026I didn't trust AI to tell me whether AI will kill us all in the next decade. So I turned to the one branch of science more reliable than LLMs: Bracketologytheringer.comThe AI Apocalypse Bracket: Just How Doomed Are We, Really?Is AI really likely to wipe out humanity within the next decade? We used the most scientific tool in existence to get an answer. 820047
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 18/09/2026Horrific possibility but not an extinction threat on its own. Bubble team. Could do real damage in the NIT 0401
Reposted by Brian PhillipsDan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Never smashed a follow button this quickly. Effing brilliant and hilarious. 1163
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBryan Toporek @btoporek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Come for the concept, stay for the repeated strays that Pat McAfee's music career catches 1241
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBrendan Bell @bdbell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A bit of a longer read, but absolutely well worth it. The conceit is fun and engaging (if even a little goofy!), but the information presented is impeccably sourced, well-reasoned, and compelling. Undoubtedly the best article I've read on the topic. 072
Reposted by Brian PhillipsScott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is a legitimately astounding piece of work. 0507
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 17/09/2026Fill out your bracket now.....before it's too late 6475
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 17/09/2026I didn't trust AI to tell me whether AI will kill us all in the next decade. So I turned to the one branch of science more reliable than LLMs: Bracketologytheringer.comThe AI Apocalypse Bracket: Just How Doomed Are We, Really?Is AI really likely to wipe out humanity within the next decade? We used the most scientific tool in existence to get an answer. 820047
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 17/09/2026Karen please don't give them any ideas about putting me on the poop beat 050
Reposted by Brian PhillipsGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I'm admittedly not an early child development expert but it does seem the ideal scenario for any baby is being collectively raised by a traveling women's professional soccer team 271498259
Reposted by Brian PhillipsEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Straight talk time: Doomerism is BORING. It's the same fantasties rehashed over and over again, just louder each time. And with each iteration it seems that new audiences are being reached, and a new group of people needs to be talked down from unnecessary fear. >> 11596163
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 12/09/2026Look, I love Sports Emotion as much as the next fan, but I have to admit there's something incredibly badass about Rybakina winning the U.S. Open and topping out at "pleased" 4381
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 12/09/2026I'd tell you to mute him, but you might miss penetrating insights like "both players need to win this second set, but there's more pressure on Sabalenka, after losing that first set" 150
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 12/09/2026I could be listening to Mary Carillo talking about the time Patrick Rafter introduced her to a wombat in 1994 and instead I've got Patrick McEnroe slowly repeating "this feels like a must-win game" for the 67th time in this match 3553
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 12/09/2026I know it's boring to complain about sports commentators but giving a major final to Patrick and Mary Joe is like staging a Rembrandt exhibition under a 40-watt light bulb 5595
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 12/09/2026Sabalenka's body language getting perilously close to the deadly Me When I've Been on Hold with Customer Service for More Than Six Minutes Zone 3341
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 11/09/2026when I catch myself drafting a Bluesky response to someone in my mentions with 2.3k followers and 57.8k posts 2210
Reposted by Brian PhillipsHoward Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 10/09/2026NBA owners are, uh, having a moment. I'm not sure that's a good thing. Latest from me, at The Ringer:theringer.comDoes the NBA Have an Owner Problem?NBA owners are having a moment, but not necessarily a good one. “Every day or every week, it’s like: Wait a second, how can that be possible?” 2014416
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 09/09/2026They literally just showed Navarro's parents in the stands and still didn't mention that they're among the richest people on earth?? 1314620
Reposted by Brian Phillipsryanphurley.bsky.social @ryanphurley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026At least soft pedal it... "US Open brought to you by Fidelity... and Navarro certainly is familiar with the asset management business" "Pegula playing the biggest sporting match in NY state... until the Bills play week 12 Monday night right here on ESPN" 0434
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 09/09/2026I suspect this is basically the answer, though the taboo is so comprehensive that I also suspect it's been handed down from an oligarch-pleasing boss somewhere above the individual producers and commentators 0201
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 09/09/2026It seems like a...pretty important piece of context for understanding the players? 2681
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 09/09/2026Does anyone with more sophisticated media knowledge than mine understand why ESPN will burn endless cycles talking about tennis players' backgrounds/childhoods but will not ever, ever state that Pegula and Navarro are the children of billionaires, even when they're playing each other? 1929142
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026That worked 231711113
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 05/09/2026I just said "How's it going" to three people at a memorial service. You can't buy social graces like these. If you're lucky, you simply acquire them at birth 141494
Reposted by Brian PhillipsBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 03/09/2026I have plunged into the dark, icy depths of Lake America and returned with a column about MAGA's obsession with namestheringer.comMAGA’s Big, Beautiful Quest to Rename the Entire WorldThe Lake America story is spectacularly dumb. It’s also spectacularly important. 910526
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 03/09/2026I wrote about namestheringer.comMAGA’s Big, Beautiful Quest to Rename the Entire WorldThe Lake America story is spectacularly dumb. It’s also spectacularly important. 3403
Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 03/09/2026I have plunged into the dark, icy depths of Lake America and returned with a column about MAGA's obsession with namestheringer.comMAGA’s Big, Beautiful Quest to Rename the Entire WorldThe Lake America story is spectacularly dumb. It’s also spectacularly important. 910526