Reposted by Jim LaVallyClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3hgod i am so stressed i need this man to be okay, he hasn't been around long enough to have a solid understudy lined up yet and i do not want to lose this momentum we need like thirty years of this guy to really clean house all the way 21059108
Reposted by Jim LaVallySam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 12/10/2026The solution to the male reading crisis is the same as its always been: Mad Magazine 1344944
Reposted by Jim LaVallyWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Can we all stipulate that anyone who thought Kimberly Guilfoyle would be a good spouse lacks the judgment to credibly run for president in 2028? 2250359
Reposted by Jim LaVallyMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now. www.instagram.com/reels/DeSCAh... 1794798895
Reposted by Jim LaVallyDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Y'all denied her tenure 263338622
Reposted by Jim LaVallylauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 08/10/2026me: I dunno, I still like the guys on the team but I'm sympathetic to the argument seeing the Dodgers win in the playoffs every year is boring (braves fans start doing the chop) me: General McPherson I summon and bind thee to these boys' bats. Claim your vengeance 1578083
Reposted by Jim LaVallyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026with each passing day it feels more surreal to be an independent journalist. like playing with a toy train while vanderbilt owns the railways. 231090149
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Hey, I’m in Oregon. I’m pretty furious too. Fury in California After Trump Suggests Iran ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...nytimes.comTrump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California LeadersGov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” 000
Reposted by Jim LaVallyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Goddamn, this point by @anandwrites.bsky.social really needed saying. 843127815
Reposted by Jim LaVallyJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The price of gas is now what used to be the amount you'd pay if you forgot to fill the rental car up before returning it. 141644
Reposted by Jim LaVallyCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Every time a left-handed person sees an actor on TV or in a movie writing with their left handstatic.klipy.comLeonardo DiCaprio Points: 'Yes, That's It!'ALT: Leonardo DiCaprio Points: 'Yes, That's It!' 1012711
Reposted by Jim LaVallyKate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My real success as a literary agent comes with how many books I do with a map in the front. 141474
Reposted by Jim LaVallyErin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One reason to learn about things outside your major is so that you have something to talk about with people at parties and on dates. No amount of money will make up for you being a crushing bore. History majors learn this early but I guess it takes other people longer. 27989106
Reposted by Jim LaVallyLaura Collins-Hughes @collinshughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At least five people in this A train car are reading physical books. 🩷 051
Reposted by Jim LaVallyThe Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Happy Stanislav Petrov Day. Today we celebrate the life of a man who saved billions by not believing a computer. May we all learn this valuable lesson. 215267
Reposted by Jim LaVallyLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.” 1970222261
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Am I the only person who thinks of “Animal House” when seeing this? 020
Reposted by Jim LaVallycait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go 123145092811
Reposted by Jim LaVallyAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Me on election night if this happens. 1014214
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I was present, years ago, when a copy editor, a former staffer at an adult magazine, noted to her colleagues that the word is “bestiality,” not “beastiality.” I do wish those posting about Kash Patel’s testimony today could have been there with me for that memorable moment in copy-editing history. 010
Reposted by Jim LaVallyDr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Bayeux Tapestry good but massively upstaged by seeing a cat in a ruff right before 664335770
Reposted by Jim LaVallyRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Initially I was frustrated with the rise of self-checkout but I appreciated how stores passed the savings on to me rather than pocket the money, fire armies of workers & make me do a job I suck at. It’s also why I’m optimistic about AI! I have been kicked in the head by several horses. 653999786
Reposted by Jim LaVallyBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We overcame one Gilded Age and we can overcome this one. Time for a new square deal like TR’s 3 C’s: Corporate control, Consumer protection and Conservation of natural resources. Happy Labor Day. 221149251
Reposted by Jim LaVallyRyan LaRochelle @rlarochelle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026#APSA26 highlight: at a bar, hanging with a friend from grad school and my adviser. We’re discussing LBJ and the Great Society. I get up to use the restroom and the son of Richard and Doris Goodwin says he overheard our convo and called his mom and I spend a few minutes chatting with Doris Goodwin. 4497
Reposted by Jim LaVallyjohnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One more great thing about Dolly. She was a paid-up union member — American Federation of Musicians, Local 257, Nashville. And she had been for 58 years. www.afm.org/2026/08/afm-...afm.orgAFM Statement on the Passing of Dolly PartonToday, the entire community of professional musicians mourns the loss of an irreplaceable icon and a generous heart: Dolly Parton. While the world knows her as a global superstar and philanthropist… 2667331775
Reposted by Jim LaVallyArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Phaedra and Hippolytus, by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1802, 📸 via @ErikTedJohnson 112197403
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Folks concerned that a mountain lion might enter their yard might find some relief here. 000
Reposted by Jim LaVallyPhillip Maciak @pjmaciak.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Fifteen years ago, in the classroom, wikipedia was annoying because it was hard to describe to kids who relied on it why it wasn't a good source to cite in a paper. Now, it's the final remaining example of citational responsibility any of them have ever seen. 283130740
Reposted by Jim LaVallySARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water 429189704125
Reposted by Jim LaVallySam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 14/08/2026I believe they prefer to be called “tech reporters” but I applaud the directness 91810269
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Really pleased to see this man re-entering our national conversation. 000
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Look, if you aren’t comfortable with the “socialist” label, call yourself a Roosevelt Democrat and get on this train. 000
Reposted by Jim LaVallyDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Time Traveler Causes of Death xkcd.com/2976/ 81160325
Reposted by Jim LaVallyDanielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I have seen the Odyssey and my main takeaway is that it’s time to give John Leguizamo an award for not only being great but singlehandedly improving EVERY FILM HE IS IN. 2496128499
Reposted by Jim LaVallyJason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Not sure why this is news, it's called a lunch break 414125379
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 28/07/2026There was a time when you could ascend the station platform in my town and ride these rails to San Francisco, Portland and beyond. Now, you can’t even get to Weed. 000
Reposted by Jim LaVallypistachiOoOoOo 👻👻👻 @streetlightlily.horntforgood.com · 31/01/2026You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS 1879222540
Reposted by Jim LaVallyLaura Martínez 🥑 @miblogestublog.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Mexico warning its citizens against US travel due to explosive diarrhea risk is just too funny 😂😂😂mexiconewsdaily.comUS parasite outbreak leads to a Mexican advisory for US-bound travelersMexico has issued a travel warning for travelers to the United States due to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection. 24715
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A timely reminder to all of us in the tinder-dry West to have those go-bags packed and ready. youtube.com/watch?v=7k52...youtube.comPompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston | Official Trailer | National GeographicYouTube video by National Geographic 000
Reposted by Jim LaVallyNew York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We just won a court order stopping the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. while our lawsuit continues. We’re going to keep fighting to keep costs down for consumers, protect jobs, and stop this illegal merger. 608244545548
Reposted by Jim LaVallyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026incredible -- more than two hours into this morning's Fox & Friends, "fraud" has not been mentioned a single time and hosts haven't discussed Trump's big primetime speech at all. They have 787 million reasons to ignore it. 13368481287
Reposted by Jim LaVallyInnsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 15/07/2026If Mad magazine was still at its height they would have ended JD Vance's career by doing a parody called “Hillbilly Smellegy” in 2016, this is why they want to neutralize real journalism 11087132
Reposted by Jim LaVallyDublin Fire Brigade @dubfirebrigade.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Have you tested your smoke alarm lately? We recommend testing them once a week and you should have one installed per floor of your home. 712975771
Jim LaVally @jimlavally.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It’s been nearly a month since Mitch McConnell entered the hospital. Thank god he decided to pass away in a country with air conditioning. 000
Reposted by Jim LaVallyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The Count Binface stuff happening in the U.K. is a real good bit. Hope everybody subjects themselves to British politics long enough to look it up. The British version of Trump really will be spending the summer fighting with a sentient trashcan. 731668219
Reposted by Jim LaVallyNatasha Kindred @thehoursgodsends.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Horrible new bullshit from the sea every time. It’s never ‘oh we found a new pink fish that is so happy’ it’s always stuff like this, the crush-depth screw-headed dongwongler, and it’s got to have big long creepy bits. Sick of the ocean tbh. 1773930793
Reposted by Jim LaVallyLeigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes" 17107112606
Reposted by Jim LaVallyJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I would kill or die for Larry 36174923960
Reposted by Jim LaVallyAngry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate 10056421505