Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Onion @theonion.com · 6h40-Year-Old Not Active Enough To Realize Body Falling Apart theonion.com/40-year-old-not-active… 321701143
Reposted by Nick Baumannalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 4hwild to be living in a world with live-streamed state executions and legal daylight kidnappings, but every time you turn around some loser is saying, hey man, what if art were completely frictionless? what if we killed even the possibility of human connection?? 216836
Reposted by Nick Baumannalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 4hthe year is 2030 and i no longer consume anything that isn't personalized to me. every game, every book, every movie extends to the limits of my own imagination and no further. i haven't been surprised in five years. i cry softly, in bewilderment, if i see a word i don't know 1332486
Reposted by Nick Baumannfarner @farnerb0cken.bsky.social · 05/10/2026men who sacrifice liberty for bibberty deserve neither 221731376
Reposted by Nick BaumannPresident Werewolf G. Harding @popeawesomexiii.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Oh no 322523
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Lexorcist @lexidarlingxoxo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m at the Pizza Hut. I’m at the house of leaves. I’m at the combi s n e a v t a i e o l n fo esuoh & tuh azzip 3137011425
Reposted by Nick BaumannDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 08/10/2026I've seen enough: Vodka-spiked "ade" was the drink of Summer 2026. www.fingers.email/p/the-drink-... 2251
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/10/2026“Holy shit, I didn’t think things could be any more amazing than they already were after drinking a couple beers and splitting some nachos, but then right at the end—bang!—he throws out ‘It’s been real’ and sends me straight to nirvana.” — Josh Mankowitz, hangout participanttheonion.comPhrase ‘It’s Been Real’ Pushes Already Great Hangout With Friend Into Heretofore Unknown Levels Of BlissBATON ROUGE, LA—Enhancing the top-tier socializing in ways that would have seemed impossible just moments previously, the phrase “It’s been real” pushed an already great hangout with a friend into her... 4871848
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Downballot @the-downballot.com · 07/10/2026Quite the stat from the Washington Post about how the GOP's massive spending on ads is nowhere close to as scary for Democrats as it looks: In Dallas, Republican groups had to spend *five* times as much as James Talarico "for just 30 percent more impact." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 310333
Reposted by Nick BaumannTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026has anyone looked at a map of texas lately? very big 172
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/10/2026Woman Suddenly Realizes She Same Age Parents Were When They Were Her Age theonion.com/woman-suddenly-realize… 482463222
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Republicans’ massive money advantage has yet to reshape the midterm map, as Democrats keep expanding their ambitions, @iarnsdorf.bsky.social reports: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHalf a billion dollars in GOP spending does little to move pollsRepublicans’ massive money advantage has yet to reshape the midterm map, as Democrats keep expanding their ambitions. 000
Reposted by Nick BaumannTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026people talk about a Texas Republican dummymander but unless they net -1 seats it is not a dummymander, just a really bad year! 1212
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“Just as Camp David, Windsor Castle, or the Elysee Palace are known worldwide, so too will the Presidential Golf Course in Palm Beach County." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf course into the new Camp DavidThe plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course. 000
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 185110141837
Reposted by Nick Baumannalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 04/10/202610yo asked what i did at the festival and i said oh it's a book festival, so i just talked about my books, and he said "yikes" under his breath 272116134
Reposted by Nick Baumannalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026if i haven't talked to you about the vorkosigan saga yet please know I'm only biding my time. 610512
Reposted by Nick BaumannAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This book had me sleeping with the lights on when i was six bsky.app/profile/slee... 85135788
Reposted by Nick BaumannJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 05/10/2026last week: I don't think I'm gonna be seeing Digger this week: maybe I should actually see Digger 9453
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Onion @theonion.com · 04/10/2026Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Clay Pot Shards From Dwelling Of Earliest Known Klutz theonion.com/archaeologists-unearth… 131596162
Reposted by Nick BaumannTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026being on a boat that gets sunk by a sperm whale...honestly has to be a real thrill, for the right person www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...nytimes.comWhale Batters a Yacht, Leaving Its Crew Stranded for 18 HoursFour people were rescued after being adrift in a life raft in the South Pacific. One of them said he thought he had a better chance of winning the lottery than of being hit by a whale. 082
Reposted by Nick BaumannTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026this story begins with a simple premise: what if that conference-room scene from Hail Caesar became an entire movie www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comReligious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious. 041
Reposted by Nick BaumannBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yeah that does seem pretty important 56188794
Reposted by Nick BaumannUpzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026They're building the rent-increasing machine, from the legendary sci-fi novel, "don't build the rent-increasing machine." 022
Reposted by Nick BaumannMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17472431992
Reposted by Nick BaumannTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026went to Iowa to see what all the fuss is about www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comRob Sand says he Isn't trying to turn Iowa blue. It just might happen anyway.In a midterms wave fueled by resistance and revenge, the Democratic candidate for governor is singing a different tune. 33813
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026You have lots of limitations. Spending shouldn't be one of them. store.theonion.com/products/the-eve… 639228
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Aging is known to make bladders stiffer and make their muscles weaker, meaning older people tend to have to pee more." www.washingtonsun.com/congress/hou...washingtonsun.comThe Best Place to Catch a Lawmaker? Where They Pee.The facilities next to the lavish antechamber off the House floor are where many senior lawmakers make frequent stops. 000
Reposted by Nick Baumannamy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 27/09/2026out on the road today I saw a wojack sticker on a cybertruck 161314132
Reposted by Nick BaumannDolphin Pilot @theamitie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nepo baby won fat bear week 🙄 336236
Reposted by Nick Baumannlindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026that's why his pants are so big. they're full of time100 next awards. 1634
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Let every troll be a reminder that, once upon a time—and hopefully for a little while longer—people liked to read articles on the internet." slate.com/life/2026/09...slate.comSlate’s Commenters Have Been Trolling My Writing for Years. I Finally Asked Why. I’ll Never Look at Them the Same.A story of love, death, and unlikely friendship. 000
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"When more than one male writer I respect published essays on how Bandit is the father figure they most look up to — Bandit is a cartoon dog — I worried that these gentlemen were going through something." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comColumn | What’s the best TV show for kids? After a long search, I have the answer.A critic spends hundreds of hours in the weird and wonderful world of television for young children. 000
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"In 2021 Denmark produced 39 episodes of a children’s show called 'John Dillermand' that was about the adventures of a middle-aged man and his very, very, very, very, very long penis." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comColumn | What’s the best TV show for kids? After a long search, I have the answer.A critic spends hundreds of hours in the weird and wonderful world of television for young children. 100
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Doctors have wide discretion in how to handle unpaid bills. They can decide when to involve a debt collector, file lawsuits or drop the debt entirely if a patient seems unable to pay." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...nytimes.comA Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished. 000
Reposted by Nick BaumannThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026‘This Here Is Probably Our Bestselling Love Seat,’ Says Man Who Would Have Been Powerful, Revered Warrior 4,000 Years Ago theonion.com/this-here-is-probably-… 161462109
Reposted by Nick BaumannAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I read this as they’re all saying the same thing: they’re saying MARK HALPERIN 5081145
Reposted by Nick BaumannEd BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Austrian Painter” to the tune of Eleanor Rigby 2721
Reposted by Nick BaumannDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Classic example of a "Hitler guy" in the wild here. defector.com/racehorse-ow...defector.comRacehorse Owner Told To Rename His Hitleresque Steed | DefectorThe Jockey Club, the leading sanctioning body in what’s left of the sport of horse racing in the U.S., sent out a clear message Wednesday to anybody thinking of naming their horse after Hitler: Don’t ... 4246758
Reposted by Nick BaumannKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hey no offense man but shouldn’t I be asking YOU stuff like this? I’m not the damn World War II museum. 30143745
Reposted by Nick BaumannTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026when the train across the platform closes its doors right as your train arrives...that's because the conductor hates you, personally. it's probably because of something you said. 162
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"It takes longer to get permits in Boston than to build a house in Phoenix." www.theargumentmag.com/p/how-to-kil...theargumentmag.comHow to kill housing with paperworkIt takes longer to get permits in Boston than to build a house in Phoenix 030
Reposted by Nick Baumanncait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026found a new type of guy 2093681414
Reposted by Nick BaumannK. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Please, I need this. I’m very sick. 1409
Reposted by Nick BaumannOnion Sports @onionsports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rockies Pitcher Pledges To Give Up Home Run For Sick Child theonion.com/rockies-pitc... 211271174
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Le code, c'est moi! www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.com‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issuesJames McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes. 000
Nick Baumann @nickbaumann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026How a university famous for educating Hispanic students decided to let its campus police officers double as ICE agents: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comHispanics flock to this university. It let campus police double as ICE agents.Leaders of Florida International University signed an agreement to deputize its school police as immigration agents. Some wish they had put up more of a fight. 000
Reposted by Nick BaumannMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Former Navatek executives, meanwhile, looked back with awe at how far their money went. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly,” said one. “‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale.’” READ MORE: www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 620576
Reposted by Nick BaumannMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Collins’ office “vigorously” denied Kao’s bribery allegations, calling them “outlandish” The anti-corruption agents on the case were pushed out in Trump’s purge of the FBI. An FBI spokesman defended their ouster and said the bureau “ultimately found nothing” implicating Collins. 210714
Reposted by Nick BaumannMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. These are the kinds of corruption claims Trump’s DOJ ignores. So we did our own investigation—knocking on doors as far away as Hawaii, looking at thousands of records that got the FBI to take Kao seriously 113118