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I might have posted this before, but even if I did, it's worth posting again.

Did you know Teddy Roosevelt won Michigan running on a third-party ticket in 1912? neither did I.

Did you know this? I didn't.

Out of 147 countries surveyed. https://www.worldhappiness.report/ed/2026/ The US is 23rd and—surprise—Canada is 25th.

XKCD Explains The Cause Of Landscape Features Of The United States

Kim is slipping.

It's not the three you might think.

Here's a guide if you want to travel abroad without worrying about having to learn another language.

Especially one with her own million-follower glow-up podcast.

I’m going to be interested in seeing what the hitting record is for hitters when they win challenges versus when they lose them, split between when they call for the challenge versus when the catcher/pitcher does.

Yeah, it started to get bad on me around 7pm Eastern, and in the 930pm half hour, it was still like that. It’ll probably happen again before it goes away for good.

The Party is on a ride-or-die journey with Trump, because they are never going to be what people thought they were before, ever again. Not in my lifetime, anyway, and not in yours, either.

I thought that was a tough error to get.

McKinstry is batting third? That’s the kind of thing Leyland would do whenever he ran a sub out there in place of a regular.

This is instructive.

This is instructive. https://brilliantmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/for-important-family-decisions-men-should-have-a-final-say-.jpg

This is really wild! Here is an explanation for them: France: 49.3 Why it’s funny/political: Article 49.3 of the French Constitution allows the government to pass a law without a parliamentary vote. French governments use it during political crises. Because it bypasses debate, it became a running joke and meme in French politics. People joke about “using 49.3” to force anything through. Italy: 104 Why it’s funny: Law 104 (Legge 104) gives benefits and time off work to people caring for disabled family members. In Italian memes, people joke that some workers fake needing “104 days” to skip work. So “taking a 104” became shorthand for suspicious time off. Turkey: 31 Why it’s funny: In Turkish slang, 31 means masturbation. The joke dates back decades and became widespread in internet humor. So when Turks see 31, it’s instantly interpreted as a dirty joke. Spain: 5 Why it’s funny: In Spanish grading systems, 5/10 is the minimum passing grade. Because of that, “un cinco” is often used jokingly to describe barely succeeding or mediocrity. It’s used ironically in memes when something is just barely acceptable. Greece: 6 Why it’s funny: The Greek word for six (έξι — “exi”) sounds similar to “sexy” in English. Because of this phonetic similarity, the number 6 gets used in wordplay jokes. Albania: 9 Why it’s funny: In Albanian slang/internet jokes, 9 is used in sexual humor and meme contexts. It often appears in jokes similar to how other cultures use 69. Russia: 300 Why it’s funny: “Cargo 300” (Груз 300) is a Soviet/Russian military code for wounded soldiers. It became a widely used internet meme and reference. The number 300 is now commonly used jokingly in online Russian culture. Any other numbers you can think of (besides 6-7)?

Wow, I didn't realize how not affluent much of the UK really is.

These are super interesting to me. This also explains why my super-Teutonic last name is no big deal for people around here to get, but completely flummoxes people when I travel to the Confederate states.

Quite concerning, I assume, to people who are animated by the idea of an existential threat to western civilization or whatever

Not a map, but interesting like a map.

lol ohio yeah right

Map of the 1796 US Presidential Election From The National Atlas of the United States (now sadly permanently offline) Other US Presidential Election Maps: 1788 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024