Jonathan Gala retweeted
Wild to me to remember how much Bloom County I read as a kid. Hundreds and hundreds of strips with punchlines built around Caspar Weinberger and tight-money Fed policy, no Wikipedia to look any of it up. Just cheerily marinating in Reagan-era gibberish
Jonathan Gala retweeted
This is one of my favorite displays of human nature. We built fantasy software that lets you fly anywhere, and people are using it to roleplay the highly restrictive world of commercial aviation, for free. All modern hobbies specialize to become unpaid work. Fun is for noobs
VATSIM's "Cross the Pond" event was yesterday, where more than 1900 pilots flew simulated transoceanic flights from Europe to the U.S., with air traffic control enthusiasts providing sim ATC the whole way. [Video from reddit.com/r/flightsim/comme…]
Jonathan Gala retweeted
Of course, the Times recognizes that what’s happening at DOJ is important. It’s writing about it! It’s just using unclear, obfuscatory language. It can’t bluntly and honestly describe what’s happening, and why it matters. Journalistic norms have given partisans a veto over truth.
Jonathan Gala retweeted
First three images: how the NYT covered a single brief meeting between the ex-president spouse of a presidential candidate and the AG.
Last image: how it’s covering an overt, years-long campaign by the AG to control investigations and prosecutions for the president’s benefit.
Jonathan Gala retweeted
I’m sure many people have said this, but I haven’t seen anything about it. Why isn’t there a set of TV channels available nationwide by September that has school curriculum taught all day with simple scheduling? It would be more accessible than everyone needing a computer + wifi.
Jonathan Gala retweeted
Let’s replace all the Columbus statues with ones of Clyde Stubblefield playing the “Funky Drummer” break
Jonathan Gala retweeted
sometimes I just kinda scroll past a headline that's "Scientists May Have found a nearby galaxy that's home to a humanlike race of angels" and don't look into it any further. guess im just gonna learn abt aliens from a coworker one day and be like "ahh i saw something about that"
Jonathan Gala retweeted
If only we were living through some unique moment in history teaching us the importance of universal health care and a strong social safety net. Maybe next time!
Jonathan Gala retweeted
This is journalistic malpractice, a naked and unquestioning endorsement of military escalation that obliterates context or understanding. It would make more sense in a Verhoeven satire than the real world, but here we are, in hell.
America just took out the world's no. 1 bad guy cnb.cx/2MPOhU1
