Nick

Writer, editor, actor, host of #IllBeDamned podcast.
Be excellent to each other.

[Nick @npadiak]

Things that we as a society should have taken away from us because of how often and egregiously we’ve misused them:
1. The phrase “begs the question”
2. Guns

[Jay Cuda @JayCuda]

white sox legends

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Why are you mad that some people don’t have equal access to the same privileges? Now you want @X to repay you just bc you helped build their platform? It was a different time!

Instead of begging for a handout & whining about Blue supremacy, maybe you should pull yourself up by your bootstraps & get more followers.

Aren’t you people tired of playing the victim?

[Nick @npadiak]

@shannon_h “In Bruges” is dark and tragic as hell and also at times one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen.

[Nick @npadiak]

@IanKarmel Timeline kismet

[Richard Stengel @stengel]

The journalistic trope of saying we are “deeply divided” is a normalizing frame and a moral dodge. Yes, we were “deeply divided” during the Civil War, but the two sides were not equal: one was in favor of enslaving human beings. One candidate already has tried to overturn an election and is giving every indication of doing it again. Overturning democracy is not a “side”. The First Amendment protects the press so the press can protect democracy.

[Subria Whitaker @SubriaWhitaker]

The White Sox are a joke and a complete disgrace to the South Side of Chicago. Do they even know what we’re about??? Because if they think a bbq brisket polish is going to change my mind about attending a single game this year, then they are absolutely right and I’ll take 2. 😭

[Nick @npadiak]

Exemplary post because it:
A. States clearly and concisely the topic, the perpetrators, and the stakes.
B. Uses the word “comprises” correctly, which most people and news orgs do not!

[Alanna Vagianos @AlannaVagianos]

The Republican Study Committee, an influential group that comprises nearly 80% of House Republicans,
endorsed a bill an abortion ban that would threaten to make IVF illegal nationwide.
https://t.co/BO0IHlUdHz

[Noah Garfinkel @NoahGarfinkel]

“Apocryphal” is such an intense word for “I don’t know, maybe this is bullshit.”

[Bradford Pearson @BradfordPearson]

happy Saint Patrick's Day to all but especially to one man

[Tim Popp, Six, Squish, Uh uh... @popphits]

The hottest cast, a banger song, immaculate production design and somehow seemingly lost to time.

[Nick @npadiak]

@EmilyVanDuyne Most frustrating inconsistency for me is Kathleen’s staunch support of local businesses while she visits Starbucks regularly.

[Nick @npadiak]

@richsday Right on—thanks for the info! I didn’t know that.

[sam 🍂 @burritoprophet]

gonna use this as an excuse to post my favorite Robert Redford story

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

I would not keep anything in the pockets but I would pretend I have and go in to get it and then pull out a middle finger to my opponent 175 times

[Noah Garfinkel @NoahGarfinkel]

“Did you know the human head weighs eight pounds?”

“Did YOU know that when it snows my eyes become large and the light that you shine can't be seen?”

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Rising Conservative Star Just Guy Wearing Nazi Armband And Crying https://t.co/HUgSxjxVO1