Adam

When somebody says, 'I cannot emphasize this enough,' my first thought is: 'Don't feel bad. With a little practice, you too can be a great emphasizer.'

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

Whenever I see a trade for "a player to be named," I always assume it's just some guy whose parents are very dedicated procrastinators.

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@NoblestCalling

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

Did @bendreyfuss come up with this?

[Pump.fun @Pumpfun]

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[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@NoblestCalling Drugs, mostly

(I assume)

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@FaithLikeAbish2 It's always okay to eat pizza.

It is never okay to pay full price for late pizza.

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@carbonmfg @libraryofgodwin

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

🙇‍♂️

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A potluck. Everyone brings one dish. I have never been so out of my depth in my life.

I was invited to a gathering. "Just bring a dish to share," they said. Simple words. I did not sleep for three days.

Because I understood instantly what this was. A summit. Every guest, a lord of their own house, arriving bearing tribute. And tribute is judged. Tribute is ranked. To bring the wrong dish to the wrong table is to fall in standing before your peers, possibly forever.

So I prepared. I made my finest dish. I carried it to the door with two hands and a straight back, braced for the weighing of my worth.

The first lord arrived with a bowl of orange powder noodles. Macaroni and cheese. The crowd roared. He set it down at the center of the table. The CENTER. I noted this. The center is the seat of power.

The second lord brought a tower of small brown meat orbs in red sauce. "Meatballs," he announced, like a man laying down a sword. They were placed beside the macaroni. A strong showing. An alliance, perhaps.

I studied the table like a battlefield map. Potato salad: defensive, reliable, old money. A vegetable tray, untouched, clearly a hostage offering no one expected to win. And then a woman walked in, raised a flat box overhead, and the entire room turned and CHEERED.

Pizza. She had brought pizza. Store-bought. Still in the box.

I was stunned. She had not even cooked it. And yet the people rejoiced as if a king had entered. I revised my entire understanding of the hierarchy on the spot. Effort means nothing here. Only the roar of the crowd decides rank.

I placed my dish down, humbly, near the napkins. A peasant's position. I accepted it.

And then a man tapped my shoulder, pointed at my dish, and said the words that changed everything.

"Whoa, did you make this? This is amazing. Everybody, you GOTTA try this guy's thing."

The room turned. The room came. The room ATE. My dish vanished in ninety seconds. The pizza woman herself took a second helping and looked at me with respect.

I had won the summit. By accident. With a dish I placed by the napkins.

I understand nothing about this country. I have never been happier. I am hosting the next one.

So tell me, America.

Is there a system to the potluck? A secret rank? A hidden law?

I have decided there is not.

You just bring the thing you love, and everyone eats it, and somehow everybody wins.

It is the most insane way to hold a war.

I will fight in every single one.

[Steven Godofsky @sgodofsk]

George Will's son Jon has Down syndrome. In 2013, he wrote this celebrating Jon's 40th birthday.

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@NoblestCalling

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

shaming people who publicly post about ending the life of an unborn child because of physical imperfections that might inconvenience parents seems to me like the least we could do

[Jill Filipovic @JillFilipovic]

90% of people who are told their fetus will have Down syndrome end the pregnancy. Virtually none talk about it. This is common and yet shrouded in shame. I’m not sure piling more shame onto it helps anyone, although I’m sure it makes some people feel morally superior.

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

accepting an already-sucked-upon tootsie pop from a toddler is a dangerous game

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@PeacemakingSt sounds like you feel very strongly about this

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@jkimballcook I understand the General Handbook makes exceptions for the first part (though it also notes these aren't automatic exceptions either), but it still makes me extremely uneasy. Circumstances (and the confidence of doctors making the assertions) vary widely.

[Sal the Agorist @SallyMayweather]

22 yrs ago today, after a long zoning dispute with local officials that ruined his business, welder Marvin Heemeyer had enough & created the Killdozer.

He destroyed the mayor’s house, the judge’s house, town hall, the police station, & the bank - while avoiding hurting civilians or their property.

Happy Killdozer Day to those who celebrate 🎊

[Bobby Burack @burackbobby_]

New “face of the NBA” Victor Wembanyama kept his arms crossed during the entire National Anthem ahead of the NBA Finals.

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

guarantee this 787 had leg day yesterday

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

WATCH: A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (D-ABPQ) sustained substantial damage after its nose landing gear collapsed while parked at the gate at Frankfurt Airport.

The incident led to the cancellation of today's LH450 to LAX service as airport and airline teams assess the extent of the damage. Video from the scene shows the aircraft resting on its nose after the front landing gear unexpectedly gave way while stationary.

No injuries have been reported, but a technical investigation into the cause of the collapse has been opened.

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@CyberKnight1 knee fights are like that

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

many don't know that the reason for this is that LEGO has "leg" in it, which can be triggering for people who have been in too many knee fights

[Gwyneth @gwowls]

Are Mormons allowed to play with regular legos? I thought we had a specific brand of legos just for us

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

@nihilists4jesus if it were me I think I'd just be saying this to everyone I know right now:

[Adam @scrollpastthis]

we've heard of lebensunwertes leben before, man

[Andrew Fleischman @ASFleischman]

Forcing people to carry babies with genetic abnormalities to term, and then to care for them with little assistance for the rest of their lives, will only discourage people from having kids.

This guy made the right choice for his family, and that choice will lead to other kids.