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@politico Not the point but does this article mixes up Jerry Brown and Willie Brown? Jerry Brown is from the east bay, not SF

Eight Democrats and no frontrunner: California’s governor race is a mess dlvr.it/TRNTHK

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McSweeney’s 81 is out now AND WERE HAVING A FLASH SALE TO CELEBRATE! 4 issues, $60 plus shipping, until 6:00 pacific!

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Our new book, Documentary Now! (Fourth Edition, Revised and Expanded) cover reveal! people.com/documentary-no…

Thrilled to have a short story in the new @mcsweeneys. It’s about an angel in an afterlife that’s been abandoned by God.

This is a beautiful Black book that shows black joy and strength at the same time pls read it. It’s an easy read Happy BHM 🫶🏾

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The trapper-keeper inspired @mcsweeneys Issue 80 is a fantastic design. Even reading from the spiral notebook takes you someplace else.

Read new fiction by Believer editor and Boatbuilder author Daniel Gumbiner at @VQR! vqronline.org/fall-2025/fict…

"No peaceful demonstrator should ever be killed for standing up to their government. Unless, of course, they’re a suburban mom in an SUV that’s driving away from law enforcement." mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-su…

We're taking a long-overdue break from posting our pieces on this awful platform. If you want to read our stuff, you can find us at mcsweeneys.net, where we post daily humor almost every day, or follow us on other, less problematic (if only slightly) social media spaces.

"So what’s a good sleep schedule? Wake up at 4:30 a.m., no exceptions. The smug satisfaction of telling everyone you wake up at 4:30 a.m. will power you for at least one hundred years." mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-t…

"Holding our liquor Not saying 'sorry' Sunglasses at night" mcsweeneys.net/articles/futur…

V1: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box. V2: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box before breakfast. V3: I will not eat out of the cat’s litter box when company is over... mcsweeneys.net/articles/draft…

1. Unethical Non-Monogamy (cheating) 2. Ethical Monogamy (both partners constantly trying to solve the trolley problem) 3. Unethical Monogamy (when you keep a man locked in your basement) mcsweeneys.net/articles/nine-…

"We’re PARTYING LIKE IT'S 2003. Low-rise jeans, flip phones, and illegal foreign wars for oil patriotism are BACK ON THE MENU, BOYZ." mcsweeneys.net/articles/lets-…

"I know, I know. This is awkward for me too. I wish my dad had been able to show me rock-and-roll chameleon David Bowie’s enormous package when I was your age. But he was from a different generation, and also, the movie wasn’t released until 1986." mcsweeneys.net/articles/son-i…

"These days, no one asks me about pronouns; they’re too busy searching for potable water. The victor of the Fourth Great Water War has yet to be determined, but what is certain is that we have decisively defeated the DEI scolds." mcsweeneys.net/articles/one-u…