The Third Apron

“Judas didn’t go into an ‘apostle protection’ program. He hung himself. He knew what he did” - Rosalie Aprile

JUST IN: China has warned companies not to replace workers with AI, saying technological progress should not come at the cost of jobs, especially for young people. Authorities say companies that put profits ahead of protecting employment could face penalties.

That time William Shatner was emotional explaining how it felt to take his first flight into outer space and Jeff Bezos cut him off to spray champagne. Like a scene straight out of The Office

Jay Williams introduces his new segment: ‘Life Alert with SGA’ 😳 “Help me I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” (via @GetUpESPN)

Voting for Laken Riley, which gave permission for Trump's mass deportation, is a disqualifying vote to lead our party. As a son of immigrants, I have zero tolerance for throwing immigrants under the bus. thebulwark.com/p/ro-khanna-to…

Also cant believe how whiny OKC’s fanbase has gotten. Gotta admit during my stint on NBA twitter the only respectable championship fanbase was MIA. They didnt try to rationalize shit with us. When everyone was crying about the super team shit they just told everyone to cry harder

I say it out loud. The regime is facing a legitimacy crisis it cannot overcome. Since the oligarchs have ruled by divide-and-conquer poli-psych operations, there's not enough social cohesion for conventional repressive fascism. Their solution: an automated AI fascist apparatus.

NEW: Elon Musk wants a SpaceX IPO valuing the company at upwards of $1.75 trillion. To get there he got the rules changed so that index funds, with millions of Americans' retirement savings, are forced to buy in. Retirees could take huge losses, while insiders cash out.

NEW: Sharyn Alfonsi goes scorched earth on Bari Weiss: "Over the weekend, my contract with CBS News expired, drawing to a close nearly twenty years with the network, including more than a decade at 60 Minutes. Following an intense editorial dispute over our CECOT story, repeated attempts by my representation to establish a path forward were met with absolute silence from network executives. The message could not be clearer: my time at 60 Minutes is apparently over. In the coming days, network leadership may attempt to hide behind corporate euphemisms like "modernization" and “restructuring” to explain away my departure. Don't be misled. This was not a routine corporate transition; it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting, and it sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom. Fearless, independent reporting has always been the defining standard at 60 Minutes. Today, CBS management is abandoning that mission, choosing access journalism over accountability and protecting power rather than scrutinizing it. The wall between editorial independence and corporate interest at CBS is being methodically torn down. Journalists willing to challenge authority are being pushed aside in favor of those who will not. If this continues, the result will be a broadcast that looks like 60 Minutes but lacks the courage and character to produce journalism that matters. To my colleagues, who became family - working beside you has been the privilege of a lifetime. You are second to none. I’ve learned exactly what it costs to hold the line right now. Hold it anyway. Viewers and the people who trust us with their stories deserve nothing less." Backstory: - January: puck.news/inside-bari-we… - April: puck.news/bari-weiss-pla… - May: puck.news/sharyn-alfonsi…

Stephen Miller starts out the day posting that Talarico is trans, then he gets called ugly and has his wife run onto Fox to rant and rave that he was subject to excessive abuse and violent rhetoric. ❄️🍼😭

“We are making the refs somehow shittier, more annoying, and corrupt”

2. Someone vastly more qualified lol

New story: The Lakers announced layoffs across various departments Wednesday as the franchise undergoes a reorganization under new leadership, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

The funny thing is that the left actually rarely talks like this. These are complete freaks who don’t want a coalition that wins power, they want to lose to Republicans and be the well paid fake opposition. These Cuomo cronies are embarrassing.

Lmao. Hiring Lina Khan was one of the only good things that the Biden admin did. Harris was going to replace her because some billionaires wanted her to.

It's unbelievable, in this context & ongoing Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure in south Lebanon, that the Lebanese Gov't continues its direct talks with Israel in Washington - tactically, putting aside political & moral considerations, this is totally foolish!

“Lebanon ceasefire falters” What a crazy way of saying “Israel violated the ceasefire again and killed dozens of people today to sabotage regional peace.”

🚨"THEY TOOK ADAM!"🚨 ICE agents can be seen using brute force and tasers to arrest a reported medic and veteran who was positioned across the street and away from the protest crowd outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, NJ. Stay tuned while we investigate. WATCH LIVE 📷

I think Daryl Morey meant to say, "I was high when I sold on Jared McCain." AK

The Israel First crowd in Congress has spiraled completely out of control. This is a Democratic congresswoman, former chair of the DNC, ripping Trump for trying to end the war.