America's top workforce expert. (No, really.) JOBS THAT WORK newsletter and consulting: http://www.jobsthat.work Former DOL workforce leader, lawyer, and investigative reporter. AL native, new Michigander. Note the trees because the dirt is temporary.https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.workhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrfwcvkqn227We're so ready for the stupidest Alabama team since I was in college. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfwcvkqn227https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrfvwqplxs2dI was good with Terminal #1, but I wish it was a slightly more ambitious version of Kirkman. He kicks ass at writing first issues that leave you wanting more, but this one just felt like Chapter One of a book I already bought. Nothing wrong with that, but his past #1 cliffhangers are the standard.24 Jul 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfvwqplxs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrfs3pxjls2sThis is amazing energy to bring to any new job. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49438468/jurgen-klopp-germany-manager-press-conference-threat-quit24 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfs3pxjls2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrfq3iyglc2qCanine shield. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfq3iyglc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrfpskmrbk2qI love the city of Philadelphia, but “LeBron to Sixers” is the start of the dark chapter of a future documentary.24 Jul 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfpskmrbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mre7utk7qc24Started rewatching the charcoal episode of King of the Hill season 14. So many damn things are good, but the joke about commercial-grade Schwenker grills is phenomenal and I missed it on first watch.24 Jul 2026 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre7utk7qc24https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mre6j3xxlc2cTi West WYD [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre6j3xxlc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mre4jomd7s23Look, man, there are parts of the DSA campaign planks I see as undercooked on jobs, but I mostly see them responding to the issues in their communities and campaigning their asses off. That carries more than DC political press has picked up. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre4jomd7s23https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrdryvpu2s2d“I’ve become my own blood boy” is a lyric from Action Bronson’s Cyberpunk experimental record. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdryvpu2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrdrr2gdws2dThe one man who doesn’t need to know better about following The Tapper Rules. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdrr2gdws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrdbjodah22qWasn't he always both? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdbjodah22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrd7oyf3qs25Excited for Scylla to get the fair, balanced, and historically accurate portrayal its always deserved, but Hollywood was too anti-big monster to provide. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd7oyf3qs25https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrbhwg5inc26I have a line about this in the newsletter tomorrow, but from a public policy perspective, I can't believe this administration got outflanked on public health--on an outbreak of diarrhea--by Taco Bell.22 Jul 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbhwg5inc26https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mrabspqku22wEntire election feels like too online Republicans on Twitter pointing at 1998 Stone Cold stunning his boss and saying, “Is this what you really want?” [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrabspqku22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mr6dwcjm2c2nIf that offense craps out, I’m gonna be using this photo a fair amount, thank you very much. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6dwcjm2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mr5u5npt3s2nAlso: not good at his job regardless. No one worth their technical bones—even if they want all grant funding to be annihilated from space—would draft a rule as badly as the new Uniform Guidance. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5u5npt3s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mr4mgxzd4c2iLeBron gonna drop that team decision at 1 am some random night before the end of the month.21 Jul 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4mgxzd4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mr45rcbe7s2aWatching The Godfather, and even with the obvious stage fighting, Sonny beating up on Carlo being the most Worldstar of fight videos 1972 cinema could offer.20 Jul 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr45rcbe7s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqzqznypwk2cthis is a deflating end to an awesome cup, but the levels of frustration with England for not taking our Argentina, The Heels, is really what I watch for most years.19 Jul 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzqznypwk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqzpczlluc2cCar Fox is a native Spanish speaker, I’ve decided.19 Jul 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzpczlluc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqzony66sk2cI can see the strategic advantage in Spain’s “It’s my damn ball all the damn match” approach to possession.19 Jul 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzony66sk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqyzqxaqgk24I’m officially “I’ve forgotten today is my birthday three times” years old.19 Jul 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyzqxaqgk24https://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqyutbng6s2nKeep reading political coverage that desperately doesn’t want to believe we’re in a leftward swing. If the election goes the way it might, be real interesting to see the Big Dumb Thinkpieces we get next year.19 Jul 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyutbng6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mquo47tg3k2mThe Pitt but it’s Doc McStuffins17 Jul 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquo47tg3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqtqqj6cmk2vCool, cool.17 Jul 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtqqj6cmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jobsthat.work/post/3mqsaux45zk25Hilariously, after Sen. Moody and Sonderling talked up how Trump II is reforming wasteful ILAB grants... today, Trump II posted a forecast for a pretty typical ILAB grant.16 Jul 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:bz5463warr5j2ywl6ubblfiv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsaux45zk25