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charcuterie should be a breakfast option
"Strong Floor, No Ceiling" is a bad message, because:
1) legislative leaders are always bad at nat'l messaging
2) they are retail politicians, not wholesale
3) those skills are mutually exclusive
4) this has always been the case
5) there are no exceptions, ever
6) stop acting indignant about it
1) legislative leaders are always bad at nat'l messaging
2) they are retail politicians, not wholesale
3) those skills are mutually exclusive
4) this has always been the case
5) there are no exceptions, ever
6) stop acting indignant about it
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
"Strong Floor, No Ceiling" is a bad message, because:
1) legislative leaders are always bad at nat'l messaging
2) they are retail politicians, not wholesale
3) those skills are mutually exclusive
4) this has always been the case
5) there are no exceptions, ever
6) stop acting indignant about it
1) legislative leaders are always bad at nat'l messaging
2) they are retail politicians, not wholesale
3) those skills are mutually exclusive
4) this has always been the case
5) there are no exceptions, ever
6) stop acting indignant about it
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imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
November 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
imo if you want to get back in power your slogan should be "If you elect us we will prosecute everyone in government who has violated the law"
True, but I always feel like this debate needs more focus on ecosystems, less on individual form factors. Professionally, I'll never escape Apple's ecosystem, but going whole-hog on Google looks insanely seamless & convenient.
I've had the iPhone 17 for just 3 days and I'm starting to understand why people prefer these over Android
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
True, but I always feel like this debate needs more focus on ecosystems, less on individual form factors. Professionally, I'll never escape Apple's ecosystem, but going whole-hog on Google looks insanely seamless & convenient.
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These posters for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth are the greatest thing ever? #art
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
honestly, same
Trump claims he personally redesigned Coast Guard ships because he’s a “looks” person
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
honestly, same
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sean evans continues his passion for poultry by appearing as a special correspondent for the thanksgiving day parade
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
sean evans continues his passion for poultry by appearing as a special correspondent for the thanksgiving day parade
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Believe it or not the Butlerian Jihad being started by Catholics is actually more or less what Frank Herbert envisioned
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Believe it or not the Butlerian Jihad being started by Catholics is actually more or less what Frank Herbert envisioned
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I’ve never paid for sex.
*looks at kids’ tuition bills*
Well, not on the front end.
*looks at kids’ tuition bills*
Well, not on the front end.
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I’ve never paid for sex.
*looks at kids’ tuition bills*
Well, not on the front end.
*looks at kids’ tuition bills*
Well, not on the front end.
Our first task.
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our first task.
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"the economic response to the pandemic really worked. Indeed, there is a good case that it was the most successful example of countercyclical policy in US history." jwmason.org/slackwire/at...
At Groundwork: Lessons from the September Jobs Report – J. W. Mason
jwmason.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"the economic response to the pandemic really worked. Indeed, there is a good case that it was the most successful example of countercyclical policy in US history." jwmason.org/slackwire/at...
in the bible-thumpers defense: demons can be cool
My five year-old daughter has a mild-though-persistent preference for the villains in any narrative. Wore her Saja Boys tee to pre-K just this morning. Some are not destined for the light.
My five year-old daughter has a mild-though-persistent preference for the villains in any narrative. Wore her Saja Boys tee to pre-K just this morning. Some are not destined for the light.
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
in the bible-thumpers defense: demons can be cool
My five year-old daughter has a mild-though-persistent preference for the villains in any narrative. Wore her Saja Boys tee to pre-K just this morning. Some are not destined for the light.
My five year-old daughter has a mild-though-persistent preference for the villains in any narrative. Wore her Saja Boys tee to pre-K just this morning. Some are not destined for the light.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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teams of PR agencies walking around Chotiner, blowing whistles
"Short bursts if you see him! Long whistles if he's actively interviewing!"
"Short bursts if you see him! Long whistles if he's actively interviewing!"
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
teams of PR agencies walking around Chotiner, blowing whistles
"Short bursts if you see him! Long whistles if he's actively interviewing!"
"Short bursts if you see him! Long whistles if he's actively interviewing!"
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ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
I think this misses the point.
Some defense may be pro bono, but these are $2k per hour firms. Wouldn't surprise me if the pre-trial bill ran over $500k. Trump can effectively fine his political adversaries millions. It costs him nothing.
Some defense may be pro bono, but these are $2k per hour firms. Wouldn't surprise me if the pre-trial bill ran over $500k. Trump can effectively fine his political adversaries millions. It costs him nothing.
BREAKING: TOLD YA SO!!
Federal judge just tossed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James without prejudice.
Federal judge just tossed the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James without prejudice.
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I think this misses the point.
Some defense may be pro bono, but these are $2k per hour firms. Wouldn't surprise me if the pre-trial bill ran over $500k. Trump can effectively fine his political adversaries millions. It costs him nothing.
Some defense may be pro bono, but these are $2k per hour firms. Wouldn't surprise me if the pre-trial bill ran over $500k. Trump can effectively fine his political adversaries millions. It costs him nothing.
“I doubt we’re going to War With Venezuela” is a reasonable thing for a normie to assume because TACO is a pretty useful heuristic. Trump rarely commits himself to a course of action.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“I doubt we’re going to War With Venezuela” is a reasonable thing for a normie to assume because TACO is a pretty useful heuristic. Trump rarely commits himself to a course of action.
Used 2019 Teslas going for 15k. Its insane.
I am related to two people who who recently bought Teslas (one a replacement for an older one, and one new EV driver). Their main reason for going Tesla over other brands? The price. So many folks traded them in last year that the sale prices plummeted for new AND used Teslas.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Used 2019 Teslas going for 15k. Its insane.
Great stuff here:
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Great stuff here:
Tate’s stated position on sex with trans women: kosher as long as she’s sufficiently femme, bottom surgery not required
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Tate’s stated position on sex with trans women: kosher as long as she’s sufficiently femme, bottom surgery not required
Expect fun dynamics at 216-1-217. All of a sudden a Midwestern university needs a chancellor. Foreign actors start getting creative. That sort of thing.
current: 214-1-218
Democrats win TN-7: 215-1-218
Sherrill and MTG drop out: 214-1-217
Sylvester Turner and Sherrill are replaced: 216-1-217
and, if Democrats somehow win MTG's district: 217-1-217
I don't see a path to Republicans losing their majority without another vacancy or Massie defecting.
Democrats win TN-7: 215-1-218
Sherrill and MTG drop out: 214-1-217
Sylvester Turner and Sherrill are replaced: 216-1-217
and, if Democrats somehow win MTG's district: 217-1-217
I don't see a path to Republicans losing their majority without another vacancy or Massie defecting.
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Expect fun dynamics at 216-1-217. All of a sudden a Midwestern university needs a chancellor. Foreign actors start getting creative. That sort of thing.
Mark Mellman died today.
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Mark Mellman died today.
I get why men & lesbians don't have the cultural simpatico that gays & women have, but last year Clea DuVall directed this LGBT-ish Hallmark-y Xmas rom-com where Aubrey Plaza looks like this, and I think that should count for something.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I get why men & lesbians don't have the cultural simpatico that gays & women have, but last year Clea DuVall directed this LGBT-ish Hallmark-y Xmas rom-com where Aubrey Plaza looks like this, and I think that should count for something.
admittedly, exurban North Carolina's cultural response to ICE has somewhat moderated my views on 2A rights
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
admittedly, exurban North Carolina's cultural response to ICE has somewhat moderated my views on 2A rights
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
It’s weird. Nothing else in Money For Nothing stands up to its opening riff.
But 99.99% of other songs *in their entirety* never live up to that opening either.
But 99.99% of other songs *in their entirety* never live up to that opening either.
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
It’s weird. Nothing else in Money For Nothing stands up to its opening riff.
But 99.99% of other songs *in their entirety* never live up to that opening either.
But 99.99% of other songs *in their entirety* never live up to that opening either.