Deviated Norm
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In Cheers they yelled Norm. I am not Norm. I am at least one standard deviation away from the norm.
I've long been a fan of McGuane's writing. He's an amazing prose stylist. And he's a Michigander.
Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
The Last of the Literary Outdoorsmen
Thomas McGuane—fisherman, hunter, rancher, writer—says “good riddance” to his kind.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I've long been a fan of McGuane's writing. He's an amazing prose stylist. And he's a Michigander.
"Everything now in our country is based on merit. And that's why I look at you and I see nothing but merit. It's great to have a country back where we can go by merit now. We don't go by anything else except for talent and work and hard work."
Says the guy who appointed Noem, Patel, and Hegseth.
Says the guy who appointed Noem, Patel, and Hegseth.
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"Everything now in our country is based on merit. And that's why I look at you and I see nothing but merit. It's great to have a country back where we can go by merit now. We don't go by anything else except for talent and work and hard work."
Says the guy who appointed Noem, Patel, and Hegseth.
Says the guy who appointed Noem, Patel, and Hegseth.
What a heap of crap this man is. He's more embarrassing than Bush I puking on his host.
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
What a heap of crap this man is. He's more embarrassing than Bush I puking on his host.
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Vets Say No - National Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
Vets Say No - National Call · May Day Strong
This Veteran's Day, we say no war on our cities. Veterans are standing up to fascism and calling on you to join us.
On October 28th hear directly from veterans and our supporters on how you can take...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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The quickest way to realize that you have no rights is to insist on them. While courts may eventually vindicate your rights, you have only those rights that the authorities choose to recognize. Authorities choose to recognize rights only when they're made accountable for violations.
October 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The quickest way to realize that you have no rights is to insist on them. While courts may eventually vindicate your rights, you have only those rights that the authorities choose to recognize. Authorities choose to recognize rights only when they're made accountable for violations.
When the kids ask who's on Santa's naughty list, I show them clips of Speaker Johnson telling his preposterous lies. "Santa's going to bring him a big chunk of clean burning Clean Coal," I tell them. (They know elves make Clean Coal in fantasyland, where mendacious elf Mike Johnson hails from.)
KARL: Why is the Defense Secretary afraid to interact with journalists who cover him?
JOHNSON: I reject the premise
KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out
JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open
JOHNSON: I reject the premise
KARL: The guy has only had 2 briefings and he basically forced the press out
JOHNSON: I can't remember a Secretary of Defense who has been so transparent and out in the open
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When the kids ask who's on Santa's naughty list, I show them clips of Speaker Johnson telling his preposterous lies. "Santa's going to bring him a big chunk of clean burning Clean Coal," I tell them. (They know elves make Clean Coal in fantasyland, where mendacious elf Mike Johnson hails from.)
The revolution will not be televised. It will not be driven by selfie seekers.
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The revolution will not be televised. It will not be driven by selfie seekers.
