Glenda, not Glinda
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Calah (cockatoo) and I float around the US in a small travel trailer to see pictographs and mounds, to attend Trekkie and Jewish events, to visit Alamo Drafthouses (up to 44), and to see family and friends. 🏏🎺
Schmancy punctuation user, too … : ; – — ‽
Schmancy punctuation user, too … : ; – — ‽
Still deciding what movie to see and where to get some Chinese food next week? My Beloved Child has done the work so you don't have to. If you're in the Bay Area. The rest of us can use this as a template
Your guide to Christmas Chinese food and a movie in the Bay Area
You're looking for a movie. You're looking for a theater with that movie. You're looking for a Chinese joint nearby. I've got recs for all three.
jweekly.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Still deciding what movie to see and where to get some Chinese food next week? My Beloved Child has done the work so you don't have to. If you're in the Bay Area. The rest of us can use this as a template
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I had a little Hanukkah gathering at my building this evening. The few of us who are still around had a lovely time getting to know each other better. Most folks who live here are connected to UT Austin, so when there are no classes and no football, it gets quiet.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I had a little Hanukkah gathering at my building this evening. The few of us who are still around had a lovely time getting to know each other better. Most folks who live here are connected to UT Austin, so when there are no classes and no football, it gets quiet.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
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Cleaning wax off the menorahs, trying to decide whether to use the fancy candles tonight, making a pot roast: I wish everyone could have such a cosy first night of Hanukkah!
December 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Cleaning wax off the menorahs, trying to decide whether to use the fancy candles tonight, making a pot roast: I wish everyone could have such a cosy first night of Hanukkah!
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"Rachel Friedberg, a Brown economics professor, said the mass shooting happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics course. She said she learned what happened from a teaching assistant who led the session. Friedberg herself was not present."
2 dead, 9 wounded in shooting at Brown University; suspect still at large
Brown professor says shooting happened in a study session for her economics class
www.oceanstatemedia.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"Rachel Friedberg, a Brown economics professor, said the mass shooting happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics course. She said she learned what happened from a teaching assistant who led the session. Friedberg herself was not present."
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Your 15 seconds of zen
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Your 15 seconds of zen
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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The State Dept typeface change is petty AF.
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The State Dept typeface change is petty AF.
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
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How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking. n.pr/4iYqnn5
Feeling burned out? There's a word for that in Mandarin Chinese
How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking. n.pr/4iYqnn5
The State Dept typeface change is petty AF.
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The State Dept typeface change is petty AF.
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."
Arlo and Elmer have been great cat companions this week. Arlo was standoffish, but then spent an afternoon helping me knit. Elmer is very vocal, but I unfortunately do not understand Elmerish.
#caturday
#caturday
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Arlo and Elmer have been great cat companions this week. Arlo was standoffish, but then spent an afternoon helping me knit. Elmer is very vocal, but I unfortunately do not understand Elmerish.
#caturday
#caturday
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Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
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This print by contemporary Black artist Fred Wilson combines a 16th c engraving of the biblical Queen Esther (who saved the Persian Jews) & a photo of Harriet Tubman, who obvs brought many enslaved Black Americans to freedom, then was a scout/spy in the Civil War & an activist for women's suffrage.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 AM
This print by contemporary Black artist Fred Wilson combines a 16th c engraving of the biblical Queen Esther (who saved the Persian Jews) & a photo of Harriet Tubman, who obvs brought many enslaved Black Americans to freedom, then was a scout/spy in the Civil War & an activist for women's suffrage.
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MUAs and Stylists in Sydney, I have a paid job on 15 Dec for a photoshoot. DM me with your rates if you have availability.
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
MUAs and Stylists in Sydney, I have a paid job on 15 Dec for a photoshoot. DM me with your rates if you have availability.
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
Does this mean that (dare I hope?) I'll stop receiving their emails?
December 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Does this mean that (dare I hope?) I'll stop receiving their emails?
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Please share this information. Tag anyone in New Orleans to learn from Chicago successes in court against fascism.
It starts with peaceful protesting!
veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
It starts with peaceful protesting!
veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
Lessons from Chicago: A playbook for the federal immigration surge in New Orleans - Verite News New Orleans
Civil rights lawyers successfully fought the brutal tactics deployed against Chicagoans during a recent immigration enforcement deployment. But they needed help from the community to get it done.
veritenews.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Please share this information. Tag anyone in New Orleans to learn from Chicago successes in court against fascism.
It starts with peaceful protesting!
veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
It starts with peaceful protesting!
veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...
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Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
Starbucks to Pay $39 Million in Landmark N.Y.C. Labor Law Settlement
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵