Matt
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Get it right, there’s no blood thicker than ink
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"Are we still capable of talking to each other," asks the woman hired by billionaires whose economic model is predicated on fomenting polarization to install an actual criminal who dismantles the regulatory state that kept them from fully extracting what remaining wealth there was from the lower 99%
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Are we still capable of talking to each other," asks the woman hired by billionaires whose economic model is predicated on fomenting polarization to install an actual criminal who dismantles the regulatory state that kept them from fully extracting what remaining wealth there was from the lower 99%
Don’t care if it’s dad rock, me listening to Desire by Talk Talk
a man with his eyes closed in a dark room with blue lights behind him
Alt: a man with his eyes closed in a dark room with blue lights behind him
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Don’t care if it’s dad rock, me listening to Desire by Talk Talk
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A lot of people are sick right now.
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
A lot of people are sick right now.
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
Flu and Covid are raging, but the good news is a well fitted respirator can prevent both!
A good mask like an N95 is very effective at stopping flu and Covid.
My article looks at how to choose one, how to fit test, where to buy & more.
Mask up & save lives!
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
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This is about an experience in Vietnam..but it could be any war, from any time.
December 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is about an experience in Vietnam..but it could be any war, from any time.
You can take your pain in the ass giant stroller to Disneyland or you can bring your rickety, lopsided travel stroller. The choice is yours
December 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You can take your pain in the ass giant stroller to Disneyland or you can bring your rickety, lopsided travel stroller. The choice is yours
It is late and I’m sick so I’m drinking tea and randomly watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail on TCM as one does
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It is late and I’m sick so I’m drinking tea and randomly watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail on TCM as one does
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Banana leaf tamales, tamales filled with savory corn pudding, sweet tamales, and those that can only be described as "unique." Los Angeles really is the best U.S. city for tamal season.
The full guide: lataco.com/best-tamales...
By L.A. TACO STAFF
The full guide: lataco.com/best-tamales...
By L.A. TACO STAFF
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Banana leaf tamales, tamales filled with savory corn pudding, sweet tamales, and those that can only be described as "unique." Los Angeles really is the best U.S. city for tamal season.
The full guide: lataco.com/best-tamales...
By L.A. TACO STAFF
The full guide: lataco.com/best-tamales...
By L.A. TACO STAFF
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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#ComingUpOnTCM
Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (2004) Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson
Dir.: Xan Cassavetes 10:15 AM PT
The story of one of the first U.S. pay cable channels.
2h 2m | Documentary | TV-MA
#TCM #TCMParty
Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (2004) Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson
Dir.: Xan Cassavetes 10:15 AM PT
The story of one of the first U.S. pay cable channels.
2h 2m | Documentary | TV-MA
#TCM #TCMParty
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#ComingUpOnTCM
Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (2004) Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson
Dir.: Xan Cassavetes 10:15 AM PT
The story of one of the first U.S. pay cable channels.
2h 2m | Documentary | TV-MA
#TCM #TCMParty
Z CHANNEL: A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (2004) Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson
Dir.: Xan Cassavetes 10:15 AM PT
The story of one of the first U.S. pay cable channels.
2h 2m | Documentary | TV-MA
#TCM #TCMParty
Waitin’ on you airborne…
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Waitin’ on you airborne…
Skycards showing a B-52 off the coast of Venezuela
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Skycards showing a B-52 off the coast of Venezuela
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Did you know that before Nixon and Reagan, health insurance companies in America were non-profit? Yep, they screamed about "socialized medicine" and gradually shifted the focus of our entire healthcare system from public welfare to... making bucks off illness.
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know that before Nixon and Reagan, health insurance companies in America were non-profit? Yep, they screamed about "socialized medicine" and gradually shifted the focus of our entire healthcare system from public welfare to... making bucks off illness.
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The best American flag is the battle flag of Tecumseh Sherman’s 23rd Corps, made from the tattered remains of Confederate banners.
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The best American flag is the battle flag of Tecumseh Sherman’s 23rd Corps, made from the tattered remains of Confederate banners.
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SILVER STREAK (1976) — 8:00 pm ET — 1h 53m
(TCM 85th Birthday Tribute: Richard Pryor)
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor; directed by Arthur Hiller
A book editor on a train faces love, murder, false accusation, and danger.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM 85th Birthday Tribute: Richard Pryor)
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor; directed by Arthur Hiller
A book editor on a train faces love, murder, false accusation, and danger.
#TCM #TCMParty
Silver Streak (1976)
www.tcm.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
Not to be a Debbie downer but dollars to donuts it’ll be low ranking personnel serving life sentences and the ones who issued the orders will get off Scott free with a book deal
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Not to be a Debbie downer but dollars to donuts it’ll be low ranking personnel serving life sentences and the ones who issued the orders will get off Scott free with a book deal
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““A man become preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! … A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. … But in the field …? Part of a team.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
““A man become preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Baseball! … A man stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. … But in the field …? Part of a team.”
Disneyland on Thanksgiving report: So far not bad
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Disneyland on Thanksgiving report: So far not bad
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you can immediately clock WKRP fans just by seeing whose face lights up with these 10 little words: "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
“WKRP In Cincinnati” premieres 47 years ago today — a show that creator Hugh Wilson based on radio staff he knew from his days in advertising.
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
September 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
you can immediately clock WKRP fans just by seeing whose face lights up with these 10 little words: "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
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Lt Stuart Culley launches from a "lighter" - a barge used to tow flying boats - fitted with a take-off platform, to attack Zeppelin L53 off the coast of the Netherlands, 11/08/1918..
incredible art by Keith Ferris
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incredible art by Keith Ferris
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November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lt Stuart Culley launches from a "lighter" - a barge used to tow flying boats - fitted with a take-off platform, to attack Zeppelin L53 off the coast of the Netherlands, 11/08/1918..
incredible art by Keith Ferris
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incredible art by Keith Ferris
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#OTD in 1863, 23,000 Union Troops storm Missionary Ridge in one of the all time epic charges in American military history decisively routing Confederate forces and opening the literal and symbolic “Gateway to the South” (1
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#OTD in 1863, 23,000 Union Troops storm Missionary Ridge in one of the all time epic charges in American military history decisively routing Confederate forces and opening the literal and symbolic “Gateway to the South” (1