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New Jersey turkeys have a "slightly coarser, grainier" meat than ordinary turkeys but the "frisson of carrion tang" in the gizzard has made them #1 Thanksgiving fare for discerning gourmets.
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New Jersey turkeys have a "slightly coarser, grainier" meat than ordinary turkeys but the "frisson of carrion tang" in the gizzard has made them #1 Thanksgiving fare for discerning gourmets.
pre-Thanksgiving competition: career of Dershowitz vs. career of Giuliani?
Next on 60 minutes: why it should be ok to fuck 14 year olds, with Professor Alan Dershowitz www.timesofisrael.com/dershowitz-d...
Dershowitz defends ’97 column claiming statutory rape an ‘outdated concept’
22-year-old article resurfaces as Harvard law professor scrutinized over Jeffrey Epstein ties
www.timesofisrael.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
pre-Thanksgiving competition: career of Dershowitz vs. career of Giuliani?
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An older watercolour drawing from when I used to make frequent trips to sketch in London. This shows the Embankment with lots of pigeons, a pavement artist and a couple of Japanese young women on one of the benches. This was sold at an exhibition.
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
An older watercolour drawing from when I used to make frequent trips to sketch in London. This shows the Embankment with lots of pigeons, a pavement artist and a couple of Japanese young women on one of the benches. This was sold at an exhibition.
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
#art #pleinair #London #Thames #watercolour
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
(sorry to ask a silly question but: why would anyone who knows better appeal to Grok, a concoction of a narcissistic multi-billionaire to support his world-view? like leafing through the Aryan Nation Handbook.)
I stand corrected - Turns out, Elon *did* have Grok reprogrammed to be his Emotional Support LLM, presumably in the aftermath of the narcissistic injury @joycecaroloates.bsky.social gave him
bsky.app/profile/404m...
bsky.app/profile/404m...
“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
(sorry to ask a silly question but: why would anyone who knows better appeal to Grok, a concoction of a narcissistic multi-billionaire to support his world-view? like leafing through the Aryan Nation Handbook.)
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I stand corrected - Turns out, Elon *did* have Grok reprogrammed to be his Emotional Support LLM, presumably in the aftermath of the narcissistic injury @joycecaroloates.bsky.social gave him
bsky.app/profile/404m...
bsky.app/profile/404m...
“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I stand corrected - Turns out, Elon *did* have Grok reprogrammed to be his Emotional Support LLM, presumably in the aftermath of the narcissistic injury @joycecaroloates.bsky.social gave him
bsky.app/profile/404m...
bsky.app/profile/404m...
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The level of hypocrisy they engage in is astounding and infuriating. It only works because we’ve allowed corporate & billionaire money to dominate the political process and thus control media content.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The level of hypocrisy they engage in is astounding and infuriating. It only works because we’ve allowed corporate & billionaire money to dominate the political process and thus control media content.
a genteel "humanistic" piety can appeal to some audiences, to a degree; but remains too abstract & divorced from history & science [Darwinian evolutionary theory examining the basis of ethics in primates would be especially useful] to have any actual effect.)
(it's an interesting question though not addressed here whether "humanism" in its rational, egalitarian, genteel form can even begin to confront the blunt crude amoral aggression of anti-humanism: fascism, totalitarianism, nativism, the dark underbelly of humankind's propensity for xenophobia,
Eloquent & thoughtful lecture on the subject of a traditional sort of generic humanism by Marilynne Robinson in our Princeton University Lecture Series.
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
a genteel "humanistic" piety can appeal to some audiences, to a degree; but remains too abstract & divorced from history & science [Darwinian evolutionary theory examining the basis of ethics in primates would be especially useful] to have any actual effect.)
blood-consciousness, so powerfully on display in MAGA-America; evangelical Christianity masquerading as religion when it is essentially political, & indeed rightwing politics fueled by hatred of the Other & a wish to do harm to opponents.
(it's an interesting question though not addressed here whether "humanism" in its rational, egalitarian, genteel form can even begin to confront the blunt crude amoral aggression of anti-humanism: fascism, totalitarianism, nativism, the dark underbelly of humankind's propensity for xenophobia,
Eloquent & thoughtful lecture on the subject of a traditional sort of generic humanism by Marilynne Robinson in our Princeton University Lecture Series.
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
blood-consciousness, so powerfully on display in MAGA-America; evangelical Christianity masquerading as religion when it is essentially political, & indeed rightwing politics fueled by hatred of the Other & a wish to do harm to opponents.
(it's an interesting question though not addressed here whether "humanism" in its rational, egalitarian, genteel form can even begin to confront the blunt crude amoral aggression of anti-humanism: fascism, totalitarianism, nativism, the dark underbelly of humankind's propensity for xenophobia,
Eloquent & thoughtful lecture on the subject of a traditional sort of generic humanism by Marilynne Robinson in our Princeton University Lecture Series.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
(it's an interesting question though not addressed here whether "humanism" in its rational, egalitarian, genteel form can even begin to confront the blunt crude amoral aggression of anti-humanism: fascism, totalitarianism, nativism, the dark underbelly of humankind's propensity for xenophobia,
Bad Biden! we all remember when he called for his Republican critics to be executed! on social media he ranted, raved, blathered & bloviated 24 hours a day! he made billions of dollars within a few months of being President! he oversaw extrajudicial murders in the Caribbean! & that tan suit!
It is not treason or sedition to remind our military to follow the law and their oaths — it is patriotism. That Trump called for the deaths of Democratic officials in response underscores the need for such warnings.
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Bad Biden! we all remember when he called for his Republican critics to be executed! on social media he ranted, raved, blathered & bloviated 24 hours a day! he made billions of dollars within a few months of being President! he oversaw extrajudicial murders in the Caribbean! & that tan suit!
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‘There are many zoos I would like to see closed’: world zoo chief plans shake-up
‘There are many zoos I would like to see closed’: world zoo chief plans shake-up
As debate continues to rage over the welfare of animals in captivity, David Field is hoping to drag the sector forward
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
‘There are many zoos I would like to see closed’: world zoo chief plans shake-up
Eloquent & thoughtful lecture on the subject of a traditional sort of generic humanism by Marilynne Robinson in our Princeton University Lecture Series.
November 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Eloquent & thoughtful lecture on the subject of a traditional sort of generic humanism by Marilynne Robinson in our Princeton University Lecture Series.
person associated with notorious pedophile & sex trafficker J. Epstein forced to retire from teaching at Harvard; person intimately associated with notorious pedophile & sex trafficker, himself convicted of rape, the President of the United States, is not forced to retire from the Presidency.
Larry Summers cozied up to the rich and powerful — including a convicted sex offender. He cannot be trusted in positions of influence.
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
person associated with notorious pedophile & sex trafficker J. Epstein forced to retire from teaching at Harvard; person intimately associated with notorious pedophile & sex trafficker, himself convicted of rape, the President of the United States, is not forced to retire from the Presidency.
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Her book on Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas during WWII is terrific.
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Her book on Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas during WWII is terrific.
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Precision to my comment above: What I meant is u don't let your students get away w/anything, even (or especially) the good writers. So EM should be grateful he got 4 free what (now) costs a Princeton student $100,000/year. M'be he can put some of his new bonus into endowing a chair or scholarship.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Precision to my comment above: What I meant is u don't let your students get away w/anything, even (or especially) the good writers. So EM should be grateful he got 4 free what (now) costs a Princeton student $100,000/year. M'be he can put some of his new bonus into endowing a chair or scholarship.
inspired by Tibetan prayer flags Lilith meditates on mortality, living in the present, & how soon is dinner?~~
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
inspired by Tibetan prayer flags Lilith meditates on mortality, living in the present, & how soon is dinner?~~
Janet Malcolm
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Janet Malcolm
A last laugh.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Janet Malcolm
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so frustrating! administrators never reform themselves; budget cuts are passed on to faculty, especially younger faculty; & money that could help students is swallowed up in administrators' salaries which are determined by--administrators.
The pattern at a typical uni is “hire one new administrator and let them hire assistants and let the assistants hire their own assistants, etc.” Too bad that faculty, who actually do the work at a uni, don’t have the same option. That would serve students far better than admin folk proliferating.
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
so frustrating! administrators never reform themselves; budget cuts are passed on to faculty, especially younger faculty; & money that could help students is swallowed up in administrators' salaries which are determined by--administrators.
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“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
not too late to stock up on newly canonized kitty-votive candles!--Saint Lilith & Saint Zanche. pre-Christmas discount sale, $11.99 each; cheaper by the dozen at $299.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
not too late to stock up on newly canonized kitty-votive candles!--Saint Lilith & Saint Zanche. pre-Christmas discount sale, $11.99 each; cheaper by the dozen at $299.
radical re-organization of Montclair State College (NJ) has been suggested by its president emulating, whether explicitly or not, anti-woke/ anti-humanities measures.
however, the best reform for colleges & universities would be to reduce administrations.
however, the best reform for colleges & universities would be to reduce administrations.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
radical re-organization of Montclair State College (NJ) has been suggested by its president emulating, whether explicitly or not, anti-woke/ anti-humanities measures.
however, the best reform for colleges & universities would be to reduce administrations.
however, the best reform for colleges & universities would be to reduce administrations.