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I am a super fan of rationality, the scientific method, and benefits to humanity. I dislike most other things.
This is huge news. I’ve known several graduates of Siebel, and what a massive loss for the American craft beer community at a brutal time. Just one more slice of something that actually made America great, which Donald Trump has ruined.
World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada #USA to #Canada
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
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www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
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www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada
A renowned American beer brewing school is heading north and getting ready to settle in at a new address in Montreal.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This is huge news. I’ve known several graduates of Siebel, and what a massive loss for the American craft beer community at a brutal time. Just one more slice of something that actually made America great, which Donald Trump has ruined.
1) There are thousands of state employees doing fantastic work like finding fraud, keeping workplaces safe, and figuring out how to maximize Medicaid funds, to name a tiny sliver of what they do; and
2) Tobias Read is doing just fine running the SoS office and conducting audits.
2) Tobias Read is doing just fine running the SoS office and conducting audits.
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
1) There are thousands of state employees doing fantastic work like finding fraud, keeping workplaces safe, and figuring out how to maximize Medicaid funds, to name a tiny sliver of what they do; and
2) Tobias Read is doing just fine running the SoS office and conducting audits.
2) Tobias Read is doing just fine running the SoS office and conducting audits.
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An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
ICE Detained an 18-Year-Old U.S. Citizen. This Is His Story.
YouTube video by The Hometown Holler
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An 18yo US citizen, surrounded by eight masked, armed agents of the state, taken into custody, not read his rights, not offered a chance to contact a lawyer, proof of citizenship ignored, handcuffed so tightly he later required medical attention.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Profoundly, profoundly anti-American shit.
Jesus fucking Christ on a pogo stick. This motherfucker never learns. HE NEVER FUCKING LEARNS! Same goddamned argument for 40 years, and he’s always, always wrong!
Afghanistan? Iraq? Never heard of ‘em! Now here’s why the only solution to dealing with Venezuela is regime change via US invasion.
Afghanistan? Iraq? Never heard of ‘em! Now here’s why the only solution to dealing with Venezuela is regime change via US invasion.
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Jesus fucking Christ on a pogo stick. This motherfucker never learns. HE NEVER FUCKING LEARNS! Same goddamned argument for 40 years, and he’s always, always wrong!
Afghanistan? Iraq? Never heard of ‘em! Now here’s why the only solution to dealing with Venezuela is regime change via US invasion.
Afghanistan? Iraq? Never heard of ‘em! Now here’s why the only solution to dealing with Venezuela is regime change via US invasion.
This is some of the most vile, depraved shit I’ve ever seen, but is excellent reporting from Phil Williams. If Hell exists, there’s a whole wing awaiting this Minadeo prick.
MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill
A Phil Williams NC5 Investigates report on a neo-Nazi targeting kids online, telling them to prepare for a 'race war'
www.newschannel5.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This is some of the most vile, depraved shit I’ve ever seen, but is excellent reporting from Phil Williams. If Hell exists, there’s a whole wing awaiting this Minadeo prick.
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Happy 40th birthday to Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. A work of consummate, stubborn, human, and more-than-human art.
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Happy 40th birthday to Bill Waterson’s ‘Calvin and Hobbes’. A work of consummate, stubborn, human, and more-than-human art.
This is so depressing. I worked closely with 2 amazing DOJ attorneys in the financial fraud unit, and both are now gone (1 retired and 1 joined a state AG’s office), so I had a vague sense of what was happening there. But it’s so much worse than I knew. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is so depressing. I worked closely with 2 amazing DOJ attorneys in the financial fraud unit, and both are now gone (1 retired and 1 joined a state AG’s office), so I had a vague sense of what was happening there. But it’s so much worse than I knew. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I worked for Rogue Ales & Spirits for many years, and my understanding is that it has undergone some pretty radical changes since I left (which is almost certainly for the good). But even given the state of the craft beer industry, this is still pretty shocking. lincolnchronicle.org/rogue-brewer...
Rogue Ales abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes • Lincoln Chronicle
Rogue Ales abruptly closes its Newport operations and restaurants Friday; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes
lincolnchronicle.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I worked for Rogue Ales & Spirits for many years, and my understanding is that it has undergone some pretty radical changes since I left (which is almost certainly for the good). But even given the state of the craft beer industry, this is still pretty shocking. lincolnchronicle.org/rogue-brewer...
“CALL IN THE TROOPS” is the new “OFF WITH HER HEAD.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“CALL IN THE TROOPS” is the new “OFF WITH HER HEAD.”
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
I just had a law school LSD-flashback experience, lol.
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I just had a law school LSD-flashback experience, lol.
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Oh wow. I *completely* forgot that Eve Fartlow existed. Fun!
People are being very normal about New York electing a Muslim
November 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Oh wow. I *completely* forgot that Eve Fartlow existed. Fun!
If there is a more perfect illustration of Donald Trump’s America, I would not like to know what it is.
“For I was hungry, and you gave me food after I nailed an Iron Cross and 3 pulsets to Foxy Brown’s ‘Candy’…”
November 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If there is a more perfect illustration of Donald Trump’s America, I would not like to know what it is.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Not sure I agree, and here’s an example. If there was one m-fer in national politics who was willing to pull that pin, it was Ross Perot. And he managed 20% as an independent! So I think it probably depends on the circumstances and candidate, but it can be done.
It is not the case.
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Not sure I agree, and here’s an example. If there was one m-fer in national politics who was willing to pull that pin, it was Ross Perot. And he managed 20% as an independent! So I think it probably depends on the circumstances and candidate, but it can be done.
Tear down the entire White House and force future Presidents to live in a double-wide on the South Lawn like they deserve.
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tear down the entire White House and force future Presidents to live in a double-wide on the South Lawn like they deserve.
While Trump’s ballroom is going to be gaudy and stupid, I truly do not understand why everyone is so enraged about it. What was so special about the East Wing? Who gives a shit if it’s torn down? Most of us were never going to go there anyway.
October 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
While Trump’s ballroom is going to be gaudy and stupid, I truly do not understand why everyone is so enraged about it. What was so special about the East Wing? Who gives a shit if it’s torn down? Most of us were never going to go there anyway.
So I guess US soldiers are mercenaries now?
Well, at least for the few hours or whatever that $130 million will actually cover military salaries.
Well, at least for the few hours or whatever that $130 million will actually cover military salaries.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So I guess US soldiers are mercenaries now?
Well, at least for the few hours or whatever that $130 million will actually cover military salaries.
Well, at least for the few hours or whatever that $130 million will actually cover military salaries.
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The Gamblers (flipped), by Hendrick Ter Brugghen, 1623, 📸 by Cameron Browne
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Gamblers (flipped), by Hendrick Ter Brugghen, 1623, 📸 by Cameron Browne
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October 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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This is a song I love and have played ‘round a campfire or two, but I never could’ve imagined it (aptly) being repurposed for…this. But yeah, it fits. Ugh.
All I think of when I see this picture is The Weakerthans:
“And up above us all
leaning into sky
a golden business boy
Will watch the North End die
And sing ‘I love this town’
Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim
I hate Winnipeg”
That’s the energy here…
“And up above us all
leaning into sky
a golden business boy
Will watch the North End die
And sing ‘I love this town’
Then let his arcing wrecking ball proclaim
I hate Winnipeg”
That’s the energy here…
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is a song I love and have played ‘round a campfire or two, but I never could’ve imagined it (aptly) being repurposed for…this. But yeah, it fits. Ugh.
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This article just tickles all of my wonky fancies.
And Alex is right. We might miss Anna Griffin in our local media, but we’re also so lucky to have her at the Times.
And Alex is right. We might miss Anna Griffin in our local media, but we’re also so lucky to have her at the Times.
Portland is lucky to have someone with such deep knowledge of this city and its inner-workings covering Portland for the NYT right now. (h/t @agpnw.bsky.social )
To Fight ICE, Portland’s Leaders Turn to What They Know Best: Zoning
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This article just tickles all of my wonky fancies.
And Alex is right. We might miss Anna Griffin in our local media, but we’re also so lucky to have her at the Times.
And Alex is right. We might miss Anna Griffin in our local media, but we’re also so lucky to have her at the Times.