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A Thanksgiving Story
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A Thanksgiving Story
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
Not all who are lost, wander.
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Not all who are lost, wander.
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why do i feel called out here?
I mean Twitter does machine animism with artisanal vibes; Bluesky does neo-Butlerian suspicion with a dash of techno-gnostic puritanism.
There’s just no space anywhere for anyone not flying a flag. It’s not even beliefs. It’s signal of beliefs. Everything is metabolized as affiliation.
There’s just no space anywhere for anyone not flying a flag. It’s not even beliefs. It’s signal of beliefs. Everything is metabolized as affiliation.
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
why do i feel called out here?
Thanksgiving prep advice:
Step 1. WASH THE BIRB
Step 1. WASH THE BIRB
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Thanksgiving prep advice:
Step 1. WASH THE BIRB
Step 1. WASH THE BIRB
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"He cooked it, he can carve it." has become a code phrase between my wife and I since this Thanksgiving.
A Thanksgiving Story (cont.)
Donald flatly refused, "He cooked it, he can carve it." But Mary persisted and he gave way and started carving. The breast was perfect but when he cut into the dark meat, a slight pink color sent him loudly exclaiming "Mary, get the pan, it's raw!"
8/cont.
Donald flatly refused, "He cooked it, he can carve it." But Mary persisted and he gave way and started carving. The breast was perfect but when he cut into the dark meat, a slight pink color sent him loudly exclaiming "Mary, get the pan, it's raw!"
8/cont.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
"He cooked it, he can carve it." has become a code phrase between my wife and I since this Thanksgiving.
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Charles fucking Dickens
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Charles fucking Dickens
A Thanksgiving Story
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A Thanksgiving Story
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
A few decades ago, when I was first dating my wife, we drove from Massachusetts to Vermont to celebrate Thanksgiving with her father and mother, Donald and Mary.
Mary had stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was under treatment, so we brought all the food.
1/Cont.
"Double down" is this administration's signature move. They will be calling it a "surge" soon.
BREAKING: The Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard members to Washington after shooting, Pete Hegseth says.
Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers
The Trump administration has ordered 500 more National Guard members to Washington following the shooting of Guard troops.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
"Double down" is this administration's signature move. They will be calling it a "surge" soon.
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National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
National Guard soldiers didn't sign up to be deployed as local police indefinitely as part of someone else's political stunt.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
They're not set up to be local police, they never should have been deployed.
fcuk. Politics incoming.
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
fcuk. Politics incoming.
How long until RFKjr bans nanogels because they are “activated by the 5g signals”?
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
How long until RFKjr bans nanogels because they are “activated by the 5g signals”?
Should I take my turkey out of the freezer now or wait until later today?
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Should I take my turkey out of the freezer now or wait until later today?
Every day is a litany of ways that Trump's government is trying to hurt or kill you.
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Every day is a litany of ways that Trump's government is trying to hurt or kill you.
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It actually takes <1 minute!
If you live in Portland and want to help people stay housed, take 5min and sign this petition from the Welcome Home Coalition
#TakeAction with ActionButton
ActionButton helps people take quick action to create powerful change.
actionbutton.nationbuilder.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It actually takes <1 minute!
They must be filming the next season of 'Chief of War'.
Oh, FYI.
Kilauea's doing its thing right now if you've burnt yourself out of the 14 random college basketball tourneys happening right now.
Kilauea's doing its thing right now if you've burnt yourself out of the 14 random college basketball tourneys happening right now.
[V1cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (west Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
They must be filming the next season of 'Chief of War'.
It's always Bison coffee. Every time without fail.
Kind of serves the Dems for passing such a shitty bill but we will all end up losing if this is overturned.
Kind of serves the Dems for passing such a shitty bill but we will all end up losing if this is overturned.
Here's a look at the signature-gathering campaign -- including a visit to a Portland coffeeshop whose owner is collecting referral signatures. #orpol
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Opponents of Oregon gas tax increase say they’ve cleared key hurdle to let voters weigh in
The initiative needed roughly 78,000 signatures by Dec. 30 to qualify for next year’s election. Backers say they have more than 150,000.
www.opb.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It's always Bison coffee. Every time without fail.
Kind of serves the Dems for passing such a shitty bill but we will all end up losing if this is overturned.
Kind of serves the Dems for passing such a shitty bill but we will all end up losing if this is overturned.
Nobody:
ELON: "I'm just over here cooking up the most vulgar roast of my friends on GROK."
ELON: "I'm just over here cooking up the most vulgar roast of my friends on GROK."
November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Nobody:
ELON: "I'm just over here cooking up the most vulgar roast of my friends on GROK."
ELON: "I'm just over here cooking up the most vulgar roast of my friends on GROK."
Who paid for the pardons?
“President Donald Trump on Tuesday added two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons, offering the birds a dose of his much-discussed presidential immunity.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump adds two Thanksgiving turkeys to his long list of second-term pardons
During a freewheeling White House event, the president spared Waddle and Gobble from appearing on Thanksgiving dinner plates.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Who paid for the pardons?
Now that the public discourse has been changed from "inflation" to "affordability" it can be used to take away even more consumer protections.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Now that the public discourse has been changed from "inflation" to "affordability" it can be used to take away even more consumer protections.
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<back to your regularly scheduled content of our march into an oligarchy>
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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