Desultory Desserts
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I aspire to be a Reply Guy in the new frontier. Engineer with a historian heart. Husband/father of two.
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This is so fucked. My wife and I were in this situation late in Trump's first term. Luckily they hadn't figured out max cruelty, and her temp green card lasted 1.5 yrs, just into Biden's term. She got her perm GC a month after he took office. Citizen, sworn in during the last months of Biden term.
If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses.
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is so fucked. My wife and I were in this situation late in Trump's first term. Luckily they hadn't figured out max cruelty, and her temp green card lasted 1.5 yrs, just into Biden's term. She got her perm GC a month after he took office. Citizen, sworn in during the last months of Biden term.
I followed Rabin's work since his old A.V. Club days. This is deeply unfortunate news. Support if you can!
Some bad news. The great film and culture writer Nathan Rabin was in a serious car accident. He is expected to recover, but he has a rough path ahead. Now is a great time to buy his new book (I just did, looks cool!) - a thorough investigation of movies about movies.
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The Fractured Mirror: Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
Nathan Rabin's Happy Place's Definitive Guide to American Movies About Filmmaking
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November 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I followed Rabin's work since his old A.V. Club days. This is deeply unfortunate news. Support if you can!
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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ICE is a team sport for guys who would otherwise be school shooters
“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”
Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents.
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
ICE is a team sport for guys who would otherwise be school shooters
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My closing pitch to voters? “I will only live in this awful place if I rule over it”
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My closing pitch to voters? “I will only live in this awful place if I rule over it”
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
Free information for Wordlers: in case you need an intermediate guess, 'BOATY' is accepted.
October 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Free information for Wordlers: in case you need an intermediate guess, 'BOATY' is accepted.
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Pretty chill that half the US ruling-class and political establishment are hiding the Epstein files. Just a reminder, the senate quietly voted 51-49 in favor of keeping the Epstein records sealed while the media wasn't paying attention after Charlie Kirk's death
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Pretty chill that half the US ruling-class and political establishment are hiding the Epstein files. Just a reminder, the senate quietly voted 51-49 in favor of keeping the Epstein records sealed while the media wasn't paying attention after Charlie Kirk's death
Fucking gross. The Free Piss is an abomination, and she is its epitome.
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Fucking gross. The Free Piss is an abomination, and she is its epitome.
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One of the full-circle moments? In high school, I was friends with Rebecca Smith. I was diagnosed as autistic. Now, she learned she's autistic and is a teacher down in Texas and I interviewed her about how she helps students accept others. @the-independent.com
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Autistic moms are livid after Trump and RFK Jr blame Tylenol — and them
Autistic moms tell Eric Garcia that they fear Trump’s outlandish and conspiratorial claims about autism and Tylenol both erase their needs and those of their children
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September 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of the full-circle moments? In high school, I was friends with Rebecca Smith. I was diagnosed as autistic. Now, she learned she's autistic and is a teacher down in Texas and I interviewed her about how she helps students accept others. @the-independent.com
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Harrison Butker, the back-to-the-kitchen, women! Chiefs kicker developing a version of the yips where he keeps missing chipshot kicks far to the right, is one of the funnier developments of this year. Six mandatory workplace DEI workshops will fix this.
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Harrison Butker, the back-to-the-kitchen, women! Chiefs kicker developing a version of the yips where he keeps missing chipshot kicks far to the right, is one of the funnier developments of this year. Six mandatory workplace DEI workshops will fix this.
Damn. He had a long, glorious career (and life!). Helluva handsome dude. Accomplished so much. Bon Voyage to the next life, good sir.
September 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Damn. He had a long, glorious career (and life!). Helluva handsome dude. Accomplished so much. Bon Voyage to the next life, good sir.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Firing liberals over stuff right-wingers get away with every day is truly honoring Charlie Kirk's legacy.
September 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Firing liberals over stuff right-wingers get away with every day is truly honoring Charlie Kirk's legacy.
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Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
August 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
The older I get, the harder I hold onto the '87 & '91 WS's. I give the Pohlads 0 credit for them.
One last plug: This week I explored this history of the Pohlad Family, who are currently selling the Minnesota Twins. It became so much more than a story of money, but postwar bank fraud, public transit, airline deregulation, and more. Even if you're not a baseball fan, please take a look!
The Pohlad Empire (Part One): Banking On The Future
This week at Twins Daily, we're running a five-part series detailing the history of the business ventures of the Pohlad family. Even as they prepare to sell the Twins after a 40-year ownership, it's a...
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August 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The older I get, the harder I hold onto the '87 & '91 WS's. I give the Pohlads 0 credit for them.
THIS, x1000000. God I think I'd be a millionaire if I had a dime for each of these "AI did me real good" anecdotes
People think they have amazing stories about ChatGPT. And they tell them all the time. You just don’t register them as amazing if you are a normal ish adult human being because it’s mid shit like, “it told me to eat brisket!” or “it wrote twenty emails no one wants!”
I’ve never had someone in real life tell me how amazing ChatGPT has been for them with a concrete example but I’m hearing more and more stories of people’s lives being significantly disrupted by it in a bad way (ex from this morning: a friend of a friend’s dad is “dating” ChatGPT)
July 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
THIS, x1000000. God I think I'd be a millionaire if I had a dime for each of these "AI did me real good" anecdotes
Wowzers.
So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Wowzers.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Lol, I got this because my #2 line guess was "ROILS"
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*Taking* blame, NYT. Taking.
July 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
*Taking* blame, NYT. Taking.
*Sigh* This was always the result we were gonna get with this Congress. I'm on vacation, with my family, so I'm just going to try and focus on our happiness in the moment for right now.
July 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
*Sigh* This was always the result we were gonna get with this Congress. I'm on vacation, with my family, so I'm just going to try and focus on our happiness in the moment for right now.
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is anyone on here or know someone who works at a fertility clinic that performs IVF with embryo storage? if so and you’d be able to talk a little about IVF and what goes on at fertility clinics on my show @illconceivedpodcast.com, please dm me!
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
is anyone on here or know someone who works at a fertility clinic that performs IVF with embryo storage? if so and you’d be able to talk a little about IVF and what goes on at fertility clinics on my show @illconceivedpodcast.com, please dm me!