diane
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stochastic terrorism
Stochastic terrorism - Wikipedia
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September 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
stochastic terrorism
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Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
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much like the heat index, where it's actually 88 degrees outside but it feels like 94, we should develop a fascism index where it's actually 2025 outside but it feels like the 1930s
August 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
much like the heat index, where it's actually 88 degrees outside but it feels like 94, we should develop a fascism index where it's actually 2025 outside but it feels like the 1930s
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NEW — I’ve learned members of the DC National Guard were told they were being activated via a mass text message sent with no warning this evening, less than 24 hours before they were expected to show up.
Here is the full text of the message, shared with me by a DCNG source:
Here is the full text of the message, shared with me by a DCNG source:
August 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
NEW — I’ve learned members of the DC National Guard were told they were being activated via a mass text message sent with no warning this evening, less than 24 hours before they were expected to show up.
Here is the full text of the message, shared with me by a DCNG source:
Here is the full text of the message, shared with me by a DCNG source:
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Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Dean Chemerinsky and other #lawschool deans "speak as legal educators, responsible for training the next generation of lawyers, in condemning any government efforts to punish lawyers or their firms based on the identity of their clients or for their zealous lawful and ethical advocacy."
To think we will lose performances like this with the coup of the Kennedy Center.
youtu.be/5PzQHZLiUPs?...
youtu.be/5PzQHZLiUPs?...
Adam Lambert - Performing "Believe" by Cher - 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors
YouTube video by Adam Lambert
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February 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
To think we will lose performances like this with the coup of the Kennedy Center.
youtu.be/5PzQHZLiUPs?...
youtu.be/5PzQHZLiUPs?...
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Nerd alert
Today’s poem celebrates Fibonacci Day. It’s called ‘Word Crunching’.
November 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Nerd alert
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Today’s poem is called ‘This is Not the Poem I Had Hoped to Write’.
November 24, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘This is Not the Poem I Had Hoped to Write’.
Guilty
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Guilty
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John Cleese for the win
November 24, 2024 at 12:50 AM
John Cleese for the win
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you accomplish this weekend is reading a riveting novel cover-to-cover whilst drinking multiple kettles of tea and consuming a scandalous amount of croissants, then you will have accomplished more than enough.
November 22, 2024 at 10:10 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you accomplish this weekend is reading a riveting novel cover-to-cover whilst drinking multiple kettles of tea and consuming a scandalous amount of croissants, then you will have accomplished more than enough.
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How could anyone want to deny this child such love. I see this and think, that’s the luckiest baby ever.
November 22, 2024 at 11:29 AM
How could anyone want to deny this child such love. I see this and think, that’s the luckiest baby ever.
Ahh… the memories …
Sorry I can't go out tonight, I'm too busy playing with my Wang. #FridayWANG🍆
November 22, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Ahh… the memories …
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There is some comedy around men explaining the plot of The Handmaid's Tale to its author, in response to her tweet. But this also reveals the tragedy beneath – of misunderstandings that point to the moral and therefore political vulnerability of the U.S.
snyder.substack.com/p/casting-th...
snyder.substack.com/p/casting-th...
Casting the First Stone
Handmaid Fails, 2/3
snyder.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
There is some comedy around men explaining the plot of The Handmaid's Tale to its author, in response to her tweet. But this also reveals the tragedy beneath – of misunderstandings that point to the moral and therefore political vulnerability of the U.S.
snyder.substack.com/p/casting-th...
snyder.substack.com/p/casting-th...
“The masking of bigotry as ‘personal views’ is nothing new …, it needs to be called out.”
HBO's Statement On J.K. Rowling's Involvement In The New "Harry Potter" Series Has Cemented Why I Won't Be Watching
Maybe we don't need to be praising Rowling on her "heartwarming" story of "acceptance" right now.
www.buzzfeed.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:15 PM
“The masking of bigotry as ‘personal views’ is nothing new …, it needs to be called out.”
Here we go!
How Trump Plans to ‘Takeover’ DC - City Cast DC
The Republican National Convention is here, Donald Trump is up in the polls, and he has promised to “take over our horribly run capital.” So, what would a Trump presidency, again, really mean for D.C....
dc.citycast.fm
November 14, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Here we go!
Lately, every little giggle helps.
November 14, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Lately, every little giggle helps.