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Love baseball, the outdoors, live music, photography. Go Bears! 🐻 United we stand, divided we fall. 🇺🇦 Alt text nerd
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The full clip, including McKellen's setup of the scene, is here, along with info about the riots (Evil May Day) and the text of the speech itself. kottke.org/26/02/the-st...
The Strangers’ Case
I don’t normally say this, but if you watch one thing on kottke.org today, this week, this month, make it this speech written by Shakespeare and performed by
kottke.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Oof, that's not fun! Here's hoping the "faucet" has stopped and this dry weather is helping bring some relief.🙏
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
That interview was CRINGE-tastic. Clearly, the assignment should've gone to someone who appreciated art and music, like Dan Rather, Ed Bradley or Mike Wallace.
February 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Bless her for being of service to her community and showing up against rule by masked authoritarians.
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM
I think you misspelled denial.
February 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Word salad, word salad, word salad… we’re still pretending everything is okay, huh? 🤔

(said to the audience, not G. Elliott Morris)
February 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
“We’ll be building it with the highest grade marbles…”

Well, those certainly won’t come from the few marbles left in his head!🤪🤣
February 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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gotta love (making fun of) a libertarian lol
February 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
He cannot be allowed to do to the Kennedy Center what he did to the East Wing of the White House!
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
And then there’s this long-form read:

cmarmitage.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
What to Do When They Arrest Your Governor
Options exist, let's explore them.
cmarmitage.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Thanks, I needed a chortle this morning!😆👏🏼
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM