ElisabetK
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I think it was a little byline note in something like Slate that told me your blog existed.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I think it was a little byline note in something like Slate that told me your blog existed.
Congratulations! You're making me feel old. I'd say I was reading you from the beginning, but TPM was actually a few weeks old when I discovered it. To be fair both my husband and I were already fans of your journalism.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congratulations! You're making me feel old. I'd say I was reading you from the beginning, but TPM was actually a few weeks old when I discovered it. To be fair both my husband and I were already fans of your journalism.
One is the motivation, and one is its result. Why do they not see these power abuses and culture of blackmail and extortion as THE SAME DAMN THING?
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
One is the motivation, and one is its result. Why do they not see these power abuses and culture of blackmail and extortion as THE SAME DAMN THING?
The Epstein thing IS about affordability! The GOP is willing to go to any length to mollify the elites, in the process showing utter disregard for the American people's economic pain. They throw us under the bus so they can protect child molesters from oversight.
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Epstein thing IS about affordability! The GOP is willing to go to any length to mollify the elites, in the process showing utter disregard for the American people's economic pain. They throw us under the bus so they can protect child molesters from oversight.
Which is I guess pretty much where she is right now anyway.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Which is I guess pretty much where she is right now anyway.
Unless, of course, he finds some way to split that hair and do a partial pardon that lets her get out of jail but keeps her mouth shut.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Unless, of course, he finds some way to split that hair and do a partial pardon that lets her get out of jail but keeps her mouth shut.
When he pardons her, Trump loses his leverage over her, and she might spill the beans. So it won't happen.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When he pardons her, Trump loses his leverage over her, and she might spill the beans. So it won't happen.
The pro-slavery stance.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The pro-slavery stance.
Keeping it simple w/ good fresh ingredients, that is.
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Keeping it simple w/ good fresh ingredients, that is.
Black beans paired with sweet potatoes really do benefit from a little garlic, oregano, cumin and ancho chili powder, and a couple of tablespoons of nutritional yeast. These things are great made with leftover beans from other recipes. You are right, though, keeping it simple is the gourmet secret!
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Black beans paired with sweet potatoes really do benefit from a little garlic, oregano, cumin and ancho chili powder, and a couple of tablespoons of nutritional yeast. These things are great made with leftover beans from other recipes. You are right, though, keeping it simple is the gourmet secret!
My secret ingredient is to put a couple of tablespoons of nutritional yeast in the beans; it brings out their savoriness. It's great for make-ahead (filling only) or leftovers, just heat the filling in the microwave before assembling and cooking.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My secret ingredient is to put a couple of tablespoons of nutritional yeast in the beans; it brings out their savoriness. It's great for make-ahead (filling only) or leftovers, just heat the filling in the microwave before assembling and cooking.
...add some cubed cooked sweet potato, and use just enough cheese to glue the filling to the tortilla. Make them fat so one or two is meal and I usually cook the inside of the tortilla some before flipping a filling, so it's crispy instead of doughy.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
...add some cubed cooked sweet potato, and use just enough cheese to glue the filling to the tortilla. Make them fat so one or two is meal and I usually cook the inside of the tortilla some before flipping a filling, so it's crispy instead of doughy.
It's basically the same recipe I use for my kick-ass "quesadillas"--really more like tacos. I can get southwestern (e.g. pepper-laced) fresh tortillas here, use doctored beans cooked from dry so they can be extra soft...
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It's basically the same recipe I use for my kick-ass "quesadillas"--really more like tacos. I can get southwestern (e.g. pepper-laced) fresh tortillas here, use doctored beans cooked from dry so they can be extra soft...
Black beans and sweet potatoes are each delish on their own, but when you put them together with a little cheese, it's another level.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Black beans and sweet potatoes are each delish on their own, but when you put them together with a little cheese, it's another level.
When my kid was in college, we had a "call anytime, really" policy, which got a bit of a workout when he was working night shift. Luckily I'm the kind of person who can talk for a while and then go right back to sleep. But anyway, I wouldn't trade those 3am calls for anything.
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
When my kid was in college, we had a "call anytime, really" policy, which got a bit of a workout when he was working night shift. Luckily I'm the kind of person who can talk for a while and then go right back to sleep. But anyway, I wouldn't trade those 3am calls for anything.
The good news just keeps coming.
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The good news just keeps coming.
Not the way you think, Pete.
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Not the way you think, Pete.
There's one in the Cleveland Clinic, and it made me so happy every time we went by! If you find yourself in a hallway not far from it, you can see three of her paintings, too.
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
There's one in the Cleveland Clinic, and it made me so happy every time we went by! If you find yourself in a hallway not far from it, you can see three of her paintings, too.
Those times when it was not unusual to see underfed and malnourished poor folk here in the United States is barely in living memory these days. Until now, anyway.
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Those times when it was not unusual to see underfed and malnourished poor folk here in the United States is barely in living memory these days. Until now, anyway.
We had a to say a prayer first, because apparently we had substitutes the entire year and they tended not to be up on the latest Supreme Court decisions. I got in trouble once for taking a bit of my Oreo during the prayer. Little heathen. 🙏😜
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
We had a to say a prayer first, because apparently we had substitutes the entire year and they tended not to be up on the latest Supreme Court decisions. I got in trouble once for taking a bit of my Oreo during the prayer. Little heathen. 🙏😜
There was a new Great-Society program, though, that provided everyone in my class even tho,ugh it was only a half-day program, with a snack. Typically something like cheese and crackers, half a canned pear, and an Oreo.
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
There was a new Great-Society program, though, that provided everyone in my class even tho,ugh it was only a half-day program, with a snack. Typically something like cheese and crackers, half a canned pear, and an Oreo.
My father told me about the first time he visited the school where I went to kindergarten, how he was truly shocked by the malnourishment and thin faces of many of the older children.
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My father told me about the first time he visited the school where I went to kindergarten, how he was truly shocked by the malnourishment and thin faces of many of the older children.