Humorless fact check: Fireplace fenders, grates and tool sets are traditionally brass.

Have you read “Jane Eyre”? You might find it particularly relevant and possible even affirming.

Not to pile on, Tom, but the verses you cite are more commonly understood to suggest Jesus did not want his ministry derailed by too many crowds too early. And “pray as though one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing” isn’t anti-empathy. It’s anti-performative prayer.

Very standard Irish collection: some Van, some country (they live a story song) some Bowie.

Unpopular opinion: jarred garlic tastes bad & weirdly strong: go fresh or go home.

Le jour de gloire est arrivee!

"Good fucking riddance," Lander says of Andrew Cuomo, who was trailing behind Zohran Mamdani tonight

Agree. Like why isn’t “set out to kill Democratic politicians” enough of a motive?

Hand out a one-pager on the rules covering following an illegal order.

I think unfortunately your comment (which I agree with) SOUNDS to some like the usual centrist savvy bothsider media takedown of anyone who does something brave: cynical take that he’ll get more attention now. A facile read and not what you intended. This reader says keep doin what you’re doin.