Rick Stein
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I am not the famous UK chef—though I once ate at one of his Padstow, Cornwall restaurants.
I am not the famous UK chef—though I once ate at one of his Padstow, Cornwall restaurants.
Pluribus Episode 7 was beautifully conceived and executed by the creative team and we discovered that Carol and Manousos need the Others as much as the Others need them.
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Pluribus Episode 7 was beautifully conceived and executed by the creative team and we discovered that Carol and Manousos need the Others as much as the Others need them.
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California: this weekend, be the good Pete.
December 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
California: this weekend, be the good Pete.
My next favorite Scrooge.
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
My next favorite Scrooge.
My all time favorite Scrooge.
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
My all time favorite Scrooge.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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ICE now admits that hundreds of children were held past the legal 20-day custody limit set to protect their safety.
Five were kept for 168 days.
Some faced unsafe conditions and went days without medical care.
This crosses a moral line.
Five were kept for 168 days.
Some faced unsafe conditions and went days without medical care.
This crosses a moral line.
About 400 immigrant children were detained longer than the recommended limit, ICE admits
Legal advocates concerned over the prolonged detention of immigrant children in federal custody are sounding the alarm before the federal court. U.S.
apnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
ICE now admits that hundreds of children were held past the legal 20-day custody limit set to protect their safety.
Five were kept for 168 days.
Some faced unsafe conditions and went days without medical care.
This crosses a moral line.
Five were kept for 168 days.
Some faced unsafe conditions and went days without medical care.
This crosses a moral line.
Arts Orange County’s 16th Creative Edge Lecture will feature Arthur Sze, 25th Poet Laureate of the United States! Two past US Poets Laureate were featured in past years, Joy Harjo (2020) and Juan Felipe Herrera (2017). March 3 at Irvine Barclay Theatre. Admission is free.
artsoc.org/events-and-p...
artsoc.org/events-and-p...
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Arts Orange County’s 16th Creative Edge Lecture will feature Arthur Sze, 25th Poet Laureate of the United States! Two past US Poets Laureate were featured in past years, Joy Harjo (2020) and Juan Felipe Herrera (2017). March 3 at Irvine Barclay Theatre. Admission is free.
artsoc.org/events-and-p...
artsoc.org/events-and-p...
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Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes in history. Newborn hepatitis B shots have prevented disease and cancer for decades.
Rolling back a universal, evidence-based recommendation is not “parental choice.”
It is an open invitation for infections to rise again.
Rolling back a universal, evidence-based recommendation is not “parental choice.”
It is an open invitation for infections to rise again.
Vaccine skeptics win one
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes in history. Newborn hepatitis B shots have prevented disease and cancer for decades.
Rolling back a universal, evidence-based recommendation is not “parental choice.”
It is an open invitation for infections to rise again.
Rolling back a universal, evidence-based recommendation is not “parental choice.”
It is an open invitation for infections to rise again.
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Congrats to my friend and OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy on his appointment to be Director of the US Wildland Fire Service. His service at OCFA has protected countless families and kept our communities safe. Grateful for his unwavering dedication and service to Orange County.
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Congrats to my friend and OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy on his appointment to be Director of the US Wildland Fire Service. His service at OCFA has protected countless families and kept our communities safe. Grateful for his unwavering dedication and service to Orange County.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
RIP Frank Gehry - I was privileged to meet him after meetings at his offices. Also, in 1998 when I purchased a building in Laguna Beach, I discovered he had designed the office spaces back 20 years earlier: sharply angled walls (nothing symmetrical) and chain link fence surrounded the stairwell!
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
RIP Frank Gehry - I was privileged to meet him after meetings at his offices. Also, in 1998 when I purchased a building in Laguna Beach, I discovered he had designed the office spaces back 20 years earlier: sharply angled walls (nothing symmetrical) and chain link fence surrounded the stairwell!
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Here is our starter pack with people we follow. Grateful for BlueSky and our growing online Democracy Circle. go.bsky.app/LS9DQxo
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Here is our starter pack with people we follow. Grateful for BlueSky and our growing online Democracy Circle. go.bsky.app/LS9DQxo
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At West Point, cadets walk past a plaque that says officers must follow the law if orders ever conflict with it. That is how our military has protected this nation for generations.
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
At West Point, cadets walk past a plaque that says officers must follow the law if orders ever conflict with it. That is how our military has protected this nation for generations.
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
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Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson is presiding over a collapsing caucus because he handed the Speakership to Donald Trump. Trump gives the orders and Johnson follows them. That is why he’s the weakest Speaker in generations and why Americans in both parties are tired of the dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson is presiding over a collapsing caucus because he handed the Speakership to Donald Trump. Trump gives the orders and Johnson follows them. That is why he’s the weakest Speaker in generations and why Americans in both parties are tired of the dysfunction.
Vince Gilligan’s new series starring Rhea Seehorn from his “Better Call Saul”
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Vince Gilligan’s new series starring Rhea Seehorn from his “Better Call Saul”
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
A fascinating behind the scenes article about The New York Times Crossword Puzzle…
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The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle
Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.
www.thenation.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A fascinating behind the scenes article about The New York Times Crossword Puzzle…
@thenation.com @nytimes.com @nytcrosswordska.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com @nytimes.com @nytcrosswordska.bsky.social
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@markhamillofficial.bsky.social is in today’s @nytimes.com Crossword Puzzle!👏
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social is in today’s @nytimes.com Crossword Puzzle!👏
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Newbie CIA lawyer assigned to research gets accidentally sucked into hazardous ops activities. Fast paced, snappy and often funny dialogue, action packed twists and turns. Lead actor Noah Centineo, a cross between Mark Ruffalo and Brendan Fraser. Sadly, Netflix cancelled after only 2 seasons.
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Newbie CIA lawyer assigned to research gets accidentally sucked into hazardous ops activities. Fast paced, snappy and often funny dialogue, action packed twists and turns. Lead actor Noah Centineo, a cross between Mark Ruffalo and Brendan Fraser. Sadly, Netflix cancelled after only 2 seasons.
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Maybe the Epstein Files were all in the East Wing?
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Maybe the Epstein Files were all in the East Wing?