REPORTER: “Trump accused the other side of encouraging political violence. Isn't that what he is doing?” LEAVITT: “Why aren't you talking about what members of congress are doing telling the military not to follow lawful orders?” REPORTER: “Actually, they said ILLEGAL orders.”

Nobody wants this shit. Nobody. The hostile reaction has been so pronounced, in fact, that it feels like a company announcing it would never force AI into its products would carve out a pretty good chunk of the market.

Paige - FelineFriendz.org/adoption

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Today's "No-Pressure Reading Recommendation" to my students...

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This is a stunning thing to even have to see Members of Congress say out loud. Absolutely chilling. And inspiring.

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We're about to bomb Venezuela, aren't we?

House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate

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Judge Jeffrey Brown is a Trump appointee.

"Things happen"??

In the grand scheme of things, my internal "should I buy parchment paper in a roll or in pre-cut sheets?" debate feels a little shallow.

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Today's "No-Pressure Reading Recommendation" to my students...

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Testify!

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Strange Violin Editions has its roots in Mormonism. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-f... @cabockwrites.bsky.social #booksky

Why do we keep falling for - and electing - con men? A review of Charlatans: How Grifters, Swindlers & Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets & the Masses, by Moisés Naím & Quico Toro (@basicbooksgroup.bsky.social) www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c... @wirobooks.bsky.social

79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5. He’s been taken by ICE in Florida. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...

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Okay, let's do this thing.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

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Me arguing to my husband: Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" is incredibly insulting to clever women. (We've been together for almost 36 years, kids. It's fine.)

Almost heaven, West Virginia. (Looking back at Maryland across a mirror-like Potomac.)

How she was bullied to protect Dershowitz

This is me at 15. I’m a child. I’m a CHILD.

65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.

At least one tiny corner of the world makes sense again: We YouTube TV types just got "SportsCenter" back. 🏈

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Rep. Ansari: “This is going to be what breaks the dam for Republicans and their undying loyalty, and cult-like loyalty to Donald Trump.” Everything seems inevitable in retrospect, nothing in advance.

[Enter two other Senators with a Messenger.] THIRD SENATOR Thou hast painfully discover’d; are his files As full as thy report?

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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation

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"don't worry, he's just into 15-year-olds" perhaps not as exculpatory as you think Also 15-year-olds are not "barely legal." They are minors.