i mean . . . he fits with the aesthetic; we'll prolly keep him.

oh shit today's puzzle by Kam! 11:54, easy for a Sat., but always love his cluing.

well, would you look at what the Mina Rees Library sent me today in the mail out of the blue! Librarians fucking rule. Coolest people on earth.

8:52

A time-honored tradition: Republicans offering buts and prayers

could easily write a book (shortish, like 30K) on this position. prolly have it done by next week were I not a laggard. would involve Marcus Aurelius and Thomas Pynchon. and cats. Object Lessons would reject the pitch. also mom and prolly Nirvana. a new philosophy (that I don't remotely understand).

furious at the theme. how is that a "concern"? what are you, a fucking cop? absolute bullshit. 7:28.

also "opposite of SSW" or whatever they keep doing is too cheap. it's fucking THURSDAY (according to the calendar)

biscuit sent me like a cat pheromone diffuser (mom cat version) and I regret to inform that that plus the snuggles of second cat has me turning very very meow

getting to the puzzle late but 36-down is an absolute NO. disqualifying.

ahhh time to take a big old sip of whiskey and read the news

Gizmo got his first tattoo so now I need to get a matching one (but ideally without the meaning associated with this tattoo LOL [insert semiotics joke I'm too tired to make {mcluhan is too easy; something French}])

there should be [redacted] cat debate over today's puzzle

Yes

Outlook should allow me to clown react emails

Mrs Dalloway said she'd call Interflora herself

Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession

OMG the nap tomorrow morning is going to be amazing

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sending my girl good dice for her first tourney! go get em Biscuit. ⚫️⃤ ⚫️⃤ ⚫️⃤ ⚫️⃤ ⚫️⃤ ⚫️⃤

19:27 hated the puzzle.

fucked around and found out

I guess I made this for MY HEALTH

Maduro is in Brooklyn??

Well, it was either all this or another black person in a Star Wars movie

Me, pantsless, to the employees of the Home Depot paint department

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!

Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by

12:09 on the puzzle. some weird stuff. kind of hated, kind of liked.

Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York

late to the trend but I'm getting sworn in on this

so many good pics from last year of one my favorite people, but let's gooooo 2026

Happy New Year (Year's??)!!

Meli won't let me say "porkin' the cube" because it sounds perverse but she's still right

you're telling me a STRANGER had these THINGS?

While children go hungry and your insurance premium goes up 300% and your deductible doubles.

People in earlier time zones… no 2026 spoilers!

hating on the STRANGER THINGS finale having seen two STRANGER THINGS

lol super excited to see dumbass headlines like this for the next 4 years

Someone please write a post-apocalyptic sci-fi treatment where Beethoven is the only remaining media and it becomes both holy book and manual for building a new society. This is the legacy Charles Grodin deserves.

Wordle 1,654 2/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

MARTY SUPREME: Whenever Abel Ferrara's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking, "where's Abel Ferrara?"

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more like Scooby Don't, amirite?