Michael Younger
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Generally puzzled. Specifically, too.
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Interesting.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/o...
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Opinion | This One Novel Word Speaks Volumes About How an Entire Language Works
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/opinion/chinese-gender-neutral-pronoun.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlA.5Y_e.D3nyElW6bGP4&smid=url-share
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The fourth amendment would like a word
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrests-warrants-minneapolis-trump-00d0ab0338e82341fd91b160758aeb2d
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A THREAD. Which I have decided to call 'Reasons Why Owls Are Excellent'. 1. They are always putting the needs of others before their own.
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"So, what are you reading right now?" "Oh, some escapist fiction from the 1960s..."
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Night of Camp David
Amazon.com: Night of Camp David eBook : Knebel, Fletcher: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Night-Camp-David-Fletcher-Knebel-ebook/dp/B07J47PHTR/
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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD
6 days ago
Niche đ„
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âA group of immigration agents sat down to eat lunch at a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Minnesota â and then returned hours later to detain the restaurant's employees.â
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ICE Agents Ate at a Mexican Restaurant in a Small Town. After Their Meal, They Detained Employees
A group of ICE agents sat down to eat lunch at El Tapatio, a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar, Minn., and then returned hours later to detain the restaurant's employees.
https://people.com/ice-agents-ate-at-mexican-restaurant-in-small-town-then-detained-employees-11887930
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The Wall Street Journal looks back at World War 3:
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Opinion | A Look Back at the War That Is About to Begin
The U.S. easily won the 2026 Battle of Greenland, but the consequences proved convulsive for all.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-look-back-at-the-war-that-is-about-to-begin-40bf0c5e?st=t7RgxS&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Thinking about this old Randy Newman song today. Can't imagine why.
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Political Science (2002 Remaster)
YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5mAuPg1ZZw
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Heâs definitely better at concentrating than I amâŠ
youtu.be/TR6D89JSgTM
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Buddhist Monk Prays Whilst Surrounded By Playful Kittens...will he keep a straight face?
YouTube video by Toppers
https://youtu.be/TR6D89JSgTM
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Hmph.
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If you know, you know đ #greenland #geopolitics #trumpnews
YouTube video by Decode with Nitish
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3FA--kqtXs4
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Seva
7 days ago
modern american politics consists of experts patiently explaining why something insane that people are talking about could never happen, followed by that exact thing happening
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Pam McElwee
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If you know anything about the Vietnam War, you know why Hmong Americans are here in the US - they were US allies who risked their lives in Laos to aid the US and had to flee at the end of the war when the Pathet Lao won. Infuriating that members of their community are being targeted like this
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Sanewashing. I didn't know we needed this word, but now that I see it... [existential sigh]
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I need a laugh tonight.
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What If the Beatles Were Irish? -funny parody
YouTube video by 4FabBEATLES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMYAPd3rU4s
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Retronym thread. Wonderful.
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Charlotte Clymer
18 days ago
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trumpâs ban. âI shouldnât have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldnât be here. This shouldnât be happening.â Full remarks:
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Things are going to slide, slide in all directions...
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Leonard Cohen - The Future (Official Audio)
YouTube video by LeonardCohenVEVO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYzPVKg3wyo
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Peter Sagal
20 days ago
A reminder that you are free to look at a video online, decide what it means, and proclaim that to anyone who'll listen. The NYT, NPR, CNN and all other journalists can't do that, out of professional responsibility and their own vulnerability at this moment. Give the journalists time to work.
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One of the weird things about today is that Trump posted a link on his social media platform with video of the assault on Venezuela to the sound of the Vietnam era protest song "Fortunate Son." Did he realize it was a protest song? Did he listen to the lyrics?
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creedence clearwater revival - Fortunate Son (lyrics)
YouTube video by Wind Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1cF9YwGjJ8
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Peter Baker
24 days ago
The US ran a war game during Trump 1.0 to assess what Maduroâs fall might unleash. It found that chaos and violence would likely erupt as military units, rival political factions and even jungle-based guerrilla groups jockeyed for control.
@michaelcrowley.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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U.S. Ran a War Game on Ousting Maduro. Venezuela Fell Into Chaos.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/venezuela-maduro-fallout-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Merriam-Webster
25 days ago
âCancelâ comes from a Latin word meaning âto make like a lattice.â When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches XXXXX which resembled a lattice. So the document became âcanceled.â ...we hope this post doesnât get us that.
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[ Seen on FB ]
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"Everything wrong with Episode 1 of Pluribus" -- this video doesn't really land any hard blows, but I offer it because all the other commentary I've seen is so serious.
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Everything Wrong With Pluribus S1E1 - "We Is Us"
YouTube video by TVSins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_XPFLrQxpE
27 days ago
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This is a *really* fun thread...
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28 days ago
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Ian Boothby
29 days ago
The Irish have a word for oversharing, and they keep it to themselves
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âWaiter, thereâs a fly in my soup!â
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LauraEH/Opheliacat
about 1 month ago
@yarnoverchicago.bsky.social
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Interesting - gradual movement from Old English to Modern English in one monologue
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From Old English to Modern American English in One Monologue
YouTube video by Simon Roper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=842OX2_vCic
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[ Centuries from now, in an archaeology class ] "And notice how the inhabitants of this 21st century city emphasized the forehead in their sculptures..."
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Leia Taillefur
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Prefer non-humans?Saint Mochua of Timahoe (d 657 at 90),an Irish warrior became a monk at 30 & chose as companions a fly (who led him thru lines of his psalter),a mouse (who nibbled his ear if he fell asleep during vigils) & a rooster (who woke him for morning prayer).Founded Teach Mochua monastery.
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Adam Sharp
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Top ten names that would make a decent baby name if it wasnât already the name of a medical condition or medication⊠10. Amnesia 9. Rubella 8. Codeine 7. Malaria 6. Paxil 5. Alopecia 4. Bonjela 3. Aphasia 2. Typhus 1. Chlamydia
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Paul Fairie
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees đ§”
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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD
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No. Threatening an act of aggression against a NATO ally needs to be a bigger problem for more people.
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Peter Sagal
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I have been trying to explain what a journalist is, what they do, and why, and why they are different from talking heads, pundits, influencers, commentators, activists and politicians. This is a journalist.
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CBS 60 Minutes pulls piece on infamous CECOT prison a few hours before air tonight:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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â60 Minutesâ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It âPolitical.â
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/business/60-minutes-trump-bari-weiss.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-k8.9Xn4.GeC6DECaZgmd&smid=url-share
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Charlotte Lydia Riley
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Need to write one of those hustle day-in-the-life stories from the perspective of my baby. âI start the day at 4am â sleep is for the weak. I donât do traditional meals. Instead I refuel with a personalised drink developed to fulfil all my needs. And I spend 1-2 hours a day just screaming, yeah.â
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Marianne Denton
about 1 month ago
Even in the melancholy of remembrances, life is lovely.
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Miriam Elder
about 1 month ago
Beautiful story with lots of new reporting on Michele Reiner, a woman in her own right in addition to half of a Hollywood power couple
www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/e...
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Remembering Michele Reiner: Photographer, activist and âirate citizenâ | CNN
Before her tragic death, Michele Reiner built a life based on service, love and devotion to a better world.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/entertainment/michele-reiner-tribute-rob-reiner
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Trying to keep up with the news these daysâŠ
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Fascinating!
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Alexandra Petri
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on the bright side three years from now will be boom times for businesses that specialize in removing garish brass letters from buildings
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Wonderful thread:
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