I don’t know who needs to hear this but posting “new year, new me” on social media isn’t gonna fix you. That’s what pretty new notebooks are for obviously

While visiting the UK for the first time in 1993, I read a small plaque on the grounds of York Tower about Jews in 1190 taking refuge but eventually deciding to die and burn together rather than surrender to conversion or torture and death. 🧵

IT’S HERE!! The 8th Annual DOUG JONES 60 SECOND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!! Stay until the end, because if the singing isn’t horrible enough, the dad joke will be. #merrychristmas

For this week's That's Marvelous newsletter I regrettably wrote a little bit about Bari Weiss (but also I happily wrote a little bit about dogs)! Read it here: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/163-60-minut...

A little mood snow on Christmas Eve eve morning at Wadsworth Falls. #MiddlefieldCT

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

Feels right to have a full hanukiah at the solstice

The majority of my ancestors fled instability on the border between Scotland and England. They settled in Appalachia and Texas, inflicting their trauma on people living here and people forced to come here Let's act with empathy instead of trauma to help those fleeing violence and being trafficked

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ME: I may have failed my gross anatomy course, but at least my heart was in the right place. PROFESSOR (looking at the cadaver): No...no it's not.

This is it this is the one

Time and again in Alabama, immigrants face harsher punishments for the same crimes as citizens, even when they have fewer prior convictions, a ProPublica review of more than 100 court cases found. By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social

Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."

Still deciding what movie to see and where to get some Chinese food next week? My Beloved Child has done the work so you don't have to. If you're in the Bay Area. The rest of us can use this as a template

This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that? The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.

Chag Sameakh. Part 1 of 2. What does this holiday mean, anyway? And can I please get #alt4me?

I had a little Hanukkah gathering at my building this evening. The few of us who are still around had a lovely time getting to know each other better. Most folks who live here are connected to UT Austin, so when there are no classes and no football, it gets quiet.

Sydney Opera House tonight. #Sydney #Bondi #Hanukkah #Chanukah

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Cleaning wax off the menorahs, trying to decide whether to use the fancy candles tonight, making a pot roast: I wish everyone could have such a cosy first night of Hanukkah!

"Rachel Friedberg, a Brown economics professor, said the mass shooting happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics course. She said she learned what happened from a teaching assistant who led the session. Friedberg herself was not present."

We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Well we have corollary:

Your 15 seconds of zen

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

The State Dept typeface change is petty AF. But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."

How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking. n.pr/4iYqnn5

The State Dept typeface change is petty AF. But the last sentence in this doesn't make any sense, and makes me wonder if the writer knows anything about fonts at all: "… changed the standard font size, from 14-point to 15-point, requiring extra keystrokes that some diplomats found annoying."

Polish advance theatrical poster for The Empire Strikes Back from 1983 featuring the Starship Enterprise #StarWars #FilmSky

Arlo and Elmer have been great cat companions this week. Arlo was standoffish, but then spent an afternoon helping me knit. Elmer is very vocal, but I unfortunately do not understand Elmerish. #caturday

Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT

This print by contemporary Black artist Fred Wilson combines a 16th c engraving of the biblical Queen Esther (who saved the Persian Jews) & a photo of Harriet Tubman, who obvs brought many enslaved Black Americans to freedom, then was a scout/spy in the Civil War & an activist for women's suffrage.

MUAs and Stylists in Sydney, I have a paid job on 15 Dec for a photoshoot. DM me with your rates if you have availability.

All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”

Does this mean that (dare I hope?) I'll stop receiving their emails?

Please share this information. Tag anyone in New Orleans to learn from Chicago successes in court against fascism. It starts with peaceful protesting! veritenews.org/2025/12/02/c...

Starbucks settles New York City worker scheduling violations. "Fast food employers must give workers regular schedules..., must provide schedules 14 days in advance and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without ‘just cause or a legitimate business reason’." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/n...

Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.” Bezos may have signed off on this WaPo oped by George Will. That’s how bad things are for Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time." Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Brain and brain! What is brain, Charlie Brown‽

In poll of Hispanic adults, 68% say the situation for Hispanics in this country has worsened in the past year. www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...

Q: Just days ago you referred to Trump as a 'despot.' Will you retract? MAMDANI: We're both very clear on our positions & what I really appreciate about the president is our meeting focused not on places of disagreement but shared purpose we have TRUMP: I've been called much worse than a despot

Hallelujah!

Just got the weirdest scam call. Caller said that she was with my healthcare insurer and that I'd filed a claim, but then accused me of not having paid for the denied charges in the claim myself.

If tou have a sense of humor and appreciation of irony, have a laugh at this. If you have neither, please do not respond because I'm certain I've already read your response many times! Thanks - - and happy Sunday!

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.