PLEASE read this before sharing this story any further, which is based on a single source and incredibly flimsy: open.substack.com/pub/friendly...

It’s actually FEWER Misérables

The NYT style guide

It's funny that the inventor of the Ferris Wheel never met the guy who invented the Merry-go-round. They just traveled in different circles.

Just a point of order for all of the heartfelt and legitimate expressions of concern about military members being thrown willy-nilly into the war machine: not everyone who serves is male and in the army. They are not all men, and they aren’t all soldiers.

I support Mango Mussolini and his cadre of trusted advisors taking his golden Qatari jet on a trip to Tehran, and let the Iranians “negotiate” with them. Meanwhile, we can change the locks and start cleaning up the mess. (Reposted with fewer typos!)

The US is failing an open book History test.

“We are being undermined by a clown show of greedy billionaire priorities that are not of service to the parks or country.”

Americans overwhelmingly oppose the U.S. entering into war with Iran. The U.S. government should work to deescalate the crisis, prevent a full blown war, and not escalate tensions that put our national security at risk. sign.moveon.org/petitions/no...

This aged well. Note the author.

We were always at war with Eastasia.

Iran interfered in 2020 on Trump’s *behalf*

He is definitely right...

JD Vance just promoted a new bloodbath.

psst

Kept posting this before the last election

Random strangers of the ether, I seek perspective on the mundane: It is indeed annoying to be “folding laundry” with someone who continues to put things away before everything is folded, right? Being both inefficient and creating a discrepancy in how much time both of us are devoting to the chore.

Inconceivable indeed …🔻

Stop this stupid legislation that is a solution in search of a problem! sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

Gorgeous day in #Anchorage!

#ShowMeYourKnits My own design, using some merino/qiviut blend from a local muskox ranch and some old angora blend from my stash.

Contrary to trump lying #MailIn #Voting is safe secure bipartisanpolicy.org/report/mail-... There’s no #VoterFraud effecting elections www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensur... #trump lied about #election2020 having fraud easily shown in his 60+ court cases he lost www.usatoday.com/in-depth/new...

As upset as “they” are about the last couple superbowl halftime shows, let’s just push them over the edge and announce next year’s is set to be by NPR’s tiny desk concert crew. Something something supplements cut funding. Preliminary plans: turn the field into an enormous desk… details are sketchy.

They don’t want us to vote. Because they are NOT the majority.

Just a reminder: it is bad luck to be superstitious!

The fact that the rules of air defense "had to be relearned over a major American city next to a large international airport should concern anyone who understands how quickly accidents become tragedies."

When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.” For these Americans, that wasn’t true. (Published Oct. 2025)

“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"My Taylor Swift.” That’s what Riley Gaines had to say about May Mailman, the mastermind behind the administration’s most sweeping anti-trans orders. Now scholars are warning that those orders could have far-reaching repercussions for the rights of all women.

What a fun phenomena to use in teaching! 🧪🍎🧬⚒️

In particular, see the part starting at about 22:15

My beloved made a treat for breakfast: sourdough discard crumpet batter cooked on a miniwaffle iron. Delightful with jam and coffee!

A special corps of health care workers have been called in to work with detained immigrants and many feel deeply conflicted about the assignment, saying they're not able to provide good care.

She was headed “to buy a cake for her grandson’s birthday when she was stopped.” 🤬

I've told this story on ContrabandCamp but it's worth sharing for BHM because it's one of the greatest stories ever. A thread.

Here's the story

If tear gas is too dangerous for a battlefield, there is no justification for using it against people in our cities. Sign the petition. sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

Extinction burst behavior: kottke.org/25/02/extinc...

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