I'm on the board of a local theater. We're wondering how to grow the audience. In a world where attention is the new economy, asking people to give you 90 minutes is no small thing. My suggestion is to educate them about theater and art. The more you know, the more you appreciate.

I woke up in the middle of the night and managed to fall back asleep. That was nice.

I made chili yesterday. It was good. There is such a thing as eating too much chili.

I'm beginning to think time won't be kind to Trump.

Sitting outside with a lovely fire on a crisp fall evening. Life is pretty good.

I’m old enough to remember when Pam Bondi announced that she was going to release the Epstein files. Because it was just a few months ago.

Aliens waving to each other, because people are nice in outer space

Taylor Swift has an amazing talent for making painful truths and memories relatable

Just because it feels cathartic doesn’t mean it’s correct. When speaking one’s truth, it’s always important to recognize that one’s truth when brought into the daylight just ain’t so.

That's it, I'm learning Spanish for real this time.

I HAVE ARRIVED!

(1) Worth noting that the Trump administration isn't even a year in, and in one week have alienated the military and shut down the government. This kind of winning should stop.

Americans are losing their sense of humor.

I went to Pete’s Barbershop in Wakefield, RI and told him “Gimme a @whitehouse.senate.gov “ He understood and I am Happy

Last night's class was about cognitive biases in research. I take comfort in knowing that the current administration doesn't have any, is dedicated to supporting important scientific research, regardless of the outcomes. What a time to be alive and a scientist. Talk about the real rock stars. 🤡

This is true, and several other spiritual/religious practices would suggest something very similar.

Kirk's murder is being weaponized to corral us into a smaller and smaller arena of speech, and it is our job to refuse to be confined, to keep speaking out, to keep making irreverent jokes, supporting progressive voices, chastising the high-profile cowards, and talking among ourselves.

We are witnessing the performative politics of the right, and the response to their actions is very similar to how the left is/was viewed. Style over substance, elitist worldviews, a club with its own vernacular. Calling the democrats "Socialist" or "Communist" is the same thing as "Fascist" (1/7)

Charlie Kirk was an entertainer, not a politician. The current administration prefers entertainers over public servants.

Remember when there wasn’t a compulsion to opine about current events with total strangers?

On this week's episode of 'Behind the Byline' 🎧: UToledo's Dr. Joel Voss, during our interview to discuss the school's foreign policy speaker series, had a fascinating sidebar about social media's role in our perception of global affairs. Take a listen.👇 toledofreepress.com/dr-joel-voss...

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Ending crime reports wouldn't make the world safer; ending disease reports wouldn't make the world healthier; and ending pollution reports won't make the world cleaner.

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In a world with so much information, a lot of conversations don’t come from a place of curiosity.

A rundown of the details in this developing story.↴ youtu.be/Il4FZlXLTbM?...

I for damned sure want people to know how we got to this dangerous climate precipice, and who is to blame. I’m headed to the Senate floor to deliver my 301st Time to Wake Up speech.

The GOP cut the ACA, and Medicaid, and Medicare by more than $1 Trillion to give tax breaks to Billionaires causing insurance rates to skyrocket to a 15 year high. Now on top of that, House Appropriations Republicans are trying to cut vital health funds even deeper. Is there no shame?!?!

Another Senate Republican has said they don't plan to run again in 2026. In case you missed it, click here to watch my report on the Tuesday announcement from Iowa's Joni Ernst: youtu.be/fqjpO5OLd1Y?...

Good news: I made fried chicken. Bad News: The house smells like fry oil.

“To erase from museums, this nation’s public memory, what happened to Emmett would be another white supremacist atrocity done to his brutally abbreviated life.”

Watch ▶️ In an exclusive interview, former North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp offered a range of advice to her party. Here's a bit of what she had to say.↴ youtu.be/Sbdd5CO_MQY?...

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Jill Dougherty, former CNN correspondent and Moscow bureau chief, notes that #Russia has multiple ways it can inflict instability upon #Ukraine. Full interview 📺: youtu.be/lPFg2HLH2Rk?...

Arguing about whose take on the great mysteries of life is pretty silly when you think about it. Imagine if writers killed each other over what pen is best for writing, photographers killed each other over Leica, Nikon, Canon, Sony cameras are best? We fight over the tools of meaning.

I'm on summer break now. I realized that I've been going non-stop with graduate school since January. A two week break is nice. Rest is part of the process. Also, I have a slight issue with collecting manual typewriters.

Today is the feast of Jonathan Myrick Daniels, an Episcopal seminarian murdered by a white supremacist in Alabama in 1965 while working for integration. Daniels pushed 17-year-old Ruby Sales out of the way of the shotgun blast, absorbing it himself. Holy martyr Jonathan Daniels, pray for us!

If the current administration is exploiting the weakness of the current system, and they do exist, it's time to work on making the better system.

A federal takeover of local law enforcement by a "republican" is really ironic and dumb.

In the day-to-day business of life, people don't want my unsolicited opinion. Instead of saying "You look great" try "It's wonderful to see you." Small change, big difference.

Texas Senator John Cornyn says the FBI has agreed to "assist state and local law enforcement" in locating Texas House Democrats who left the state this past weekend. They did so to prevent a vote on congressional maps, drawn by their GOP colleagues, to gain more seats. ⬇️ youtu.be/QoFRf0-VmCo?...

Encouraging news for a great RI company that is doing lifesaving work.

Geothermal energy holds the potential to power millions of homes, slash greenhouse gas emissions, and lower energy costs. Let's create new jobs, lower electric bills, and strengthen our US energy security. Let's get it done and move America to an affordable energy independent future in perpetuity.

#BREAKING: Democratic legislators in Texas are moving to prevent Republicans from achieving quorum, which is need for their redistricting effort to advance.

It was a little cumbersome, but I managed.

It's been six years since I appeared on CNN, following my interview with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. And just like that, I'm already looking at colleges! I would also speak to MSNBC that same day and Fox News the following day. I'm glad to have stayed in this line of work.

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I don't think we'll get rid of Trump through politics, I think we'll get him with culture, humor, and joy. The more we make him scream and fabricate lies, the less political capital he has.