“the tiredness of forty years of quiet recalibration. Of updating the internal spreadsheet. Of being told, in a hundred small ways, that the original numbers were wrong, and adjusting, and adjusting again, and never quite being given permission to say: I know. I’ve been doing this since 1977”

My kid convinced me to create a new Facebook account. I had ended my original account 17 months ago. Kid says there are great craft groups, I gotta rejoin. So last night, I created a new account. This morning, I tried to open the app so I could start searching for groups…

The race is on and the prompt for the song is “Freedom.”

I miss uber-wealthy men who were Presbyterian enough to so fear for their immortal souls that they spent their wealth building…libraries.

Yeah, how come?

June 3, 2026

oh yeah #MedievalSky

Ken Paxton was indicted for scamming his own friends. He convinced them to invest hundreds of thousands in a company while secretly pocketing a commission. Paxton sold out his own friends for a quick buck. What makes you think he won't sell you out in the Senate?

Worth the read if you or any of your loved ones don’t fit the binary.

Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:

Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong

“The pitch is simple: put Colbert on public television as the host of a series of specials built around the same mix of comedy, politics, culture, and civic-minded mischief that made him broadcast television’s No.1 late-night host.” Put me down for a tote bag.

The Nodfather don Snorleone

DO IT

DO IT

May 31, 2026

In a stunning blow to Ken Paxton, the Houston Chronicle just endorsed Democrat James Talarico for U.S. Senate in Texas. One of the biggest newspapers in the state is making it clear: Texans deserve better than Paxton’s corruption, chaos, and endless scandals. =====================

A good reminder that even vast wealth can't buy good taste. #WhiteTrashWH

May 28, 2026

by the end of this campaign every single person in Texas should be deeply familiar with the Adam Hoffman case it could not be more tailor-made for the awful moment we live in hang it around Paxton’s neck every single day

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

Faculty: libraries and librarians need your advocacy BEFORE our collections are shuttered and our workers are fired. Whether you think your library is in trouble, and it almost definitely is, write to your provost and tell them how essential the library and library staff are to your work. Right now.

Trumping Up Washington DC youtu.be/JPl6FoED9VQ

Hey Ken Paxton – why did you do this? Did Trump tell you to do so – or was it your decision?

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked video shows how employees are responding to Meta's mass layoffs Watch 🎥

May 23, 2026

Can’t wait to see how many fine, white boys head to Canada when the draft gets reinstated.

Trump's Gestapo

Springsteen to Colbert: "You're the first guy in America to lose his show because we got a president who can't take a joke...and because Larry & David Ellison feel they need to kiss his ass. These are small minded people with no idea about the freedoms of this beautiful country."

Please send this message to Schumer and Jeffries. Call them. Keep calling all your reps and senators and ask them to impeach AND introduce legislation to dissolve this fund.

Northern Pygmy Owl found across western North America 📷: John Crawley #birds

As a teacher of English, I can definitively state that yes, this is exactly what happened. Particularly, the curse words. ◡̈

here's today's post: "why the fuck does Donny’s vulgar Epstein Dance Hall need sniper nests and a ‘great drone empire’?" — what war does Dear Leader imagine he’s fighting? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

my gf works corporate and is on a training about AI and there's a word cloud for "what do you use AI for." the largest word by far is "Nothing" and the trainer is PISSED

This is also illegal -- I don't care what they claim www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...

Incredible- Trump's $2 billion taxpayer-subsidized slush fund comes with a legal disclaimer that basically says "we are not responsible for any crimes committed with this money"

Thousands of people gathered today on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to engage in an eight-hour taxpayer-funded evangelical worship event to “rededicate” the nation to Christianity. The “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” event is part of….

Is there anyone who would buy Tennessee? We could have a fire sale.

here's today's post: "great, he’s completely fucked the Reflecting Pool" — remember when we used to be proud of our national monuments? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —

MAGA is a death cult. The Talibangelicals want people to suffer.

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Americans struggle to pay their bills, and Donny just admitted that he didn't care. any other president saying that would have caused a scandal. for Donny, it was just Tuesday. the press fails us once again. thank you for your attention to today's extremely angry post. link is here: bit.ly/4djT1fZ

I can’t be under-babied. The one I spawned was 11 pounds and nearly 2 feet tall at birth. That counts as two babies.

#XPNFest 2026, DAWES headlining Friday, I’m excited!!

1) everyone needs to have a secret word that only other family members know. hey, rando person who looks like my kid - what’s the word? 2) F2F meetings now sound so much better.

“The fact that we reached this point, the fact that just a year of Trump could bring superpower suicide, shows us that the prior status quo was unsustainable.” Sadly, I have little hope that our “feeling” saturated society is up to recreation, much less restoration.

Spufford contrives worlds within realities that open possibilities of love that are heartbreaking (looking at you Cahokia Jazz) and frustrating (Nonesuch ends with “to be continued”, really? It better be!) Read Nonesuch. Read it. Read it.

A smokin’ cranky HCR.