my training is history with a secondary focus in political philosophy and I cannot not recommend treading this academic submission.

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he knows deep down that when he dies there will be massive celebrations. just sheer joy and relief. a huge exhalation and then a life-sustaining inhalation. not the collective sense of sorrow over the loss of something good.

he knows deep down that when he dies there will be massive celebrations. just sheer joy and relief. a huge exhalation and then a life-sustaining inhalation. not the collective sense of sorrow over the loss of something good.

The kind .. you find … in a second hand store

We are monitoring, thinking, and praying.

Feed: "FIRST DRAFT" By: cassandraisright on Thursday, December 11, 2025

The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, representing the first major legal challenge to President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom addition. Read more: https://wapo.st/4iR882N

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Your Thursday matinee with Cassandra.

call them names every time you see any of them. a local restaurant has lost my business after gushing about a visit from Kelly Loeffler.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

co-signed

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we had our roof badly damaged after a 25 minute hail storm a few years ago--and we live nowhere near Tornado Alley.

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The latest post from my First Draft colleague Cassandra.

looks over my reading glasses at the cathedral in Hartford.

Pumpkin Spice Hater

stallone literally looks like a wax figure. what a sad magafication of the Kennedy Center Awards where talent means a lot less than boot licking.

wtactualf?

Breaking news: Architect Frank Gehry, whose provocatively adventurous buildings helped liberate modernist architecture from its conventions and won him wide admiration, has died at 96.

"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.

It's the moment when he takes the medal out of the box and puts it on himself for me. That's one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen lol. He's so desperate to get it.

Feed: "FIRST DRAFT" By: cassandraisright on Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Feed: "FIRST DRAFT" By: cassandraisright on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Your Thursday matinee with Cassandra.

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A reminder that they’ve been plotting these boat attacks for a very long time. They had years to get legal guidance. Instead, they sidelined anyone who didn’t go along with their illegal plans.

new from me, for the evening crowd:

Patrick Morrisey Needs To Resign first-draft.com/2025/12/03/p...

The latest post from my First Draft colleague Cassandra.

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Updating - total reported turnout in the TN7 special is now 168k, or 93% of the total votes cast in the November, 2022 midterm general election, a race the GOP won by 22 pts. The GOP has some serious issues right now.

Advent began yesterday. which means it’s Advent carol season! here’s one and some of my other favorites are at the link below: youtu.be/rWIBrTQhdVQ first-draft.com/2024/12/05/m...

🍽️🍜 today started off cold and icy, and then cold and sunny so it was a good day to roast a chicken. I'm really pleased with how it came out. air fryer roasted potatoes as a side because we're still in vacation mode, with a pan sauce with lemon, garlic, and thyme.

Advent began yesterday. which means it’s Advent carol season! here’s one and some of my other favorites are at the link below: youtu.be/rWIBrTQhdVQ first-draft.com/2024/12/05/m...

In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun

@profanity.accountant how about me

this is a subtweet that my WV peeps might get.

Innocent people are being terrorized! Children are being torn from their parents! These are Christians! Far away! In Nigeria! Just imagine if that happened here! We would be rioting in the streets! I know I would

no cooking for me this Thanksgiving. i generally do some kind of roasted pork and was surprised to find a delicious pork roast option for lunch, so it feels like TGD. it’s been a year dealing with serious health stuff but i am happy and thankful to say it’s all resolved. and so we’re on vacation.