One of the negative side effects of this is that garbage like Newsmax and others like it are getting classified as "news organizations," giving them a legitimacy they in no way deserve.

Seeing a discussion of stanch vs staunch and wondering why some folks don't consider staunch as acceptable for "to check or stop the flowing of"? It's literally listed as an MW variant? What am I missing?

Wow, we really jumped right from Hades-hot-October straight into low-tire-pressure season. I’m here for it. 🍁

Just finished up working on an adult romance with a main couple who had the absolute best tension and chemistry! And it was a setting I wasn't super familiar with, so I learned a lot too! Anyway, A+ storytelling. I hope it finds an audience. #amediting #amcopyediting #amproofreading

Amidst all the truly awful stuff, they are also just so...gross. On the surface and at their core, they are just so grasping and grotesque and obvious. It's as embarrassing as it is disturbing.

I think watching the Billy Joel documentary ruined me for movies like the new Springsteen one starring Jeremy Allen White. Like, just give me the real thing. Though, I did watch and enjoy A Complete Unknown, so who knows. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I go to Catholic mass 1–2x a yr w/ my dad. Today (same church & time as 1 year ago) I noticed a huge uptick in women wearing head coverings. And an unusual number of folks dropping to their knees for communion. I realize these are not *new* things, but the number of people performing like this was.

If you get purple first in Connections today, your brain works in ways I truly can comprehend! Ha!

“Vance says he’ll talk Obamacare premiums with Schumer — but only with government open”

The anticipation for this Barcelona vs PSG game is making me nervous. I wish I knew the score already so could watch without anxiety, ha. #forcabarca #UCL #ChampionsLeauge #barcapsg

I’m sorry, but no. Absolutely not. I will fight to the bitter—and I mean absolute BITTER —end for my beloved em dash.

If you get purple first in Connections today, your brain works in ways I cannot fathom. 😂

This would be fantastic! #publishing

Sergio Gomez is going to have nightmares about those nutmegs #barcarealsociedad

That Emma Watson interview and how J/K Rolling in the Deep responded is a great example of why you don't try to appease (or whatever it was Emma thought she was doing there) people like that. The rot goes too deep.

This deserves more attention. As does the (as of this moment) single reply. Pure gold, both of them.

If "laser focus" was an entry in @merriam-webster.com, it would be accompanied by this picture, cross-referenced, of course, with "good boy."

For some great examples of various (potentially tricky) punctuation how-to's, check out the P.S. and P.S.S. sections in this link. It's like a little Dreyer's English cheat sheet! Not to mention the whole thing is just good reading.

#Editors and #authors, here’s the best #video ever for #logophiles like us! 💖 www.linkedin.com/posts/merria...

No taking away from Eric Garcia but my vote would have been for Araujo today. In any case, the changes Flick made in the second half made all the difference. #barca

Show your best bridge work here!

Honestly excited for winter. No bugs, weeds, heat, or sunscreen. No leaf blowers, mowers, tree trimmers, or street sweepers. Getting cozy under blankies and wrapping my chilled fingers around a piping-hot cup of coffee. Pine-scented candles. Cute scarves and hats. My hedgehog mittens. #bestseason

I've been copyediting for over a decade now and have worked on some whoppers in my day, but the amount of detailed work this one must have entailed...whew. Incredible. Take a bow!

Starting late today, but I see there's a lot of feelings about that award. Listen, I saw Naomi Girma be the best defender on Earth, win hardware, and not even be nominated. Having faith in French football is a fool's endeavor. Your anger is valid, but also welcome.

I mean, listen. If they are actually looking at the criteria they claim to be looking at for the Ballon d'Or: 1) Individual performances, decisive and impressive character 2) Team performances and achievements 3) Class and fair play It seems like it would be Pedri. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #ballondor

Morning bliss

That Barcelona vs Getafe game was more enjoyable than usual. #barget #forcabarca

Today is a good day to watch soccer and not what passes for special news broadcasts these days.

Odem is the second coming of Brian Kelly, holy cow. #purduevsNotredame

I feel sorry for that movie A Big Bold Beautiful Journey because "'big, beautiful' anything" as a title has been ruined for so many people forever, and that one is so close to it that the immediate negative feeling I had is hard to overcome.

I feel like Elizabeth Warren would’ve not only upheld democracy but also would’ve had a plan to keep drug companies from airing the obscene amount of commercials we see these days and instead put those marketing $$ back into R&D. Like, we could have had the big stuff *and* the little stuff too.🥺

My social media right now is an eclectic mix of FC Barcelona content, The Summer I Turned Pretty memes and reels, and an unavoidable dumpster fire of incandescent political rage.

Cubarsi with ice on his knee?? #newbar #championsleague

This absolute cutie-pie gremlin brings me so much joy!

Highly recommend looking at a person's replies before a follow. Just saw one that has "Resist!!" and such in their bio, with some posts that seem benign, but their replies are the typical ugly stuff you see from a certain demographic. Lots of accounts like this out there.

I want more condiments that come in containers the shape of animals like the honey bear. Ketchup in wombats. Mustard in ostriches. Who wouldn’t want to put syrup on their pancakes from the syrup skunk?

Copyediting an absolute gem of a book right now. Writing is superb, storytelling is hugely entertaining, pace is spot on. They're not all like this, but even when they're not, there's joy in helping to get it there. That I get to do this for a living is simply amazing. #amcopyediting #amediting

Always enjoy getting insights like this into how anthologies come together. And the cover designer absolutely knocked this one out of the park! Love it!

This is a soothing use of your time scrolling on social media.

Just catching up on some of the categories I missed last night to see that Shawn Hatosy won! Happy happy! #emmys

So, are some of these presenters CBS personalities or…? It seems like an odd mix. #emmys

The bit is rough and Nate Bargatze is definitely questioning his life choices, but if you think the Boys and Girls Club isn’t getting the full amount and likely more… Come on now. #emmys

I like it when Barca plays Valencia. Second half in particular was a banger!

I see we are in the “but the context!” phase of the Charlie Kirk cycle. Exhausting.

It's not the starting lineup so much that makes me uneasy about Barca's chances today (though...yeah) but more so the *incredibly* unnerving AI "art" featured in their social media post. Just. YIKES. #BarçaValencia

So, are "demons" a big thing on the religious right nowadays? Because I have seen numerous posts about how liberals are "demons" who walk among us and how demons are the root cause of things like mental health disorders and we just need to purge this world of all the demons and like...what. 👀

On a Billy Joel kick after watching his documentary, and so I ask Alexa to play station Billy Joel, and the second song they play is *always* Elton John. IFKYK 👀

I wish the people who need to read this—and really think about it—would, but I’ve also learned that for most who champion him and his like, there is no coming back.

The way my chest tightened just looking at this picture. At least I can rest easy knowing it will never come to fruition. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Not that getting a birthday shout out is bad in any way, shape, or form, right? Like, hey, thanks for remembering! But when it's like: Happy Birthday. That's it—no exclamation point. No 🎉. Nothing but a period. I don't know, man. I just don't know. lol