“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Since the government shutdown began, out-of-office emails have emerged at several federal agencies blaming Democrats for the situation.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.

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@lisaoftroy.bsky.social I was reading your 04 Feb 24 Goodreads review of Eliot’s Four Quartets. In it you mention a lecture, but it appears to be “private” on YouTube. Can you provide an alternate link or additional context? Thank you! p.s. the “scratchy recording” was wonderful!

You might have seen Spanberger's answer on this go viral. It's not a bad answer, just has 100x as many words as it should need. But also, dug around a little and there's a Sinclair angle on this. Tremendously evil stuff:

#3 is *chef's kiss*

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Seriously... "Daddy, I need $20 for the concession stand"

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

and the Pulitzer Prize for sophistry goes to …

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As the Arctic warms, its sea ice is patchier and easier to break up. That's led to strong demand for icebreaker ships as countries jockey for power. Canada is doubling its fleet; the US wants to increase its own tenfold. But Russia has a massive lead [gift link] www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Nutritionist: “Your diet is bad.” Dentist: “Your brushing is wrong.” Friends: “Your life is a mess.” Liquor store guy: “Excellent choice.”

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@uticaeric.bsky.social what's up with this dude?

Are you ready for some football? #NYGvsWAS www.youtube.com/watch?v=tab2...

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Go BIRDS! (gift link) #FlyEaglesFly

Donald Trump is unpopular. Why is it so hard to stand up to him? Republicans are servile. Courts are slow. Can the Democrats rouse themselves? www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

How do you plan to harass/degrade/distort/pwn freshmen and other n00bs at the bus stop, and on the first day of school?

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Doggies really hate it when you pull the bait and switch with the ball. "Omaha!" ~Peyton Manning

"the takeover seems intended to artificially inflate its effect because government lawyers have been instructed to file the most serious federal charges, no matter how minor the incident." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/u...

Why Democrats will continue to lose bigly if they keep this kind of language/messaging. Allies can be inclusive without the faculty lounge language or throwing gay/trans folks under the bus. www.thirdway.org/memo/was-it-...

U.S GDP grew at a at a 4.9 percent annual rate over the summer of 2024, and the Times reported this as 'unsustainable,' bad news for Joe Biden.

exit through gift shop

Are you ready for some football?

A man understandably refused to hand over his ID or get out of the car for a bunch of masked thugs who refused to identify themselves. And when he drove away, they opened fire on him. This isn’t how you do any sort of enforcement when your goal is to uphold the law. This is gangsterism.

Bert ran the block with a cold stare and a hot chain, Ernie riding shotgun in every hustle.

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"...but when it comes to rosé, sneaky deals like this have become par for the course as the wine becomes more and more popular. We call it pay to play, and it’s caused an outbreak of shitty rosé on wine lists everywhere." www.bonappetit.com/story/rise-o...

Ernie’s stare lingered, and Bert’s cigarette shook as he tried to understand the fire curling in his chest.

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