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Used to wrangle students. Now I wrangle data. Snake River. Smoky Mountains. Forever a proud wife guy.
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all i'm saying is that today could have been a beautiful day
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Think of your favorite celebrity, whether they’re an actor, musician, athlete, whatever.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Think of your favorite celebrity, whether they’re an actor, musician, athlete, whatever.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
Grateful for the nuclear block
Appreciate the mute
But would love a simple "you're in time out, bud"
Appreciate the mute
But would love a simple "you're in time out, bud"
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Grateful for the nuclear block
Appreciate the mute
But would love a simple "you're in time out, bud"
Appreciate the mute
But would love a simple "you're in time out, bud"
8 years ago Ta-Nehisi Coates's book, We Were Eight Years in Power, was published. I continue to be stunned by how prescient that title was, because our country briefly reached its potential as a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, pluralistic democracy and has spent every moment recoiling from it since.
It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
8 years ago Ta-Nehisi Coates's book, We Were Eight Years in Power, was published. I continue to be stunned by how prescient that title was, because our country briefly reached its potential as a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, pluralistic democracy and has spent every moment recoiling from it since.
This is what you do when you want to make woke shit really fucking cool.
The number of secret societies, underground libraries, and off the book "courses" is going to explode.
The number of secret societies, underground libraries, and off the book "courses" is going to explode.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is what you do when you want to make woke shit really fucking cool.
The number of secret societies, underground libraries, and off the book "courses" is going to explode.
The number of secret societies, underground libraries, and off the book "courses" is going to explode.
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My wokest opinion is that there shouldn’t be any private high schools or elementary schools.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My wokest opinion is that there shouldn’t be any private high schools or elementary schools.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
Education is a matter of the common public good and everyone at the K-12 level should have an equal opportunity with the same resources to attain a common educational baseline.
My MOST woke opinion is that voting rights should be sacrosanct. The voting age should be lowered to 16 and nobody should lose the right to vote - even if you're convicted of a crime and imprisoned for the rest of your life.
We are a society of the *self* governed: no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
We are a society of the *self* governed: no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My MOST woke opinion is that voting rights should be sacrosanct. The voting age should be lowered to 16 and nobody should lose the right to vote - even if you're convicted of a crime and imprisoned for the rest of your life.
We are a society of the *self* governed: no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
We are a society of the *self* governed: no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
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NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
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Pretend there’s a war on (there isn’t).
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Pretend there’s a war on (there isn’t).
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
Pretend drug traffickers are terrorists (they’re not).
Pretend overdoses are armed foreign attacks (they’re not).
Pretend “the president says so” means Congress has no role (it doesn’t).
Voila, legal. When factual reality is irrelevant, any law can apply.
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legitimately i think one of the core failings of centrist pundits is that they have come to define themselves by what they are against--to chart their intellectual course by who they think is being annoying this week--instead of by recourse to genuine principle
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
legitimately i think one of the core failings of centrist pundits is that they have come to define themselves by what they are against--to chart their intellectual course by who they think is being annoying this week--instead of by recourse to genuine principle
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No one brings this up enough:
-Acosta gives Epstein a sweetheart deal
-Becomes Secretary of Labor
-In that capacity tries to gut anti-human trafficking funding
It's like a poorly written paperback legal thriller
-Acosta gives Epstein a sweetheart deal
-Becomes Secretary of Labor
-In that capacity tries to gut anti-human trafficking funding
It's like a poorly written paperback legal thriller
The Secretary of Labor Wants to Cut Funding for an Agency That Combats Human Trafficking
Acosta, who is currently under scrutiny for his 2008 plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein, has proposed an 80 percent cut to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs' budget.
psmag.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
No one brings this up enough:
-Acosta gives Epstein a sweetheart deal
-Becomes Secretary of Labor
-In that capacity tries to gut anti-human trafficking funding
It's like a poorly written paperback legal thriller
-Acosta gives Epstein a sweetheart deal
-Becomes Secretary of Labor
-In that capacity tries to gut anti-human trafficking funding
It's like a poorly written paperback legal thriller
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You can really understand a lot of the outrage and contempt from the press at Democrats seriously trying to contest the GOP in redistricting and legislative brinkmanship as the equivalent of those 19th century anti-suffragist cartoons attacking women for pretending to be men.
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
You can really understand a lot of the outrage and contempt from the press at Democrats seriously trying to contest the GOP in redistricting and legislative brinkmanship as the equivalent of those 19th century anti-suffragist cartoons attacking women for pretending to be men.
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welcome back. if you're just joining us, nazis are defending pedophiles
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
welcome back. if you're just joining us, nazis are defending pedophiles
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
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democrats love all their moderate, progressive, and top-of-the-distribution leaders <3
they can all live in harmony together under a big diverse tent if they restore regional party identities and stop the circular firing squad on nationalized media <3
they can all live in harmony together under a big diverse tent if they restore regional party identities and stop the circular firing squad on nationalized media <3
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
democrats love all their moderate, progressive, and top-of-the-distribution leaders <3
they can all live in harmony together under a big diverse tent if they restore regional party identities and stop the circular firing squad on nationalized media <3
they can all live in harmony together under a big diverse tent if they restore regional party identities and stop the circular firing squad on nationalized media <3
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I swear to God if Jeffrey Epstein had described Hillary Clinton as "that dog that hasn't barked," in secret emails these people would be making rabid content for days and calling for tribunals but ok www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
The conspiracy crowd’s reaction to the Epstein emails? Yawn.
Far-right conspiracy theorists and influencers are a big reason the Epstein scandal hasn’t died. But the newly released emails about Trump haven’t impressed them.
www.msnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I swear to God if Jeffrey Epstein had described Hillary Clinton as "that dog that hasn't barked," in secret emails these people would be making rabid content for days and calling for tribunals but ok www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
My wife and I have done the NYT crossword together every morning for 8 years. It was such a big part of our story we included a crossword in our wedding table setting.
That didn't stop us from pulling the plug this year.
No game is worth the moral injury of continuing to fund the NYT anymore.
That didn't stop us from pulling the plug this year.
No game is worth the moral injury of continuing to fund the NYT anymore.
multiple offline resist libs I know have moved away from or even canceled the paper out of frustration - people are desperate for some sort of institutional counterweight to Trump and the Times has very obviously fallen short
games and recipes are holding it together
games and recipes are holding it together
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My wife and I have done the NYT crossword together every morning for 8 years. It was such a big part of our story we included a crossword in our wedding table setting.
That didn't stop us from pulling the plug this year.
No game is worth the moral injury of continuing to fund the NYT anymore.
That didn't stop us from pulling the plug this year.
No game is worth the moral injury of continuing to fund the NYT anymore.
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I think there are a number of people employed at the New York Times -- certainly not all of them, but many! -- who simply do not grasp how badly the paper's credibility has been shaken over the past few years, along several different axes, and for multiple different reasons
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I think there are a number of people employed at the New York Times -- certainly not all of them, but many! -- who simply do not grasp how badly the paper's credibility has been shaken over the past few years, along several different axes, and for multiple different reasons
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"she needed money for braces"
it's really hard to overstate how fucking evil these people are
it's really hard to overstate how fucking evil these people are
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"she needed money for braces"
it's really hard to overstate how fucking evil these people are
it's really hard to overstate how fucking evil these people are
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
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I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
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When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
if you cant go in to the office 3 days a week then you really can't complain when cities are hollowed out. cities are places where ppl work and network. getting rid of that makes cities useless
And it's usually something like "but that's not what the literal DNC does!" as if I don't know, as someone who has worked on Dem campaigns, sometimes in conjunction with the DNC what they do. So I'm going to be very specific here: this is the DNC being shitty: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
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One key date in all these files is June 30, 2008. That was the day after cutting a deal with future Trump Labor Secretarty Alex Acosta, that Epstein went into a court room and pled guilty.
Every correspondent after that knew they were speaking with a convicted child rapist. Every one of them.
Every correspondent after that knew they were speaking with a convicted child rapist. Every one of them.
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
One key date in all these files is June 30, 2008. That was the day after cutting a deal with future Trump Labor Secretarty Alex Acosta, that Epstein went into a court room and pled guilty.
Every correspondent after that knew they were speaking with a convicted child rapist. Every one of them.
Every correspondent after that knew they were speaking with a convicted child rapist. Every one of them.
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856
Justice Louis Brandeis, born on this day in 1856