Matt P.
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And yet, the ways we miss our lives are life.
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
The "you're going to love my nuts" Slap Chop guy is runnning for Congress? Wow. youtu.be/UxGn2Egekic
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The "you're going to love my nuts" Slap Chop guy is runnning for Congress? Wow. youtu.be/UxGn2Egekic
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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NY Times obit...
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Burt Meyer, 99, Dies; Made Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NY Times obit...
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The weapon that will drive back the Fomor forever is...a toilet plunger?
Avengers #225
cover date November 1982
written by Steven Grant
penciled by Greg LaRocque
inked by Chic Stone
colored by Christie Scheele
lettered by Janice Chiang
Avengers #225
cover date November 1982
written by Steven Grant
penciled by Greg LaRocque
inked by Chic Stone
colored by Christie Scheele
lettered by Janice Chiang
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The weapon that will drive back the Fomor forever is...a toilet plunger?
Avengers #225
cover date November 1982
written by Steven Grant
penciled by Greg LaRocque
inked by Chic Stone
colored by Christie Scheele
lettered by Janice Chiang
Avengers #225
cover date November 1982
written by Steven Grant
penciled by Greg LaRocque
inked by Chic Stone
colored by Christie Scheele
lettered by Janice Chiang
What’s your favorite comic book from the 80s?
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
What’s your favorite comic book from the 80s?
My introduction to the Cure was a girl at school who liked the Cure.
My introduction to The Cure was the video for “The Love Cats” on Night Tracks, lol. Both unrepresentative and perfectly representative at the same time. Thought it was great, tho!
My intro to the Cure was Standing on a Beach. Most radio didn't play then early, you really had to find them, but a soon as you heard the opening track Killing an Arab, you knew this was something different and special.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
My introduction to the Cure was a girl at school who liked the Cure.
Although I'm not much of a list maker (or consumer) anymore, Steven's always great, and this piece is worth it just for the "The formula goes like this" section.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Although I'm not much of a list maker (or consumer) anymore, Steven's always great, and this piece is worth it just for the "The formula goes like this" section.
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Meantime, let's also celebrate this man's outrageously great abilities and sense of style and showmanship -- and when you consider the band he was in, that's both expected and a challenge to live up to! A true star in the best of ways.
What a terrible drag to wake up to the news that Jellybean Johnson, one of the all-around funkiest, coldest drummers, guitarists and songwriters of all Time—not just The Time —- is now an ancestor. Sleep well, brother—well done. #MusicSky #BlackSkyOver50
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Meantime, let's also celebrate this man's outrageously great abilities and sense of style and showmanship -- and when you consider the band he was in, that's both expected and a challenge to live up to! A true star in the best of ways.
"There is a certain Buddhistic calm that comes from having money in the bank" --Tom Robbins
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"There is a certain Buddhistic calm that comes from having money in the bank" --Tom Robbins
Yeah, Egghead is totally a both-a-belt-and-suspenders guy.
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yeah, Egghead is totally a both-a-belt-and-suspenders guy.
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A fire tore through Joshua Tree National Park during the government shutdown, seemingly torching more than 1,000 Joshua trees. And it's possible there will be little or no active restoration thanks to Trump administration cuts. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
Hundreds of Joshua trees were scorched during the shutdown
A firefighter with the National Park Service says a fire wiped out more than a thousand Joshua trees amid the government shutdown. Restoration could be limited by a depleted staff, they said.
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A fire tore through Joshua Tree National Park during the government shutdown, seemingly torching more than 1,000 Joshua trees. And it's possible there will be little or no active restoration thanks to Trump administration cuts. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @lilaseidman.bsky.social
Late '80s Eclipse Comics going all in on post-2nd civil war revisionist Westerns.
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Late '80s Eclipse Comics going all in on post-2nd civil war revisionist Westerns.
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
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Also, Ultimate readers, please spread the word: next month read Endgame 1 first and THEN Ultimates 19. They come out on the same day, but they must be read in that order. Tell EVERYONE, even if they don't read the Ultimates, or don't read period (like your cat, or your favorite chair, etc)
You're more than welcome. That was genuinely inspiring stuff. I can't wait next issue and Endgame.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Also, Ultimate readers, please spread the word: next month read Endgame 1 first and THEN Ultimates 19. They come out on the same day, but they must be read in that order. Tell EVERYONE, even if they don't read the Ultimates, or don't read period (like your cat, or your favorite chair, etc)
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
19thnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Scoop: The Trump administration has quietly erased trans people, people of color and to some extent, the idea that some groups have more or different difficulties than others from the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Why? Unclear! They wouldn’t tell me.
Francesco Francavilla cover!
Two civilizations, each believing itself the summit of power, battle over a holy relic whose function and origin lie beyond their understanding.
Writer/artist James Stokoe brings you the most action-packed Twilight Zone story yet!
Pre-order #TheTwilightZone #3 at LCS!
#IDWDARK #NewComics #horror
Writer/artist James Stokoe brings you the most action-packed Twilight Zone story yet!
Pre-order #TheTwilightZone #3 at LCS!
#IDWDARK #NewComics #horror
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Francesco Francavilla cover!
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Want to subscribe to SKTCHD and save when you do? My BLCK FRDY Sale is on until Tuesday, 11/25! Use the code "BlackFriday2025" on check out to save 50% on the first period of any plan!
Like, the Annual plan, which gives you a year of SKTCHD for $1.50 a month!: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
Like, the Annual plan, which gives you a year of SKTCHD for $1.50 a month!: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Want to subscribe to SKTCHD and save when you do? My BLCK FRDY Sale is on until Tuesday, 11/25! Use the code "BlackFriday2025" on check out to save 50% on the first period of any plan!
Like, the Annual plan, which gives you a year of SKTCHD for $1.50 a month!: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
Like, the Annual plan, which gives you a year of SKTCHD for $1.50 a month!: sktchd.memberful.com/checkout?cou...
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It’s a week before Thanksgiving, a time when students are learning the power of community with friends and family.
Instead, Trump ordered federal agents to sweep the Triangle in a show of force. (1/2)
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
Instead, Trump ordered federal agents to sweep the Triangle in a show of force. (1/2)
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
Attendance drops in Wake, Durham, Chapel Hill schools during Border Patrol surge
Nearly 1 in 9 Wake County students were absent on Tuesday, far higher than the normal total.
www.newsobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s a week before Thanksgiving, a time when students are learning the power of community with friends and family.
Instead, Trump ordered federal agents to sweep the Triangle in a show of force. (1/2)
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
Instead, Trump ordered federal agents to sweep the Triangle in a show of force. (1/2)
www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
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An ESL class in Durham had six students present Tuesday and a Spanish-language immersion school in Knightdale saw a third of students absent as thousands of kids stayed home from school across the Triangle.
indyweek.com/news/northca...
indyweek.com/news/northca...
K-12 Absences Spike as Federal Immigration Agents Arrive in the Triangle
An ESL class in Durham had six students present Tuesday and a Spanish-language immersion school in Knightdale saw a third of students absent as thousands of kids stayed home from school across the Tri...
indyweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
An ESL class in Durham had six students present Tuesday and a Spanish-language immersion school in Knightdale saw a third of students absent as thousands of kids stayed home from school across the Triangle.
indyweek.com/news/northca...
indyweek.com/news/northca...
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I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.
I think this prediction is holding up pretty well, and maybe I should have noted the failure of the Turn Charlie Kirk Into A Martyr moment might have been the pinnacle of the phenomenon. In some deep way I think the New Right Loser Men fail to understand what state power can and can't do for them.
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’ve been saying this for ages: These folks are doomed to be permanently angry because they’re angry about aspects of the culture that policy ultimately can’t change. They’re seeking political power as a consolation prize for lack of cultural power, and will always be dissatisfied.