Ira Rigaud 🇭🇹 🇺🇸
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Joel 2:12: Yet even now...
Oak Park, IL (raised in Randallstown, MD)
Oak Park, IL (raised in Randallstown, MD)
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The highest honor I may have ever achieved on Twitter was when Scott Hanson read and responded to my tweet about my love of Gold Zone during work hours
Hanson calling me “brother” had me ascending to the moon
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89hB6Lc/
Hanson calling me “brother” had me ascending to the moon
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89hB6Lc/
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The highest honor I may have ever achieved on Twitter was when Scott Hanson read and responded to my tweet about my love of Gold Zone during work hours
Hanson calling me “brother” had me ascending to the moon
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89hB6Lc/
Hanson calling me “brother” had me ascending to the moon
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89hB6Lc/
Should I buy a wFinland women‘s hockey sweater for everyone in my family now or just start with one for myself.
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Should I buy a wFinland women‘s hockey sweater for everyone in my family now or just start with one for myself.
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Instagram doesn’t let you easily share Reels as videos but this really made me laugh www.instagram.com/reel/DUZi3BH...
birbigs on Instagram: "Start spreading’ the news. Mulaney on the Working It Out podcast. 200th episode.View all 267 comments"
Start spreading’ the news. Mulaney on the Working It Out podcast. 200th episode.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Instagram doesn’t let you easily share Reels as videos but this really made me laugh www.instagram.com/reel/DUZi3BH...
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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So flourishing is a crime now
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
So flourishing is a crime now
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In the meantime, we should stop blithely printing these silly police reports, which always implicitly exonerate the driver, if a driver is mentioned at all. (They're always "cooperative" in the presence of a corpse.) They only normalize traffic violence and our collective refusal to address it.
February 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
In the meantime, we should stop blithely printing these silly police reports, which always implicitly exonerate the driver, if a driver is mentioned at all. (They're always "cooperative" in the presence of a corpse.) They only normalize traffic violence and our collective refusal to address it.
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and since Luther was honored as well😂, might as well watch one of my absolute favorite moments in music history
February 2, 2026 at 4:26 AM
and since Luther was honored as well😂, might as well watch one of my absolute favorite moments in music history
I’ve figured it out:
“Yacht Rock” is when white people like R&B
“Yacht Rock” is when white people like R&B
February 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I’ve figured it out:
“Yacht Rock” is when white people like R&B
“Yacht Rock” is when white people like R&B
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"don't be clever, just be brave" is most of the rest of our lives, y'all
January 31, 2026 at 2:32 AM
"don't be clever, just be brave" is most of the rest of our lives, y'all
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For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:
Catherine O’Hara Could Do Anything
And she pretty much did everything. The only tragedy is that it feels like she was just beginning to get the recognition her decades-long career always deserved.
www.theringer.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 AM
For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:
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Eating Doritos with chopsticks is such a baller move. And watching curling on a Wednesday morning instead of school is the LIFE! These kids are winning.
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Eating Doritos with chopsticks is such a baller move. And watching curling on a Wednesday morning instead of school is the LIFE! These kids are winning.
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"Good omnipotence by Towns," says Clyde, calmly and matter-of-factly assigning to the Knicks' All-Star center limitless and absolute power over all creation
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 AM
"Good omnipotence by Towns," says Clyde, calmly and matter-of-factly assigning to the Knicks' All-Star center limitless and absolute power over all creation
How do we organize a national sing along of “Na na nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!”
LA, Chicago Minneapolis, Charlotte, Maine all join in
LA, Chicago Minneapolis, Charlotte, Maine all join in
January 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM
How do we organize a national sing along of “Na na nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!”
LA, Chicago Minneapolis, Charlotte, Maine all join in
LA, Chicago Minneapolis, Charlotte, Maine all join in
Currently in love with this song.
open.spotify.com/track/3NZrvp...
but you know me- give me a simple vamp-y melody that slowly build in emotional intensity and I’m in!
open.spotify.com/track/3NZrvp...
but you know me- give me a simple vamp-y melody that slowly build in emotional intensity and I’m in!
Memorias de un Abuelo
open.spotify.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Currently in love with this song.
open.spotify.com/track/3NZrvp...
but you know me- give me a simple vamp-y melody that slowly build in emotional intensity and I’m in!
open.spotify.com/track/3NZrvp...
but you know me- give me a simple vamp-y melody that slowly build in emotional intensity and I’m in!
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Both of the Minnesota Martyrs were murdered at age 37. I looked up Psalm 37. Here are the first 2 verses:
Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Both of the Minnesota Martyrs were murdered at age 37. I looked up Psalm 37. Here are the first 2 verses:
Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
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We’ve covered lots of losing local teams on the back page of this paper.
But none with a record as bad as the Chicago DOJ during Operation Midway Blitz:
0 convictions
11 charges dropped
3 no-billed cases
1 jury acquittal
But none with a record as bad as the Chicago DOJ during Operation Midway Blitz:
0 convictions
11 charges dropped
3 no-billed cases
1 jury acquittal
January 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We’ve covered lots of losing local teams on the back page of this paper.
But none with a record as bad as the Chicago DOJ during Operation Midway Blitz:
0 convictions
11 charges dropped
3 no-billed cases
1 jury acquittal
But none with a record as bad as the Chicago DOJ during Operation Midway Blitz:
0 convictions
11 charges dropped
3 no-billed cases
1 jury acquittal
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It’s only on YouTube! My administration will rectify this oversight youtu.be/s16jWtaxJLg?...
Shanice - It's For You (Official Video 1993)
YouTube video by MusicBoxChannel ♪
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 AM
It’s only on YouTube! My administration will rectify this oversight youtu.be/s16jWtaxJLg?...
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In this clip from 1970, Paul Simon explains how Bach's version of the Medieval Hymn "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" ("O Sacred Head, Now Wounded") was a direct source of inspiration for "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hit.
January 18, 2026 at 4:05 AM
In this clip from 1970, Paul Simon explains how Bach's version of the Medieval Hymn "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" ("O Sacred Head, Now Wounded") was a direct source of inspiration for "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hit.
I would like to seea musical with “early in the morning“ by the Gap Band as the villain theme.
That jangly little guitar line just creeping in every time the villain comes on stage
That jangly little guitar line just creeping in every time the villain comes on stage
January 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I would like to seea musical with “early in the morning“ by the Gap Band as the villain theme.
That jangly little guitar line just creeping in every time the villain comes on stage
That jangly little guitar line just creeping in every time the villain comes on stage
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LLMs are creating two productivity traps; work slop and summary addiction.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
LLMs are creating two productivity traps; work slop and summary addiction.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
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but to see a woman say with kindness "I'm not mad at you" before being murdered by state authorities, who have now gone on to claim her killing was just and right, and we're here making the case she was acting with righteousness and killed unjustly
this is just Martyrdom
this is just Martyrdom
January 9, 2026 at 7:36 PM
but to see a woman say with kindness "I'm not mad at you" before being murdered by state authorities, who have now gone on to claim her killing was just and right, and we're here making the case she was acting with righteousness and killed unjustly
this is just Martyrdom
this is just Martyrdom
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"I hate you all because you destroy my dreams!"
- Arturo Toscanini, while rehearsing the NY Philharmonic
- Arturo Toscanini, while rehearsing the NY Philharmonic
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM
"I hate you all because you destroy my dreams!"
- Arturo Toscanini, while rehearsing the NY Philharmonic
- Arturo Toscanini, while rehearsing the NY Philharmonic
Woah! Harbaugh!
Right choice, right time, but gona take me a while to get used to it
Right choice, right time, but gona take me a while to get used to it
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Woah! Harbaugh!
Right choice, right time, but gona take me a while to get used to it
Right choice, right time, but gona take me a while to get used to it