James M. Fraleigh
@jamesmfraleigh.bsky.social
Deadlines are my lifeline! Solo copyeditor (academic, scholarly, textbooks, trade/narrative nonfiction) and proofreader (any genre!). 🍩 appreciator. Enthusiastic New Jerseyan 🤌🏻 user. Trivial Democratic apparatchik. He/him.
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sarah mclachlan's next philly show is on my birthday. a shot across the bow. a provocation.
February 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
sarah mclachlan's next philly show is on my birthday. a shot across the bow. a provocation.
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Dem leadership continuing to support this is a good example of why the French brutally, harshly punished the Vichy alongside the nazis.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Dem leadership continuing to support this is a good example of why the French brutally, harshly punished the Vichy alongside the nazis.
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It seems like this all the time now. I keep having to recalibrate my baseline disposition to cover up so much anger, like emotional weight taring for daily functioning.
"They had Marimar Martinez on a dangerous activists list before they shot her" and "NIH is out of the business of pandemic preparation" and "they taunted the hungry children at Dilley with Thanksgiving food for the jailers" and "a lot of those empty PDFs are abuse videos" was all today
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
It seems like this all the time now. I keep having to recalibrate my baseline disposition to cover up so much anger, like emotional weight taring for daily functioning.
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This is the question you ask any Democratic lawmaker or candidate for office: "These people are doing this because they believe they will never be punished, even if the Democrats take control of the federal government. Are they correct in believing that?" bsky.app/profile/mike...
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
This is the question you ask any Democratic lawmaker or candidate for office: "These people are doing this because they believe they will never be punished, even if the Democrats take control of the federal government. Are they correct in believing that?" bsky.app/profile/mike...
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The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
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When you come for one of us, you come for all of us.
CFPB Workers Condemn Illegal Retaliatory Firing of CFPB Union Member Alexis Goldstein
Goldstein’s colleagues made the following statements condemning the firing and praising Goldstein's public service.
nteu335.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
When you come for one of us, you come for all of us.
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"zoomers are killing the bar industry" oh interesting was it zoomers who decided a drink should cost seventeen dollars
February 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"zoomers are killing the bar industry" oh interesting was it zoomers who decided a drink should cost seventeen dollars
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put these people under the fucking jail
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
put these people under the fucking jail
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Guillotines are the moderate solution
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Guillotines are the moderate solution
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I knew it was time to leave my last job when I said to my manager, "Team-building exercises are corporate waterboarding."
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I knew it was time to leave my last job when I said to my manager, "Team-building exercises are corporate waterboarding."
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Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Anyone currently involved in federal immigration enforcement, every officer, every bureaucrat, every lawyer, every judge, is a member of the most evil group of people this country has seen since Reconstruction. Darkness personified, every one. Doing this to children is beyond depraved.
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The waiter: And what would you like today young man?
My two year old:
My two year old:
the two types of vehicle are cars and trucks, with every vehicle being a subclass of one of those two. a jeep is a truck. a motorcycle is obviously a car. a boat is a truck. an airplane is a car and a helicopter is a truck. trucks are cars, interestingly enough, and cars are a specific type of chair
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The waiter: And what would you like today young man?
My two year old:
My two year old:
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Andor problems require Andor solutions.
many conversations I have had with complete normie libs, the kind who have a tote bag from donating to NPR and shop at Whole Foods, involve the kind of rhetoric that under no circumstances should be put on the internet
people are very mad
people are very mad
look i was recently talking to a septuagenarian life long dem (who shall remain nameless) and generic lib, and she was like “i just think there should be firing squads and they should sell tickets.”
October 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Andor problems require Andor solutions.
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Chat, is this real? (But I'm asking a French cat and it pretends not to understand with Gallic insouciance.)
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Chat, is this real? (But I'm asking a French cat and it pretends not to understand with Gallic insouciance.)
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i wrote about the reuben sandwich (an all time classic), the food feud behind it, and the totally washed and failson life of its namesake, the biblical patriarch reuben: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #138: Reuben
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I trip merrily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...
buttondown.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
i wrote about the reuben sandwich (an all time classic), the food feud behind it, and the totally washed and failson life of its namesake, the biblical patriarch reuben: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Ten years ago today, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, kicking off one of the greatest crimes committed against democracy when Mitch McConnell invented a pretense to deny President Obama a nominee, and everyone in power and media just shrugged and acted like he could do that.
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Ten years ago today, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, kicking off one of the greatest crimes committed against democracy when Mitch McConnell invented a pretense to deny President Obama a nominee, and everyone in power and media just shrugged and acted like he could do that.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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Evergreen
Oh this is by Peggy Noonan never mind
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Evergreen
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Feeling like Frodo at the end of Return of the King, I don't remember the taste of strawberries or the touch of grass. But the snow is FINALLY starting to melt.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Feeling like Frodo at the end of Return of the King, I don't remember the taste of strawberries or the touch of grass. But the snow is FINALLY starting to melt.
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Authoritarians cannot understand regular people because they themselves are cowards
Fear motivates them, so they assume it motivates everyone. They can't imagine risking their lives for a stranger, for free
It's why they've beat a public retreat in Minneapolis, and it's how we'll ultimately win
Fear motivates them, so they assume it motivates everyone. They can't imagine risking their lives for a stranger, for free
It's why they've beat a public retreat in Minneapolis, and it's how we'll ultimately win
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Woke Antifa's Secret Weapon
www.firewalledmedia.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Authoritarians cannot understand regular people because they themselves are cowards
Fear motivates them, so they assume it motivates everyone. They can't imagine risking their lives for a stranger, for free
It's why they've beat a public retreat in Minneapolis, and it's how we'll ultimately win
Fear motivates them, so they assume it motivates everyone. They can't imagine risking their lives for a stranger, for free
It's why they've beat a public retreat in Minneapolis, and it's how we'll ultimately win
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New US rule forcing visitors to hand over social media info is backfiring — millions of tourists are canceling trips, siphoning billions from hotels, restaurants and small businesses while other countries reap the gains. **Unbelievably self-sabotaging.**
US could lose millions of tourists
America could lose millions of tourists if the administration goes ahead with proposed social media requirements for certain visitors.
www.newsweek.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
New US rule forcing visitors to hand over social media info is backfiring — millions of tourists are canceling trips, siphoning billions from hotels, restaurants and small businesses while other countries reap the gains. **Unbelievably self-sabotaging.**
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Now that's what I call a fuckin' headline.
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Now that's what I call a fuckin' headline.
So Sleepy Don's actions this time around have a German chancellor speaking in Munich about the old international order being done. I'd be more alarmed about history repeating if in this case said chancellor weren't correct.
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
So Sleepy Don's actions this time around have a German chancellor speaking in Munich about the old international order being done. I'd be more alarmed about history repeating if in this case said chancellor weren't correct.
Wanna feel old? Henry Rollins can apply for Medicare today. #HappyBirthday
February 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Wanna feel old? Henry Rollins can apply for Medicare today. #HappyBirthday
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There are people who will see you and think 'maybe I can keep going too'.
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
There are people who will see you and think 'maybe I can keep going too'.