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Is there an accompanying new Presidential Junior Research Assistantship
Yale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1.
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
January 29, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Is there an accompanying new Presidential Junior Research Assistantship
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Okay so I don't think that's—
January 29, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Okay so I don't think that's—
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every day a robot from the future doesn't try to kill me, I get a little more disappointed in myself
January 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
every day a robot from the future doesn't try to kill me, I get a little more disappointed in myself
Errol Morris uses this technique effectively, but he has a very specific style that makes it work.
So it's decided: Every documentary will begin with the subject getting miked in a sit-down interview, idle chit-chat with the offscreen director, and then cutting to the title card after they ask, "Have we started?"
January 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Errol Morris uses this technique effectively, but he has a very specific style that makes it work.
Dead Snow. They’re Zombie Nazis so I think they count double.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Dead Snow. They’re Zombie Nazis so I think they count double.
Seeing a lot of stuck cars out on the roads in DC this morning, I’d avoid driving for a while if you can.
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Seeing a lot of stuck cars out on the roads in DC this morning, I’d avoid driving for a while if you can.
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It is a horrible thing but one of the *points* of non-violence is that state violence in response causes outrage to spread.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
It is a horrible thing but one of the *points* of non-violence is that state violence in response causes outrage to spread.
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The People vs. ICE
Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.
nymag.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Get hands-on with DC punk history. Join us for Punk Archive Processing Night at The People’s Archive at MLK Library. Help sort, inventory, and organize the archive.
Register now — space is limited: https://bit.ly/4qsDFuW
Register now — space is limited: https://bit.ly/4qsDFuW
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Get hands-on with DC punk history. Join us for Punk Archive Processing Night at The People’s Archive at MLK Library. Help sort, inventory, and organize the archive.
Register now — space is limited: https://bit.ly/4qsDFuW
Register now — space is limited: https://bit.ly/4qsDFuW
Do me a favor and tell your loved ones you love them today.
Not sure the right way to share this kind of thing with one’s imaginary internet friends, but my mom died yesterday and I’m sad. My dad, brother, kids, and I all got to spend a lot of time with her over her last days and she went peacefully.
Goodbye, mom. I love you. I’m going to miss you a lot.
Goodbye, mom. I love you. I’m going to miss you a lot.
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Do me a favor and tell your loved ones you love them today.
Not sure the right way to share this kind of thing with one’s imaginary internet friends, but my mom died yesterday and I’m sad. My dad, brother, kids, and I all got to spend a lot of time with her over her last days and she went peacefully.
Goodbye, mom. I love you. I’m going to miss you a lot.
Goodbye, mom. I love you. I’m going to miss you a lot.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Not sure the right way to share this kind of thing with one’s imaginary internet friends, but my mom died yesterday and I’m sad. My dad, brother, kids, and I all got to spend a lot of time with her over her last days and she went peacefully.
Goodbye, mom. I love you. I’m going to miss you a lot.
Goodbye, mom. I love you. I’m going to miss you a lot.
If you’re also the kind of person who has a brain that feels like a radio with the volume perpetually turned up too high, I can recommend an Appalachian Trail thru-hike as an (admittedly drastic) source of relief. A month in and my mind felt quiet for the first time I could ever remember.
Thanks! It was truly life changing. Felt more at peace those months than any other time in my life.
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
If you’re also the kind of person who has a brain that feels like a radio with the volume perpetually turned up too high, I can recommend an Appalachian Trail thru-hike as an (admittedly drastic) source of relief. A month in and my mind felt quiet for the first time I could ever remember.
Their Tiny Desk concert from last year goes incredibly hard youtu.be/f7gIBB7jKc0?...
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Their Tiny Desk concert from last year goes incredibly hard youtu.be/f7gIBB7jKc0?...
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just saw a video of abigail spanberger introducing pusha t for an inauguration-related show in richmond. we’re so back.
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
just saw a video of abigail spanberger introducing pusha t for an inauguration-related show in richmond. we’re so back.
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Gender affirming care is widely accepted and expected in this country so long as your gender is “worst dude at the gym”
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Gender affirming care is widely accepted and expected in this country so long as your gender is “worst dude at the gym”
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every normal civilian has to react to a terrifying situation in some perfect manner or they deserve to die. every cop gets to claim that they are constantly in danger so they get be wildly emotional and take the maximally paranoid view of their surroundings at all times
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
every normal civilian has to react to a terrifying situation in some perfect manner or they deserve to die. every cop gets to claim that they are constantly in danger so they get be wildly emotional and take the maximally paranoid view of their surroundings at all times
This is cool. I saw the play at Wooly Mammoth in DC back in 2012, it was…excellent
wow, I hadn't seen anything about the play before either, this is gonna be a hell of a ride
Boots Riley Confirms He’s Turning Post-Apocalypse ‘Simpsons’ Adjacent Off-Broadway Dark Comedy ‘Mr. Burns: A Post‑Electric Play’ Into A Movie
Filmmaker Boots Riley confirmed he is making a film adaptation of the apocalyptic dark comedy 'Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play.'
theplaylist.net
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is cool. I saw the play at Wooly Mammoth in DC back in 2012, it was…excellent
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still one of the meaner dunks I’ve seen. id prob never post again tbh
January 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
still one of the meaner dunks I’ve seen. id prob never post again tbh
On January 6, my kid was at a park with her day camp a few blocks away from the Capitol when the building was stormed, and the hour or so until we got her home was the most terrifying time of my life. Fuck all of those treasonous motherfuckers.
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
On January 6, my kid was at a park with her day camp a few blocks away from the Capitol when the building was stormed, and the hour or so until we got her home was the most terrifying time of my life. Fuck all of those treasonous motherfuckers.
Anyone know what’s going on with this giant fireworks show in DC right now?
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Anyone know what’s going on with this giant fireworks show in DC right now?
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Anyway, seeing other people talk about their sobriety was one thing that helped me finally get sober, so I’ll just say that I hadn’t had a drink in 4 years, 1 month, and 9 days, and I’m grateful for every one of those days. DMs always open if anyone wants to talk.
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Anyway, seeing other people talk about their sobriety was one thing that helped me finally get sober, so I’ll just say that I hadn’t had a drink in 4 years, 1 month, and 9 days, and I’m grateful for every one of those days. DMs always open if anyone wants to talk.
One of the stories I tell in meetings is having a real “oh no” moment when I looked up the actual definition of heavy drinking and saw it was anything more than an average of 2 drinks per day.
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
One of the stories I tell in meetings is having a real “oh no” moment when I looked up the actual definition of heavy drinking and saw it was anything more than an average of 2 drinks per day.
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what the fuck
December 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
what the fuck
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Andrew Lloyd Weber has a chance to do the funniest thing ever
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Andrew Lloyd Weber has a chance to do the funniest thing ever