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they list all the battles for the 2nd and 20th Massachusetts in the stairwell of the Boston Public Library and they should hang that from the rafters of TD Garden
December 30, 2025 at 1:35 AM
they list all the battles for the 2nd and 20th Massachusetts in the stairwell of the Boston Public Library and they should hang that from the rafters of TD Garden
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I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I remember the phrase "they can't be allowed to melt back into society" re: the de-Baathification of Iraq after the war there. Like everything about that experience, the attempt was cynical, stupid, and botched. But there really should be a plan about what we do with guys like these in the future.
trying to plan out the logistics of a family road trip. feeling, as I often do, like Grant before the Vicksburg campaign
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
trying to plan out the logistics of a family road trip. feeling, as I often do, like Grant before the Vicksburg campaign
merry christmas to everyone except andrew cuomo's donors
December 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
merry christmas to everyone except andrew cuomo's donors
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i don't really think you need to save too much benefit of the doubt vis a vis the journalistic integrity of olivia reingold's editor
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i don't really think you need to save too much benefit of the doubt vis a vis the journalistic integrity of olivia reingold's editor
2026 is the year we're finally getting through this tub of bay leaves that expired two years ago
December 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
2026 is the year we're finally getting through this tub of bay leaves that expired two years ago
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Something very funny about de santis praising Coolidge for “immigration.” Coolidge’s immigration policy was that people named de santis shouldn’t be allowed to come here bsky.app/profile/anth...
There’s like a dozen things that are wrong about this statement.
December 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Something very funny about de santis praising Coolidge for “immigration.” Coolidge’s immigration policy was that people named de santis shouldn’t be allowed to come here bsky.app/profile/anth...
i ended up getting a shot-clock-violation on my "heroes and monsters" picks, but fortunately @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social had the same thought and wrote about juries www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hero of 2025: Principled grand juries
The Trump administration tried to send people to prison for eight years over Subway sandwiches and a scraped hand.
www.motherjones.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
i ended up getting a shot-clock-violation on my "heroes and monsters" picks, but fortunately @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social had the same thought and wrote about juries www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
family is just a term for the viruses we choose to share together
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
family is just a term for the viruses we choose to share together
the kind of situation where you might, in other contexts, say they've lost the clubhouse
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
the kind of situation where you might, in other contexts, say they've lost the clubhouse
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I can’t condone the last minute shopping but the man did know how to get something in just the right size…
on this day in 1864, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman gave President Lincoln the early Christmas present of Savannah www.battlefields.org/learn/primar...
December 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I can’t condone the last minute shopping but the man did know how to get something in just the right size…
on this day in 1864, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman gave President Lincoln the early Christmas present of Savannah www.battlefields.org/learn/primar...
December 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
on this day in 1864, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman gave President Lincoln the early Christmas present of Savannah www.battlefields.org/learn/primar...
like doing a reboot of The Insider, with a Hallmark Christmas movie's idea of a campus conservative shoehorned awkwardly into the script
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
like doing a reboot of The Insider, with a Hallmark Christmas movie's idea of a campus conservative shoehorned awkwardly into the script
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Heading into 2026
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Heading into 2026
Shea Wigham as Roscoe Conkling. does what it says on the tin.
December 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Shea Wigham as Roscoe Conkling. does what it says on the tin.
the audacity of referring to James Garfield as "Jim"
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
the audacity of referring to James Garfield as "Jim"
we've got to stick together like three wipes when you only need one
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
we've got to stick together like three wipes when you only need one
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nice argument. unfortunately for you i have already portrayed you as the passed out and drooling sleeptime bear and me as the alert, confident and powerful throat cooler koala
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
nice argument. unfortunately for you i have already portrayed you as the passed out and drooling sleeptime bear and me as the alert, confident and powerful throat cooler koala
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Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
Elise Stefanik to continue running from office
December 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Elise Stefanik to continue running from office
one of the most society-affirming stories of the year
December 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
one of the most society-affirming stories of the year
you never want to be in a cycle where people are litigating Hitler, but with respect to his leadership...net-net ...correct me if I'm wrong...he died in a bunker and then his country was divided up, right? that's never a good sign
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
you never want to be in a cycle where people are litigating Hitler, but with respect to his leadership...net-net ...correct me if I'm wrong...he died in a bunker and then his country was divided up, right? that's never a good sign
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Bring Back Open Hand Slapping
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bring Back Open Hand Slapping
it's reasonably plausible that they could happen to be at an event together, that he viewed more as a chance to talk to sergey brin or whatever, but isn't that the kind of thing that should compel a bit of reflection with hindisght?
One small way to try to re-establish social trust would be to transparently disclose *in this very column* that you hung out with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Story? Count Me Out.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
it's reasonably plausible that they could happen to be at an event together, that he viewed more as a chance to talk to sergey brin or whatever, but isn't that the kind of thing that should compel a bit of reflection with hindisght?