The Flight Attendant
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My 10 year old son is the picture of confidence and optimism. His teachers recently started handing out a “homework pass” for achievement that buys the student a pass from doing a night of homework. He got one today and put it in a large-ish box he then labeled HOMEWORK PASSES, plural.
December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My 10 year old son is the picture of confidence and optimism. His teachers recently started handing out a “homework pass” for achievement that buys the student a pass from doing a night of homework. He got one today and put it in a large-ish box he then labeled HOMEWORK PASSES, plural.
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😆🤣😅
Texas' 'anti-Harvard' university is losing its founders
Who will teach the "Forbidden Courses" now?
www.chron.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
😆🤣😅
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That passage on the right has always been my favorite thing David Brooks has ever written. Just a master class in smug obliviousness.
LEFT: David Brooks last month, portraying himself as America's foremost critic of American elites
RIGHT: David Brooks in 2012 insisting that America's elites enjoy "honest" advantages: they* work harder than the poor & middle class; their only flaw is not admitting they* are elites.
* "they"
RIGHT: David Brooks in 2012 insisting that America's elites enjoy "honest" advantages: they* work harder than the poor & middle class; their only flaw is not admitting they* are elites.
* "they"
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
That passage on the right has always been my favorite thing David Brooks has ever written. Just a master class in smug obliviousness.
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I'm pretty into this shit.
💡 The Energy Society Manifesto
At this time in history, an abundance of clean energy for a low fixed cost is possible.
www.warpnews.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'm pretty into this shit.
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I think people get a little hung up on Bari Weiss not being competent when competent isn't the goal
they want to build an alternate reality that validates and coddles their viewpoints
they don't care if it loses money. The Ellisons will make that money back with MMA fights
they want to build an alternate reality that validates and coddles their viewpoints
they don't care if it loses money. The Ellisons will make that money back with MMA fights
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I think people get a little hung up on Bari Weiss not being competent when competent isn't the goal
they want to build an alternate reality that validates and coddles their viewpoints
they don't care if it loses money. The Ellisons will make that money back with MMA fights
they want to build an alternate reality that validates and coddles their viewpoints
they don't care if it loses money. The Ellisons will make that money back with MMA fights
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the extraction class' goal here is to create a simulacrum of journalism and public interest dialogue where they get to redefine the contours in their interests
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
the extraction class' goal here is to create a simulacrum of journalism and public interest dialogue where they get to redefine the contours in their interests
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Senator Durbin has had this explained to him multiple times. Getting rid of 230 doesn't help this, but will make it worse. It will make it impossible for smaller sites to exist (like this one) and will give MORE POWER to companies like Meta and X.
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Children are being exploited and abused because Big Tech consistently prioritizes profits over people.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
Enough is enough. Time to sunset Section 230.
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Senator Durbin has had this explained to him multiple times. Getting rid of 230 doesn't help this, but will make it worse. It will make it impossible for smaller sites to exist (like this one) and will give MORE POWER to companies like Meta and X.
Why would Durbin want to do that?
Why would Durbin want to do that?
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I had the privilege of playing with Tom Constanten once, at the Wetlands, when I was in a band as a working musician.
The fact that fans started a GoFundMe for a former Grateful Dead musician struggling to pay for medical care is heartbreaking.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
The fact that fans started a GoFundMe for a former Grateful Dead musician struggling to pay for medical care is heartbreaking.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Grateful Dead fans rally for former members amid medical and financial crises
Two Bay Area benefit concerts for Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten are highlighting medical struggles among members of the band’s former circle.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I had the privilege of playing with Tom Constanten once, at the Wetlands, when I was in a band as a working musician.
The fact that fans started a GoFundMe for a former Grateful Dead musician struggling to pay for medical care is heartbreaking.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
The fact that fans started a GoFundMe for a former Grateful Dead musician struggling to pay for medical care is heartbreaking.
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
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I'm about to start a high-profile job making employment decisions that will, for many attendees, be a pivotal moment - and grave disappointment - that'll influence the their whole lives.
Do you guys think I should delete my posts about how I think racial favoritism in hiring is actually good?
Do you guys think I should delete my posts about how I think racial favoritism in hiring is actually good?
December 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'm about to start a high-profile job making employment decisions that will, for many attendees, be a pivotal moment - and grave disappointment - that'll influence the their whole lives.
Do you guys think I should delete my posts about how I think racial favoritism in hiring is actually good?
Do you guys think I should delete my posts about how I think racial favoritism in hiring is actually good?
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Guys the atmosphere is glitching. Can someone shut it down & restart it?
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Guys the atmosphere is glitching. Can someone shut it down & restart it?
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Raising a Nepenthes pitcher plant, I've observed that the edges of its traps, the rest of the leaves and even its stems are often quite sticky from extrafloral nectar. Touching the plant often leaves a sticky residue on my hands, so I've taken to wearing gloves when handling it! A new study […]
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December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Raising a Nepenthes pitcher plant, I've observed that the edges of its traps, the rest of the leaves and even its stems are often quite sticky from extrafloral nectar. Touching the plant often leaves a sticky residue on my hands, so I've taken to wearing gloves when handling it! A new study […]
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I wrote a little something about one of my biggest fans, FCC boss Brendan Carr
FCC Boss Brendan Carr Showcases How He’s A Shameless Liar And Opportunist In Testimony Before Congress
FCC boss Brendan Carr was dragged before Congress this week for some light questioning about his repeated, often-illegal abuses of FCC power. It was the first time the FCC has had to appear before …
www.techdirt.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I wrote a little something about one of my biggest fans, FCC boss Brendan Carr
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(that quote RE: Epstein's 2008 sentencing is from Wikipedia, citing this article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015... )
Jeffrey Epstein's donations to young pupils prompts US Virgin Islands review
Government to review corporate sponsorships after revelations that convicted sex offender and friend of Prince Andrew funded events for grade school pupils
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
(that quote RE: Epstein's 2008 sentencing is from Wikipedia, citing this article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015... )
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I do not regret to inform you that Mamdani has been burden-pilled
Zohran Mamdani explains that thousands and thousands of New Yorkers are already eligible for free and reduce public transportation, but because of the bureaucratic hurdles they never get enrolled in the program.
That's why he wants to just make the bus free.
That's why he wants to just make the bus free.
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I do not regret to inform you that Mamdani has been burden-pilled
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Come work with me!
CIDRAP News is again hiring!
Investigative news reporter
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General assignment writer/editor
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Slight preference for local (Mpls, MN) candidates, but we're open to remote work arrangements. Join our growing, dynamic team!
Investigative news reporter
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General assignment writer/editor
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Slight preference for local (Mpls, MN) candidates, but we're open to remote work arrangements. Join our growing, dynamic team!
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Come work with me!
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Three years after Jeffrey Epstein was sentenced to prison for "procuring for prostitution a girl below age 18," David Brooks hung out with him at an event, which Brooks declined to disclose in a recent Epstein-files-are-no-big-deal column, and the NYT is fine with that.
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Statement from the NYT, which is useful context, but still feel like you gotta mention it in the column!
December 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Three years after Jeffrey Epstein was sentenced to prison for "procuring for prostitution a girl below age 18," David Brooks hung out with him at an event, which Brooks declined to disclose in a recent Epstein-files-are-no-big-deal column, and the NYT is fine with that.
bsky.app/profile/chri...
bsky.app/profile/chri...
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The reason you don’t disclose is that you know it looks bad and you hope it never comes out.
Statement from the NYT, which is useful context, but still feel like you gotta mention it in the column!
December 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The reason you don’t disclose is that you know it looks bad and you hope it never comes out.
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Lots of antisemitism going 'round. Not liking this one bit.
December 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Lots of antisemitism going 'round. Not liking this one bit.
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Math. How does it work?
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Math. How does it work?
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so. many. lawsuits.
December 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
so. many. lawsuits.
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Powerful stuff.
Watch Rep. Sarah McBride's Powerful Statement on Republicans' Anti-Trans Obsession
The first openly trans member of Congress made a rare, personal appeal as the GOP wages an all-out assault on trans youth.
www.readtpa.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Powerful stuff.
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not great!!!
not great!!!
EXCLUSIVE: 'Money hungry Jews smh': Zohran Mamdani’s Director of Appointments Has Archive Full of Anti-Semitic Posts
EXCLUSIVE — As Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani prepares to staff his administration ahead of his January 1 inauguration, the 34-year-old socialist has tapped as his Director of Appointments a woman with a ...
judgestreetjournal.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
....
not great!!!
not great!!!
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We're going to ride bikes and swim with the polar bears.
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're going to ride bikes and swim with the polar bears.
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/1977722113...