Dale Baker
@dalbak.bsky.social
Humanities/French teacher (HS/MS) in NoVa, former diplomat and portfolio manager, world traveler, Anglophile, Cowboys fan since '69, interested in many things.
Douthat has been turned loose this year to write about/interview people about every weird hangup he kept under wraps for the years he was written columns at NYT.
Deep down, he wants to return to the days of Thomas Aquinas when the Church ruled all and everyone knew their place.
Yes, very weird.
Deep down, he wants to return to the days of Thomas Aquinas when the Church ruled all and everyone knew their place.
Yes, very weird.
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Douthat has been turned loose this year to write about/interview people about every weird hangup he kept under wraps for the years he was written columns at NYT.
Deep down, he wants to return to the days of Thomas Aquinas when the Church ruled all and everyone knew their place.
Yes, very weird.
Deep down, he wants to return to the days of Thomas Aquinas when the Church ruled all and everyone knew their place.
Yes, very weird.
With the current infinite number of podcasts on offer, this would be a very plausible addition.
What used to be 15 minutes of fame is now 45 minutes of self-indulgent verbal wandering, repeated ad infinitum.
What used to be 15 minutes of fame is now 45 minutes of self-indulgent verbal wandering, repeated ad infinitum.
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
With the current infinite number of podcasts on offer, this would be a very plausible addition.
What used to be 15 minutes of fame is now 45 minutes of self-indulgent verbal wandering, repeated ad infinitum.
What used to be 15 minutes of fame is now 45 minutes of self-indulgent verbal wandering, repeated ad infinitum.
Americans do worse at state fairs all over the country, selling nauseating junk to thousands and thousands.
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Americans do worse at state fairs all over the country, selling nauseating junk to thousands and thousands.
Reposted by Dale Baker
Astonishing how hard this administration is working to keep people hungry.
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...
Yikes. USDA sent threatening letter to states telling them that if they sent out EBT money —which many states did during the window when a lower court said SNAP funds had to be released—they have to take it back (?)
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
Trying to sort out what this means and if states even can claw back the funds
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Astonishing how hard this administration is working to keep people hungry.
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...
It's clear they are trying maximize public suffering, in hopes of getting people to blame Dems for that suffering. But it's transparently the White House working overtime to keep the suffering going!
bsky.app/profile/cram...