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Dad, writer, cookie monster, dorkus malorkus. All puns intended. He/Him. eric-christensen.com
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By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
kenburns.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
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Unless a disaster happens in the next few weeks, this year US farmers will have a record corn harvest and record soy yield (they're related, but not the same thing). Sure hope some malign force hasn't screwed up agricultural export markets. esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Unless a disaster happens in the next few weeks, this year US farmers will have a record corn harvest and record soy yield (they're related, but not the same thing). Sure hope some malign force hasn't screwed up agricultural export markets. esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/defaul...
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CBS/YouGov poll:
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
CBS/YouGov poll:
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
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TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
TL cleanse.
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
Before acting, it is necessary to check. 😂
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This seems a significantly worse "tell" of derangement
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
The Department of Defense announces it's considering "court-martial proceedings or administrative measures" against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly.
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This seems a significantly worse "tell" of derangement
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
-Sen Kelly has flown nearly 40 *combat missions* as a pilot.
-He's done 375+ carrier landings (Jeesh!)
-He's been in space as astronaut.
-He's flown 50+ different kinds of aircraft
And Hegseth and Trump are picking fight about valor with him?
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tired: UK-USA conflict over the word "biscuit"
wired: UK-USA conflict over the word "flapjack"
wired: UK-USA conflict over the word "flapjack"
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
tired: UK-USA conflict over the word "biscuit"
wired: UK-USA conflict over the word "flapjack"
wired: UK-USA conflict over the word "flapjack"
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Huge thread from Tyche Books, a Canadian publisher. Her authors are every day folks, with bills and rent and the physical requirement to eat every day.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
Some of my authors are on disability. Some struggle to pay monthly bills. Some are retired & on limited income. Some were laid off in the past couple years & have yet to find new work. Some would love to quit the day job & write full time, but don't earn enough from royalties to do that.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Huge thread from Tyche Books, a Canadian publisher. Her authors are every day folks, with bills and rent and the physical requirement to eat every day.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
Stealing the books she publishes is not a progressive act. It's not activism. It's not punk.
It's just stealing from people trying to live.
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NEW: Social Security’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, has resigned, three days after submitting a whistle-blower complaint that alleged members of DOGE had uploaded the confidential personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an insecure cloud server.
August 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
NEW: Social Security’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, has resigned, three days after submitting a whistle-blower complaint that alleged members of DOGE had uploaded the confidential personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an insecure cloud server.
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the DOGE mission was fully accomplished
a) destroy public service infrastructure
b) steal everybody’s sensitive private information
c) give Elon Musk a chance to act important
a) destroy public service infrastructure
b) steal everybody’s sensitive private information
c) give Elon Musk a chance to act important
NEW: Social Security’s chief data officer, Charles Borges, has resigned, three days after submitting a whistle-blower complaint that alleged members of DOGE had uploaded the confidential personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to an insecure cloud server.
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
the DOGE mission was fully accomplished
a) destroy public service infrastructure
b) steal everybody’s sensitive private information
c) give Elon Musk a chance to act important
a) destroy public service infrastructure
b) steal everybody’s sensitive private information
c) give Elon Musk a chance to act important
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i always follow up with, “this is what public libraries are for, ppl. and libraries pay authors."
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
i always follow up with, “this is what public libraries are for, ppl. and libraries pay authors."
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Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
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Bodied by my eldest , frankly
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bodied by my eldest , frankly
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It's amazing how often I have cause to post this cartoon of mine. Two armchairs vulgarly roasting each other.
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It's amazing how often I have cause to post this cartoon of mine. Two armchairs vulgarly roasting each other.
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Can’t stop watching this guy get Silent Movie Slapsticked to death and then still making a play
keep pushin'
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Can’t stop watching this guy get Silent Movie Slapsticked to death and then still making a play
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“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
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seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte
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peak Bluesky juxtaposition
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
peak Bluesky juxtaposition
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GS: The Labor Market for College Graduates Is Deteriorating
The unemployment rate for college graduates aged 20-24 has climbed to 8½%, which is 3½pp, or about 70%, up from its 2022 low
The unemployment rate for college graduates aged 20-24 has climbed to 8½%, which is 3½pp, or about 70%, up from its 2022 low
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
GS: The Labor Market for College Graduates Is Deteriorating
The unemployment rate for college graduates aged 20-24 has climbed to 8½%, which is 3½pp, or about 70%, up from its 2022 low
The unemployment rate for college graduates aged 20-24 has climbed to 8½%, which is 3½pp, or about 70%, up from its 2022 low