Harry Finch
@harryfinch.bsky.social
Almost better than nothing.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
RFK, jr: America's single living gothic novel.
"He said he is not saying vaccines cause autism; he is simply saying there is no proof that they don’t."
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
RFK, jr: America's single living gothic novel.
Conservatives have embraced unitary executive theory because they recognize it is the only way to impose their vision on the country.
a nice reminder of one of the more absurd elements of trump v. u.s., which is roberts’ apparent belief that the constitution was written to remove limits on executive power prospect.org/2025/11/21/r...
The Right-Wing Legal Movement Made Trump a King - The American Prospect
John Roberts created a monster: Donald Trump compressed a solid millennium or two of monarchical misrule into a mere ten months.
prospect.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Conservatives have embraced unitary executive theory because they recognize it is the only way to impose their vision on the country.
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The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
Going over the mountain this morning, which is how we say we're driving to Glens Falls. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glens_F...
Glens Falls, New York - Wikipedia
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November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Going over the mountain this morning, which is how we say we're driving to Glens Falls. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glens_F...
They'd be better off just admitting he's a crazy grandpa. It'd be easier than twisting language into new excuses.
“.. claiming the insult reflected the ‘frankness’ that helped him win a second term.”
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November 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
They'd be better off just admitting he's a crazy grandpa. It'd be easier than twisting language into new excuses.
Golden Age alert
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Golden Age alert
'Now with the use of its own material, the Earth could be subtly remade and modified and abstractions created. Dirt was made precious, stones did tricks, rock became transcendent.'
Love some art history! Humans and ochre have such a long, complicated relationship.
The Ochre Origins of Art
The Ochre Origins of Art: Ancient use of this red powder is found wherever there were humans.
nautil.us
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
'Now with the use of its own material, the Earth could be subtly remade and modified and abstractions created. Dirt was made precious, stones did tricks, rock became transcendent.'
The border is wherever your imagination puts it.
very big story here: apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The border is wherever your imagination puts it.
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The unemployment rate for Black Americans remained at 7.5% in September, the highest level since 2021 and a nearly 1.9% increase from the start of this year
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The unemployment rate for Black Americans remained at 7.5% in September, the highest level since 2021 and a nearly 1.9% increase from the start of this year
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Constitution has always meant whatever white people say it means, and with John Roberts the tradition lives on.
How John Roberts made Donald Trump’s imperial presidency: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Constitution has always meant whatever white people say it means, and with John Roberts the tradition lives on.
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I wonder how many of those 600 just quoted him accurately?
And they’ll still call themselves the party of free speech.
And they’ll still call themselves the party of free speech.
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I wonder how many of those 600 just quoted him accurately?
And they’ll still call themselves the party of free speech.
And they’ll still call themselves the party of free speech.
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Frank O’Connor holding forth on and in Cork in 1961 with a BBC interviewer wanting to grasp The Provincial Mind. Good footage from Shandon St (obligatory urchins, shawlies, etc) and middle-class Sunday Best outside St Mary’s, with brylcreemed chancers, a suspicious lad in a Christians blazer, etc.
1961: Frank O'Connor's Cork | Monitor | Writers and Wordsmiths | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Frank O’Connor holding forth on and in Cork in 1961 with a BBC interviewer wanting to grasp The Provincial Mind. Good footage from Shandon St (obligatory urchins, shawlies, etc) and middle-class Sunday Best outside St Mary’s, with brylcreemed chancers, a suspicious lad in a Christians blazer, etc.
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"maybe government should work better" is not an original, interesting, or particularly useful argument, much less any serious ideology
Abundance and the Left
Ezra Klein talks with Bhaskar Sunkara about Abundance, Zohran Mamdani’s victory, and why progressives need a state that works at the speed of their ambitions.
jacobin.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"maybe government should work better" is not an original, interesting, or particularly useful argument, much less any serious ideology
'oftentimes'
Bovino: "How does that governor know what the criminal record is of that individual hanging Christmas lights? Oftentimes these so-called 'hard workers' have significant criminal histories such as child rape. Does Gov. Stein want those individuals in his house next to his family?"
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
'oftentimes'
Once you hear someone address a stranger as 'piggy' you know all you need to know about them.
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Once you hear someone address a stranger as 'piggy' you know all you need to know about them.
Many of the world's woes can be traced to men who don't sleep well.
Trump on MBS: "He's not a sleeper. I'm not a sleeper. We talk at night. I can call him almost any time."
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Many of the world's woes can be traced to men who don't sleep well.
Trump will go to war with Venezuela, then negotiate a ceasefire and take credit for ending another war.
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Trump will go to war with Venezuela, then negotiate a ceasefire and take credit for ending another war.
I realize we have to deal with the Saudis, but do we have to publicly perform fellatio on them?
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I realize we have to deal with the Saudis, but do we have to publicly perform fellatio on them?
The GOP will never build a health care plan that serves the public because they don't believe they should have to. Any program it introduces will be a disaster.
Lots of fresh chatter about Republicans eying a health care plan. A reminder that there is no party consensus or legislative product that's ready for prime time (or even close). This issue has tripped up Rs every time they've attempted it (even with big majorities) for 15 years.
NEW: As health insurance bills rise, Republicans are still seeking an Obamacare alternative
There is no legislative product yet.
No consensus in the party about a plan.
But top GOP lawmakers and policy figures on Capitol Hill have begun discussing concepts.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
There is no legislative product yet.
No consensus in the party about a plan.
But top GOP lawmakers and policy figures on Capitol Hill have begun discussing concepts.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The GOP will never build a health care plan that serves the public because they don't believe they should have to. Any program it introduces will be a disaster.
Classis flea market finds
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Classis flea market finds
I always feel like a visitor.
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I always feel like a visitor.