When I was in 3rd grade, my teacher told me to stop raising my hand so much because I was making the boys feel bad.

All these decades later, this question is just another way of saying the same thing. Perhaps Mr Douthat was one of those pouty little boys in my class.

Raise your hands, women.

This photo. Omg.

Does it show:
a) A sociopath incapable of caring about the man having a medical crisis?
b) An evil person who doesn't give a damn?
c) A narcissist who only cares that the attention has been diverted from him?
d) A person so deep in dementia he's not aware?

Worth a thousand words.

I wrote a 5-stanza ballad with perfect rhyme and scansion during the break between classes. The ballad was about writing an assignment the day it was due. I got an A+.

AI is for sloppers.

It's great that this is happening. All the cool kids will be there.

But don't register for it. Don't RSVP. Not right now. Really. Don't do it.

Grateful to be a union member for the last 30+ years. Workers of the world, unite.

Happy Labor Day

I assume its color will be white?

All personal fireworks are illegal in Los Angeles.

The Palisades fire started because of illegal fireworks shot off in the Highlands for New Year's. It destroyed an entire town (my kids' hometown).

Don't be idiots, LA. Stop it. No fireworks for the 4th.

If I still had a NYT subscription, I’d cancel it just for this passive voice

This is *official* merch sold at Trump’s Fort Bragg speech the other day, as reported by Military. com.

These people cover themselves in shame.

Completely accurate.

There’s no riots in Los Angeles. Even the LAPD says so. We don’t need the National Guard. Or the Marines. Or especially ICE.

So hey, 47, get the hell off our lawn. ‘Cuz it’s a beautiful day in LA, and honestly, we’d all rather be at brunch.

So if Elon's got all the data, all the files, surely *he* can release the Epstein files. I've got plenty of popcorn on hand, so go ahead, big boy, show us what you've got.

So she doesn't believe in the unalienable rights delineated in the Declaration of Independence. Good to know.

JFK TSA. Never seen it this empty. What’s going on?

A vibe of hope, righteous anger, and determination in Pasadena

The Stocks subreddit is posting suicide hotline links.

That was fast.

Brava to these National Parks Service workers sounding the distress signal.

He’s got me feeling all right