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Jamie Gillespie
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Researcher of education, advocate, art-lover, knitter, sports-lover, still with her
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Science! Curse thee, thou vain toy; and cursed be all the things that cast man’s eyes aloft to that heaven
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My heroes.
I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Giovanni Arnolfini looks like the cadaverous lovechild of Stephen Miller and Pharrell.
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Some good news: Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January
Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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It is pretty interesting how both elected officials and the media generally refuse to act like reality is reality, mostly because the people whose opinions they value are in the 17%
This is extremely important
December 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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like his complaint is literally that there are people who believe in things, believe those things are right, and believe in those things regardless of whether they are popular.
December 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Jerome Powell revealed that staffers at the Fed think the government could be overestimating the number of jobs created by 60,000 each month.

The true numbers could be closer to a loss of 20,000 jobs a month. trib.al/LkIDjaL
December 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Aaron Rupar is proof that some of the best journalists *are* stenographers. The simple act of recording and publishing the words that they themselves utter - especially when they are as risible as Noem's - is profoundly important.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?

NOEM: We haven't deported veterans

MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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RFK Jr. keeps pushing the conspiracy that SSRIs cause mass shootings.

The evidence? Doesn’t exist.

Data show mass shooters are less likely to have taken antidepressants than the general public.

Gun laws, not medicines, explain the uniquely American scale of gun violence.

#WhopperOfTheWeek
Whopper of the Week: No, RFK, Antidepressants Do Not Cause Mass Shootings | Defend Public Health
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK) has repeatedly said that antidepressant medications may be linked to mass shootings. Ignoring the considerable evidence that there are no links between antidepre...
www.defendpublichealth.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Do you love the holidays? Do you also love having small plastic objects thrown at your torso?

If you said yes and yes, then boy oh boy do I have the perfect thing for you. Tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this Reindeer Ring Toss Christmas Sweater.
collabs.shop/a55csh
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Smart.
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Chernov’s film, 2,000 Meters to Andriivka is a masterpiece. These days, when people don’t seem to understand what’s at stake for Ukraine & the free world, it’s essential to view. Read about it below and watch it now on PBS. Tablet Magazine www.tabletmag.com/sections/art...
Chernov’s Wager
“2000 Meters from Andriivka,” the latest film from Oscar-winning Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov, premiering tonight on PBS, is a rare masterpiece of war cinema. It’s also timely.
www.tabletmag.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Privileged to be among counsel representing plaintiffs in this constitutional challenge.

wvmetronews.com/2025/12/03/p...
Permanent injunction on West Virginia charter schools system over constitutional issue of citizen votes - WV MetroNews
The order by Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey halts the authorization of new charter schools in West Virginia without voter consent. But it provides some latitude.
wvmetronews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, “gift” is not a verb. The verb is “give.” That is all.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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More good news: If you spill anything on this sweater, you can just say it was a happy little accident. People will laugh with you instead of at you, unlike usual.
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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“Take your child for a walk every day” they said.
November 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Feed: "Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends"
By: Admin on Saturday, November 29, 2025
Rising Tide Blockade Day 3
Saturday 29 November: A big gathering of Knitting Nannas, singing, swimming, paddling, dancing with some taken into custody and then released.
knittingnannas.org
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong
Opinion | The Lesson We Teach Schoolchildren About the Holocaust Is Wrong
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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That blows my mind.
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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It is an insult to this country that Jefferson Davis died in bed, at 81, of bronchitis.
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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very cool to see Freddy Lim keeping the faith, I profiled him back in 2016 :) www.vice.com/en/article/h...
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Current #WIP
Berlin scarf by Susanne Müller in Drops Air and Lang Mohair Luxe.
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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This is fun.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University

www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM