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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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The 30 Rock episode with “how do you do, fellow kids?” is closer to the release of Windows 98 than it is to today.
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The 30 Rock episode with “how do you do, fellow kids?” is closer to the release of Windows 98 than it is to today.
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Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
This documentary is so great! Really fun, inside look at birdwatching. Full of interesting, funny people and beautiful nature photos/film.
LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching
YouTube video by owen reiser
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This documentary is so great! Really fun, inside look at birdwatching. Full of interesting, funny people and beautiful nature photos/film.
This piece is full of interviews with the migrant community living at this facility. Really valuable to hear directly from them. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
As ICE fears loom, a Tacoma community of migrants strives for normalcy
A Tacoma housing complex, marking its one-year anniversary, houses more than 300 migrants. They are jumpstarting American lives as best they can.
www.seattletimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This piece is full of interviews with the migrant community living at this facility. Really valuable to hear directly from them. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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TIL Eminem's "The Real Slim Shady" is more than 25 years old
September 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
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Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
September 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.
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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
Yes, yes yes. A classic!
Melissa McCarthy’s cinematic masterpiece “Spy.”
What are your "mood-less" movies, the films you can watch at any time in any situation without hesitation?
August 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Yes, yes yes. A classic!
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Do not accept the question "But how do we pay for it?" about social programs ever again. That talking point is done forever.
$170 billion could end homelessness. It could fund Head Start or pay for nutritious school meals for our kids for well over a decade. But it’s instead going to Stephen Miller so he can build his mass deportation army to target our immigrant neighbors: americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller Is Getting $170 Billion To Build His Own Army To Target Our Immigrant Neighbors. Here’s What That Funding Could Do Instead
This unprecedented allocation of taxpayer money could go to helping working families all across America, on everything from education, hunger, housing, healthcare, and the environment.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Do not accept the question "But how do we pay for it?" about social programs ever again. That talking point is done forever.
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I have only ever seen bits of this person on TikTok but I just watched the whole thing and it’s fully bonkers how this sounds like it’s been workshopped for months but at one point he reads a Truth Social post from that day. really at the top of his game
Finally got a chance to watch the @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social routine about Trump and Epstein that came out a few days ago.
I am blown away that he managed to put together a full hour of stand-up about breaking news and it's somehow polished and funny as hell.
Give it a watch and share it.
I am blown away that he managed to put together a full hour of stand-up about breaking news and it's somehow polished and funny as hell.
Give it a watch and share it.
Trump VS MAGA? The Epstein Crashout Explained
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have only ever seen bits of this person on TikTok but I just watched the whole thing and it’s fully bonkers how this sounds like it’s been workshopped for months but at one point he reads a Truth Social post from that day. really at the top of his game
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One great thing about the amazing commercial year Warner Bros. is having (Minecraft, Sinners, Final Destination, Superman) is that all of its successes stem from letting filmmakers with strong visions put their stamp on the material. It cuts against a lot of recent Hollywood conventional wisdom.
July 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
One great thing about the amazing commercial year Warner Bros. is having (Minecraft, Sinners, Final Destination, Superman) is that all of its successes stem from letting filmmakers with strong visions put their stamp on the material. It cuts against a lot of recent Hollywood conventional wisdom.
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My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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In Washington: of course you know the great Elliott Bay Books in Seattle, but don't sleep on the other great indies there, like @kingsbooks.bsky.social in Tacoma. They're community centered and focus on queer, BIPOC, and disabled authors. Also: they have two new store kittens! www.kingsbookstore.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In Washington: of course you know the great Elliott Bay Books in Seattle, but don't sleep on the other great indies there, like @kingsbooks.bsky.social in Tacoma. They're community centered and focus on queer, BIPOC, and disabled authors. Also: they have two new store kittens! www.kingsbookstore.com
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listen. God works in mysterious ways or whatever but it is hard to describe how spectacularly unpopular the highly conservative U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops has made itself with the rest of church leadership. the Vatican sees them as WAY too enmeshed in GOP politics and Francis legit hated them
seeing the U.S. "could an American be the next Pope?" headlines feels a lot like having an overly proud but poorly informed parent speculate about one's future
April 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
listen. God works in mysterious ways or whatever but it is hard to describe how spectacularly unpopular the highly conservative U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops has made itself with the rest of church leadership. the Vatican sees them as WAY too enmeshed in GOP politics and Francis legit hated them
Saw SINNERS based on this post alone. So worth it. Incredible movie!
I will join the chorus of people telling you that SINNERS is an extraordinary film. I'm not a big horror person or a big vampire person, and I will be absolutely shocked if it's not among my very favorite movies of the year. See it in a theater, with a crowd, on the biggest screen you can find.
In 'Sinners,' there will be blood, booze, and the blues : Pop Culture Happy Hour
The very scary movie Sinners finds Michael B. Jordan playing twin brothers who open a 1930s juke joint. And opening night does not go as planned. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, (Black Panther),...
www.npr.org
April 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Saw SINNERS based on this post alone. So worth it. Incredible movie!
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
Ohhhhh. YES. This sounds amazing. Someone needs to get on this ASAP.
HOLD THE PHONE
STOP
STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW
A POIROT REMAKE WHERE HE'S FROM THE BELGIAN CONGO AND WE RE-INTERROGATE ALL THE GREATEST HITS FROM THAT POV WOULD SLAP
and then Hastings is like, his emotional support himbo and also a white dude who opens doors that would otherwise be closed to him
STOP
STOP EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW
A POIROT REMAKE WHERE HE'S FROM THE BELGIAN CONGO AND WE RE-INTERROGATE ALL THE GREATEST HITS FROM THAT POV WOULD SLAP
and then Hastings is like, his emotional support himbo and also a white dude who opens doors that would otherwise be closed to him
He is NOT Poirot. Like, I'm all for re-interpretation--I'd take a race-bent Poirot. (Poirot from the Belgian Congo would be a Choice I'd pay all the monies to see) but Branagh is a solid NO from me.
March 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Ohhhhh. YES. This sounds amazing. Someone needs to get on this ASAP.
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I don't remember who said it, but the fault line growing within the party is not ideological, it's about whether or not you understand the importance of fighting.
anti-establishment crusader uhhh Susan Rice
March 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I don't remember who said it, but the fault line growing within the party is not ideological, it's about whether or not you understand the importance of fighting.
Montana State reps Zephyr and Howell doing incredible work here:
1. Today, powerful speeches from trans representatives in Montana SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr flipped 29 Republicans, killing anti-trans bills.
While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
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While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation.
Watch their speech.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Montana State reps Zephyr and Howell doing incredible work here:
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Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
March 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.