It’s a little ironic that you also say “I do” at your divorce hearing when they swear you in.
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It’s a little ironic that you also say “I do” at your divorce hearing when they swear you in.
~Every ash tree in the country will be dead within the next couple decades because of the emerald ash borer. 75% of the ash trees in the DC area are already gone.
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
~Every ash tree in the country will be dead within the next couple decades because of the emerald ash borer. 75% of the ash trees in the DC area are already gone.
Need a museum curator bold enough to show this in its appropriate context
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Need a museum curator bold enough to show this in its appropriate context
“but he died. ? !”
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
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November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“but he died. ? !”
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And it’s not just making a good latte, it’s doing it 300 times in a row on a Sunday farmers market day with a line down the block and no air conditioning. I loved the job, but it was not easy.
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
And it’s not just making a good latte, it’s doing it 300 times in a row on a Sunday farmers market day with a line down the block and no air conditioning. I loved the job, but it was not easy.
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The worst way to learn the next day is a federal holiday is from the person you’re counting on to care for your kids at the end of the day.
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The worst way to learn the next day is a federal holiday is from the person you’re counting on to care for your kids at the end of the day.
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Predator Badlands understands that the secret to a good Predator movie is 70 minutes of toxic masculinity and 30 minutes of "toxic masculinity has failed, time to build elaborate booby traps."
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Predator Badlands understands that the secret to a good Predator movie is 70 minutes of toxic masculinity and 30 minutes of "toxic masculinity has failed, time to build elaborate booby traps."
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Agreed, but related to this: SCOTUS, Congress, and the president should all be paid dramatically more than they are now. It would not be unreasonable to pay them like the college football coaching staff at a public university: say $10M/yr for the president, $1.5M/yr for SCOTUS, $750k/yr for Congress
One of my Supreme Court reform takes is they should be completely barred from taking any outside income (incl. publishing deals) and it should be particularly frowned upon, normatively, to be writing books. Memoirs are for writing after you retire, not five years into a lifetime appointment.
CNN obtained access to Barrett's memoir, in which the justice also takes on religious bias and details her decision-making process, revealing that her chambers once celebrated with champagne when other justices joined a "particularly tricky" opinion of hers. https://cnn.it/45YXtwV
September 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Agreed, but related to this: SCOTUS, Congress, and the president should all be paid dramatically more than they are now. It would not be unreasonable to pay them like the college football coaching staff at a public university: say $10M/yr for the president, $1.5M/yr for SCOTUS, $750k/yr for Congress
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To be noted: right now there are states where app-based sports gambling doesn’t exist, like WA. We still get all the ads during the national broadcasts, but we can’t download or use the apps. I would love to see data about foreclosure rates and Gen Z and Alpha debt-to-income ratios vs gambling laws.
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
To be noted: right now there are states where app-based sports gambling doesn’t exist, like WA. We still get all the ads during the national broadcasts, but we can’t download or use the apps. I would love to see data about foreclosure rates and Gen Z and Alpha debt-to-income ratios vs gambling laws.
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whether your response to your group house being profiled in the national news is 'sure, that makes sense' or 'well that was fucking weird' turns out to be a key inflection point in life
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
whether your response to your group house being profiled in the national news is 'sure, that makes sense' or 'well that was fucking weird' turns out to be a key inflection point in life
This is so people can pose for pictures in front of the sign, right? It’s an Instagram wall.
November 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is so people can pose for pictures in front of the sign, right? It’s an Instagram wall.
I enjoyed Frankenstein and all the performances in it were fantastic but there’s something about Netflix-produced movies that makes them come off a little half baked. Glass Onion had the same problem.
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I enjoyed Frankenstein and all the performances in it were fantastic but there’s something about Netflix-produced movies that makes them come off a little half baked. Glass Onion had the same problem.
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Nic Cage immediately following up LEAVING LAS VEGAS with THE ROCK, CON AIR, and FACE/OFF is one of the greatest power moves in American cinema.
November 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nic Cage immediately following up LEAVING LAS VEGAS with THE ROCK, CON AIR, and FACE/OFF is one of the greatest power moves in American cinema.
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Ernesto Jerez on ESPN Latin America:
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Ernesto Jerez on ESPN Latin America:
“Rojas, of all people!” from the play-by-play guys had me cackling.
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“Rojas, of all people!” from the play-by-play guys had me cackling.
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“The Password” for Jhostynxon Garcia is one of the best nicknames in sport
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“The Password” for Jhostynxon Garcia is one of the best nicknames in sport
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Weirdest way I've ever gotten a book recommendation, but sure, I'm in. It's on the list.
October 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Weirdest way I've ever gotten a book recommendation, but sure, I'm in. It's on the list.
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Does lead exposure make you a MAGA Republican? A non-controlled N=1 investigative study
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Does lead exposure make you a MAGA Republican? A non-controlled N=1 investigative study
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They're calling him the most French man in history
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
They're calling him the most French man in history