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Sarah Rose
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Tired freelancer, misanthrope, talker. Midwesterner stranded on other shores. National bestseller D-DAY GIRLS: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win WWII and FOR ALL THE TEA IN CHINA (prh.com/DDayGirls) also low vision ♿️ ✡️
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This has to make Chris Cuomo so mad he’s still in exile and she gets Vanity Fair
She describes providing him with advice about how to manage campaign issues, including the impending news that Kennedy dropped a bear carcass in Central Park.
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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This seems like a telling error

“Riding for” & “riding with”
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The night gets better and better
New York Post headline from two days ago: 9:50 100 EX NEW YORK POST LOG IN US News Metro Long Island Politics METRO Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor - possibly igniting largest exodus in history: poll
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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This profile of Hitler by Vasily Grossman in Stalingrad is a beautiful explanation for Trump
After being defeated in 1918, Germany was Looking tor Hitler, and she found him. Nevertheless, a knowledge of Hitler's character will help us to understand the process by which he became the head of the Nazi state. In his life, in his character and in everything Hitler did, there was one important constant: failure. Astonishingly, it was his repeated failures that constituted the foundation for his success. A mediocre student, who twice failed the entrance exams for the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts; a failure in his relationships with women; a failed poli-tician, who began his political career as an intelligence agent for the German army, informing on the activities of the party he later went on to lead. Deep in his heart he always felt the uncertainty of a young man who did badly at school and who, in a world of free competition, was denied entry into even the most modest provincial artistic circles. Failure propels people along many different paths. It drives some to a state of sullen resignation and others to religious mysticism. Some fall into despair; others turn embittered and envious; others become hypocrites, adopting a false air of humility; still others become suspicious and timid. Some start manically concocting the most harebrained plans. Some find security in sterile contempt, some in wild ambition; others turn to robbery and crime. Both before and after he came to power Hitler was essentially the same person—a petty bourgeois, a philistine and a failure; the immense power he wielded allowed him to display on a pan-European stage all the propensities of an embittered, mistrustful, vindictive and treacherous psyche. The peculiarities of his character brought about the death of millions. Hitle's coming to power did not in anyway lessen his sense of inferiority, which was too deeply rooted. His apparent arrogance was no more than a mask. Hitler embodied and gave expression to the peculiarities of a Ger- man state broken by the First World War. For five or six decades the German state had known little but failure. Its striving towards world mastery had led nowhere. German imperialism had failed to win markets by peaceful means. In 1914, attempting to win markets by other means, Germany began a war—but this too proved a failure. The German strategy of swift strikes and pincer movements proved misguided, and the German army was defeated Meanwhile, Adolf Schicklgruber,* still unnoticed by anyone, was setting out on his own path of failure, parallel to Germany's. Hatred of freedom, hatred of social and racial equality, were becoming ever more important to him. His appeal to Nietzsche's concept of the Übermensch and master race coincided with Germany's turn, after its repeated experience of failure, to the idea of some wild and criminal super-supremacy. The ideas adopted by Hitler, as he trod his little path, were exactly what the defeated country needed. We can now see more clearly than ever that the superman is born of the despair of the weak, not from the triumph of the strong. The ideas of individual liberty, international-ism, the social equality of all workers-these are the ideas of people confident in the power of their own minds and the creative force of their own labour. The only form of violence countenanced by these ideas is the violence inflicted by Prometheus on his chains. In Mein Kampf. Hitler stated that equality benefits only the weak, that progress in the world of nature is achieved solely through the destructive force of natural selection, and that the only possible basis for human progress is racial selection, the dictatorship of race. He confused the concepts of violence and strength. He saw the vicious despair of impotence as a strength and failed to recognize the strength of free human labour. This is the philosophy of a loser who has fallen into despair, who is unable to achieve anything through labour but who is endowed with a strong mind, ferocious energy and a burning ambition. This philosophy of inner impotence, to which so many reactionary German minds succumbed, was in accord with the philosophy of industrial and national impotence that had seized hold of the country as a whole. This philosophy proved equally attractive to individual dregs and failures, unable to achieve anything through their own labour, and to a state that had begun a war with the aim of world domination and ended it with the Treaty of Versailles. So, from the failures of Schicklgruber was born the success of Hitler; so Hitler's inner impotence led directly to his years of brief, terrible, senseless power over the nations of Europe. His understanding of post-war Germany was unsophisticated yet penetrating, and in his quest for power he was able to draw on a reckless energy and a wild demagogic fury. He managed to bring together the personal amorality of post-war Germany's many losers-shopkeepers, officers, waiters, even some despairing industrial workers—with the state amorality of a defeated imperialist power, ready to follow a path of unabashed criminality. More consistently than any ruler in history, he appealed to the basest of human instincts, to which he himself was in thrall; he was born of these instincts and, day after day, he helped bring them to birth in others. But he also knew the power of virtue and morality-and he saw it all the more clearly for being a stranger to it. He knew how to appeal to mothers and fathers, to the feelings of farmers and workers. He suppressed the resistance of the revolutionary forces of the German working class and he made short shrift of the democratic intelligentsia. He silenced all dissent, transforming Germany into an intellectual desert. He deceived many who might have stood against him; they mistook his lies for truth, and his hyster… And so it came about that Hitler's failures were the precondition of his success. As head of the fascist state, he was swept onto the world stage. At first, he was the instrument of individuals, then of unimportant and isolated groups, and then of industrial barons and the German General Staff. Finally, he became the instrument of the principal reactionary forces of world politics.
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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FWIW never buy the fancy wool slippers on wirecutter — they fall apart in under a year, with a shameful warranty

*when the replacement pair falls apart in the same way in under six months it’s not their problem, they say
An image from NYT wirecutter of a pair of oatmeal colored fuzzy wool slippers the headlines say “these durable and cozy slippers are probably the last slippers you will ever buy”
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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It is a lovely trip
Fresh autumn strawberries in containers from Ile d’orleans Quebec Artisanal, apple butters and jams on a shelf from tigidou! Confiture in Quebec Four grades of maple syrup with sun light beaming through in front of an inflatable strawberry on Ile d’Orleans, Quebec Rose of grape vines coloring in autumn sunlight with a view towards a waterfall behind them in Quebec
October 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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It’s like my own private pool — which I would sit in for hours if there were a phone holder
Oversized square hotel tub, full of blue water with a grab bar, all surrounded by clean, white subway tile, with a cup of coffee and a bottle of water decided and a towel on the subway tile floor — there is no telephone holder
October 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Screenshot from the times of Israel, that says: Cuomo once said of Sukkot: 'These people and their f**king tree houses' - NYT New York governor reportedly expressed frustration with campaign appearance at Jewish holiday event during his run for attorney general in 2006 By SHIRA HANAU 13 April 2021, 10:13 pm ||
October 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Bob Dylan’s dad was a champion Jewish basketball player you’re welcome
Picture of young men in black tank tops that says “Duluth's AZA basketball team posed proudly after winning the Northwest tournament in Minneapolis in 1930. Seated, from left: James Chessen forward; Ben Fischman, center; Louis King, guard; and Abe Zimmerman, forward and team captain. Back row: Isadore Crystal, business manager; Marvin Goldstein, guard; Max Cherson, guard; and Paul Zimmerman, coach. Missing in photo was Morris Moskal, forward.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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I need to add PRH has a promotion on my book this week
September 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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She is at NYFW and glorious
A page 6 headline about Elon Musk‘s estranged daughter, making her debut at New York Fashion Week picturing an absolutely gorgeous blonde in a red dress with a beauty queen sash
September 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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The image depicts Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly from the television show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, specifically from the "Charlie Has Cancer" episode (Season 4, Episode 9), where he is explaining his "Pepe Silvia" conspiracy theory. This scene is a popular internet meme, often used to represent someone in a state of intense, somewhat manic, investigation or explanation. * I have never seen the show only the meme…
September 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Continuing reorganization after meeting with my editor

*who is super enthusiastic, fortunately
Wall of books with multicolored index cards hanging on 3 clotheslines — up top is Act 1, then Act 2, finally Act 3
September 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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As someone losing my vision, I am so profoundly grateful for everybody who has a higher score than I do
September 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Doctor I trust more than RFK, Jr.
Image of Dr. spaceman from 30 rock in a dressing room in front of the mirror saying “science is whatever we want it to be”
September 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Dr S was wrong
Communication from Dr through portal at the beginning of Trump administration: Varicella, and Hepatitis titers but unfortunately there are not good tests for the others. I would try not to stress about this, as it would take a long time for these changes to happen and it's unlikely that they would pass especially in NY. There are a lot of things that we as physicians are worried about with the next 4 years but this is not one that is an imminent threat. Labs are ordered so you can come for a nursing visit any time. Best, Dr. S
August 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Woman holding a sign saying protesting at 93 this is too serious! I’m rolling for: my marine dad parentheses two purple hearts, and a brown star.) my army has an airborne son, my poor grandchildren, my country!
August 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Our City's longstanding and productive partnership with state and federal law enforcement to protect the people of Boston far predates your tenure. The Boston Police Department, the first municipal police department in the United States, works closely with state and federal agencies to address counterterrorism threats, protect our airport and our harbor, combat drug and human trafficking, and hold perpetrators accountable for crimes. Just last week, Boston Police acrested thirteen people as the result of a joint human trafficking investigation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police. The week before, Boston Police worked alongside the FBI in an investigatior that led to an arrest and the recovery of five firearms, including an assault rifle. Boston works every day with partners in the community and in law enforcement to keep our residents safe, and the City maintains full compliance with the law. On behalf of the people of Boston, and in solidarity with the cities and communities targeted by this eing a beacon of freedom, and a home for everyon Sincerely, Michelle Wu Mayor of Boston
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Looks like the bottom got cut off
Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 457 (1991). It is indisputable that the drafters of the U.S. Constitution made "the decision to withhold from Congress the power to issue orders directly to the States." Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 584 U.S. 453, 470 (2018). "[T]he Federal Government may not compel the States to enact or administer a federal regulatory program'" nor "conscript state or local officers directly" nor "coerce States to action through improper influence." Illinois, No. 25-cv-1285, slip op. at 19 (citing New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144, 188 (1992); Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898, 935 (1997); Nat'! Fed'n of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius, 567 U.S. 519, 578 (2012)). As the federal court in Illinois wrote just weeks ago: "[A]nticommandeering is a bulwark against abuse of [federal] government power." Id. Additionally, in Massachusetts, state law places clear limits on participation in federal immigration enforcement. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in Lunn v. Commonwealth, held that state and local law enforcement agencies may not arrest individuals solely based on immigration detainer requests from the federal government, absent a criminal warrant. 477 Mass. 517 (2017). The Boston Trust Act and its amendments codify the Lunn decision. Our City's longstanding and productive partnership with state and federal law enforcement to protect the people of Boston far predates your tenure. The Boston Police Department, the first municipal police department in the United States, works closely with state and federal agencies to address counterterrorism threats, protect our airport and our harbor, combat drug and human trafficking, and hold perpetrators accountable for crimes. Just last week, Boston Police acrested thirteen people as the result of a joint human trafficking investigation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police. The week before, Boston Police worked alongside the FBI in an investigatior that led to an arrest and the recov…
August 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Alt text for those of us who can’t see…
RE: Response to August 13, 2025 letter from Attorney General Bondi to Mayor Michelle Wu Attorney General Bondi, I write in response to your letter of August 13, 2025, threatening to prosecute local officials and illegally withhold federal grants and contracts unless the City of Boston agrees to actively participate in mass deportations. This federal administration's false and continuous attacks on American cities and millions of our residents are unprecedented. You have eliminated health care and food assistance for our families; unlawfully cancelled grants for our schools and roads; slashed funding for our universities, hospitals, and research institutions; and deployed military personnel to occupy our streets. These attacks all come back to a common aim: the Trump Administration seeks to divide, isolate, and intimidate our cities, and make Americans fearful of one another. The City of Boston is the safest major city in America. Our progress is the result of decades of community policing and partnership between local law enforcement and community leaders, who share a commitment to making Boston a safe and welcoming home for everyone. It is the result of our strong gun laws. And it is the result of our local policies-including the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits local police from engaging with federal immigration enforcement absent a criminal warrant, and which ensures that all Boston residents are able to report crimes and call 911 for help. The City of Boston follows the law-local, state, and federal. The United States Constitution establishes that local governments, closest to the people, hold the authority to enact public safety policies without the threat of unlawful interference from the federal govemment. The Founding Fathers included these protections as a direct result of the attempted coercion of Boston by an unaccountable and distant monarch, and this city's refusal to bow down to tyranny. Two hundred and fifty years later, these hard-won freedoms are t… RE: Response to August 13, 2025 letter from Attorney General Bondi to Mayor Michelle Wu Attorney General Bondi, I write in response to your letter of August 13, 2025, threatening to prosecute local officials and illegally withhold federal grants and contracts unless the City of Boston agrees to actively participate in mass deportations. This federal administration's false and continuous attacks on American cities and millions of our residents are unprecedented. You have eliminated health care and food assistance for our families; unlawfully cancelled grants for our schools and roads; slashed funding for our universities, hospitals, and research institutions; and deployed military personnel to occupy our streets. These attacks all come back to a common aim: the Trump Administration seeks to divide, isolate, and intimidate our cities, and make Americans fearful of one another. The City of Boston is the safest major city in America. Our progress is the result of decades of community policing and partnership between local law enforcement and community leaders, who share a commitment to making Boston a safe and welcoming home for everyone. It is the result of our strong gun laws. And it is the result of our local policies-including the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits local police from engaging with federal immigration enforcement absent a criminal warrant, and which ensures that all Boston residents are able to report crimes and call 911 for help. The City of Boston follows the law-local, state, and federal. The United States Constitution establishes that local governments, closest to the people, hold the authority to enact public safety policies without the threat of unlawful interference from the federal govemment. The Founding Fathers included these protections as a direct result of the attempted coercion of Boston by an unaccountable and distant monarch, and this city's refusal to bow down to tyranny. Two hundred and fifty years later, these hard-won freedoms are t…
August 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Deep in edits
White rug on brick tile with neon colored 3 x 5 index cards in three rows — each color, denoting a theme and character in the draft
August 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Breakfast guests
Great blue heron on a concrete bulwark and three deer on a lawn, mama and two speckled babies
August 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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It’s still giving me 10 point when I do it — I’m more than happy to believe it’s just me…
Microsoft Word document with reviewing pane, the bubbles on side in 10 point font main text in 22 point font
July 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM