Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

It’s frustrating that you have to be a friend of the police chief to make this happen, but it does show that the local police could do this if they wanted to.

I was just thinking this morning how this story has almost vanished from the news. Every Democrat in Congress should be following Pramila Jayapal's example, drawing attention to this outrage.

“Mom married Hurricane Gerald because her first marriage was too peaceful, too boring. That’s what she told my dad when she divorced him: he never shouted.”

Love, love, love this one, Sage. What an ending!

Congratulations! You're in great company!

This is the first time a social media post has ever stopped me in my tracks. I really want to understand. Is it the universality of some ethical principles (but that would just be "some" ethics, right?) Or that ethics are logically provable? Or something else entirely?

You're really good. The fit is amazing.

I love a good pattern mix, and that's a great pattern mix.

That is one resourceful killer crab!

the next time someone says we have to focus on the economy and not the ‘culture war’, tell them to go to fucking Omaha

Welcome to the Central Coast!

Barry Goldwater, but not LBJ? I thought Trump didn't like losers.

"His depression hidden, like black mittens tucked into the pockets of an overcoat, a hint of sadness pooling under his eyes."

I have nothing to add, but this is must-read thread.

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How far into it are you? If no one had told me it gets good I never would have made it through the terrible first season.

I'm a bit stunned by these headlines. Today I would not expect to see a headline about a "Trump mob." Something vague about "Capitol protests" or "DC demonstrators." There's was a brief moment when words mattered. And then suddenly they didn't.

One of the things I like about StoryGraph (GR alternative) is that you can set goals that make sense to you. Number of pages rather than number of books, for instance. But I get that sometimes any goals can make reading seem more like a chore than a pleasure.

I just started and I’ve been shaking my head at “The men work in a bog.” Thanks for the warning. At least I know where this is going. 😬

NYT Spelling Bee indicates that “frogging” is not on the word list.

Are there actually no knitters at the NYT?

...There are left equivalents: "patriot," "pro-life," "Murican." They come across (or are portrayed as) mocking "real Americans." The problem isn't finding the right word. It's somehow creating conditions where our words are heard.

Word choice is another place where left and right aren't fighting on a level field. The right takes words the left has used for itself -- liberal, progressive, woke (even "politically correct" was a new left joke) -- mock them, twist them all out of shape, and then sell their version...

You’re so generous. 📌

That’s fantastic, Beth. Congratulations and good luck!

I'm 71--16 when Hampton was murdered--and tbh, I don't think most white people my age know about it, not even people who are generally well-informed. My kids do (although my youngest is 29 and probably doesn't qualify as "today's youth.") But they learned if from me, not from school.

Yay! You’re here! (And so am I.)

My TPM sub has been a sanity saver lately. JM is so good at paying attention without being distracted by the outrage of the day.

Quote this with who you’d be in Star Trek

Brand New '64 Dodge YouTube video by Greg Brown - Topic

Today's date always makes me grieve. This morning I listened to Greg Brown's "Brand New '64 Dodge" and wondered if it could mean anything to people who weren't alive on November 22, 1963. Beautiful, slant storytelling. Feels like a haunting flash fiction set to music.
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