Oh my. What a terrible story. We can’t let this come back. I had the measles as an infant. My mother said that I was so sick. This is not a joke.
Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
Agreed.
Carroll Gardens 12:02 PM
It’s an Italian belief!
Agreed. Was there a while back for the Amy Sherald exhibition. Stayed a few days on the Harbor = ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️
'Bell removed Romeo and Juliet from his syllabus because “in Act III, Romeo and Juliet have sex, and that falls under this very broadly defined sexuality [topics ban].” He also didn’t teach about Joan of Arc this semester.'
What an actual lack of freedom of speech looks like in universities. 3/3
'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3
A special good morning to Robbie Cumming.
The news media squanders what remains of its credibility by reflexively repeating lies under the cover of reporting “Trump says”
Whatever happens with the ceasefire, it's worth remembering that even if the war ends, the damage remains. The broader economic consequences are large, and persistent, and affect all of us.
Sit down and type. And remember that 90 % of writing is rewriting.
See also RC’s cover of “Witchita Lineman”
Ray Charles - fronting the Beach Boys..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dWz...
“Say hello to my little friend”
I renounce Satan and all his works
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
The algorithm is not your friend.
An outlet in a stone wall by a river. Bars like ragged teeth across the opening. Weed on the wall. The outlet is reflected in the river water.
Portal number 997.
“crap” became “stuff,” as the Times is a family paper.
“butt” will become “ass,” if we’re lucky!
I had to make some changes to my AI piece before the Times would print it (“we’re a family paper”). A German newspaper wants to rerun it, so I’d like to translate it back before they translate it into German:
“Everybody’s using AI for everything nowadays, and if you don’t, you’re a misfit outsider who should be stoned to death in the town square, and then resurrected virtually from your data so you can be stoned to death in the virtual town square, for infinity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...
Highway Robbery: World Cup fans asked to pay $150 for a 15 minute trip from Penn Station NYC to MET LIFE Stadium NJ. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
The Pope is visiting Angola, where 45% of all slave ships departed Africa during the era of the slave trade.
Most of the last voyages in the history of the slave trade - 1850s and 1860s - began in U.S. ports and sailed to Angola for captives.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/w...
Fascinating and well done
Secretary of Filth
"A large number of Cubans are being held at the Everglades facility. 'Predominantly, the population are Cubans whose families voted for or supported Trump, and they’re pissed,' immigration activist Thomas Kennedy said."
No/
Sleep/
Till Brooklyn/
Workout 🏋🏿♀️ music
mamdani being a cheerful normal guy that people project absolute insane things on is one of the things that make him very relatable to me, personally
