I think my son has joined a boy band

A. The Hygienic Suavees
B. Posh Dente
C. Chat Wiggle That

"About $9 trillion sits in 401(k)s, the pool that private equity and venture firms have their eye on. Even capturing a sliver of that market — say 5 percent — would represent hundreds of billions of dollars in new capital under management and billions in steady fees, regardless of performance."

Always a good time to think about who benefits from deregulating what kinds of investments can be purchased in a 401k

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/m...

The countdown begins for our annual Sixteen Rivers fundraiser featuring rock star poets D.A. Powell & Kim Addonizio. We're excited! You're excited! We're all excited! Sunday, Oct. 19, 2-5 pm, Northbrae Community Church, Berkeley. Poem on! #poetry #poetrysky #writingcommunity @dapowell.bsky.social

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Reminder about this guy who had things to say about times like these

youtu.be/zCUR_aoO2Jw?...

What was not so funny was the result of years of artificially low interest rates and rampant stock market speculation

(Altho, I'm not sure anyone feels right now--not even investors into AI infrastructure--the way many did in the summer before the 1929 crash, that good times will roll forever.)

Pretty funny, Heather Cox Richardson

Great old goblin poem from Jeremy Noel-Tod's Substack, Some Flowers Soon:

Is it 1983 again? Huh. I guess U.S.-backed coups never get old. I mean, why have super-cool military toys if you can't throw them around your own hemisphere??

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

My dearest Martha, I send you all my love from this war-torn ravaged place, where our hardships surpass comprehension. Yesterday, a barista gave me a whole milk latte when I specifically ordered skim. Later, a young woman with strangely colored hair glanced at me disapprovingly.

What middle school feels like

Ok I did not bring it at Rosh Hashanah services today a la Eric Adams, but two of my students have their naturalization interviews tomorrow, so I am kinda feeling the stars and gold brocade

Omg, you did it! ABC just announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return on Tuesday after the late-night host’s suspension became a flashpoint for free speech. We estimate that around 250,000 of our supporters canceled their Disney+ and Hulu accounts in protest. The pressure worked, money talks!

For now, M. Gessen (gift link).

For tomorrow, think of ways to cultivate what is not "crude, harsh, and gratuitously mean."

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/o...

New York Times talking to itself again

Oh good point--I wonder if new episodes will be released within the billing period?? And yes, let's hope the actors use their visibility and leverage! *Fingers crossed*

I agree. But I also welcome the opportunity to push back in a specific, meaningful way. I think my son and I will watch the remaining seasons of The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece, and then dig into Criterion?

Also Hulu, owned by Disney (sorry to say goodbye to Only Murders in the building, but I just cancelled my Hulu subscription)

My son and I love the show Only Murders in the Building, but I have cancelled my Hulu subscription. Hulu is owned by Disney, as is ABC. I hope Robert Iger at Disney sees a solid hit to profits after throwing Jimmy Kimmel and free speech under the bus.

Thanks!

Sort of begs the obvious question of what CA taxpayers are getting for all the bucks we send to the federal govt. ICE thugs in big trucks, I guess? So you see where the inevitable questions lead us

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/u...