Don Linn
@donlinn.bsky.social
Books, politics, and things that make me laugh, Never give in.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Losing My Perspicacity, December 2, 2025
Another illegal Trump appointee bites the dust
losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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When you're lashing out trying to save yourself, especially if you're stupid, you're going to say things that make your lawyer cry.
Dimwit Hegseth just opened the door to demands to see the video. Because this is what WaPo reported:
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
When you're lashing out trying to save yourself, especially if you're stupid, you're going to say things that make your lawyer cry.
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"I always write on my phone. It is an extension of the cloud of my consciousness" says Olivia Nuzzi in a recent Q& A about her memoir.
I had to share that because...it's so very special.
I had to share that because...it's so very special.
Nuzzi book panned by NYT, WaPo after media blitz
thehill.com
Nuzzi book panned by NYT, WaPo after media blitz
twp.ai
December 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"I always write on my phone. It is an extension of the cloud of my consciousness" says Olivia Nuzzi in a recent Q& A about her memoir.
I had to share that because...it's so very special.
I had to share that because...it's so very special.
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It’s time for a “Spartacus” moment …
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It’s time for a “Spartacus” moment …
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
I am Somali.
Are you Somali too?
Then wtf does it take to get an investigation opened?
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Then wtf does it take to get an investigation opened?
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NYT is getting warmer. But his xenophobia is explicitly racist:
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
NYT is getting warmer. But his xenophobia is explicitly racist:
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oh come ON
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
oh come ON
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"The very least the press corps could do is report as extensively on Donald Trump’s mental fitness NOW as it has this year investigated the mental fitness of Joe Biden THEN."
1000% agree with this @vermontgmg.bsky.social assessment of the need for a dramatic uptick in coverage of Trump's health:
1000% agree with this @vermontgmg.bsky.social assessment of the need for a dramatic uptick in coverage of Trump's health:
Donald Trump spent last night having some bizarre social media fever dream. It’s long past time for the president's mental fitness to be a sustained front-page story. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
It’s time to talk about Donald Trump’s health (again)
The most consequential topic in the world is the simple question: Is the President mentally fit to serve?
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"The very least the press corps could do is report as extensively on Donald Trump’s mental fitness NOW as it has this year investigated the mental fitness of Joe Biden THEN."
1000% agree with this @vermontgmg.bsky.social assessment of the need for a dramatic uptick in coverage of Trump's health:
1000% agree with this @vermontgmg.bsky.social assessment of the need for a dramatic uptick in coverage of Trump's health:
This is good. Big fan of @jonlemire.bsky.social here.
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is good. Big fan of @jonlemire.bsky.social here.
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This is a good joke.
Here is a godawful joke in chart form to ruin your Christmas season 🤪🎄
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This is a good joke.
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The digital nature of our economy blurs some statuses that used to be more clear, but what this means is that capital is, more than ever, concentrated in the hands of a few.
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The digital nature of our economy blurs some statuses that used to be more clear, but what this means is that capital is, more than ever, concentrated in the hands of a few.
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A term came into my head yesterday ‘make work’: people making up unnecessary tasks at work either to pretend there’s a reason to keep them employed or to give them an excuse for not doing the difficult work.
AI seems to be in this phase in many (not all) cases.
AI seems to be in this phase in many (not all) cases.
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A term came into my head yesterday ‘make work’: people making up unnecessary tasks at work either to pretend there’s a reason to keep them employed or to give them an excuse for not doing the difficult work.
AI seems to be in this phase in many (not all) cases.
AI seems to be in this phase in many (not all) cases.
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
America: Did you order the code Red?
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
Hegseth: YOU’RE GODDAM RIGHT I DID!
America: Uhm, it’s a crime.
Hegseth: Ok, someone else ordered the Code Red.
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I love "Strategy" ($MSTR). It's like if someone offered you the opportunity to invest in Beanie Babies but you have to pay them a premium above the normal cost of Beanie Babies.
And then a multi-billion-dollar subeconomy of options and ETFs evolved around Overpriced Beanie Baby Investment Co®.
And then a multi-billion-dollar subeconomy of options and ETFs evolved around Overpriced Beanie Baby Investment Co®.
Crypto’s Retail Traders Hit Hard as Strategy ETFs Plunge 80%
Retail investors who piled into Michael Saylor’s grand Bitcoin experiment are paying a heavy price.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I love "Strategy" ($MSTR). It's like if someone offered you the opportunity to invest in Beanie Babies but you have to pay them a premium above the normal cost of Beanie Babies.
And then a multi-billion-dollar subeconomy of options and ETFs evolved around Overpriced Beanie Baby Investment Co®.
And then a multi-billion-dollar subeconomy of options and ETFs evolved around Overpriced Beanie Baby Investment Co®.
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She seems nice
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
She seems nice
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Even at its best, our justice system is the equivalent of “capture all the pawns” as a chess strategy.
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Even at its best, our justice system is the equivalent of “capture all the pawns” as a chess strategy.
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I learned that some people are using AI to generate a summary of the book I'm offering free 😆
I therefore decided to compete with AI by writing my own summary, which I am calling Over the Cliff Notes.
You can find them here: terikanefield.com/over-the-cli...
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I therefore decided to compete with AI by writing my own summary, which I am calling Over the Cliff Notes.
You can find them here: terikanefield.com/over-the-cli...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I learned that some people are using AI to generate a summary of the book I'm offering free 😆
I therefore decided to compete with AI by writing my own summary, which I am calling Over the Cliff Notes.
You can find them here: terikanefield.com/over-the-cli...
1/
I therefore decided to compete with AI by writing my own summary, which I am calling Over the Cliff Notes.
You can find them here: terikanefield.com/over-the-cli...
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Why was that not helmet to helmet personal foul? Could've even been targeting. Pats still getting golden boy treatment from the refs... Bob Kraft still has the league in his pocket.
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Why was that not helmet to helmet personal foul? Could've even been targeting. Pats still getting golden boy treatment from the refs... Bob Kraft still has the league in his pocket.
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She was rare like an app that doesnt have a fuken AI feature
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
She was rare like an app that doesnt have a fuken AI feature
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i’m a centrist bc i do believe better things are possible but don’t want to do anything to make that happen
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
i’m a centrist bc i do believe better things are possible but don’t want to do anything to make that happen
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Cologuard keeps texting me: when ya gonna shit in a box DANIEL how come u no shit in our box yet PLEASE RESPOND
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cologuard keeps texting me: when ya gonna shit in a box DANIEL how come u no shit in our box yet PLEASE RESPOND
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What a fabulous list.
Here’s this year’s Books We Love—but thanks to lots of work by lots of people, you can also look over all the Books We Love years back to 2013. It’s a remarkable project, and I can say that because I have nothing to do with it. (/fin)
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
What a fabulous list.