Indy Auntie
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Aunt. Dog mom. Biz owner. News junkie. Interests: cities, culture, faith, centrist politics, travel, whimsy. I don't repost profanity or articles I haven't read.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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“He isn’t worried about Trump’s political wrath; he doesn’t plan to run for reelection.
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
www.theatlantic.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
“He isn’t worried about Trump’s political wrath; he doesn’t plan to run for reelection.
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
His fear of speaking out is much more personal: ‘I’d rather my house not get firebombed’”
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Pelosi managed it all just fine.
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Pelosi managed it all just fine.
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It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It's not just that the United States has stopped trying to promote liberal democratic ideas internationally. It's that the United States is actively trying to promote the contrary. It's trying to turn more countries into Hungary.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
wild that this happened within 24 hours of bolsanaro going to prison. will be a timeless textbook example of what works to save a democracy and what doesn’t
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“He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery. “ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“He does not get regular exercise, in part because he has a long-held theory that people are born with a finite amount of energy and that vigorous activity can deplete that reserve, like a battery. “ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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Trump’s average workday now beings at 12:08 and his public appearces are down 39% from first year of first term: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Trump’s average workday now beings at 12:08 and his public appearces are down 39% from first year of first term: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
How could the Trump administration hurt American tourism and America's welcoming brand? Let us count the ways.
The economic ignorance of this administration is exceeded only by their corruption and incompetence.
The economic ignorance of this administration is exceeded only by their corruption and incompetence.
The Trump administration is raising national parks' prices and adding fees for international tourists from next year in an "America-first" initiative, the Interior Department announced.
Trump admin hikes national parks prices by up to $170 for international tourists
The Interior Department said the "America-first" policy will see "resident-only patriotic fee-free days" on some holidays.
www.axios.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
How could the Trump administration hurt American tourism and America's welcoming brand? Let us count the ways.
The economic ignorance of this administration is exceeded only by their corruption and incompetence.
The economic ignorance of this administration is exceeded only by their corruption and incompetence.
“'There’s a place for health savings accounts to augment insurance and fill things out around the edges, but it can’t be the core insurance product,' said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a health economist who directs the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank."
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
“'There’s a place for health savings accounts to augment insurance and fill things out around the edges, but it can’t be the core insurance product,' said Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a health economist who directs the American Action Forum, a conservative think tank."
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As a civil (and not religious) holiday, Thanksgiving opens the door to a lot of new Americans to be able to participate in a broader America in their own way. No other public holiday comes close to the assimilating force of Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
As a civil (and not religious) holiday, Thanksgiving opens the door to a lot of new Americans to be able to participate in a broader America in their own way. No other public holiday comes close to the assimilating force of Thanksgiving
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I dunno, man. I have zero emotional connection to pilgrims and all that stuff. But a public holiday at least nominally about gratitude (and also about togetherness) is a good thing.
Originalism really narrows the scope of the good it does
Originalism really narrows the scope of the good it does
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
"What we are meant to commemorate on Thanksgiving isn’t merely a mythologized version of our origins," our columnist Bret Stephens writes. "It’s a celebration of American rebirth — and of the possibilities, personal and political, that go with it."
"What we are meant to commemorate on Thanksgiving isn’t merely a mythologized version of our origins," our columnist Bret Stephens writes. "It’s a celebration of American rebirth — and of the possibilities, personal and political, that go with it."
Opinion | Thanksgiving Is a Celebration of American Rebirth
An opportunity for families and friends and, by extension, communities, states, and the country itself to have a national reset.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I dunno, man. I have zero emotional connection to pilgrims and all that stuff. But a public holiday at least nominally about gratitude (and also about togetherness) is a good thing.
Originalism really narrows the scope of the good it does
Originalism really narrows the scope of the good it does
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Under the Trump administration, America is retreating from hard power, surrendering soft power, and yielding economic power, David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic Daily. Is this what greatness looks like?
The Voluntary Surrender of U.S. Power
Trump’s go-it-alone approach means abdicating the country’s global influence.
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April 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Under the Trump administration, America is retreating from hard power, surrendering soft power, and yielding economic power, David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic Daily. Is this what greatness looks like?
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The president and his special envoy are primarily concerned with finding a way to make Putin happy by providing a sufficient reward for his brutal and sadistic war of aggression. We have become a country that sells out our friends and embraces the worst people on the planet.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The president and his special envoy are primarily concerned with finding a way to make Putin happy by providing a sufficient reward for his brutal and sadistic war of aggression. We have become a country that sells out our friends and embraces the worst people on the planet.
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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NEW from @katierogersnyt.bsky.social and me on Trump's aging (gift link):
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NEW from @katierogersnyt.bsky.social and me on Trump's aging (gift link):
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the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
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GOP Rep Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired.
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
GOP Rep Don Bacon calls for Witkoff to be fired.
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My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to this thread! I ended up making:
- Spatchcocked, herb butter turkey
- Oyster dressing
- Butternut squash soup
- Herb gravy
- Cranberry sauce with maple syrup and wine
It was great!
- Spatchcocked, herb butter turkey
- Oyster dressing
- Butternut squash soup
- Herb gravy
- Cranberry sauce with maple syrup and wine
It was great!
Alright folks, as a TL cleanse and as a resource for first-time Thanksgiving hosts like me: please share your favorite recipes for the big meal.
Thank you in advance!
Thank you in advance!
November 24, 2023 at 2:54 AM
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to this thread! I ended up making:
- Spatchcocked, herb butter turkey
- Oyster dressing
- Butternut squash soup
- Herb gravy
- Cranberry sauce with maple syrup and wine
It was great!
- Spatchcocked, herb butter turkey
- Oyster dressing
- Butternut squash soup
- Herb gravy
- Cranberry sauce with maple syrup and wine
It was great!
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits (not including the baby):
The three spirits (not including the baby):
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits (not including the baby):
The three spirits (not including the baby):
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
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How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground
While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.
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While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground
While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...