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"I'm just here so I don't get fined."

Journalist taking a sabbatical: www.durrellojello.com
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“.. Federal agents pin a protester to the ground and spray a chemical irritant directly into his face at 28th and Blaisdell Avenue S. in Minneapolis on Jan. 21.”

@startribune.com
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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In short, this secret memo explains SO MUCH of what we've been seeing over the last months, including this raid of a home in Minneapolis where ICE officers presented no judicial warrant before breaking in the door.

Turns out they were secretly told they don't need one!
January 21, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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I think about this research a lot

prospect.org/2020/08/18/i...
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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If you enjoyed the video of this person slamming greg bovino at a gas station, watch this

this is some bidness - a wee spot of frank talk about risk, fear, whiteness and doing more

a brief introduction to a vast set of truths that many of us need to spend much much more time sitting with
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
My new imaginary band name is "Humiliation Ritual."
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I've been taking for granted where my calamari may come from. 😫
"The consequences extend far beyond squid. Whales, dolphins, seals, sea birds and commercially important fish species such as hake and tuna depend on the cephalopod. A collapse in the squid population could trigger a cascade of ecological disruption"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas
Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"The consequences extend far beyond squid. Whales, dolphins, seals, sea birds and commercially important fish species such as hake and tuna depend on the cephalopod. A collapse in the squid population could trigger a cascade of ecological disruption"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas
Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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What if none of these things is a distraction from the other things and instead they're all just horrible things
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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It's really an infuriating disservice to present current AI in this misleading way.
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
So I was watching a Star Trek: Deep Space 9 rerun, as one does, and recognized Gabrielle Union as a Klingon.
December 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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GOP Rep Lauren Boebert is OK with Trump punishing Colorado over immigration, climate research, or Tina Peters. Just not her district's project.

"These are people who overwhelmingly voted for President Trump," Boebert told me. "These are not the people who should be attacked"
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tricked again by Spotify touting new music from a fake using the name of an artist I would actually want to hear.

This is not Thom Yorke, Flea, Nigel, or anyone else from Atoms for Peace. 😫
December 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“To have these funds ripped away from our organization simply because the wigs we purchased have a delayed arrival is unconscionable. Not only were we counting on those funds to be available, but the kids we serve were counting on us.”

bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...
Wigs 4 Kids cancer recovery group blasts 'unconscionable' Michigan funding cut - Bridge Michigan
Michigan House Republicans last week abruptly cut money for a nonprofit that provides wigs to kids with cancer as part of a broader push to cancel unspent funds.
bridgemi.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
East Central Illinois represent! 💪🏾
Commentary: Dick Van Dyke, the happiest export Danville ever had, turns 100 on Saturday. In a world full of cynicism, he’s still the guy who whistles his way through life, with a grin that makes you think the good guys might have a shot.
Jacob Lane: Dick Van Dyke has offered 100 years of American joy, from Danville to Hollywood
Dick Van Dyke, the happiest export Danville, Illinois, ever had, turns 100 on Saturday.
trib.al
December 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Must-read piece by @friendlyatheist.com. I went to a church just like this when I was a kid. This is child abuse.
A child suffered panic attacks after hearing fire-and-brimstone sermons and being told her dad might go to Hell.

A judge stepped in to stop it.

Now the Maine Supreme Court will have to decide what's more important: religion or a child's mental health?

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/will-the-m...
Will the Maine Supreme Court allow a mother to keep harming her daughter with religion?
Maine's top court will soon decide if psychological harm can affect a custody case if that harm stems from religion
www.friendlyatheist.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I went to Fette Sau twice on my farewell tour of NYC this summer.

Loved their brisket and I love this write-up.

www.grubstreet.com/article/fett...
Fette Sau Calls It Quits
The BBQ pioneer’s closure is the final gasp for Williamsburg’s trucker-hat era.
www.grubstreet.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I paid $1.69 a gallon over the weekend. This is less than I paid my senior year of high school [redacted] years ago!

denverite.com/2025/12/08/d...
Why Denver has some of the lowest gas prices in the country
The arrival of big-name gas stations may be driving prices down.
denverite.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My current job revolves around be Zoom-presentable and I admit that my gray hairs have started to really irk me in a way they previously hadn't.
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Can we please give Vanessa Bell Calloway an Emmy for The Vince Staples Show? 🙏🏾
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I just love my mom's analysis of the Broncos and Nuggets. Simultaneously astute and incoherent. 😍
November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The VH1 Behind the Music episode about Milli Vanilli raised me.

www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Milli Vanilli used to be Grammys poison… but not anymore
Thirty-five years after the Grammys revoked Milli Vanilli's best new artist award, former member Fab Morvan has been nominated in a surprising twist.
www.npr.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I am very late to reading and sharing this obituary of the amazing Joan Bieder. ❤️ She's the reason I was able to get hired and navigate network news for as long as I did: journalism.berkeley.edu/remembering-...
Berkeley Journalism remembers Joan Bieder, beloved teacher, mentor, friend and mainstay of the school
UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.
journalism.berkeley.edu
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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All jokes aside, this is by far the most serious concern I have about sports gambling today. And players in all sports are loudly sounding the alarms right now.
Just wait until gun violence and gambling scandals collide and we wonder aimlessly as to how this possibly could have been avoided.
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM