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I am a Colorado-born and raised, Boston-based writer, historian, and Pulitzer Prize Finalist. I am the author of "The Westerners" (2026), “Saving Yellowstone” (2022) and “The Three-Cornered War” (2020). More details at https://megankatenelson.com
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late-breaking contender for the word of 2025: lizza, verb
lizza’ed, lizza’ing.
transitive verb
1) to sully one’s own reputation while sullying someone else’s reputation, but doing greater damage to one’s own reputation.
2) to suck, generally.
lizza’ed, lizza’ing.
transitive verb
1) to sully one’s own reputation while sullying someone else’s reputation, but doing greater damage to one’s own reputation.
2) to suck, generally.
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
late-breaking contender for the word of 2025: lizza, verb
lizza’ed, lizza’ing.
transitive verb
1) to sully one’s own reputation while sullying someone else’s reputation, but doing greater damage to one’s own reputation.
2) to suck, generally.
lizza’ed, lizza’ing.
transitive verb
1) to sully one’s own reputation while sullying someone else’s reputation, but doing greater damage to one’s own reputation.
2) to suck, generally.
Ooooh, love High West Campfire! 🥃
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Ooooh, love High West Campfire! 🥃
Clearly, they want to make a lot of cheddar.
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Clearly, they want to make a lot of cheddar.
The NYT feature noted that the press pushed the pub up by 3 weeks (so she would not compete with Cheryl Hines). That's not a ton of time, but maybe they skipped a copyedit or three?
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The NYT feature noted that the press pushed the pub up by 3 weeks (so she would not compete with Cheryl Hines). That's not a ton of time, but maybe they skipped a copyedit or three?
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Given where I live and the kind of work I do, I don't run into those people very often. But I would point out that the vast majority of arrests involve innocent people. And ask if they would spend even one minute in one of those detention centers. Anyone who supports these actions should have to.
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Given where I live and the kind of work I do, I don't run into those people very often. But I would point out that the vast majority of arrests involve innocent people. And ask if they would spend even one minute in one of those detention centers. Anyone who supports these actions should have to.