Mike Nock
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“The administration . . . aims to hire 10,000 new agents and double its detention capacity to 100,000 people. But what if, instead, we diverted that money away from a punitive effort to uproot immigrants and toward assistance for Americans in need?“ www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | How the money in ICE’s ballooning budget could have been used to help Americans
Philip Bump: Had the Trump administration spent on assistance for Americans in need, rather than on a punitive effort to uproot immigrants — here’s how it might have looked.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“The administration . . . aims to hire 10,000 new agents and double its detention capacity to 100,000 people. But what if, instead, we diverted that money away from a punitive effort to uproot immigrants and toward assistance for Americans in need?“ www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
I remember when Bennetons were polluting charming small-town Main Streets all over the U.S. Local shops are worth the fight. Another bullseye from @theguardian.com’s RLC.
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I’m sick of avocado toast – I just want to keep my local, untrendy cafe | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
With its pasties, decent brews and staff who are happy to chat, it’s a vital community space. So why are its days numbered, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I remember when Bennetons were polluting charming small-town Main Streets all over the U.S. Local shops are worth the fight. Another bullseye from @theguardian.com’s RLC.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Courage is grace under pressure.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Courage is grace under pressure.
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The misrule of my country is now so hideous and profound that I am running out of things for which I am as an American rightly proud: Baseball, barbecue, Broadway musicals, African-American music, peanut butter cups & a walk on the streets of any diverse, pluralistic metropolis.
Wish I was joking.
Wish I was joking.
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 AM
The misrule of my country is now so hideous and profound that I am running out of things for which I am as an American rightly proud: Baseball, barbecue, Broadway musicals, African-American music, peanut butter cups & a walk on the streets of any diverse, pluralistic metropolis.
Wish I was joking.
Wish I was joking.
And definitely the only one I know how to use. slate.com/technology/2...
There’s a New Kind of Social Media App People Are Obsessed With. You’ve Probably Used It Already.
Apple’s Find My is Gen Z’s newest social media app. And it’s a dang good one at that.
slate.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM
And definitely the only one I know how to use. slate.com/technology/2...
“When we ask about liberal arts education, we’re asking, ‘What kind of society do we want?’ Do we want a society in which, generally, we are an educated and empowered populace? The opposite of that is what we have now.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
‘We are in class five rapids right now.’ New England’s liberal arts colleges are in crisis. Can their model survive? - The Boston Globe
Ten college presidents spoke to the Globe in defense of their institutions.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
“When we ask about liberal arts education, we’re asking, ‘What kind of society do we want?’ Do we want a society in which, generally, we are an educated and empowered populace? The opposite of that is what we have now.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/m...
Especially valuable as a reminder of the breadth and depth of the carnage. No #Thune, who must become a focus in ‘26.
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25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
www.meidasplus.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Especially valuable as a reminder of the breadth and depth of the carnage. No #Thune, who must become a focus in ‘26.
www.meidasplus.com/p/25-worst-v...
www.meidasplus.com/p/25-worst-v...
You can follow her for free on Substack, but after a few episodes you’ll be eager to pay. thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn’t Building a Ballroom
When Trump announced a $300 million ballroom at the White House, something went off in my brain.
thedreydossier.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
You can follow her for free on Substack, but after a few episodes you’ll be eager to pay. thedreydossier.substack.com/p/trump-isnt...
“This is already happening. When Mosseri says ‘DMs are where people share now,’ he admits something basic: people are talking and sharing in private, not in the public feed. That is a big business problem for Instagram.” om.co/2026/01/01/w...
What is Instagram’s Adam Mosseri really saying in his year-end memo?
On the last day of 2025, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri posted a 20-slide memo on Instagram. It covered AI, fake content, reality distortion, and how the platform will c…
om.co
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
“This is already happening. When Mosseri says ‘DMs are where people share now,’ he admits something basic: people are talking and sharing in private, not in the public feed. That is a big business problem for Instagram.” om.co/2026/01/01/w...
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1981 time machine
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar--the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you'd quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,…
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar--the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you'd quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,…
1981 time machine
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar--the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you'd quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life, not with their screens. Many of us can't remember what we did all day.
seths.blog
January 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
1981 time machine
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar--the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you'd quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,…
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar--the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you'd quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,…
Just watched a short clip of CC and remembered instantly how valuable he and the show were. RIP Stewart Cheifet.
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Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles Host, Dies At 87 - Slashdot
Pibroch(CiH) writes: According to the obituary linked, Stewart Cheifet of Computer Chronicles fame has died. The obituary states he passed Dec 28, 2025. Cheifet and Digital Research founder Gary Kilda...
hardware.slashdot.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Just watched a short clip of CC and remembered instantly how valuable he and the show were. RIP Stewart Cheifet.
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Another reminder to follow The Holderness Family wherever you can find their work.
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Nobody did X-mas like Generation X 🎄
YouTube video by Holderness Family Music
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December 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Another reminder to follow The Holderness Family wherever you can find their work.
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Thank you Liza and HRC. Love the #NORAD story! There was a time when Stephen Miller wouldn’t have fired Col. Harry Shoup and shut down the Combat Alert Center for the insubordination. www.youtube.com/watch?v=teda...
Tracking Santa’s Sleigh | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly and Heather Cox Richardson
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thank you Liza and HRC. Love the #NORAD story! There was a time when Stephen Miller wouldn’t have fired Col. Harry Shoup and shut down the Combat Alert Center for the insubordination. www.youtube.com/watch?v=teda...
Missing #WestWing? You don’t even need to see the previous episodes in this series to love the Christmas episode of “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” Bonus: Trombone Shorty / “O Holy Night.” tv.apple.com/us/episode/t...
The Christmas Show - Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Season 1, Episode 11) - Apple TV
As he helps prepare the holiday show, Matt remains determined to bring the Christmas spirit to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Danny wrestles with his true fe…
tv.apple.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Missing #WestWing? You don’t even need to see the previous episodes in this series to love the Christmas episode of “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.” Bonus: Trombone Shorty / “O Holy Night.” tv.apple.com/us/episode/t...
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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Presidents who attended Kennedy Ctr events since its opening in 1971 and did not dream of putting their names on it
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
Bush I
Clinton
Bush II
Obama
Biden
Very different people. None of them this vulgar.
Would have made more sense for DJT to put his name on the Supreme Court.
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
Bush I
Clinton
Bush II
Obama
Biden
Very different people. None of them this vulgar.
Would have made more sense for DJT to put his name on the Supreme Court.
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Presidents who attended Kennedy Ctr events since its opening in 1971 and did not dream of putting their names on it
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
Bush I
Clinton
Bush II
Obama
Biden
Very different people. None of them this vulgar.
Would have made more sense for DJT to put his name on the Supreme Court.
Nixon
Ford
Carter
Reagan
Bush I
Clinton
Bush II
Obama
Biden
Very different people. None of them this vulgar.
Would have made more sense for DJT to put his name on the Supreme Court.
A timely upgrade. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Pope Leo Names Illinois Bishop to Replace Cardinal Dolan in New York
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A timely upgrade. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
“What the world interprets as Italy’s eternal culinary self-confidence is, in reality, the afterglow of that moment. Italians did not inherit abundance. They walked into it, slightly dazed, like people entering the wrong cinema screen and deciding to stay.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The myth of traditional Italian cuisine has seduced the world. The truth is very different | Alberto Grandi
The comforting tourist-brochure idea of what Italian food looks like obscures a story shaped by hunger, migration and innovation, says Alberto Grandi, author and professor of food history
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“What the world interprets as Italy’s eternal culinary self-confidence is, in reality, the afterglow of that moment. Italians did not inherit abundance. They walked into it, slightly dazed, like people entering the wrong cinema screen and deciding to stay.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The pathetic cowering of Republican politicians to the anti-gun-regulation extremism of the NRA the last 30 years was *the* foreshadowing precursor to Republican politicians’ pathetic Trump-cowering of the last 10 years.
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The pathetic cowering of Republican politicians to the anti-gun-regulation extremism of the NRA the last 30 years was *the* foreshadowing precursor to Republican politicians’ pathetic Trump-cowering of the last 10 years.
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Greatest city in the world.
December 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Greatest city in the world.
Feeling bearish all of a sudden on the prospect of Netflix winning the contest for Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
Jared Kushner, the President’s Son-in-Law, Is Part of Paramount’s Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Feeling bearish all of a sudden on the prospect of Netflix winning the contest for Warner Bros. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b...
“Business decisions and economics are part of it, but the business (and coverage) of this sport has warped too many of us into believing all that matters is the championship at the end. For 100 years, that’s not what college football was about.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Notre Dame’s opt-out crosses a new line — and college football is worse off for it
Notre Dame may be upset, but the point of playing football is to play football.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“Business decisions and economics are part of it, but the business (and coverage) of this sport has warped too many of us into believing all that matters is the championship at the end. For 100 years, that’s not what college football was about.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Saw this recently at a lovely little theater on the town square in #Oberlin. Absolutely worth seeing.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Saw this recently at a lovely little theater on the town square in #Oberlin. Absolutely worth seeing.
Super-cool @WSJ.com visual featuring one innovative urban design solution. Let’s do a couple of these #Cleveland. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Office-to-Residential Conversions Are Booming and New York Is the Epicenter
A tour of Manhattan buildings you can now call home, and a peek inside the architectural hacks that make transformations possible.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Super-cool @WSJ.com visual featuring one innovative urban design solution. Let’s do a couple of these #Cleveland. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...