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Just like In the ’80s when the US trained and armed the Taliban so they’d fight the Soviets. Afghanistan: delivering irony and tragedy for 40 years.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Just like In the ’80s when the US trained and armed the Taliban so they’d fight the Soviets. Afghanistan: delivering irony and tragedy for 40 years.
Check out Sunday Best, the Netflix doc about Sullivan. He was an interesting guy who broke barriers for Black entertainers.
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Check out Sunday Best, the Netflix doc about Sullivan. He was an interesting guy who broke barriers for Black entertainers.
In an age where “influencers” can say anything without regard to honesty or ethics, let’s not use Nuzzi to discredit all journalists.
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In an age where “influencers” can say anything without regard to honesty or ethics, let’s not use Nuzzi to discredit all journalists.
A reminder that journalism has rules, ethics and standards. But if you’re an “influencer” you can do anything.
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A reminder that journalism has rules, ethics and standards. But if you’re an “influencer” you can do anything.
Truth is, nobody hates redistricting more than incumbents who have spent years cultivating their current voters.
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Truth is, nobody hates redistricting more than incumbents who have spent years cultivating their current voters.
My friend Dave Granlund, still the best caricaturist out there.
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My friend Dave Granlund, still the best caricaturist out there.
This is what happens when you replace journalists with influencers.
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is what happens when you replace journalists with influencers.
A home page is not like the front page of a newspaper, which traditionally showed a ranking of important news. Home pages constantly change, with the newest (though not necessarily most important) articles on top. If you don’t like the order, check back in 10 minutes.
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A home page is not like the front page of a newspaper, which traditionally showed a ranking of important news. Home pages constantly change, with the newest (though not necessarily most important) articles on top. If you don’t like the order, check back in 10 minutes.
Love tacos but food can’t be perfect if you have to turn your head sideways to eat it.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Love tacos but food can’t be perfect if you have to turn your head sideways to eat it.
Here’s a more up-to-date data point: bsky.app/profile/pbum...
There are 133 counties and county-equivalents in Virginia and New Jersey. In 127 of them, the vote shifted to the Democrats since November 2024. On average, the shift was 6 points to the left.
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Here’s a more up-to-date data point: bsky.app/profile/pbum...
Pretty broad generalization. I live in New England and Democrats are popular here, especially compared to Republicans. Guess we don’t count.
November 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Pretty broad generalization. I live in New England and Democrats are popular here, especially compared to Republicans. Guess we don’t count.
Thought experiment: A Black candidate has a tattoo he got as a youth, when he ran with a rough crowd. Some say it’s a gang tattoo and ask why he didn’t have it removed long ago. Would people be more understanding?
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Thought experiment: A Black candidate has a tattoo he got as a youth, when he ran with a rough crowd. Some say it’s a gang tattoo and ask why he didn’t have it removed long ago. Would people be more understanding?
Pretty flawed analogy. Byrd was a politician who joined and embraced a racist organization. Platner was a drunk soldier who got a tattoo. The discourse on this is so skin-deep it’s driving me crazy.
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Pretty flawed analogy. Byrd was a politician who joined and embraced a racist organization. Platner was a drunk soldier who got a tattoo. The discourse on this is so skin-deep it’s driving me crazy.
We need to keep asking: who ordered them to break windows? Who ordered them to wear masks? Who ordered them to shoot dogs?
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We need to keep asking: who ordered them to break windows? Who ordered them to wear masks? Who ordered them to shoot dogs?
Wait until they stop admitting foreign athletes.
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Wait until they stop admitting foreign athletes.
She writes about the importance of coalition-building, but apparently doesn’t want any white men with transgressive tattoos in her coalition.
October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
She writes about the importance of coalition-building, but apparently doesn’t want any white men with transgressive tattoos in her coalition.
It’s not like you get up every morning and decide again to keep that old tattoo. Most people I know just keep their tattoos, even if they regret them. Unless their campaign advisors are pushing then to sanitize their past.
Also, fwiw, it’s not a swastika and kinda looks like a Grateful Dead symbol.
Also, fwiw, it’s not a swastika and kinda looks like a Grateful Dead symbol.
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It’s not like you get up every morning and decide again to keep that old tattoo. Most people I know just keep their tattoos, even if they regret them. Unless their campaign advisors are pushing then to sanitize their past.
Also, fwiw, it’s not a swastika and kinda looks like a Grateful Dead symbol.
Also, fwiw, it’s not a swastika and kinda looks like a Grateful Dead symbol.
Not buying the caricature. Democrats have pushed for health care, raising the minimum wage and other kitchen table issues consistently. Also preserving democracy, which I guess voters don’t care about.
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Not buying the caricature. Democrats have pushed for health care, raising the minimum wage and other kitchen table issues consistently. Also preserving democracy, which I guess voters don’t care about.
I’m old enough to remember when the election of John Lindsay was called the wave of the future. It wasn’t. Same with Giuliani, Bloomfield and De Blasio. New York: if you can make it there you can’t make it everywhere.
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the election of John Lindsay was called the wave of the future. It wasn’t. Same with Giuliani, Bloomfield and De Blasio. New York: if you can make it there you can’t make it everywhere.
Not that the tattoo is the only issue Mainers should consider, but just curious: how money, pain etc is involved in removing a chest tattoo of that size?
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Not that the tattoo is the only issue Mainers should consider, but just curious: how money, pain etc is involved in removing a chest tattoo of that size?
It’s not a ballroom. It’s a throne room.
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s not a ballroom. It’s a throne room.
He’s not building a ballroom, where people dance. He’s building a throne room where his subjects will applaud him and receive his edicts.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He’s not building a ballroom, where people dance. He’s building a throne room where his subjects will applaud him and receive his edicts.