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If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.
I don't know what Mr. Grunstein's health insurance situation is, but the current legislative fight is a policy fight, and a lot of us have real skin in the game! You have to be able to both articulate a vision and fight for policy -- when the rubber meets the road, they're the same damn thing.
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Introduce yourself with five bands/artists you've seen multiple times:
Pylon
Goblin
Fishbone
The Jody Grind
The Baseball Project
Pylon
Goblin
Fishbone
The Jody Grind
The Baseball Project
Introduce yourself with five bands/artists you've seen multiple times:
Lou Barlow
Eleni Mandel
Psy
Grizzly Bear
Ben Folds
Lou Barlow
Eleni Mandel
Psy
Grizzly Bear
Ben Folds
Introduce yourself with five bands/artists you’ve seen multiple times (non-jamband edition). I’m going with five times minimum:
Radiohead
Sigur Rós
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
TV on the Radio
Russian Circles
Radiohead
Sigur Rós
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
TV on the Radio
Russian Circles
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Introduce yourself with five bands/artists you've seen multiple times:
Pylon
Goblin
Fishbone
The Jody Grind
The Baseball Project
Pylon
Goblin
Fishbone
The Jody Grind
The Baseball Project
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The Stranger Things watch will not be completed by me, a notorious completist. Good luck to these men and women in their quest to finish high school.
It Might Be the Most Popular TV Show in the World. It Keeps Getting Worse and Worse.
There’s a pretty glaring problem with Stranger Things’ final season.
slate.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Stranger Things watch will not be completed by me, a notorious completist. Good luck to these men and women in their quest to finish high school.
The Stranger Things watch will not be completed by me, a notorious completist. Good luck to these men and women in their quest to finish high school.
It Might Be the Most Popular TV Show in the World. It Keeps Getting Worse and Worse.
There’s a pretty glaring problem with Stranger Things’ final season.
slate.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The Stranger Things watch will not be completed by me, a notorious completist. Good luck to these men and women in their quest to finish high school.
Anthony Rendontwannaplaynomore
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Anthony Rendontwannaplaynomore
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Some tech type angry about ayyyy-eiii detractors is the main character today & just, what do you even want from the rest of us? You won. You have a total stranglehold on financial markets. You're eating education, publishing, the arts & the electrical grid alive. You don't get kisses on top of that.
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Some tech type angry about ayyyy-eiii detractors is the main character today & just, what do you even want from the rest of us? You won. You have a total stranglehold on financial markets. You're eating education, publishing, the arts & the electrical grid alive. You don't get kisses on top of that.
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Train Dreams discourse, whaaaa??? My (spoilery) thoughts here. I liked it.
A ★★★★ review of Train Dreams (2025)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
letterboxd.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Train Dreams discourse, whaaaa??? My (spoilery) thoughts here. I liked it.
Train Dreams discourse, whaaaa??? My (spoilery) thoughts here. I liked it.
A ★★★★ review of Train Dreams (2025)
This review may contain spoilers. Visit the page to bypass this warning and read the review.
letterboxd.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Train Dreams discourse, whaaaa??? My (spoilery) thoughts here. I liked it.
"Gnu Jersey"
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Let’s say there’s a world populated entirely by animals. Let’s say in this world there’s a road sign for a place called “Gnu Jersey.”
If that gag makes you chuckle, then you’ll probably like Zootopia 2, becuse it’s like 35% dad jokes like that.
If that gag makes you chuckle, then you’ll probably like Zootopia 2, becuse it’s like 35% dad jokes like that.
‘Zootopia 2’ Review: A Utopia For Fans of Animal Puns
Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back on a new case in Disney’s latest animated sequel.
screencrush.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Gnu Jersey"
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Critic aggregators seem to zero in on the word "flawed" for their pull-quotes, and, fairly or not, I now think of it as a lazy descriptor that doesn't inspire me to read on.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Critic aggregators seem to zero in on the word "flawed" for their pull-quotes, and, fairly or not, I now think of it as a lazy descriptor that doesn't inspire me to read on.
@thelouvreof.bsky.social Is there a wing for the algorithm prioritizing "explain joke plz" replies?
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@thelouvreof.bsky.social Is there a wing for the algorithm prioritizing "explain joke plz" replies?
I like football, but only watch the games. I wanted to know the halftime scores today, though, so I watched the FOX halftime show for the first time all season and within 30 seconds Terry Bradshaw mangles Jaxon Smith-Njigba's name in a way you never, ever want to hear.
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I like football, but only watch the games. I wanted to know the halftime scores today, though, so I watched the FOX halftime show for the first time all season and within 30 seconds Terry Bradshaw mangles Jaxon Smith-Njigba's name in a way you never, ever want to hear.
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what was this guy’s fucking problem
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
what was this guy’s fucking problem
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Tripping a surveillance cam would explain the guy who slammed on his brakes from far ahead of me on I-10 east of NOLA in the middle of the night in order to harass me. I'd passed through westbound a few days prior at the same time of day. If that constitutes "suspicious pattern", that's sundown law.
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Tripping a surveillance cam would explain the guy who slammed on his brakes from far ahead of me on I-10 east of NOLA in the middle of the night in order to harass me. I'd passed through westbound a few days prior at the same time of day. If that constitutes "suspicious pattern", that's sundown law.
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I keep seeing reports of ICE activity in DeKalb County. I’m not sure how to verify them yet. In the meantime, know your rights. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I keep seeing reports of ICE activity in DeKalb County. I’m not sure how to verify them yet. In the meantime, know your rights. www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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Turns out I've lived near a pool hall with a 6'x12' snooker table for 20+ years and just found out. Went with my old pool playing buddies last weekend and we acquitted ourselves well among the regulars. We'd played on a 5'x10' before, but never this. It's tough, concentrating that hard wore me out!
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Turns out I've lived near a pool hall with a 6'x12' snooker table for 20+ years and just found out. Went with my old pool playing buddies last weekend and we acquitted ourselves well among the regulars. We'd played on a 5'x10' before, but never this. It's tough, concentrating that hard wore me out!
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We’re hearing helicopters and word is spreading of massive ICE raids tomorrow and Friday particularly in Gwinnett. These excessive raids put all of us in danger. Spread the word, look out for each other, and remember your rights.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
We’re hearing helicopters and word is spreading of massive ICE raids tomorrow and Friday particularly in Gwinnett. These excessive raids put all of us in danger. Spread the word, look out for each other, and remember your rights.
For the last 20 years an actual job requirement to be an Olbermann producer or camera operator has been to laugh at everything he says from off-camera, a sure sign the answer to this question is no.
Does Keith Olbermann not have literally one person in his life whom he can trust for real-talk advice
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
For the last 20 years an actual job requirement to be an Olbermann producer or camera operator has been to laugh at everything he says from off-camera, a sure sign the answer to this question is no.
I do not follow Indiana state politics, so my takeaway from this is that Republicans currently control the Indiana Senate 38-10, and that somehow isn't good enough for the governor?
Indiana's Senate voted today to adjourn by a vote of 29 to 19, with 19 Republicans joining the chamber's 10 Democrats to defy the governor's wish that the state re-gerrymander asap.
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/18/r...
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/18/r...
Redistricting rift growing among Indiana Republicans • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday made his most overt political threat to recalcitrant Republican state senators over congressional redistricting by saying he could look for ways to “compel” them to ...
indianacapitalchronicle.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I do not follow Indiana state politics, so my takeaway from this is that Republicans currently control the Indiana Senate 38-10, and that somehow isn't good enough for the governor?
Matthew Rhys and Jonathan Banks have each bared their teeth in their signature mirthless smiles. Excited for the inevitable head-to-head seethe-off.
Watching The Beast in Me on Netflix. It gives me no pleasure to say I'm not sure if I can hang in there with another show dominated by Claire Danes' face acting.
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Matthew Rhys and Jonathan Banks have each bared their teeth in their signature mirthless smiles. Excited for the inevitable head-to-head seethe-off.
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Do I ever feel this -- satisfying my desire for both desiring and desire itself is a constant challenge. There are days when I can barely discern between the two.
It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Do I ever feel this -- satisfying my desire for both desiring and desire itself is a constant challenge. There are days when I can barely discern between the two.
Thanksgiving approaches. I am thankful at my age that I have no more racist uncles.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Thanksgiving approaches. I am thankful at my age that I have no more racist uncles.
Do I ever feel this -- satisfying my desire for both desiring and desire itself is a constant challenge. There are days when I can barely discern between the two.
It needs to be emphasized that this paragraph is about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Do I ever feel this -- satisfying my desire for both desiring and desire itself is a constant challenge. There are days when I can barely discern between the two.