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I know, I know…
I know, I know… but how does this not lead to an immediate impeachment?
POTUS and the VP come out in favor of war on a US city, and extrajudicial killing by the military of alleged criminals.
Come now, I’m sure calling it the Department of War will prevent mission creep like, say, deploying troops against US cities.
THE Magnificent Ambersons?
This really feels like a “be careful what you wish for” situation. Unedited interviews do not necessarily make the interviewee look good. And real journalism or fact checking can still happen before or after the interview (I mean, theoretically).
“The Legitimate Docket”
What it says on the tin.
It’ll really come to a head if Trump tries to appoint someone else as “Secretary of War.” Or if that person then tries to act as SecDef.
That’s what I was wondering. Couldn’t they still be sued for giving it to them to be read into the record?
"I have had it with these Jasper-Johnsing dancers on this Jasper-Johnsing plane!"
"Violent crime in Chicago has dropped significantly in the first half of the year, according to official data released by the city. Shootings are down 37% and homicides have dropped by 32% compared to the first half of 2024, while total violence crime dropped by over 22%...."
If you read the whole article, it's just paragraph after paragraph recounting various police reports, interspersed with "meanwhile Trump is talking about sending troops and Prtizker is saying they're unneeded." Then, the kicker at the end:
What a weird characterization of BlueSky. It kind of goes to show how easily the "well, Sky lefties are kind of quick on the trigger with centrist Dems" view can shade into "actually, even centrist Dem takes are intolerable."
I’ve only talked to profs who loved it.
I do think that’s what Nate meant. And I bet you feel like you’ve seen it too. But it’s really not that common a phenomenon. Mostly, such moderate Dems are welcomed or ignored (unless they start haranguing and harassing others for being more left).
What do you mean? It's perfect CREAC!
Massachusetts too. That’s the way!
I keep meaning to write an article tracing the spread and effects of the elephants-in-mouseholes” metaphor.
You mean, like, present company excluded?
Without saying Losing My Religion (or Shiny Happy People), least fav R.E.M. Song?
How long before Republicans start taking advantage of everyone’s limited comprehension of chronology to take credit for low crime? Like, six months?
It seems like the only dispute between you two is about what it means to "force" or "make" someone do something. Jamelle is thinking of it as legal compulsion, the force of an order in the governmental hierarchy. Matt is including other means of compelling compliance.
Ooh, interesting! PA CLE requirements are substantial and expensive.
In any event, I think they mostly have turnips.
I have no idea where there is a pumpkin patch. I mean, I could drive out into the country and look for one, I guess?
Are pumpkin patches ubiquitous in the US?
I suppose it’s hard to write a US history that emphasizes the centrality of an equal-rights tradition. But maybe, for a certain audience (including judges who like “history and tradition”), it’s important to try?
RETVRN
Everybody’s talking about “Weekend at Bernie’s,” when “Dave” is right there.
I mean, there’s not really any concrete basis for all this mirthful speculation, though, is there?
BlueSky has a very don’t-say-anything-during-a-no-hitter vibe right now.
This pizza has, as the kids say, the same energy as this classic @theonion.com article.
This pizza has, as the kids say, the same energy as this classic @theonion.com article.
I'm gonna be honest, this isn't your best work, @nytpitchbot.bsky.social. It doesn't even sound like the New York Times.
"Democrats have a principled desire to make voting easier. But what I'm suggesting is, what if they didn't have principles?"
Hey, why don't we get the split-toe derby thread? 🧐
I wasn’t planning to spend this morning at the dentist with a cracked tooth. But I probably deserve it for my flossing history.
Once per paragraph? You’re machine-gunning werewolves.
@pghgraffiti.bsky.social
C. Everett Koop would never!
Every tech update now is like: "Great news, the word processor you've relied on for twenty years has learned to juggle! Is it good at it? No! Does it help in any way? Of course not! Has it made it insufferable to use? Oh, absolutely."
I've had the experience of learning that word I thought might be derived from Yiddish was actually not. But I never thought I'd have the experience of learning that such a word was actually derived from Japanese!
Also, it’s not over yet! Lots of offers go out in September.
I thought it was “deserts” meaning “what you deserve.”
The number of people responding by pointing out electronica is wild to me. Is it really that big/popular? Like, sure, in clubs, but compared to popular music?
Does he really have two skateboards?
Instead of giving in to terror through anticipatory compliance & removing programs designed to remedy social inequalities, institutions should fight back to ensure access to higher education for all & protect our vibrant campuses & the freedom to learn, teach, and conduct research. This is the way.
If you’re not going to pass legislation, then what are you even bargaining about/for?
Getting ready for classes to begin? AP style uses syllabuses as the plural for syllabus, not syllabi, for outlines of what courses will cover. Similarly, we use cactuses as the plural form of cactus, not cacti.
These are also all red flags in a presidential candidate.
I was on the fence about whether FAFO is an acronym or an initialism, that is to say, about how it is pronounced. According to M-W, the jury is still out!
Here’s what I’m wondering about Tim Apple’s gift/bribe. What is the law on this? And what does Trump think? And what’s actually true?
Here’s what I’m wondering about Tim Apple’s gift/bribe. What is the law on this? And what does Trump think? And what’s actually true?
Chatham Village is one of my favorites.
King Mid-ass.
It’s full of (tiny) walkable neighborhoods!
I know nothing about cars. But I’ve always liked the MB Pagoda.
aww shucks
Been reading about the rise of Nazism. So many entities - businesses, right-wing parties, trade unions - struck deals with Hitler after he became chancellor, where he promised to preserve elements of the old system. Then months later he invariably broke them and jailed or killed those people.
So, is this a gift to Trump or to The President? I assume it would be illegal (as if that matters) for him to keep it after leaving office.
One Billion Americans (but not those ones…)
Ooh. That sounds fantastic. When Freud came to England and met Virginia Woolf, he gave her a narcissus.
Surely they had in mind the four-letter word for a type of (or going to) bed?
The incentives are even worse than that. Until fairly recently, the expected MINIMUM word count was around 20,000 words. Any less and law reviews wouldn’t really take it seriously, and if it was published it didn’t “count” as much for internal metrics and tenure as a “real” or “full” article.
Riley manages to be both super-bland and super-toxic at the same time. The worst of both worlds.
I do still wish it were clearer what’s being said by whom. Garber said it to one faculty member, according to “the three faculty members familiar with the conversation.” So, he said it to one, during a conversation with three? Or to two, because he is also a faculty member?
This resonates. open.substack.com/pub/musgrave...
That sounds fascinating! Mine was about Yeats, Eliot, Woolf, and Wyndham Lewis—their relationships to psychoanalysis, and their depictions of consciousness/desire.
conspiracy theory that isn't a conspiracy theory: this is specifically to screw over meds and eds rust belt revivals because they threaten existing landed gentry power centers.
I mean, the gender demographics are pretty much the same.
In other words, the people complaining about this are either stupid or disingenuous (and are definitely racist).
The bulk of the argument in the SFFA v. Harvard anti-affirmative action case (which the anti–affirmative-action side won) was that affirmative action was unfair to Asian Americans. The (ostensible) goal was *increase* their Harvard.
Guess there’s not another opening on the mighty Third.
Yeah, it’s a Brit v. Yank distinction.
I hope they mustard up the wherewithal to get it cleaned up.
Weird. It’s like all subsequent psychologists were trying to kill their father. Huh.
Every. Single. One.
Every. Single. One.
Weird. It’s like all subsequent psychologists were trying to kill their father. Huh.
It’s a real psychological phenomenon. When you walk through a door, God opens a window.
Worried about AI taking your job? Here’s the list of the 40 most impacted to the 40 least impacted. First picture most impacted jobs second list the lucky ones. Think I’m retraining as a dishwasher…. #agsky #econsky
The “deal” that Brown made with the Trump admin is much more extreme than is being reported. It includes government oversight of course evaluations and no barrier to government interference in faculty hiring. Read it for yourself here: www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
It turns out a fascist President can do more to crush free speech than Oberlin sophomores
I have no idea if any of my students are on here. But here is where I am, so here is where I’m wishing them all good luck on the Bar Exam this week!
I don't think most Americans realize how hard tariffs are about to hit them. The combination of 1) escalating tariffs, 2) companies slowly passing the cost to consumers, and 3) the repeal of the de minimis exemption in the Big Beautiful Bill, a lot stuff will be more expensive in 2027.
They’re at it again today. Wordle 1,497 X/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩
Yinz: Winter-like conditions reported in East Liberty near the Social Security office. Proceed with caution ⚠️
The “3 days and a lot of energy” is the thinking. That is asking it to do the thinking for you.
I feel like decreased attention spans and elimination of productive boredom are flip sides of the same coin.
Without a lot more context, I really don’t get why this is supposed to be a scary graph. If anything, the spike seems to be the weird anomaly. Unless you literally think that once it starts falling it *must* go to zero, this just like reverting to a mean from a crazy, unsustainable outlier.
I mean, as I read your thread summarizing their argument, I kept thinking of the population bomb as making essentially the same mistake: extrapolating current trends and declaring a crisis. It’s the same thing!
Yes, I just did this. We bought a new TV with Google-smarts (Chromecast or whatever), but I just skipped the “smart” parts of the setup (input your email, connect it to WiFi) and plugged a Roku into the HDMI input.
It may be a somewhat outcome-oriented attitude, if you will, but I find it impossible to disentangle what to believe and what will be done based on that belief. I require a higher standard for, say, locking someone up than criticizing them.
And vice versa. Pols would leave if journalists left. It’s a nice little symbiotic Catch-22.