Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me.
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This from the party that ridiculed "trigger warnings", "cancel culture" and whose current main priority is covering up a child rape scandal. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...
Florida Professor Fired for Assigning a Profane Story, Lawsuit Says (Gift Article)
South Florida State College fired an English professor after she assigned a story about a teacher who talks about sex with her students. Now the professor is suing.
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My thoughts on my least-favorite NYT Opinion writers: David Brooks never met a logical fallacy he didn’t like. Straw Man, in particular. Stephens? What-aboutism. Douthat, paradoxically for a “man of faith” plays Devil’s Advocate. Just asking questions in ‘Interesting Times’
The New York Times seeking political cover for their blatant Islamophobia.
The next Dem / DSA president must repurpose ICE to fight white collar crime, and send them to Florida.
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · last wk.CBS reports that Ashley Moody did precisely what the entire GOP has accused Tim Walz of doing -- and yet, somehow, that crack fraud task force has not arrested the GOP nominee for Senate. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...
I would like to see a piece about W's engagement with the world post-presidency. He only seems to get press when exchanging warm regards with Michelle Obama at state occasions.
There's a certain segment of rich white conservative elites in NYC, who think of themselves as Democrats and as not racist, who are driven absolutely insane by the existence of Mamdani. And the NYT has pledged to put their concerns front and center every single day forever.
I wrote this for Chicago magazine about the U.S. government's plans to close the National Archives branch in Chicago:
Chicago magazine@chicagomagazine.bsky.social · 2w agoAt a time when dubious information runs rampant, we need more — not less — access to our history.
Everybody grieves differently. But I find it incredulous to ascribe any of Trump’s actions to anything other than self-interest.
‘It’s One Big Club, and We’re Just Not in It’: These 10 Gen Z Trump Voters Want to See More of a Focus on the Middle Class www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I wouldn't be too sure Lindsey Graham's name isn't remembered in 100 years. Neville Chamberlain and Vidkun Quisling still come up quite frequently 80 years after their heyday. Gift Link. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/o...
Opinion | The Seduction of Lindsey Graham (Gift Article)
He could see the obvious truth that Trump was a malign and corrosive force in American politics — that is, until Trump won the White House.
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If I've killed one man, I've killed two— The vampire who said he was you A so-called “muralist” a 3-card Monte Shark, A bodega shoplifter in the dark. Reza Khan, you can lie back now.
Doug McCrae@dougmccrae.bsky.social · 3w agoIt needs a comma after "Shah of Iran" to make Plath's multiple roles clearer: "Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran, featured in latest historical fiction."
If you hold the NYT Book Review up to the light, there’s a subtle code there.
The most American tradition — never give a sucker an even break. Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
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This is not nearly as funny as David Brooks' finest sandwich-related essays, but Jesus, what a timely and epic piece of writing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...
Opinion | Five Words That Changed America
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WSJ's MJ Koch has a point in "Who Killed the Patriotic American Movie?". Hollywood stopped making "Red Dawn" in 1984 (again in 2012), wrapped up "Band of Brothers" in 1998, rolled the credits on "Lincoln" in 2012. In each case, they began a project, completed & released it, then stopped. What gives?
It would be mercilessly hilarious if Douthat were to abandon his faith in light of UFO speculation.
What I love about the WSJ editorial squad is, they always occupy the moral high ground.
