cat: ok, we’re getting out of here, I’ve got an escape plan baby: ok, I’ll tell the dog cat: no! don’t tell the dog, he’s a snitch
June Casagrande
@junecasagrande.bsky.social
Author of the revised The Best Punctuation Book, Period, available 4/21/26. "The best book on punctuation I've ever seen."—Grammar Girl https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/224059/the-best-punctuation-book-period-revised-edition-by-june-casagrande/
consumers: i want a laptop that doesn't degrade in six months and doesn't cost $2000 silicon valley: have you considered giving us all the money in existence to build sex dens on mars
#Wordwatch limerence (n). A state of profound romantic infatuation; jouissance.
"Be sure to take a 'Your Number 2 is Our Number 1' novelty foam hand!"—my proctologist's receptionist reminds me as I leave
I hereby nominate for the Bluesky Joke of the Year Awards ...
Jack Boot@jackboot.bsky.social · 5d agoAs an Americans taxpayer, I'm outraged we're paying ten thousand dollars for each of those NASA screwdrivers. It's just Tang and vodka.
Collis P. Huntington, 1878: "This Congress is, I think, the worst set of men that have ever been collected together since man was created."
I'm going to be hosting this in less than 10 minutes! #StetSprint
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A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” trib.al/ouHgmYA
Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Man Who Called Him “Googly-Eyed” Chud
A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.”
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Mindfulness, because who doesn’t want to learn they’ve been breathing wrong all these years?
Dave the pub joker, London, c. 1400: 'lads, whY dOn't wE prOnOUnce OUr vOWels all wEIrd' The lads: 'hahaha, whY not'
yet another day goes by where my dr won’t give me a prescription for a panda
"Pied-à-terre tax" is great rhetorical framing because just try to defend lower taxes on pieds-a-terre. I mean, just look at the plural of the word.
Do keep telling me this "standing up is hard" technology is going to replace me.
Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2w agoRobot powered by Qualcomm’s new AI chip dies mid-presentation 😭
In this time of stock market losses and economic uncertainty, I encourge investors to sell everything and buy armadillos. Hardy, armored animals are poised to do very well under these circumstances.
CMOS 18 changed more than you might expect. I went through the updates so you don't have to. Full breakdown: zurl.co/5FMdZ #WritingTips #AmEditing
CMOS 18: A Deep Dive into the Latest Edition’s Updates - Erin Brenner
The 18th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is finally out! To help you navigate the updates, here's an overview of some of the most important changes.
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What's one phrase you used to flag as redundant but realized it was actually helpful? The rule to cut all redundancies is easy to apply, but it can produce text that sounds awkward. Where do you draw the line? Share your thoughts over on LinkedIn: zurl.co/5qO8k #AmEditing #BusinessWriting
"As the Trump administration held nuclear-energy talks with Saudi Arabia, the president’s private licensing business was moving into a crown-prince-backed development in the country—announcing a hotel, golf and residential project bearing Donald Trump’s name."
Zach Everson@zacheverson.com · 2w ago🚨 "Trump Bolstered Saudi Business Connections Amid Nuclear Discussions" @danalexander21.bsky.social for Forbes
And now, corporations see political contributions as investments. When politics becomes a portfolio strategy, the public interest is no longer the highest bidder. “So insanely corrupt.”
What I’ve been asking senators isn’t just whether they think this is legal, but *should* it be legal. They make the laws, after all. Should a president be able to profit off of his public statements by selling premium access to Wall Street traders?
Has anyone noticed that the "they're coming for your kids" party seems to be made up of pedophiles
Every conversation in the greater DC area, given people enough and time, eventually comes around to how upset we are about what Jeff Bezos has done to The Washington Post.
Ms. "I'm your friendly virtual AI assistant" scheduled me on a Saturday for a test that isn't done on Saturdays. So much for the I.
It's the road less traveled, but well worth it for the respect I get from valet parking attendants. www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
The death of the stick shift is almost here
Driving a manual vehicle is a lost art. Hopes of a revival have fallen flat. With the rise of EVs and autonomous vehicles, only a few die-hards hold on.
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