To anyone who has emailed me: Let's circle back after the holidays. Or the Winter Olympics. If not then, after the midterms for sure.
I learned a lot about Nancy Pelosi this week — including her very early advocacy for AIDS patients. She visited them in SF General’s AIDS ward and convinced the Reagan administration to allow the AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed on the National Mall in 1987. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS
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Life is shit and the world is burning but at least the Cubs are going to the playoffs
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty
Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.
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Assuming pictures inside my apartment and of my cat don’t count…
Laura Lippman@lauralippman.bsky.social · 12mo agoChallenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.
You mean A2 is a town of pleasant nerds? Yes, yes it is
NPR@npr.org · last yr.Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.
We fought a whole revolution so we don't have to understand this
The Athletic@theathletic.com · last yr.Quite remarkable from Jamie Smith, who registers his second Test match century in 80 balls. England are 249/5 at lunch, with Smith and Harry Brook putting on 165 after Joe Root and Ben Stokes were dismissed in successive deliveries. But they still trail India by 338 runs...
It’s not just, get a cat, cat plays with it instead of catching or killing it, you have to catch the thing in a shoebox and put it outside?
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last yr.With no landlord or manager to call, new homeowners may find themselves dealing with pests for the first time. Here’s how to handle them.
The 51st presents: Overheard in D.C.! Each week we'll be publishing the funny, bizarre, heartwarming, and otherwise unbelievable stuff you hear in the District. Send your submissions to overheards@51st.news. Include where it was said, who said it, and a little context if possible!
I haven’t been able to bring myself to read this yet, but I read every article vulture posts. It’s so little money at the end of the day and it’s such a great outlet
Kathryn VanArendonk@kvanaren.bsky.social · 2y agolast thought on this for now: i know why people share unpaywalled versions of pieces like this, and i know it's important to have wide access to this reporting. but this kind of writing takes a year of your life, and editing, and resources. i'm grateful to subscribers who support this work.
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers. Science works, y'all. www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
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On these rare occasions, like this year, when Christmas Day overlaps with the first night of Chanukkah, it truly feels like a miracle requested by Seth Cohen himself.
/hollering to be heard over the deafeningly loud sound of sleigh bells "Folks," defector.com/the-2024-hat...
The 2024 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[walks out to greet you as you pull into my circular driveway] There you are! Oh my goodness, look at you! You look so festive! Why don’t you leave your bags in the breezeway for now and come on in? A...
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You never fully appreciate working at a company that closes between Christmas and New Year's Day until it's gone.
Foreign aid the ultimate cul de sac in national cost-cutting debates because Americans thinks the U.S. spends far more than it actually does. The average voter believes foreign aid is as much as 25% of the budget (!) in some polls. It’s actually ~1%. www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What every American should know about US foreign aid
George Ingram provides explanations for popular myths surrounding U.S. foreign aid policy and its impacts.
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Damn and now Drake is going to have to pay a 25 percent tariff on that beef?
I wonder if my coworkers can tell which days I wake up and choose violence
I would love to tell you about the times vaccines prevented me from getting sick, but every time it happens, I don’t notice. I just keep feeling well. Neither do you. Public health, when it’s working, is invisible.
I had my first good friend announce today that she and her family are leaving DC. I both understand and am devastated
Glenn Fleishman@glennf.com · 2y agoIf you notice friends and acquaintances, particularly if they are LGBTQIA, suddenly in a different country than you know they normally live in, don’t ask them why or speculate. A lot of people are going to relocate and maintain a low profile for their safety or that of people they love.
we have to give kids of all genders access to Anne of Green Gables so they can understand the importance of puffed sleeves
Nothing like spending a sunny Sunday afternoon at the emergency vet