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· Nov 22
…Raspberries don't beat Big Star.
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No shit, 100% agree here.
September 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM
No shit, 100% agree here.
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TEXAS — quite the headline for @jamestalarico opponent Ken Paxton. Yikes.
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
September 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
TEXAS — quite the headline for @jamestalarico opponent Ken Paxton. Yikes.
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
September 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low.
We must unrig the system.
The fault was in the stars and in my genes. Truly, I wanted to be a better person but those pesky genes.... Scientists Find More Than 1,000 Genetic Variants Linked to Personality www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/s...
Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits
More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The fault was in the stars and in my genes. Truly, I wanted to be a better person but those pesky genes.... Scientists Find More Than 1,000 Genetic Variants Linked to Personality www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/s...
Is there a Stanley McChrystal or a David Petraeus for Iran? A Colin Powell, Tommy Franks or Ray Odierno? The only military I hear about are the ones being fired or quitting. Hegseth and Trump can't be calling these shots, one a high school military school graduate and the other a TV entertainer.
September 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Is there a Stanley McChrystal or a David Petraeus for Iran? A Colin Powell, Tommy Franks or Ray Odierno? The only military I hear about are the ones being fired or quitting. Hegseth and Trump can't be calling these shots, one a high school military school graduate and the other a TV entertainer.
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Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
August 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Target paid its CEO $21.8M last year — 794x the median Target worker's pay of $27,506.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
Target has also spent $13.9B on stock buybacks since 2019, while remaining among the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients in America.
This is what I mean by a rigged economy.
Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/b... Of course. Republicans.
IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds
The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency’s ability to conduct audits.
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/b... Of course. Republicans.
An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/m... Turns out I was trying to create intimacy and trust through conflict. I thought I was an asshole.
An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It
The author Priya Parker says the key to human connection is to lean into the fight.
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2026 at 8:12 PM
An Expert on Conflict Says Your Relationships Are Doomed Without It www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/m... Turns out I was trying to create intimacy and trust through conflict. I thought I was an asshole.
Who saw Allen Toussaint do his brunch show at Joe's Pub back in the day?
August 22, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Who saw Allen Toussaint do his brunch show at Joe's Pub back in the day?
Who saw Little Jimmy Scott at Red Rooster back in the day?
August 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Who saw Little Jimmy Scott at Red Rooster back in the day?
Who saw Anita O'Day at Under Time Cafe back in the day?
August 22, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Who saw Anita O'Day at Under Time Cafe back in the day?
Who saw Alberta Hunter at the Kitchen on 8th street back in the day?
August 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Who saw Alberta Hunter at the Kitchen on 8th street back in the day?
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Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war.
August 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war.
As a kid I was very fond of Wor Shu Op, Chinese Almond Duck, which was on the menu of most Cantonese restaurants. Today, Wo Hop has a faux version (fried - not right) but, other than that, it seems to have disappeared. Anyone know a place that serves it?
August 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
As a kid I was very fond of Wor Shu Op, Chinese Almond Duck, which was on the menu of most Cantonese restaurants. Today, Wo Hop has a faux version (fried - not right) but, other than that, it seems to have disappeared. Anyone know a place that serves it?
The Neuroscience of Why You Can’t Stop Buying Books You Don’t Have Time to Read
August 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The Neuroscience of Why You Can’t Stop Buying Books You Don’t Have Time to Read
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@rbreich.bsky.social makes yet another great point.
July 21, 2026 at 10:57 PM
@rbreich.bsky.social makes yet another great point.
I was in Spain when the Knicks took the title; I was in New York when Spain took the Cup. My timing is way off.
July 20, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I was in Spain when the Knicks took the title; I was in New York when Spain took the Cup. My timing is way off.
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‘Welcome to West Village’? The ‘the’ Is Not Optional, Say Some New Yorkers. Not "shonda." A shonda.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/s...
‘Welcome to West Village’? The ‘the’ Is Not Optional, Say Some New Yorkers.
Some newcomers in the city say they are meeting in Bronx, or living in East Village.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2026 at 1:13 PM
‘Welcome to West Village’? The ‘the’ Is Not Optional, Say Some New Yorkers. Not "shonda." A shonda.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/s...
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/s...
Trump Justifies Money Made as President With Inaccurate Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u... I'm an NYT dove - they're on the side of the angels at a time it's hard to find one - but this headline softsoaps the story, which was already soft. Howbout TRUMP LIES ABOUT WHERE HIS MONEY COMES FROM.
Trump Justifies $2 Billion Made as President With Inaccurate Claims
President Trump has wrongly attributed the $2 billion windfall he gained during his second term to a hot stock market and claimed that he was the only president to donate his salary.
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Trump Justifies Money Made as President With Inaccurate Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u... I'm an NYT dove - they're on the side of the angels at a time it's hard to find one - but this headline softsoaps the story, which was already soft. Howbout TRUMP LIES ABOUT WHERE HIS MONEY COMES FROM.
I'm 70 years old and I'm very happily married but it still irks me that I will leave this world never having slept with a tall dark woman. Was that so much to ask?
July 11, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I'm 70 years old and I'm very happily married but it still irks me that I will leave this world never having slept with a tall dark woman. Was that so much to ask?
Excuse me, Mr. President, sir, but the Iranians are saying that no American leader could ever have so many mourners come out for their funeral. That sounds like a challenge that needs to be answered.
July 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Excuse me, Mr. President, sir, but the Iranians are saying that no American leader could ever have so many mourners come out for their funeral. That sounds like a challenge that needs to be answered.
Name a talent or characteristic of your's that at least one of your parents admired and how did they let you know. Then, name a talent or characteristic or yours you now believe should have been recognized by a parent but wasn't.
July 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Name a talent or characteristic of your's that at least one of your parents admired and how did they let you know. Then, name a talent or characteristic or yours you now believe should have been recognized by a parent but wasn't.
I’m a fan of Howard Jacobson and I began reading “Howl” (which I don’t believe has a US publisher yet) thinking, “Finally, someone who can express what Jewishness feels like in this time of internal and external conflict,” but I’m at page 85 and there hasn’t been a single mention of…
June 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I’m a fan of Howard Jacobson and I began reading “Howl” (which I don’t believe has a US publisher yet) thinking, “Finally, someone who can express what Jewishness feels like in this time of internal and external conflict,” but I’m at page 85 and there hasn’t been a single mention of…
@monicapotts.bsky.social I’m no economics maven but, yes, the competition with corporate entities for purchasing homes has increased purchase price but those aren’t the truly poor, are they? The poor who have no money for downpayments, no money to renovate, the Section 8 people who will have…
June 25, 2026 at 4:41 PM
@monicapotts.bsky.social I’m no economics maven but, yes, the competition with corporate entities for purchasing homes has increased purchase price but those aren’t the truly poor, are they? The poor who have no money for downpayments, no money to renovate, the Section 8 people who will have…