Gene Weingarten

Full Stop. There were two startling moments of silence by public officials on two consecutive days this week.

Am I overreacting?
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You May Have to Read This Twice Hello. Last week I disclosed that the Washington Post Opinions section had fired all its copy editors (a statement AI instantly hopped on, reporting that I’d said the entire Post had fired all it’s co...

Do we really need copy editors?
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Well, I'm Not Buying It. Welcome to the Weekend Gene Pool, where, in return for this post of questionable entertainment value, I seek your Anecdotes and Observations for use next week.

Is the word "panties" demeaning / diminutizing? (A poll within)
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Loud And Clear, Sir. Humor. Outrageous discussions, surprising observations, live chats, polls, and the weekly Invitational humor contest (formerly The Washington Post's Style Invitational). Significant misanthropy tem...

Hegseth is the loud drunk in first class who is now flying the plane. geneweingarten.substack.com/p/loud-and-c...

Is This Trump's Brain? ... Has he gone nuts? (Or is it something ... simpler?)

It might be something simpler!
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Order in the Court! "I'll Have a Ham on Rye." Hello, welcome to the Weekend Gene Pool, in which I entertain you in return for your Anecdotes and Observations for my use next week.

There is a salacious story in here regarding a ham sandwich and illicit sex.
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The Question of the Day As we know, Donald Trump ordered Erik Siebert, the acting U.S.

I think the answer is yes.
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He's just gonna be passing out MAGA hats and sending them on their way.

I Read It. I Wept. Hello. A few days ago I got this email from a reader.

Wherein I revisit my shame. And my death.
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The Invitational Week 143: Give Us a Few Dozen Igs Propose an Ig Nobel-worthy study. Plus winning Ask Backwards questions.

Become a devotee of the Invitational. These people are funny as hell.
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Here Lies Donald Trump... Hello.

My shocking interview with a Trump enthusiast after the U.N. speech.
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Wow. Just . . . Wow. Sorry for a second posting today. Just a couple of paragraphs, and a poll.

Wow! Those crazy Democrats!
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Short-Term Thinking Welcome to the end of the world. (I mean this literally, and not, as you might expect, figuratively tied to the depredations of the Trump regime.)

The stunning fallout from The Rapture and the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
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Oh, Man. Homan. . . . Ho Man?

Welcome to the F.U. presidency. Now, F.U.
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You Weirdo. Hello, welcome to the Weekend Gene Pool, where, in return for entertaining you, I seek your Observations and Anecdotes for my use in embarrassing you next week.

Have you ever known anyone who consumes beverages the way Rachel and Popeye do?
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Goebbels Drives a Carr The following headline appeared in The New York Times on February 4, 1939:

Sorry about the headline.
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Jimmying The System This will be short.

Had enough yet?
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The Fire This Time? In Berlin on Monday, February 27, 1933, the Reichstag — Germany’s parliament, home of its legislative branch — was gutted by fire.

Looking back at history, and ahead to Trump.
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Trump Sues The NY Times for Defamation! Seeks $15B, more than newspaper is worth, because what it wrote hurt his feelings.

I file a lawsuit, too!
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Thank you.

Sure, He's a Martyr. But to What? A few moments after hearing that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated, I vowed not to say much of anything about it at all — not to try to characterize it — until about a full week of misinformation and...

Is my Civil War Clock set correctly?
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Too Smart to Succeed? Hello. Welcome to the Weekend Gene Pool, where I ask you for your opinions and observations for my use next week.

Great inventions that should be here, but aren't. Send us some.
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Registering My Stupidity This all happened in the last four days.

please stick around for the video at the end. It is the whole point of this stealth love story.
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All Hail The New Lickspittle! — Three short items today, all of them disquieting.

This is revolting.
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Grandpa the Cat: The Next Generation We live in parlous times. People need reassurance.

The continuing saga of Grandpa The Cat, hero & asshole.
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Speaking Power to Truth Hello.

This is a good headline. The column is also good.
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Man O' War Hello. So, Donald Trump has said he is going to re-re-name the Department of Defense today.

In which I suggest trump might like to rename things other than the Department of War.
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A Clownversation . . . With Dave Barry

My interview with Dave Barry. We interviewed each other. Blood flowed.
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Ben There, Done That. Hello.

I believe this to be a funny column, in which I interview Ben Franklin.
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Black and White and Read? All Over. Hello.

The Washington Post commits suicide.
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