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Yep. This. And when folks have tried calling them out on it, they've become defensive and butthurt. What might be different today if news like NPR had talked honestly about how utterly incoherent Trump is vs. trying to make sense of his blather and position him as a normal candidate?

As one of those authors, I'll take it.

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Yes! Saving it so I can avoid possible spoilers and trying to clear a space in my schedule to see the film in a theater.

I mean... we in the U.S. can't seem to elect people who aren't well past their prime, so...

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If you REALLY want to be emotionally destroyed by a book, try writing it

I would call forcing the dog to shill for Target animal abuse lol

You know some agency is pitching them this right now. "People love the dog! It's nostalgia! Look at this "who" deck we put together with lots of pretty slides!"

Yes! You can find the best quality/cutest/coolest clothing at vintage and thrift stores. And you won't see anybody else wearing them either because they (for the most part) weren't mass produced.

This is how I know I might be destined for hell, because my idea of heaven would be getting to watch all those folks show up and get told, "nope!"

Yay! Congrats!!

Just call us Cassandra

Both can be true

There are all sorts of random departments we know nothing about until it's their moment to shine, like Choreography and Merriment! And Waffle Party Sex Slaves!

Or if you're bitching that an entire marching band wouldn't fit on the severed floor and how could they practice without being heard and blah blah... clearly you've missed the element of the absurd that everybody else loves.

Same. BYE!!

I've seen snippets of a TED talk she did where she seemed to speak admiringly of his work ethic, etc. Seemed weird after all the LJ stuff. I wonder what she has to say about him now.

It's surreal isn't it? I remember her writing about what a narcissist he was and all the awful mind games he played and thinking Musk was a weird last name and just being sort of fascinated. Now... wow.

Now you can prepare yourself. Consider it a trigger warning.

Or walking. Walking the white hallways has been a major motif - one I've sort of missed. Now we're creeping down dark hallways - which I don't think is a spoiler...

The "several months have passed" was a lie told to Mark. In reality, not much time passed although we know Christmas is over because Mark told Rehabhi he could no longer get eggnog. I'd guess this all takes place in a span of Jan-Feb. Would be cool to see hints of spring in the last ep.

I did too! But then I would watch Harmony Cobel read an old phone book, so perhaps I'm not that objective

“What is Severance about?” Bitch it’s about the natural repercussions of letting a cult corporation do brain surgery on you.

Mainstream Media: Trump Offers Citizens a Difficult Choice

Same

Those who did not enjoy this episode equally to the others are shambolic rubes.

Same, Jen. Same.

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Y'all, @pronounced-ing.bsky.social clued me in to Common Cause's awesome find your reps tool - which shows you phone numbers for ALL your reps, including local politicians!

To make it SUPER EASY to find the tool, I registered reps.fyi & made it point to the site - feel free to share it!

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We know all this. Please tell us what you and your colleagues are going to DO.