Barry Mitzman

Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying ‘Everyone is welcome here’ "There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” argues Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher.

Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here' www.today.com/parents/teac...

Supreme Court Rules the Clean Water Act Doesn’t Actually Require That Water Be Clean Amy Coney Barrett was not having it.

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The Cruelty Isn’t the Point. It’s the Pleasure. Trump 2.0 is a shared sensual experience in hurting other people.

One small upsiyof the present crisis : having William Kristol on our side.
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Hitting Elon Where It Hurts Tesla is Elon Musk’s greatest source of wealth through his ownership of more than 400 million shares of its stock. If that stock price drops, his wealth drops.

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In Washington, Mark Zuckerberg is less liked than President Donald Trump, according to a survey of state residents. DHM Research found that just 26% of respondents had a positive view of the CEO of Meta Platforms, the Seattle area's third-largest tech employer.(Credit: Puget Sound Business Journal)

You couldn’t pay me enough to be a cop in my county.

“In 2015, Mr. Huttle was shot in the back of the knee, and in 2018 he was attacked with a hammer and baseball bat by his son’s mother’s boyfriend, causing extensive injuries, Mr. Hemmer wrote.”

Man Pardoned in Jan. 6 Riot Is Fatally Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy During Traffic Stop The police said that Matthew W. Huttle, 42, of Hobart, Ind., who was sentenced to six months for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, resisted arrest after he was stopped in Indiana on Su...

“…for nearly 15 years, he drank 12 to 18 beers almost every day.”
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Cybertruck bomber was military veteran who used same car share app as New Orleans attacker Authorities investigating possible link between Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Jabbar

“The explosion in Las Vegas is thought to have killed Livelsberger and injured seven others. Posts made on Facebook suggest he was a Trump supporter and a firework enthusiast, having once likened fireworks shows to the ‘sounds of battle’.“
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Opinion | Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Results Letting them take some responsibility for their choices is what prepares them for adult life.

At first I read this as “Giving Kids Some Astronomy Has Surprising Results.” Which sparked more interest.
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Have a Holly Noxious Christmas? State board eyes un-jolly label for invasive greenery Washington state officials are debating whether to brand a traditional holiday decoration a noxious weed. The dubious decor is English holly.

For more than a decade, holly haters have been trying to give holly a bad name by putting it on Washington state’s official list of noxious weeds. One well-positioned holly farmer has blocked the efforts.
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What dating app data says about searching for love in Seattle Around 11% of unmarried Seattle-area adults use online-dating services, the second highest share among the 15 largest market areas in the U.S., writes FYI Guy.

“Surprisingly, the share of the married population that has participated in online dating in the past 30 days in the Seattle area — about 9% — was not that much lower than the unmarried population.”
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Trump Says He Supports an End to Daylight Savings Time President-elect Donald J. Trump said on social media that the time change is “inconvenient” and that the Republican Party would try to put an end to it.

If he really means to end it—not make it permanent—that’s wise. washingtonmonthly.com/2020/10/30/m...
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Trump’s Perfume Line Hits the Market With Jill Biden Photo Everything around President-elect Donald J. Trump has become something to monetize, including a moment of comity with Jill Biden at Notre-Dame over the weekend.

“The identities of his current merchandise business partners are shielded through the creation of limited liability companies”
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R.F.K. Jr.’s War on Corn Syrup Brings a Health Crusade to Trump Country When Donald J. Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could “go wild” on health, he might not have expected his pick for health secretary doing battle against the president-elect’s own voters.

“Americans, the study found, are drawn to action, regardless of consequence.”
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Fund-Raiser Who Pocketed Money Meant for Sick Kids and Vets Gets 10 Years in Prison Richard Zeitlin, a telemarketing kingpin who kept 80 percent of the donations raised for charities, pleaded guilty to fraud in September.

“In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment barred states from setting any limits on a charity fund-raiser’s fees.”
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Most Rural Hospitals Have Closed Their Maternity Wards, Study Finds Labor and delivery units are losing money and struggling to find staff, in rural areas and large cities alike.

“We’re more than a decade into a severe maternal mortality crisis in the United States, and access to hospital-based maternity care has continued to decline…”
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Extreme militant pussydom

I will.

Respectfully: I can be frank but the weather can’t be full of hope. No?

You’re right, “reporters drink” is not an argument. It’s a tautology.

Please, credit goes to @joshtpm.bsky.social

“Militant pussydom” aptly captures a widespread tendency these days. May I use it? With attribution, of course.

“If anything, the result of the 2024 election suggests that Democrats may have some work to do with dog owners.”

Opinion | The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone What happens if half the population is no longer involved in reading and writing?

“In recent decades, young men have regressed educationally, emotionally and culturally.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...

Ship strikes now leading cause of whale deaths, UW study finds New research shows that the top threat to whales around the globe has changed. But it wouldn't take much to reduce the risk, researchers say.

Once again, with feeling: It’s not the windmills.

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How Bangladesh’s Economy Was Siphoned Dry Bangladesh’s currency was battered by what the new head of the central bank says was the looting of the banks under the deposed prime minister.

“…the perpetrators in the government and at some of the country’s biggest companies pulled off what was effectively the largest bank heist in the history of money.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/b...

Sadly funny that Hegseth says he’ll stop drinking if he’s confirmed. Not next week. Certainly not now. But trust him, he’ll just stop if confirmed. Guy needs help, not a big job.