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Road trip!

Trump’s ice goons pull guns on an unarmed guy on a bike in Rogers Park. Terrorizing neighborhoods

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

"Through the first months of Trump's new trade regime it is U.S. companies that are footing the bill for his tariffs, and passing on some of it to the consumer - with more price hikes likely..."

www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

Should I try this? I never got into the books.

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

Any (new or unknown) Dorothy Dunnett fans in Boston? The annual gathering is being planned for November 8th.

Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown.

Donald Trump is back on the golf course.

House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week.

And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.

I’m at the #Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, MN. #VisitDeepValley (ps-I added BTT to that shelf!)

Walmart and Navy Federal Credit Union were investigated for scamming consumers, but now they’re thanking Donald Trump for letting them off the hook.

Instead of lowering costs like he promised, Trump is standing in the way of cheated Americans getting their money back.

Ms. Halligan, who took over on Monday after her predecessor quit rather than prosecute James B. Comey with what he believed was insufficient evidence, had a little trouble with the first two tasks. At one point, she entered the wrong courtroom. When she found the right one, she stood on the wrong side of the judge, then appeared confused about the paperwork she just had signed.

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

So exhausting..

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez explains the serious financial interest media conglomerate Nexstar has in sucking up to Donald Trump, including on matters like Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

Somervillian here legally stayed to talk with Ice and was taken anyway, state and local officials say (updated) - Cambridge Day A federal agent is heard on video saying a man “fit exactly the description of the problem we’re here to address” before taking him away. A protest is planned for Saturday night at the hotel where age...

For the past 53 hours we have been trying to identify the man who was racially-profiled and abducted by ICE agents in East Somerville this past Saturday — his family and co-workers have now come forward to identify him as Magdaleno Pineda Avelar. More here: www.cambridgeday.com/2025/09/20/s...

I resist ‘the lights are starting to go out’ metaphors, but if a generation becomes unable to learn things…

Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”

Newman's Own Combination Brothel Hut and Carousel A Formalist Approach to The Sting (1973)

In honor of Robert Redford and because Paul Newman, this week I reviewed The Sting (1973) which is both an exceptional film about conmen and also an exceptional study of cinema as a con itself.

The Sting has such a brilliant structure of misdirection and distraction by way of Newman's baby blues 🗃️

I’ll have to figure out what platform it is on or get at the lib

Stayed up late to read Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, which I loved! Is the movie good?

Definite roller coaster!

IRS Official Sues Agency, Accusing It of Leaking Private Data to Fox News and Others Holly Paz was among officials scrutinizing tax shelters before she was placed on leave and Fox News reported she had been fired.

A top official at the IRS sued the agency on Thursday, claiming that officials unlawfully leaked employment data to news outlets including Fox News, which then published an incorrect report that she had been fired.

The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett The Spring of the Ram, Dorothy Dunnett, review

I have now progressed to the second House of Niccolo book - The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett (sadly, not set in Bruges but in Florence and Trebizond) tinyurl.com/4p6x5a9f

After the final of the US open, Tr*mp will declare the war on tennis.

Trump gets booed at the US Open today.

Election Eve Rally! · Michelle for Mayor On the evening before the Preliminary Election Day, join Mayor Wu and supporters from across Boston to keep building the momentum behind this campaign, and make sure everyone is ready to Get Out The V...

I'm attending Michelle for Mayor's event, “Election Eve Rally!” - sign up now to join me! #wutrain www.mobilize.us/michelleforb...

TAPPER: “Before you made the decision to end vaccine mandates, did your department do any projections for how many new cases of diseases there will be in Florida?”

DESANTIS/FLORDIA SURGEON GENERAL LADAPO: "Absolutely not.” 🤔

Michelle Wu stands up for cities, not just for Boston - The Boston Globe In what was barely distinguishable from a campaign rally, Mayor Wu — backed by dozens of supporters — eloquently insisted that Boston will never back down from supporting all its residents.

Thank you, Mayor Wu! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/m...

"If people do not choose to lower their voices, one must assume that they are prepared to be overheard." Agatha Christie, At Bertram's Hotel #ReadChristie2025

So sad!

It’s corruption, plain and simple.