Leesa

Note to self: update this clue from the July 27, 2025 Washington Post Sunday crossword.

After the year we’ve all had, it’s not too early to watch the Holiday

Not my body surprising me with a trick (my period) today

Dawsons creek on Netflix has the OG theme song!

happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate

White people be like well what if a dog had human rights. Well what if a computer had human rights. Well what if a corporation had human rights. Dude, a whole lot of humans are in line first for human rights.

Chicken watching TV: "The world is crazy, right? I can't figure out if I'm over-reacting or under-reacting." Other chicken: "Probably both?"

The World Is Crazy. www.patreon.com/posts/world-...

This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.

Snoop Dog, being scared of a same sex couple in an animated movie, is not very gangster.

Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme Gifts worth less than $150, letters and documents exempted from new rule which will affect most businesses selling to US customers Australia Post has temporarily halted some postage to the United States and Puerto Rico, effective immediately and until further notice. The change is a response to US president Donald Trump’s tariff regime and changes to customs rules for parcels. Until now, low-value packages en route to the US were subject to what’s known as “de minimis” treatment, which allowed parcels worth less than US$800 to enter the country duty-free. Continue reading...

Australia Post suspends parcel deliveries to US on eve of Trump’s new import tariff scheme

The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

Bread, boobs, Battlestar Galactica

Robert Reich How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich

Over a quarter of all homes sold in the first three months of 2025 were bought by real estate investors.

If we want to make housing affordable again, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?feature=shared

Uber eats delivered my food at work leaking out the bag (Khao Soi too)

BLESS the customer who offered to go grab tide to go 🥲

Genuinely curious, if you’re an under/no tipper, is it really worth it to your bottom line? With handheld POS systems it now takes a lot of effort to undertip. I can’t imagine it makes your dining/drinking experience very pleasant either.

I wrote down some notes on privatization and the transfer of wealth. Tell the MAGA in your lives that they’re subsidizing billionaires by voting for republicans.

@leesa's finished Typeshift #678 Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.

Global #1 is amazing!!

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New York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/n...

Way less fun though

If you are honest with someone with good intentions and don't address the issue with cruelty, their reaction is not your problem. Their disapproval is not your issue. Those who love you will put you in your place when needed. If people prefer sugar-coated answers, let them cherish the liars and see how far that gets them. Page: Cactustate

"Congratulations to Sue Bird for being the first player in WNBA history to receive a statue in her honor!" seems like she's the first player in the W to get a statue ever.

That's not the way it's written!

I thought A’ja and Dawn both had statues?

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live…is…victory.” Howard Zinn

Memnon in Harlem - run, don’t walk #theatre

Bring back the Colbert Report

BREAKING: Senate Republicans are taking votes right now to jam through their awful bill.

They don’t want you to know all the bad votes they’re taking.

I’m making sure you know EXACTLY where they stand and what they’re doing.🧵

“You remind me of the babe.”

'Labyrinth' was released on this day 39 years ago! (June 27, 1986)

Directed by Jim Henson.

Starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Ron Mueck, David Shaughnessy, Timothy Bateson, & more.

[📽 via TriStar Pictures] #OTD #OnThisDay

The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics

Midi #3 Those with pants on fire; "Why do melons have weddings? They cantelope" for one; Bad press; Term for when replies outnumber likes on social media; School org.; Get to know over email, say; Fish part; ...

Midi #crossword up for y'all!

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