Stephen Saperstein Frug

I have written a long review of philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein's latest book, THE MATTERING INSTINCT. Check it out: stephenfrug.substack.com/p/rebecca-ne...

Sounds like a good idea!

I think we need a scale: the Clinton impeachment was over an offense of 1/4 Watergates; Bush committed approximately 10 Watergates' worth of impeachable offenses during his time in office; Trump was first impeached for a 1 Watergate offense, and then the second was for a 10 Watergate offense, etc.

I think we need a scale: the Clinton impeachment was over an offense of 1/4 Watergates; Bush committed approximately 10 Watergates' worth of impeachable offenses during his time in office; Trump was first impeached for a 1 Watergate offense, and then the second was for a 10 Watergate offense, etc.

I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.

This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology,…

Chinese scientists have built a highly sensitive blood test that can detect tiny traces of lung cancer long before a tumour shows up on a scan. The convergence of three technologies, DNA nanotechnology, CRISPR, and quantum dots made it possible to spot. buff.ly/Uignyg4?
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The fifth season was definitely the weakest; but I found that, on a rewatch, it held up slightly better. Still worth seeing, I would say

Don’t Be Fooled By the Corrupt Court’s Tariff Decision The depth of the Supreme Court’s corruption has forced us to find...

Don’t Be Fooled By the Corrupt Court’s Tariff Decision talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...

...point 4 is presumably why the Supreme Court decided to stand up to him on this issue where they've been craven all along. Trying to save him from the consequences of 2 & 3 due to 4. Not that they've, y'know, remembered their oaths to the constitution or anything.

Part two of The Official Retcon History of Retcons, about the first important retcon ever, is now up! (I am writing this series because I am writing a story series NAMED Retcon, so it seemed fitting.) Check it out!
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

Reading Gene Wolfe is like:

Auerstack | David B. Auerbach | Substack Technology, society, literature, philosophy, and comics. Click to read Auerstack, by David B. Auerbach, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

You might be interested that David Auerbach has basically turned his substack into all Donald Duck, all the time: auerstack.substack.com

Close-up of Jo-Jo, Clown Prince of Crime, in full makeup: red nose, red-bordered white over the eyes and mouth, wisps of red hair at sides. He gestures with an index finger as he rants, "Then... along came the theater... the movies... and television... and before long, circuses became scarce, and clowns were no longer in demand! I swore vengeance!" BLACKHAWK #155, 1960. Writer unknown. Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff, art.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

New essay, 1st of a series on the history of retcons (I'm writing a story series called "Retcon" so I thought I ought to discuss it). This installment is about the history of the term & some theory about the idea; future installments will cover key examples.
stephenfrug.substack.com/p/the-offici...

Trump: the President so unpopular Gallup had to stop polling presidential approval. He's so bad he broke the Gallup scale

YouTube video by POP ANTI-FASCHO Ian McKellen no The Late Colbert Show: o discurso de Thomas More escrito por William Shakespeare.

This is amazing: Sir Ian McKellan quotes an obscure Shakespeare passage (it's from the play Thomas More of which Shakespeare wrote 1-2 scenes) about the importance of kindness to immigrants. It's quite wonderful; have a listen.
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Dear @nytimes.com : here's a way to make being a subscriber better, and it doesn't even cost any money! Just set some limit -- 20? to the number of times you ask whether we want to use your app, or upgrade to a family subscription, and when we have said NO that many times, don't ask us again.

I only started noticing it in the last few years, maybe 5 or so. I agree it's increasing. (I kinda hate it)

1. Trump certainly wants to fully rig elections.
2. He has no actual plausible plan to do so.
3. We should absolutely take the threat very seriously and actively do what's possible to protect elections and democracy.
4. What's actually likely is success or failure at the margins; every bit counts.

The next time Trump lashes out at a reporter -- a female reporter, that's who he always picks on -- one of her colleagues should ask the president if he's being irritable because his diaper needs changing.

We would build statues in their honor.

The Three Base Truths and Our Present Predicament, or, Why This Jewish Atheist Thinks that What Might Be Needed to Save Us is a Widespread Christian Revival An Image of How Things Could, Conceivably, Get Better, If Only to Show That One Exists

IMS, the U.S. began planning for a post-war world long before victory was anything like assured. In the same spirit, my latest essay on substack is trying to imagine how—like, literally just one way—the U.S. might struggle back to being a decent country again
stephenfrug.substack.com/p/why-this-a...

Which lives were lost, JD?

Joking, of course. I do think the words in the image are true, and I think that welcoming all allies, whenever they join, is in fact a really important *mitzvah*, to say nothing of a tactic in the fight our country & world is engaged in. This joke between friends is just a slight hint of frustration

White text on a black background reading "You are allowed to say, at any point, I can't support this. Even if you did. Even if you were unsure. You can say "this has gone too far." And while the best time to say that was earlier, the second best time is now.

The BEST time to oppose this was June 16, 2015. The second-best time was June 17, 2015. The third best time was June 18, 2015. ["skip a bit, brother..."] But the 3,878th-best time is today.

What a great video

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

Exactly right.

Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.

Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.

Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.

Every possible angle.

This thread gave me a boost of hope I really needed this week