Willow, but not Vamp Willow

I have enjoyed your posts and Elizabeth’s photos through this season (even when things got rough). Thanks for all of it.

Unless you count some Synod staff who got pretty harshly subtweeted in the Prayers of the People.

I’m back. No Lutherans were harmed (by me) this evening.

I hide my cynicism, bitchiness, and snark here. Trust that they exist.

Not to mention the number of stories and novels in which “I need to do this so that I can pay for my mother’s operation or else she will die” was a key plot element.

People with heart conditions deserve a warning before stoppage time starts. The possibility of shocking stoppage-time game-changing goals is just too great in this league.

It’s like they never had to read—or absolutely missed the point of—Ozymandias.

NWSL Chaos, and it’s not even after dark today!

But do you realize how thankful WE are for YOU? Never forget that.

Hoping the best for all who must travel over the next 3 weeks (which is Mercury retrograde season).

A group of people dressed appropriately for partisan fighting is gathered around a flag that is black with white lettering and the silhouette of a machine gun. The lettering reads, “Tom Mooney Company, Lincoln Battalion.”

I hate to quibble, but pictures of Allied troops on D-Day are not the best illustration of the idea of Antifa. If we thought many people could recognize pictures of the Lincoln Brigade, those would be better.

Obviously the BREAD part is top-of-mind in the U.S. right now. But don’t forget the ROSES! 🌹

Yes! He had actually done something to protect kids (vetoing the odious SB150), Coleman attacked him specifically for that veto, and the attack bought him NOTHING.

Every chance they have to say “The Democrats are starving children,” they instead double down on “Let’s starve more children’s to Own the Libs.”

The failure of the attack ads to move votes in the Kentucky (2023) and Virginia (2025) governor races is telling. In both cases, the Republican invested heavily in anti-trans attack ads, and in both cases the Democrat won solidly.

It’s much more believable coming from Andy Beshear—who wouldn’t be horrible s president, IMO.

Or, relatedly, say they won’t make a deal until Grijalva is seated (along with other bargaining points).

I am mortified to report that I just saw a clip of an interview with James Carville and he said something very smart that I agree with. (I’m sure I would revert to my usual loathing if I watched the whole thing. But I didn’t.)

OTOH, that lasagna is going to be a masterpiece (I predict).

Louisville did themselves proud today. Really looked good. Not “upset the 2nd seed” good, but definitely “so much more solid than we began the season” and “yes, we deserved that playoff berth” good.

There’s the possibility of an alternate explanation: I may have exerted myself so severely today prepping tomorrow’s meal that I am unable to move or post because of PEM.

Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!

I am sorry to report that the same holds for your dissertation.

Rudy press conference at 4 seasons total landscaping

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe

divergentcoachkelly on Threads * 2h ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do then watching yourself not do it like you're a scientist observing a very dumb experiment

10/10 take. No notes.

Yup

One lesson of the Sandwich Guy Case is now more than ever when you are called to jury duty you should go

“post you from a different era”? Yeah, I think not.

Florence and the Machine Covir Bandes:
Siena and the Devyce
Milan and the Contraptioun
Orvieto and the Mechanism
Venyce and the Gadget
Gubbio and the Whirligig
Spoleto and the Apparatus