Adrienne Lamb

Word of the week is:

TRANCHE

Definition:

A portion of something bigger

I read that as “inedible” and had to agree 100%.

He is so mealy-mouthed.

The Dems have been selling out on repro rights for many election cycles. Telling us that the chips-away here and there are not the bigger issue, that Roe is safe. This was also Bernie’s blindspot.

NPR: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote

You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)?

Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next.

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🔊 Listen Now: Season 2: Onward Christian Soldiers Extremely American on NPR One | 1:43

I highly recommend this podcast. Listen for the resistance. Intro here: Season 2: Onward Christian Soldiers one.npr.org/i/1250567495...

Last few days, things have smelt good! There’s BBQ in the air, smoky, woodsy, spicy. I notice it when I drive around town with my windows open and when sitting in my own backyard.

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It’s our neighbor, y’all.

Canada.

It’s on fire.

Reminds me of this:

“The Scarlatti Tilt”

“It’s hard to live in a studio apartment in San Jose with a man
who’s learning to play the violin.”

That’s what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver.

Short story by Richard Brautigan

During grad school for my MSW, my second year field placement was at a VAMC. Their EMR system was a patchwork of redundancy and glitches. Just added things on that they needed but could never afford (time or money) to do a full upgrade.

“Blister in the Sun,” Violent Femmes

Fucking hate it. I’ve demanded that bartenders skip the song when it comes on. And they do it. That’s how acute my discomfort is.

Fantastic article. Great writing and photos. Thank you for sharing.

As an only child, I had no idea how much, how often siblings fight.

Where is this? Is there a wider pic of it in context?

I thought about her today when I heard the pardon list. Worried. She shares what she and her family endured in a podcast. I hope they find safety and peace.

The Dems who signed the Laken Riley Act need to course-correct. That was capitulation.

I “voted” in 1980 too! As a 10yo knowing nothing about anything, I knew enough to not pick Reagan. I cast my ballot for John Anderson, Independent.

Wait. The Return is coming out, with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. Same story. Def some piggybacking here.

My current fave is Josh Johnson.

Super yachts are vulgar. Surely someone has done a deep dive on the people who own them. (Beyond them being a fabulous way to spend millions upon millions of ill gotten gains.)

As an effort to lure more subscribers (for more advertising dollars), this seems misguided. If anything, it will inspire an exodus.

I do want to continue to support journalists, and I’m increasingly looking to support writer-driven media.

The goal is the struggle. We keep going.

Oh gosh! Please tell him that he was my favorite Monkee and their LP was one of the first I ever owned.

If the military and their academies want to reduce - and make rare - sexual assault, they can. These are grave violations against sworn codes of honor.

Two parts: “good men need to start telling on their friends” and “believe victims” - most often women but men too, and the troops in between.

“Change” is one of my favorites. I return to it again and again.

He looks like a Lego minifig.