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Nov. 11, 1925: New flapper accoutrements in London include a necktie, derby and cigarette.

my senators split on this vote, which is unusual
I am not going to even pretend to understand this

The RIFs language is actually great. Not only does it rehire the people RIFed during the shutdown, it makes it an unequivocal Antideficiency Act violation to do ANY MORE RIFs through the duration of the CR (Jan 30)

Completely stops Trump/Vought Phase 2 for now

Would love to see this standardized

Good point. Exasperating

Current mood: playing Little Black Submarines and Add It Up on repeat

T----a D--e is quite good, based on one book so far. E-a James is uneven, some very good some not.
Em--- He--y does not write Regency, I just have to mention again that she is a crap writer

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

Correct

If the reform focuses on ICE because they're the Big Baddies in the popular mind, it'll completely miss the fact that the actual worst actor (so far) and the one with an internal culture most prone to be trumpist brownshirts is the BP

Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.

Sugar maple, I'm guessing. Just lovely color

You are well-matched.

I know everyone thinks all feds are like GS-15s in NoVa with a consultant spouse pulling down six figures, but in reality land shit is starting to Get Bad even for those of us with decent financial resources

The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.

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What we're watching: A new take on "Frankenstein," a lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardashian and a Tracy Morgan-led spinoff.

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

"Lawyers, I suppose, were children once" - Charles Lamb

THIS IS SO GOOD

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

IRS investigating sanctioned Russian oligarchs' use of South Dakota trusts, agent says - ICIJ The agency has dedicated a team to uncovering oligarchs’ assets stashed in South Dakota’s secretive trusts, which ICIJ’s Pandora Papers revealed are popular with bad actors seeking to anonymously hide...

take a look at the money laundering that goes through South Dakota. As in, the state in the United States www.icij.org/investigatio...

a man is sitting in front of a computer screen that says " matrix " on it ALT: a man is sitting in front of a computer screen that says " matrix " on it

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Pollsters Didn’t See the Blue Wave Coming in New Jersey and Virginia Pollsters say they miscalculated who would show up to vote and a leftward shift by Latino voters.

The blue wave witnessed yesterday was almost entirely due to highly motivated voters showing up at the polls, and as a result pollsters badly miscalculated, leading them to almost entirely miss it in some states

www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Shelley Duvall and Ringo Starr on the set of ‘The Shining’ (they were dating at the time).

guessing that's a pin oak

Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.

as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed

Donate to Support Marshall’s Recovery after getting Shot by LAPD, organized by Jazz Egger Our dear friend Marshall Woodruff, a young man in his 20s, got shot … Jazz Egger needs your support for Support Marshall’s Recovery after getting Shot by LAPD

Marshall Woodruff, a young man in his 20s, got shot in the face by police at a peaceful protest in LA on Saturday, June 14.
Please support him to pay medical bills.
Content warning: picture of eye injury
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]

—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

Painting LaGuardia as a fiscal conservative by citing his initial struggles upon taking over New York at the height of the Depression requires you to also paint the New Deal as fiscally conservative, eh? The New Deal was democratic socialism in full and LaGuardia embraced it. You're a pretzel here.

according to @jessyedwards.bsky.social of @hellgatenyc.com Curtis Sliwa just said on stage that he was offered $10 million to drop out of the race

The next 12 months will be the most consequential for American politics since the 1850s. I don't say that glibly. We warned what would happen and they've done it and more. It appears we still have free elections, and so now they will now throw everything they have at us, a fascist kitchen sink.