Michelle Stav

All I could think of was “who is this for?”

The Correspondent was wonderful. Not a mystery but I loved it.

The black and white pictures (combined with the reference to a Hitchcock femme fatale) are the highlight.

My daughter was showing me that she has over 500 unread text messages and I nearly had a panic attack.

We visited a few years ago (daughter somehow became a Bengals fan) and had a great time! Still can’t support Skyline Chili though.

Same. 🤞

My question exactly!

Our kids brought home a bunch of Reese’s, plus plenty of gummy stuff (which I appreciated for my nut allergic kid). What I missed were the other classics - they collected just one Baby Ruth & 100 Grand!

The cats have been keeping watch by the dishwasher since yesterday. Is there a chance they’re doing it for any reason other than a mouse has made its way inside?

Two newsletters I subscribe to recently left Substack. One went to Patreon, the other to Ghost.

Same, we’ve donated there for years.

Did you check YouTube? That’s where we turn for almost all of our household/appliance issues.

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

All the BW apologists at mainstream outlets should feel extra embarrassed about their advocacy for her, and her elevation to the top of CBS News, after this. It's incredibly worth a half-hour of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

But why??

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest. There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day. What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid. It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong

He was a recent guest on @sciencevs.bsky.social and I immediately added his book to my TBR list!

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Yeah, even now I wish they would leave that out of the headline. The girls could have been on regular bikes or just walking. The outcome would have been the same.

Yes, though I believe he’s retired. He also wasn’t a cop in Cranford.

Tragically enough, a boy died on an e-bike just the week before in a nearby town. When this happened, immediately people called for regulating e-bikes and assumed the girls were at fault. The level of misinformation and rumors that were flying in the first 24 hours was incredible.

He is not the police chief’s nephew. His uncle is the police chief of a neighboring town.

Yup. Turns 18 early next month I believe.

This is our town. I’ve felt like everyone here has been in shock since it happened. One of the most difficult things is separating fact from rumors, while also attempting to answer questions from children who are just attempting to make sense of it.

It’s absolutely horrific. The town has been in shock since it happened. Trying to separate rumors from facts has been so difficult.

It has been a horrific week for our town. Giving my kids so many extra hugs and can’t stop thinking about these families.

I’m just impressed it kept their interest. Our kids always ask about what we’re watching without them, then say it sounds boring when we describe it.

Trump's tariffs drive shoppers away from NJ's 'Little India' | Video | NJ Spotlight News Imports face 50% tariffs on spices, clothes and more. Business 'have no option' but to raise prices

"It’s very tough,” said the manager of a popular vegetarian restaurant in Little India in Edison, NJ.
“Vendors are charging 50% more, and we have no option but to increase our menu prices. Customers feel it and yes, we risk losing business.”
Reporting by Raven Santana @njspotlightnews.org

Least popular NJ governor ever!

Both my husband and I went to Syracuse and while we’re hopeful, we’ve seen them blow games like this before. Cautiously optimistic!

I was literally just thinking about this as a friend and I were texting about how while we love Jean Smart, it’s time to recognize someone else.

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social

"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”