Karen Kusiak

He’s done? Good.

More of this. All of the time.

What is agentic AI and why should you care? I do my best Ezra Klein impersonation to figure out what the hell is happening

What is agentic AI and why should you care?
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NO KINGS Waterville, ME · No Kings **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...

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And without discarded single use food and beverage containers and pet poop.

Rather wet.

Also, snow doesn’t dissolve or wash away dog poop, as I noted earlier this weekend. People, clean up after your pets!

Thunder clap right after midnight.

New Englander here, happily shoveling the sidewalk in front of host’s apartment in Sunset Park while snowbound here after a weekend visit. I wondered why neighbors walked in the middle of the street rather than on the equally covered sidewalk.

To incoming University President Mnookin: Please don’t let artificial intelligence devalue the liberal arts Last month, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin <a href="https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2025/12/uw-receives-approval-to-move-l-ss-largest-majors-to-new-ai-focused-school...

The student-author of this piece is Grace Kaste, who should be widely applauded for writing it.

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MHC in South Hadley, MA gets my donations. They never caved; rather their president spoke out! My daughter’s an alum.

And drink good beer. If it costs more, drink less of it

That list is easy!! Eat at home or at a locally owned spot. Don’t buy stuff we don’t need. Make your own coffee.

Thanks for the story. Nashua native, here. Living elsewhere.

No state income or sales taxes in NH.

Excellent! Happy they won. New Englander, here.

Nearly 40 years ago, Jesse Jackson rallied striking mill workers in rural Maine

Frederick Wiseman, Jesse Jackson, Robert Duvall

Statement from Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal: This afternoon, nearly a year after we won the Oscar, the same settler who attacked me shortly after l returned from Los Angeles-Shem Tov Lusky-again led an attack against my home and my family. Four of my family members are currently arrested and one is in the hospital. I invite all journalists and diplomats to come visit me and my family this Tuesday, February 17, to hear about how the situation has gotten worse in the year since we won the Oscar, as it has across the West Bank. Email me to coordinate your visit: hamdanalhrane90@gmail.com Two weeks ago we managed to get a decision from the Israeli court that the area around my home is closed to non-residents, but the settlers break that order and still come with their flocks almost every day. We call the police, they do nothing. The army comes, they do nothing. Today, Shem Tov Lusky-the settler who attacked me in my home shortly after I won the Oscar last year-came with his flock to my home. My brother called the police to report the incursion. The army came first and immediately raided our house, attacking everyone inside. Then they arrested two of my brothers, a nephew, and cousin. Another brother was badly injured and is now in the hospital. The Israeli court decision was supposed to make things a bit quieter for us. But the opposite has been true. The settlers have ramped up their harassment and the Israeli authorities have done nothing to enforce the decision, and today they joined the settlers in the attack. 8 hours ago

From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.

I don’t vote for her. I’ve actively supported her opponents. Susan brings home funding for projects. Maine has second highest per capital federal spending in the budget. Alaska is first.

“Sue”

I thought the discussion was fun!

In a surprise to no one, Canadians are still not interested in vacationing in the US - The Boston Globe Canadian airlines are dropping routes to the United States, and boycotts continue, even as American tourism officials try to woo travelers back.

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Probably someone would say Temptations or Allman Bros or Stones. So, I agree with your point. Just noting what’s to like, or remember fondly, about Righteous Bros.

Close, slow dancing to this was as thrilling (and troublesome to our parents) as perreo.

Righteous Brothers were soulful.

Righteous Brothers to Benito isn’t that big a leap. Boomer, here. Your dad sounds alright.

Can we get Susan Collins on board?

Sadly, I think he’s looking only at some folks in the Maine lumber industry. I’m very disappointed in his votes and the quality of his representation of our district. The student newspaper at his Alma Mater is skewering him. Bates.