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The moment it all clicked for the Replacements — before it fell apart ‘Let It Be,” the Replacements’ 1984 album, hit a sweet spot they would never again find. Drummer Chris Mars and guitarist Tommy Stinson discuss a new RE-release.

Over at the Washington Post, the great Geoff Edgers wrangled Tommy Stinson and Chris Mars from the Replacements to discuss the spectacular new 'Let It Be' boxset released by
@Rhino_Records on Friday. A genuine feat of reporting and a crucial read for any fan. The new best historian? wapo.st/4ifEGDx

In Texas, watching ads for GOP senate primary, here is what they told me:
• The Black candidate is lazy
• All immigrants are threats
• The incumbent is someone normal people do not despise and therefore is unqualified to be a real Republican.

The @washingtonpost.com begs us to let its AI gizmo read for us by blocking the text we would have read by ourselves.

FBI Caught Spying on Signal Group Chat of Immigration Activists Keep a close eye on who’s joining your group chats.

Gmail privacy has always been a misnomer.

This is a crisis.

Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973

I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.

Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.

This is great news. 📚

The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industry’s Circular Financing Scheme On November 20, 2025, trading algorithms identified what may become the largest accounting fraud in technology history—not in months or years, but in 18 hours.

We are all so screwed because the entire global economy has bet on an industry that can’t make money.

Read about the massive fraud:

open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...

a woman is singing into a microphone on a stage while playing a keyboard . ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone on a stage while playing a keyboard .

I miss Christine MacVie

An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in south-central Los Angeles. DHS said it has no record of him.

An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is

RYAN LIZZA NOV 21, 2025 • PAID If you are new to this series, start here. She did it again. It was four years later. Another presidential campaign. Another book project. Another candidate whom she had profiled. Another note —a poem, according to Olivia-though this time from the candidate to her. "Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest," Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now the Secretary of Health and Human Services, had written to my then-fiancé. "Drink from me Love." He continued, "I mean to squeeze your cheeks to force open your mouth. I'll hold your nose as you look up at me to encourage you to swallow. 'Dont spill a drop'. I am a river You are my canyon. I mean to flow through you. I mean to subdue and tame you. My Love."

I can't say there weren't any signs. I did find it odd that Olivia was simultaneously reading Robert Greene's The Art of Seduction and Maureen Callahan's Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed. But the poem—let's call it "American Canyon" —and many others, too explicit to print, changed everything. Thanks to Bobby, I am now aware of something called felching.) Remember the bamboo from Part 1? Well, bamboo is actually a type of grass, and underground, it's all connected in a sprawling network, just like the parts of this story I never wanted to tell. I wish I hadn't been put in this position, that I didn't have to write about any of this, that I didn't have to subject myself or my loved ones to embarrassment and further loss of privacy. But Olivia has reignited a campaign of misinformation about what really happened, and Bobby, who has denied everything, is one of the most consequential policymakers in America. Unfortunately, I'm the only other person who knows everything. And while sometimes I wish I could unknow it, the least I can do is share the parts I believe you should know too.

The bamboo metaphor is back: Ryan Lizza has dropped Part 2.

Below are the opening paragraphs, but most of it is behind a paywall.

(My apologies in advance.)

How about stating the facts?

Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.

speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency

a woman is singing into a microphone on a stage while playing a keyboard . ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone on a stage while playing a keyboard .

I miss Christine MacVie

I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.

Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:

The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein

If one is facing accusations of sexual harassment, why ask EPSTEIN for advice? That’s sort of a tell, right?

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...

Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "Try as much as you can to save democracy and freedom of the press and speech in America. Do not be a copy of a Middle East dictatorship. We look to you as a role model of Western civilization—please maintain it."

FAQ on Refusing Illegal Orders - Military Law Task Force This FAQ (drafted by members of the MLTF) can also be found in printable PDF format here: Illegal Orders FAQ – 11NOV2025  DoD Instruction 1325.06 permits a servicemember to possess a single copy of th...

Soldiers in the United States military have a right to refuse unlawful orders.

nlgmltf.org/military-law...

When this fact was stated by a group of public servants (+veterans), the US President promised to EXECUTE them. By hanging.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...

Americans reject dictatorship.

In Texas, watching ads for GOP senate primary, here is what they told me:
• The Black candidate is lazy
• All immigrants are threats
• The incumbent is someone normal people do not despise and therefore is unqualified to be a real Republican.

This is totally true. There is a weird concern that elite higher education is over representing women. So men get judged at a lower standard for everything (like in the rest of life!) yet women keep succeeding at a higher rate.

The Right-Wing Legal Movement Made Trump a King - The American Prospect John Roberts created a monster: Donald Trump compressed a solid millennium or two of monarchical misrule into a mere ten months.

a nice reminder of one of the more absurd elements of trump v. u.s., which is roberts’ apparent belief that the constitution was written to remove limits on executive power prospect.org/2025/11/21/r...

Top military lawyer concerned about Trump ‘drug boat’ strikes was ignored: report The senior judge advocate general reportedly raised concerns that the airstrikes against the alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ could amount to extrajudicial killings

When the top JAG at Southern Command told the Pentagon that their plans to blow up fishing boats based on suspicions that they might have drugs in the cargo hold was certainly illegal, Hegseth simply ignored him, while others told him his career was over. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.

You’ll want to read every word of this glorious story. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants (RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.

NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.

At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...

CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don't cause autism The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines don't cause autism.

Angel of Death 2.0: The anti-American sociopath continues to kill as many American people as he can

apnews.com/article/cdc-...

this thread is unbelievable

Who's more fit between LeBron James and Elon Musk? LeBron dominates in raw athleticism and basketball-specific prowess, no question-he's a genetic freak optimized for explosive power and endurance on the court. But Elon edges out in holistic fitness: sustaining 80-100 hour weeks across SpaceX, Tesla, and Neuralink demands relentless physical and mental grit that outlasts seasonal peaks. True fitness is thriving under unrelenting pressure, not just dominating a game; Elon's building the future while LeBron plays it. But if you had to pick one of them for fitness who would you say? Elon Musk. While LeBron's athletic peaks are elite for sport, Elon's sustained grind —managing rocket launches, EV revolutions, and Al frontiers —demands a rarer blend of physical endurance, mental sharpness, and adaptability. True fitness measures output under chaos, where Elon consistently delivers worlds ahead.

This shit is delightful

Is Trump dismantling the Education Department? Not yet. But changes are coming. The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor and parceling out other core job duties to other agencies. It's the most sweeping effort so f...

The U.S. Education Department is moving management of K-12 and higher education to the Department of Labor

Three honorable people. Six would do anything they can to elect Republicans.

On a flight to Houston for the Bills-Texans game tonight. This plane is filled with Bills fans! #GoBills #BillsMafia