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John Walston. Retired editor and writer. BuzzWhacker-in-Chief. Author of the Buzzword Dictionary. Lover of Bernese Mountain Dogs. Philadelphia Eagles fan.

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People who’ve never served are often the quickest to start dropping bombs without a plan for what’s next.

The American people have seen this play out before and they’re tired of it. Trump is sending our servicemembers into harm’s way without a clear explanation or an end goal.

28.02.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1895    πŸ” 544    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 24
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Look where so many people falling for the excuse that β€œit was only locker room talk” has gotten us.

28.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5267    πŸ” 1155    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 51
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Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/a...

27.02.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #992
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🟦🟦🟦🟦

27.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,714 6/6

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27.02.2026 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strands #725
β€œWatch the attitude!”
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πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅πŸ”΅

26.02.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wordle 1,713 4/6

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26.02.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,712 3/6

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25.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If there’s no coverup, then why are they acting like there is a coverup?

24.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well: reporting confirms it – the Justice Department withheld Epstein files that contained allegations about Trump abusing a minor.

What are these people trying to hide?

24.02.2026 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 522    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 14

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Puzzle #989
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24.02.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strands #723
β€œJust for reference”
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24.02.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,711 4/6

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24.02.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I solved puzzle #518 ranked fairly easy. Average solve rate: 66%
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23.02.2026 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strands #722
β€œStrike a chord”
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23.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wordle 1,710 3/6

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23.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Connections
Puzzle #987
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22.02.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #517. Average mistakes: 1.3
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22.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strands #721
β€œOlympics wrap-up”
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22.02.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Play Connections: Sports Edition, our newest word game Group sports terms that share a common thread. A new puzzle is available each day.

Connections: Sports Edition
My stats are in! I had 0 mistakes on puzzle #516. Average mistakes: 2.6
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21.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strands #720
β€œThe beer necessities”
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21.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow. What an incredible idea. We should write this system down on paper and call it, say, the Constitution

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The first step to dealing with Trumpism is to ignore everything they say and only watch what they do.

21.02.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8472    πŸ” 2724    πŸ’¬ 261    πŸ“Œ 101

In all seriousness when I read this I first started to laugh and then a split-second later thought, you know, they actually may do this

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