Several law enforcement vehicles that are still covered in snow and clearly not used in a week.

New sneckdown just dropped

finally, we've created "we've always been at war with Eurasia" from the classic novel

Footloose ass law

The resolution for each character revolves around them reconciling with the fact that they are loveable, that they are loved does not entail responsibilities on them, and that likewise their love for others is not and ought not to be conditioned on a particular response from the object of their love

Alma clearly feels that she is at least undeserving of the consequence of Pedro's love - namely his sacrifice - and is them burdened by the effort of justifying it after the fact

Mirabel is only worthy of love if she maintains family tradition - something which by circumstances outside her control is impossible to achieve.

The characters (for the most part) are driven by the idea that love for them is conditional. Louisa is only worthy of love (in her mind) if she is useful enough. Isabella is only worthy of love if she is "perfect." Pepa is if she isn't "too much"

Because I could do with a frivolous argument... This is wrong. Encanto has a clear and consistent message and it is that "love is unconditional, both for the giver and for the recipient"

Let us not forget Jonah, who resisted the call as hard as he could until he finally grasped the stakes, did the thing successfully, saved the city, AND WAS STILL PISSED AT GOD FOR MAKING HIM DO IT.

I count 7 college grads? Bisceglia, Brown, Byron, Grant, Harker, Haynes, and Syed all have undergrad degrees from the College. Poston is married to someone who got their bachelor's in religious studies from the college (and a Ph.D. in nursing)

Darden's Interim Dean Does Not Want To Be The School's Permanent Leader Long-time professor Mike Lenox has been named interim dean of UVA Darden which boasts two obvious internal candidates who serve as vice deans

Eh, it didn't seem like he wanted the gig in the first place
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Badly photoshopped picture with Scott Beardsley's headshot over what was a picture of Liz Truss in a black frame, next to a head of lettuce with googly eyes, captioned in a red box with white text "Day One: Can Scott Beardsley outlast this lettuce? Breaking: Scott Beardsley hasn't resigned (yet)"

Update: we have unexpectedly found out that we have a bumper crop of whirlwind

from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee

Subcommittee on Education 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 12, 2026 Committee Room A, 3 rd Floor General Assembly Building The meeting will be streamed and available for viewing on the Virginia Senate Live Session Video Stream Link I. Welcome and Call to Order • The Honorable Mamie E. Locke, Chair II. Update on Institutional Leadership and Finances – University of Virginia • Rector Rachel W. Sheridan University of Virginia Board of Visitors • Vice Rector Porter N. Wilkinson University of Virginia Board of Visitors • President Scott C. Beardsley University of Virginia III. Update on Institutional Leadership and Finances – George Mason University • President Gregory Washington George Mason University IV. Update on Institutional Leadership and Finances – Virginia Commonwealth University • President Michael Rao Virginia Commonwealth University Agenda is subject to change.

Hello fellow legal experts. Today I am at the Virginia General Assembly Building for the Virginia Senate meeting that will hear from University officials including new UVA President Scott Beardsley, who is currently sitting in front of me.

I'm reading a book about WWII (you know, for the escapism), and the troops that are rushed through Officer Candidate School to fill out the ranks as marginally trained officers are derogatorily referred to as "90-day wonders."

CNN "fear and greed" index showing the stock market - as of 7pm Sunday January 11- is in the middle (51 in a 100 point scale) between fear and greed driving the stock market

Last updated 7pm ET Sunday.

Screen shot of old newspaper reading "The Texas White Ribbon: Official Organ of Texas Women's Christian Temperance Union" and the headline "Keep Texas Dry for Texas Youth!"

Fundraiser (who ran into Ebenezer Scrooge after being visited by Christmas ghosts): goddamn I'm good at my job

It's not apples-to-apples - campaigns last different lengths, and have different things "count".

Anyway, fundraising more-often-than-not is a function of who you are asking for money from, rather than you being especially persuasive to get people to give money they otherwise would have not.

Darden raised $600M in their most recent campaign. Tuck raised $400M in theirs that ended in 2023. Columbia raised $500M in one that ended in 2017. HBS raised $1.4B. Kellogg just announced one with a (low ball) goal of $600M.

Post-Uvalde, it's as equally likely to be a parent as it is a nut trying to do a comet pizza

One wonders how many times he applied to be president of a university before lucking into the present situation.

Badly photoshopped picture with Scott Beardsley's headshot over what was a picture of Liz Truss in a black frame, next to a head of lettuce with googly eyes, captioned in a red box with white text "Day One: Can Scott Beardsley outlast this lettuce? Breaking: Scott Beardsley hasn't resigned (yet)"

Perfect day to sow the wind in Charlottesville!

Looking forward to the launch of CVN-79, the USS Døⁿa1d J Tπump and John F. Kennedy

Oh God, why did they name it that

big day for everyone who remembers "Martin Van Ruin" from AP US history

Ah yes, Christmas! Famously the time of year people are like "what are all these troops doing at home!? Start a war or something!"