Community is more important now than ever -- and doing for others is one way to keep hope strong. If you can, please consider supporting Pastor Solomon's winter fund drive. I did!

I hope you know that we (your readers) appreciate all you went through to bring this book into being! I learned a lot from The Disordered Cosmos, and am looking forward to reading this as well!

It's not just a "blob of sugar" -- it's at least four DIFFERENT kinds of sugar and a whole bunch of butter, as well as the nuts!

Yeah, and none of that "rinsing is like washing" either. If there's no soap involved, it doesn't count

This works like a charm! Until, that is, you walk into a room with a half-finished project. Then suddenly it's 2 hours later and you're wondering why you came into the room in the first place lol

Yes -- and also, because the elite (e.g., folks who own MSM) are not covering what is happening, those who aren't paying close attention never hear or see what is going on in so many places.

They like to be miserable?

Yeah, I have no idea what they're talking about. My high school (a couple of decades later) had very definite tracks, where the kids considered not college-worthy were sent through shop/cosmetology classes (v gendered) and others were funneled elsewhere

I'm so far behind you -- only up to WW2 (though I am in the middle of the Empty Child, which makes me happy). THANK YOU for providing the link to all this!

I feel my mom staring at me disapprovingly across multiple state lines

What. The. Actual. FUCK

I'm eating breakfast here.... 🤮

Ooh! May I use this on occasion? This is def a face I make

Yup! I live on a small city park and, between hearing the kids in the playground, pickup basketball games in the distance, and adults sitting on stoops enjoying beverages and chatting across stoops, I love summer evenings in my neighborhood

That's Jonathan Rhys Meyers, not Matthew Rhys

I agree. But do you think this administration will restore funding when they know that Senate Dems will roll over without a fight? Why aren't you calling on Schumer and Durbin to step down from their leadership positions and let folks ready to fight take over?

Man, even as someone with deep social anxiety and hermit tendencies, I feel this in my bones. Doing something with and for other people makes life better

There are people you never have the honor of knowing but you feel the ripple effects of their person and their work from the folks who have met them.

Alice Wong made waves that went far. A tremendous loss. Memory eternal.

Bar I know used to have a Monday night 10cent wing special. Until buddy started ordering $10 worth of wings every Monday. That ended that

Friendly amendment: people like RICH assholes and will do anything to be liked (or at least noticed) by them

Lots of us are doing this -- doing our part to be there for our neighbors. Why aren't you doing the same by calling on Schumer and Durbin to step down from their leadership positions? If ordinary people can step up to meet the moment, why can't you?

CONGRATULATIONS! This is the best thing I've heard in a long time -- you and your whole crew deserve nothing less!

Help, I need Senate Dem leadership that won't screw over veterans and other folks who live in this country. When are you going to call for them to resign?

Clearly not, as the party proved itself incapable of a fight last night. Schumer, Durbin, those who voted for the "compromise," and every one of you who tacitly approved of it have failed us. They all need to go -- and you need to work to change the party's leadership.

Neither are Schumer, Durbin, or the others who voted for (or tacitly approved of) the "compromise" last night. They all need to go -- and you need to work to change the party's leadership.

You screwed over all of us. You aren't a leader -- resign and let someone who will actually fight take over.

Ahem, @booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov, we expect you to do the same. NO DEAL -- and let @schumer.senate.gov know that your actual constituents (not some made up fake people like the Baileys) say so

My premiums are nearly tripling -- but I still don't want you to cave re the shutdown. Please don't roll over now, as doing so will signal to those not paying any attention that the Democrats have been responsible for the shutdown all along. We need you to remain strong FOR US

Do not cave. If you roll over, you will win us -- your constituents and Americans as a whole -- NOTHING and will signal to those not paying any attention that the Democrats have been responsible for the shutdown all along. Just a total loser strategy all around

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.

If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.