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I never could figure it out (I, too, read all the Reddit threads). I finally gave up and switched apps.

15.10.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools None

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04.10.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1900    πŸ” 489    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 41

No, C.S. Lewis.

10.08.2025 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase β€˜There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is β€˜The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

16.07.2025 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24708    πŸ” 5182    πŸ’¬ 311    πŸ“Œ 210

@nbcnews.com Don’t you think your English-speaking audience for NBC Nightly News is interested in today’s s ICE raid in Camarillo? @noticiastelemundo.com is all over it for their evening broadcast.

10.07.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Your regular reminder that most people in this country can't afford to move to another state and the inclination to say they're getting what they voted for in the devastation of a hurricane or flood or whatever the hell is a failure of common sense and empathy on multiple levels.

05.07.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5610    πŸ” 872    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 85

If I recall correctly, the podcast version of this from a few weeks ago was much clearer than the headline here that this is primarily a ROCOR thing. Even back when I was a grad student in the 90s occasionally visiting the Orthodox Christian listserv, ROCOR seemed a bit out there.

25.05.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the Monday morning crowd: a 🧡on how to appeal your NEH grant termination. Please share with NEH grantees.

I also summarized in a shareable google doc, available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

28.04.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 164    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 8
BORDER IMMIGRATION APRIL 18, 2025
U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days
Immigration officials in Tucson arrested the 19-year-old man from Albuquerque on April 8, saying he had entered the country illegally, before a judge dismissed his case on April 17.

BORDER IMMIGRATION APRIL 18, 2025 U.S. citizen in Arizona detained by immigration officials for 10 days Immigration officials in Tucson arrested the 19-year-old man from Albuquerque on April 8, saying he had entered the country illegally, before a judge dismissed his case on April 17.

Under the Trump administration’s theory of the law, the government could have banished this U.S. citizen to a Salvadoran prison then refused to do anything to bring him back.

This is why the Constitution guarantees due process to all. Could it be more obvious?
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20.04.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2678    πŸ” 777    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 24

I don't really care what the "political consequences" are of fighting for the proposition that *everyone* is entitled to due process before they are removed from the United States and sent to a Salvadoran prison.

It's not really a principle if you only adhere to it when it's politically expedient.

18.04.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 27463    πŸ” 6024    πŸ’¬ 408    πŸ“Œ 212

Where we are as a country

15.04.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1060    πŸ” 278    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 2

Bummer. I’d have thought that Chicago Sports Network covered the whole Chicago area. MLB licensing is insane.

14.04.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Forget about the legal case.

A man was wrongly deported and placed in a notorious prison with leaders of a gang out to get him.

Anyone with an ounce of basic human decency would fix the mistake and return that man to the United States

13.04.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 15086    πŸ” 3589    πŸ’¬ 874    πŸ“Œ 193

Aren’t the Sox available over the air? I can can get them via antenna here in the South Bend area. (Which is nice, because MLB.tv blacks me out when the Twins play them.)

14.04.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is worse than sentence first, verdict afterwards. It’s verdict first (judicial order not to remove to El Salvador), sentence next (mistaken removal to CECOT), and finally retroactive nullification of verdict with no due process to accord with wrongful sentence. We are monsters.

14.04.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 937    πŸ” 256    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 8

Unless that's paid leave, I fail to see how they have any obligation to answer questions β€” especially from the people seeking to make the leave permanent.

04.04.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This entire Greenland nonsense demonstrates the strategic stupidity of the Trump admin.

1) Crap all over NATO.

2) Realize that without NATO, our northern flank is vulnerable.

3) Let's Annex Greenland!

4) But what if Greenland doesn't want to be annexed?

5) Ummm . . .

28.03.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 485    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 4

Shameful nonsense

28.03.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1102    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 145    πŸ“Œ 14

That might vary by location. When I had Hulu Live, they had my locals. Definitely something to check, though.

28.03.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s no separate fee. Both carry Fox, so I’m sure there’s a licensing fee baked in to the price, but that would be true for any package that carries major news channels.

28.03.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have the same thing w/XFinity. Last summer I moved to their prepaid Now service. It was easy to put the modem in bridge mode & it plays nice w/my mesh router. I get 100 down/20 up for $30; could pay $45 for 200 down. Don’t know if prepaid is available to @radiofreetom.bsky.social or fast enough.

28.03.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent point. YTTV is far better for families with kids away at school.

27.03.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hulu Live tends to stutter on transitions between shows on an Apple TV, so if that’s your preferred device, YTTV’s better. YTTV’s also better for travel. If neither of those things is an issue, both are good (I’ve used both).

27.03.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you travel a lot and want to watch on something other than a mobile device, YTTV is much better than Hulu Live. The convenience is worth the little bit extra it costs to subscribe to regular Hulu separately.

27.03.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry, Ryan. Here’s to quick improvement!

23.03.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course she doesn't. You're her person, and she wants to be on the same side of the door as you.

15.03.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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