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Higher Ed, literature and contemporary fiction, jazz and blues—cats, too. Progressive Dem politics and human rights. Happy to live in the beautiful Hudson Valley.
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Falsely attributed quotations are my pet peeve, and I do what I can to correct them nicely & send folks to the Quote Investigator or other legit sites. But I find it bizarre that some people keep pushing the false attributions even after they are pointed out!
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Read my first Saramago novel a few weeks ago, while visiting Lisbon. Very innovative and good(The Death of Ricardo Reis).
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Does the cat have six toes? That’s why we named our cat Hemingway.
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And not to be “that guy” always pointing out the misattribution, here’s one of my favorite Whitman lines, “A child said to me, ‘What is the grass?” . . . I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of hopeful green stuff woven.” From Leaves of Grass.
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I love Whitman. But both the sunshine quotation and the curious not judgmental attribution made famous by Ted Lasso are not from Whitman. See this detailed analysis of how the sunshine quote got misattributed: quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/05/s...
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My own opinionated take: lots of great artists but just a handful where their 1976 album is one of their best: Eagles, Blondie, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder.
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Died just this last year. I was very fortunate to have met him and talked with him along with his friends of the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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Yes, that’s right. Unless the baby becomes a citizen before giving birth. Let’s hope this unconstitutional nonsense gets shut down soon.
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The EO says it only affects the citizenship of persons born 30 days or more after its implementation.
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Could they rule that the injunction applies throughout that district?
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Headed there next week (for the first time) and curious what you mean.
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Since when is it acceptable for a congressional representative to insist a town hall not be recorded? He might have a legal right, but it’s not a good look in a democracy.
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And it is so explicitly contradicted by the Supreme Court, including its very recent ruling.
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Racist.
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And from the Attorney General. In the previous era, whatever we call it, she would have to step down.
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I used to hear this joke—but it was about zucchini!
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Yes, I’m concerned about the veracity. But April Ryan is a legit journalist, right? And the info about a person having his memorabilia returned seems plausible. But, absolutely, we should verify before disseminating.
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Don’t hold your breath.
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I think the point is to get him out of the government.
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I feel talked down to. I saw the David piece this morning, but didn’t know this embarrassing caveat was added.
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I’ve been waiting to see this addressed in legal terms. Thank you!
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This is fascinating, with a lot of different approaches to and metaphors for the virtues of reading. I love the Borges discussion. Thanks for posting.
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Well, that is their position.
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I haven’t yet seen a legal analysis of whether the govt can send someone with a deportation order directly to a foreign prison we are paying for. Is that within the rights of federal law enforcement? Is there any precedent?
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Well, yes. That’s the fundamental contradiction in our history and founding. Both true—and rationalized by various iterations of white supremacy.
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Emoluments.
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They have withheld hundreds of millions from Penn over their permitting a trans athlete on a team.
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Thank you, Steve. We have to keep underscoring what is at issue and at stake. Plus—the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that the administration must facilitate his return. I don’t see how Scott Jennings can pretend that doesn’t exist.
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It is tied up with anti-immigration. Migration often makes up for declining young population in advanced countries. Musk in particular really means we should have more white babies. Still, there are practical issues caused by aging demographics (social security, employment, etc).
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Is this a normal greeting (in diplomatic)?
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Glad to hear this. We thought Maybe Happy Ending was original and potent.
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I’m very concerned about the implications of this, but doesn’t the ruling say you are entitled to “advance notice”? What does that mean in practice?
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I love local libraries, and I have my card, but I don’t use it much. I have access to a university library for research. I do read contemporary fiction all the time, but the luxury I allow myself in my advanced years is buying books, usually in hardback.
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Props to our governor.
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I love Maya Angelou and had the pleasure to see her read/perform. The first quotation comes from a Mormon public speaker, though Angelou may have quoted it on Oprah. For some reason, she is misquoted all over the internet. www.bbc.com/news/4191364...
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Very clearly foretold in Project 2025, which opposes using public health parameters in evaluating environmental impact and projecting costs of legislation etc.
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And it’s a bit early to feel the effects (except if you have a retirement account).
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Musk’s political analysis is always dumb. The long strategy has been the Federalist Society & the anti-abortion movement, culminating in refusing to bring Obama’s nominee to a vote. He’s also wrong about “con.” Working for a political cause over decades is not a “con”—whether on the right or left.
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Well said.
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Very sorry to hear this news.