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“When she asked a local librarian about the Bells, the family that had enslaved Nancy: “Now be careful,” the woman told Jones. “What you’re saying implicates one of Danville’s most important families.” hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202...

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

submitted 17 days ago • 4767 comments

Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Exchange, recently pledged to give away half his family's wealth to charity. He's speaking at Cooper Union in NYC this Thurs with Alexander Vindman on the question of how to rebuild economic mobility in an age of widening income inequality cooper.edu/events-and-e...

submitted 33 days ago • 21 comments

They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.

submitted 40 days ago • 1096 comments

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

submitted 65 days ago • 421 comments

Thought Wake Forest would take more of a hit for its blowout loss to Louisville, but guessing because it was a road Quad 1 loss it didn't drop it in the NET. Demon Deacons currently still a Quad 1 opponent for #Pitt this weekend. That could change if the Panthers win, but still a good opportunity.

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

When day 4 feels like...

submitted 86 days ago • 306 comments

One thing before tomorrow: Use your local libraries. Get your card. Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks. Recommend titles for purchase (usually online). Attend promoted activities. Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires. Tell your kids that libraries are good. They are. 📚

submitted 89 days ago • 179 comments

BREAKING — Joe Biden has pulled off the impossible: positive job growth EVERY SINGLE MONTH of his presidency. The last negative month was the last full month of Trump’s first term, December 2020.

submitted 98 days ago • 241 comments

You’ve definitely heard of the Costco DEI story by now, but it’s even more beautiful when you know the full background. The shareholders put together a list of proposals to run by the board. Proposal 4 reads: “SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REQUESTING REPORT ON THE RISKS OF MAINTAINING DEI EFFORTS” 🧵

submitted 113 days ago • 141 comments