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• Writer of novels (Eulogy; 6-321; Old Buddy Old Pal; My Impending Death; etc.) and other things (The Word-Lover’s Lexicon). • https://michaellaser.com/
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MIKE LUCKOVICH APPRECIATION POST @mluckovich.bsky.social is one of the greatest political cartoonists of all time. Thank you for 3 decades of scathing satire, remarkable insight and helping us all laugh to avoid weeping openly. 🙏 Your longtime fan, Mar🐫

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"You'll never have to vote again," Trump said last July. Are most Americans okay with this? I don't think so. Time to take this threat seriously. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Couldn't sleep. Nightmarish visions. Maybe this will help.

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Written 4 years ago, but painfully apt right now: "Rhinoceros" meets the Trump era. medium.com/@michaellase...

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Is there room over here for the sort of infantile/hilarious memes that were so common at the Other Place? It's the one thing I miss. I hope some of that nonsense will show up here soon.

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What I've wished for ever since... a month and a half ago.

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"Musk is now threatening to financially back a primary challenge to any Republican senator who opposes Trump’s nominees." Memo To: Supreme Court Do we still think money is speech, and the richest man in the world gets to shape Congress to his liking? www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

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Philosophical question: Can 2 opposite things both be true?

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If you’re seeing this, there’s a good chance you already know 90% of what’s in this essay. But I needed to set it down anyway, for the record.

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Great advice from @jenrubin.bsky.social today. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 79 days ago • 207 comments

This is excellent. theliberaltomwatson.substack.com/p/goodbye-re...

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An alarming little nugget from today's Washington Post: An architect of Project 2025, Vought says he will force federal agencies entrusted with producing reliable, nonpartisan, independent statistics to bow to the president’s will. [cont'd in comments below] www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 80 days ago • 1 comment

a practical guide to resisting, for those in a position to slow down the slide to tyranny. thecycle.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

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If you haven’t figured out a holiday gift for someone in your life who loves words, may I recommend... www.amazon.com/Word-Lovers-...

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