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Psychologist (but not *your* psychologist), parent, progressive, and all manner of things that begin with P. What a time to be alive and anxious.
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“Apparently, it’s only ‘Jim Crow’ if it comes from the Bull Connor region of France. Otherwise it’s just ‘sparkling election integrity.’” - Madiba Dennie, The Originalism Trap (@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social)

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I keep thinking “I should really subscribe to The Atlantic.” And then they print articles like this one and I’m reminded why I haven’t.

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I spent the weekend creating something beautiful with 300 people who have spent, collectively, tens of thousands of hours perfecting their ability to control the sounds they make. I’m sure you could get an AI to create “perfect” music. But why? What should I have been doing with my time instead?

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Wanna hear Marin Alsop conduct Mahler’s 2nd Symphony in the National Cathedral? There’s a 6pm livestream available here: cathedral.org/calendar/mar... Be sure to listen closely for one particular first alto. 😉

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🥹 Millions of Americans are coming together on this #NoKings Day to reject authoritarian overreach, defend democracy, and stand up for their communities.

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I just got refused alcohol service because I don’t have my ID. I am fifty-one years old.

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“Are they trained in the exonerative tense” I am ded.

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Me: “Oh wow, this audiobook I’m listening to about originalism makes this exact point.” Also me: [compares the authors of the audiobook and the quoted article] “…Oh! Yeah, that makes sense.” (The Originalism Trap by Madiba Dennie/ @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social is really good, y’all.)

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Tonight’s cocktail is a Bitter Elder, much like myself. (Not that I’m composed of gin, Campari, St. Germain, and lemon juice. Just that I’m cranky as fuck.)

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Remember when Pete Hegseth mused that “we’ll never know, but always doubt” that Air Force General Charles Brown got his position because of merit? Such a relief that in the Trump regime we never have to wonder if they hired the most qualified person for the job.

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I read the New Yorker profile on Yarvin and it seems that he thinks of Usenet as having been the pinnacle of human discourse. I feel like that explains a lot.

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“The core driver and cause of the low standing of the Democratic Party right now is not wokeness or immigration or Joe Biden’s age but the fact that Democrats are simply not effective at advancing the policies they claim to support or protecting the constituencies they claim to defend.”

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Happy Pride month to everyone who needs a nap right now!

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Current view: Onstage at The Maryland Theater in Hagerstown, getting ready to rehearse Beethoven’s Ninth with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. For FOUR HOURS.

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After today’s episode of #murderbot I am more convinced than ever that Preservation is the Planet Of The UUs.

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My daughter the hobbyist lacemaker is going on and on about “secondary pricking” and I want you all to know that I’m being very mature about this.

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“He hadn’t served in a war for people to go around not offering other people tea.” It’s my day off and @kjcharleswriter.com has a new book out!! Utterly delighted by _Copper Script_ so far.

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Old Tom seems to be the answer to the question, “what if single malt scotch, but gin?” …Which is not a question I had ever asked myself before.

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