I had every intention of knocking out recaps for chapters 1 and 2 of The Wake tonight, but when 10:00 rolls around and all there is is a sub-par attempt at 1, I have to admit that I’m not up to it. Next week for sure.
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada.html While the…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025Trump's Federal DOJ is looking into a state court conviction despite federalism and all that: https:… on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025I have a much more pessimistic take on this than you do. Trump said there would be a pause to March.…
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on Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance VideoI don't think that comparison is fair to Chamberlain. He had legitimate concerns that the British Em… on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025Ever the optimist I see. This isn't Trump's first term. He is determined to be a dictator and seriou…
on Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance VideoWe have the chess club and the football players, versus the yearbook staff and the theater kids. The… on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025Perhaps they will- their own electorates will likely become increasingly unfriendly to the kowtowing… on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-orders-permanent-govt-shutdown-no-really It hasn’t gotten… on Open Mic for the week of 3/3/2025All aid to Ukraine has been "paused"
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Truly, this has been a crazy year.Report
This is a relief, because I haven’t got my copy of The Wake yet. The library has two copies and I’m the second hold so I didn’t expect a problem, but one copy seems to be missing (it was due back in August).Report
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