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The Jack Smith Report: Read It For Yourself The Jack Smith Report

The Jack Smith Report: Read It For Yourself

OT Editors January 14, 2025
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All Dressed Up and No Place to Go

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Short Status Report on the Abilities of AI DALL·E 2025-01-13 13.51.22 - A silk-screen style painting depicting a serene night scene on a wide, calm river. The setting features small wooden boats with soft, glowing lamps ha

Short Status Report on the Abilities of AI

Jaybird January 13, 2025
When it comes to the AI debate, we're stuck with either moving the goalposts or admitting that,...
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Happiness is a Warm Brick 2025-01-10 TDoRS C5006 (01.09.16)

Happiness is a Warm Brick

Clare Briggs January 11, 2025
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Cryptmaster

Jaybird January 11, 2025
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The Month in Theaters December 2024 In Theaters For December 2024

The Month in Theaters December 2024

Russell Michaels January 11, 2025
For the final month of 2024, I managed to see twelve movies in theaters and sixteen otherwise...
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Trump Sentenced to Unconditional Discharge in NY Criminal Case Trump Sentenced to Unconditional Discharge

Trump Sentenced to Unconditional Discharge in NY Criminal Case

Andrew Donaldson January 10, 2025
The case against Trump that resulted in 34 felony convictions is over, with Judge Juan Merchan handing...
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POETS Day! Skipwith Cannéll’s “Nocturnes” Skipwith Cannéll

POETS Day! Skipwith Cannéll’s “Nocturnes”

Ben Sears January 10, 2025
I tried to give the new poem an unbiased look, but was bothered in the first sentence....
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Weekend Plans Post: The Swing of Things snooze

Weekend Plans Post: The Swing of Things

Jaybird January 10, 2025
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It’s a Sad, Sad World

Clare Briggs January 9, 2025
An oldie but a goodie.
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A Society of Shame Attached to Everything Shame Attached to Everything

A Society of Shame Attached to Everything

Merrie Soltis January 9, 2025
The problem with nagging people all the time in an effort to better them is that eventually...
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When a Feller Needs a Friend ow

When a Feller Needs a Friend

Clare Briggs January 8, 2025
Folk remedy for nigh-frostbite.
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Induction! induction

Induction!

Mike Schilling January 8, 2025
The years Y = 1, 9, 36, 100, 225, 441, 784, 1296, 2025, 3025 … all follow...
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Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago Press Conference: Watch It For Yourself Trump press conference

Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago Press Conference: Watch It For Yourself

Andrew Donaldson January 8, 2025
Donald Trump held a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, and news media and social media reacted. Watch it...
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Moving Picture Showing How Two Men Get Acquainted

Clare Briggs January 7, 2025
I don't know if they're at the club or a restaurant or what. Maybe it doesn't matter.
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Don’t Bother Us 2025-01-06 W&P C7860

Don’t Bother Us

Clare Briggs January 6, 2025
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The Piketon Massacre Tragedy, Continued The Piketon Massacre

The Piketon Massacre Tragedy, Continued

Em Carpenter January 6, 2025
Jake Wagner's sentencing was expected to be a formality...For the Rhoden, Manley, and Gilley families, it ended...
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The Virtue of Tuning Out The Virtue of Tuning Out

The Virtue of Tuning Out

Alex M. Parker January 6, 2025
Not letting the deluge of news overwhelm and demoralize you is a challenge of this age–but not...
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Re-Open the Asylums: A New Take Re-Open the Asylums

Re-Open the Asylums: A New Take

SarahStook January 6, 2025
It is imperative that we balance compassion with realism and public safety. We must talk about crime,...
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What is happiness?

Clare Briggs January 4, 2025
I swear to gosh, my grandmother had that exact sewing machine.
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