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A Grudging Concession About Something Trump Did Executive Order 14208

A Grudging Concession About Something Trump Did

Burt Likko April 1, 2025
No, he's serious. Burt Likko herein (grudgingly) praises something the Trump Administration did. Executive Order 14208, to...
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Trump’s Most Insidious Scheme (So Far) Trump's Most Insidious Scheme

Trump’s Most Insidious Scheme (So Far)

David Thornton March 31, 2025
Trump’s most dangerous tactic may be one of the most underreported acts of his new Administration.
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A Working Man Reviewed statham

A Working Man Reviewed

Jaybird March 30, 2025
Sylvester Stallone pens a script for Jason Statham and tells us how *HE* would have done John...
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The Greatest Strike in History taft

The Greatest Strike in History

Clare Briggs March 30, 2025
This cartoon came out a week after Ty Cobb beat up Claude Lucker.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Dungeon Warfare dwarfare3

Saturday Morning Gaming: Dungeon Warfare

Jaybird March 29, 2025
A third installment from a really cool tower defense game.
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The Holdout needlespins

The Holdout

Clare Briggs March 28, 2025
My eye is not drawn to the boys' conflict. It is drawn to the game the girls...
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Probationary UN Ambassador Elise Stefanik Gets “Fork In the Road” Notice Elise Stefanik

Probationary UN Ambassador Elise Stefanik Gets “Fork In the Road” Notice

Andrew Donaldson March 28, 2025
Like thousands of others, Elise Stefanik saw her probationary period for higher employment end on the whims...
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Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came For First They Came For

Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came For

David TC March 28, 2025
On a well-intentioned but slightly wrong quote by Martin Niemöller about the start of fascism and how...
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Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals hrh

Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals

Jaybird March 27, 2025
The cats found out that my CPAP reservoir, when knocked to the floor, has an O-ring that...
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They’re Acting Queer in Cleveland debt

They’re Acting Queer in Cleveland

Clare Briggs March 27, 2025
CW: Violence, Self-Harm. No, I'm not kidding.
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Opening Day at the Church of Baseball Opening Day

Opening Day at the Church of Baseball

Missy Howell March 27, 2025
I advise those who poke fun to give baseball another chance. The rule changes in the 2023...
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A Loaf of Bread, a Container of Milk, and a Stick of Butter jugofmilk

A Loaf of Bread, a Container of Milk, and a Stick of Butter

Clare Briggs March 26, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Friend
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Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes Deepens Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes

Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes Deepens

OT Editors March 26, 2025
The Trump Administration spent most of Tuesday in media and in front of congress downplaying the accusations....
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Bowling — Balling Up the Score math

Bowling — Balling Up the Score

Clare Briggs March 25, 2025
We used to be a country. A proper country.
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Don’t Go Torching Cyber Trucks Torching Cyber Trucks

Don’t Go Torching Cyber Trucks

David Thornton March 25, 2025
That’s probably the worst problem with the Tesla vandalism. It ratchets up tensions and will in turn...
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Friend Husband Briggs

Friend Husband

Clare Briggs March 24, 2025
He asks a good question.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Problem: Himself Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Problem: Himself

Issac Faulk March 24, 2025
Targeting political opponents has been Erdogan’s bread and butter since he was the up-and-coming scrappy emo-poet/reformer mayor...
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Series! Recap of World Series of the 1910s World Series of the 1910s

Series! Recap of World Series of the 1910s

Mike Schilling March 24, 2025
The deadball days, when Babe Ruth was still a Red Sox pitcher, the classic stadia like Fenway...
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Six Days of the National Pastime weather2

Six Days of the National Pastime

Clare Briggs March 22, 2025
MLB ended Tie Games back in 2016
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Dice N Goblins First Impressions goblindice (2)

Saturday Morning Gaming: Dice N Goblins First Impressions

Jaybird March 22, 2025
They gave me a review key! Holy cow!
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