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So Let’s Put Together a Democratic Party Ad Campaign Democratic Party Ad Campaign

So Let’s Put Together a Democratic Party Ad Campaign

Jaybird March 10, 2025
The Democrats have had a rough couple of weeks. I can see what they were going for...
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Cement Heads for the Cement Show

Clare Briggs March 8, 2025
Busted.
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Knights in Tight Spaces

Jaybird March 8, 2025
So far, the sequel does a good job of giving more of what the first game gave,...
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SCOTUS Does Not Exist to Please You, Especially Amy Coney Barrett Amy Coney Barrett

SCOTUS Does Not Exist to Please You, Especially Amy Coney Barrett

Em Carpenter March 7, 2025
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has independent legal judgment, which she exercises accordingly. This, apparently, is a problem...
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Suppertime and the living is easy 2025-03-07 TDoRS C5060 (03.02.13)

Suppertime and the living is easy

Clare Briggs March 7, 2025
Bread and butter and brown sugar is just that dang good.
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Incoherency Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Work Incoherency Doesn't Mean It Can't Work

Incoherency Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Work

Issac Faulk March 7, 2025
Just because it doesn’t make sense to voters, doesn't mean it won’t make sense to those whom...
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POETS Day! Dryden and Marvell were Mean Girls Dryden and Marvell were Mean Girls

POETS Day! Dryden and Marvell were Mean Girls

Ben Sears March 7, 2025
Dryden didn’t exactly cover himself in glory picking on Flecknoe as he did, publishing four years after...
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Weekend Plans Post: March!

Jaybird March 7, 2025
The hour, stolen once more.
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The Recruit cobb

The Recruit

Clare Briggs March 6, 2025
This cartoon was made *PRIOR* to Ty Cobb's assault on Claude Lucker
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No Country For Young Men? Nah, It’s Time to Grow Up Young Men

No Country For Young Men? Nah, It’s Time to Grow Up

Garion Frankel March 6, 2025
This is not an easy world in which to be a young man, but it is no...
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The Real First 100 Days First 100 Days

The Real First 100 Days

Issac Faulk March 6, 2025
Americans should expect more from leaders, on both sides, to recognize the moments they’re in and apply...
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Zelenskyy’s Pop-In: Why? What was Zelenskyy trying to do?

Zelenskyy’s Pop-In: Why?

Ben Sears March 6, 2025
What was Zelenskyy trying to do?
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Snug as a Bug in a Rug. Until… arthur

Snug as a Bug in a Rug. Until…

Clare Briggs March 5, 2025
When a Feller Needs a Friend
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Lent! Lent

Lent!

Jaybird March 5, 2025
Every year, you see, we eat our pancakes and talk about the year behind and the year...
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Congress and Changes to the Indirect Cost Rate for NIH Grants Indirect Cost of NIH Grants

Congress and Changes to the Indirect Cost Rate for NIH Grants

Neuro Nerd March 5, 2025
Congress has the opportunity to assert itself in addressing the question of what the appropriate indirect cost...
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Friend Wife shoes

Friend Wife

Clare Briggs March 4, 2025
It's not *THAT* hard to take your shoes off.
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Group Activity: President Donald Trump Address to Congress Will Trump Debate?

Group Activity: President Donald Trump Address to Congress

OT Editors March 4, 2025
President Donald Trump will address a joint session of congress tonight at 9pm ET. Watch live and...
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Movie of a Man seeing Friend Wife off on a Trip

Clare Briggs March 4, 2025
Batchin' it!
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Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video Trump, Zelenskyy, Vance

Group Activity The Full, Unedited Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance Video

OT Editors March 3, 2025
"This is going to be great television" quipped President Trump as his disastrous meeting with Ukraine's Zelensky,...
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Some Speed! Some Speed!

Clare Briggs March 2, 2025
In which Clare Briggs gives a shoutout to Frank King's "Motorcycle Mike". (But, really, it's about baseball.)
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