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Correct crossword opinions / aka Michael Sharp / Teaching lit stuff at Binghamton University / 2025 ACPT Pairs champion (w/ Penelope Harper) / https://letterboxd.com/realrexparker

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โ€œTargeting mistakeโ€ sounds a lot nicer than โ€œslaughter of civiliansโ€

11.03.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It would help if public figures werenโ€™t bone-deep stupid

11.03.2026 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack

One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

10.03.2026 12:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 9203 ๐Ÿ” 1912 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 356 ๐Ÿ“Œ 193

Helluva way to run a war, as the NYT reports. But the article doesnโ€™t go far enough. WHY are his aides terrified of telling Trump the truth? Because the commander-in-chief is not OK in the head, thatโ€™s why. These reporters should say it instead of covering it up. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 473 ๐Ÿ” 184 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Readers Are Embracing a Shift in Perspective in Books. It Could Reshape Literary Culture. Thereโ€™s been a profound shift in perspective preferences when it comes to romance novels.

Every article about BookTok makes it seem as though it consists entirely of people who make their entire personality be about reading, while simultaneously being unable to handle the most minimally difficult aspects of actually reading.
slate.com/culture/2026...

11.03.2026 04:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Mark Carney being a racist cunt waah waah Iran bad waah

Mark Carney being a racist cunt waah waah Iran bad waah

1,300 Iranian civilians murdered by illegal attacks but not a word. There is a deep moral rot at the heart of western liberalism. A grotesque racism

11.03.2026 06:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 623 ๐Ÿ” 153 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

He has gone the way of the Manosphere. It could have been otherwise. Fucking hell.

10.03.2026 12:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People making and/or (knowingly) sharing AI-produced images online get blocked so hard so fast. They are The Enemy, no matter how โ€œcuteโ€ or innocuous the images in question may be. Anything that degrades the information system is right the fuck out.

10.03.2026 12:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andrew Oโ€™Hagan ยท Stay Classy: Mummyโ€™s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

Do you like excellence about his ex-excellency? Then this piece of brilliant writing is for you. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

10.03.2026 07:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Yeah itโ€™s someone really important so it fucking sucks for her. Expected, but still painful

09.03.2026 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lol the price of a ticket to NZ went up $1000 in the past week [grim ironic laughter]

09.03.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is something clarifying about the world teetering on the brink of total collapse. Like, the answer to everything you want to do is Why the fuck not?

09.03.2026 22:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for liking it. So many people Do Not

09.03.2026 22:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Death in the family only the family is in NZ and so logistics are whacko and I canโ€™t leave the fucking country mid semester but my wife is leaving because itโ€™s her family so fuck everything but also family is family is family and the world is burning anyway so WHATEVER โค๏ธ

09.03.2026 22:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Me  in Blue coat w headphones, glasses, peace sign

Me in Blue coat w headphones, glasses, peace sign

I am so full of โ€œnopeโ€ today I can barely contain myself. Love you all. Iโ€™m offline for rest of day.

Opt out of all bullshit as much as you can. You wonโ€™t regret it.

Peace.

๐Ÿ’ช โค๏ธ ๐Ÿšซ โ˜ฎ๏ธ

09.03.2026 13:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The lesser known son of the Golden Age Starman, David, is in his father's classic costume. Arms crossed. His eyes widen and his teeth clench as stares at his cosmic rod in hand and yells, "NO!!"

The lesser known son of the Golden Age Starman, David, is in his father's classic costume. Arms crossed. His eyes widen and his teeth clench as stares at his cosmic rod in hand and yells, "NO!!"

09.03.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I would definitely prefer not to

09.03.2026 13:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every single Democrat is complicit. They should be filling new impeachment articles every day. They should be denying quorum on every piddly piece of congressional business. The Democrats want all of this to happen, so long as they keep their cushy jobs. Yes even your faves.

09.03.2026 13:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
yellow dog at stick library

yellow dog at stick library

This is my dog at a stick library in my neighborhood. These are the kinds of things that make me not hate everything.

09.03.2026 02:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 95 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Every time I open a news app or site and this story isnโ€™t being discussed or featured prominently I feel like Iโ€™m losing my mind. Do not look away.

09.03.2026 02:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 4942 ๐Ÿ” 965 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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09.03.2026 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3196 ๐Ÿ” 667 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 76

I'll admit I got bloody sick of seeing curling a few weeks ago but this is impressive

09.03.2026 10:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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happy international women's day

08.03.2026 18:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 234 ๐Ÿ” 55 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you read the interview โ€ฆ

08.03.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So happy to make my Atlantic debut with @obergs.bsky.social !

www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...

08.03.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Do you think Governor Newsom is a windsock? Not exactly. I'm watching the left gear up to attack Gavin Newsom just in case he's the nominee in 2028, and it makes my heart sink, because I watched people tear down Al Gore, I watched people tear down Hillary Clinton, I watched people tear down Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. There are definitely major things to critique about every one of them, but at the moment, when the job is to defeat the other guy, we defeat ourselves.

Do you think Governor Newsom is a windsock? Not exactly. I'm watching the left gear up to attack Gavin Newsom just in case he's the nominee in 2028, and it makes my heart sink, because I watched people tear down Al Gore, I watched people tear down Hillary Clinton, I watched people tear down Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. There are definitely major things to critique about every one of them, but at the moment, when the job is to defeat the other guy, we defeat ourselves.

Solnit can be interesting but this is a hot garbage take

08.03.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Pew Research graph just published that shows 53% of Americans think Americans are not moral while only 7% of Canadians think Canadians are not moral, and 92% of Canadians judge their fellow Canadians to be moral people, as against only 47% of Americans who judge Americans to be a moral people.

Pew Research graph just published that shows 53% of Americans think Americans are not moral while only 7% of Canadians think Canadians are not moral, and 92% of Canadians judge their fellow Canadians to be moral people, as against only 47% of Americans who judge Americans to be a moral people.

This chart. A measure of what different countries think of their own people. Top of the chart, 53% of Americans think their fellow Americans are bad people, immoral. In Canada, the very opposite, where 92% believe other Canadians are good people. Tell me that 49th parallel doesn't mean something. ๐Ÿงต

08.03.2026 04:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 76 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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British Columbia to make daylight saving time permanent
The Canadian province is permanently ending the biannual time shifts for more light at the day's end. But research shows daylight saving increases health risks.
Rhitu Chatterjee โ€ข March 07, 2026 06:25 PM EST

npr British Columbia to make daylight saving time permanent The Canadian province is permanently ending the biannual time shifts for more light at the day's end. But research shows daylight saving increases health risks. Rhitu Chatterjee โ€ข March 07, 2026 06:25 PM EST

Love living in the post-โ€œresearchโ€ age. Researchers, bah, what do those nerds know? Just make laws based on vibes, itโ€™s fine.

08.03.2026 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
As a red headed man pulls a pair of green-tinged goggles from his face over his eyes and says, "Hey, man, why are you LYIN' to them? This place SUCKS!"

As a red headed man pulls a pair of green-tinged goggles from his face over his eyes and says, "Hey, man, why are you LYIN' to them? This place SUCKS!"

08.03.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 79 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
White cat IDA in my lap

White cat IDA in my lap

Good morning โ˜€๏ธ

08.03.2026 11:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0