AUMF: another unprecedented misguided fiasco? Asshats use military for (insert illegal tail-wagging reason here)?
I swear, I used to know what that acronym stood for…
A post I never thought I’d read. Hard agree.
Super helpful, we were supposed to fly in tonight but the airline said just what you said here. Now I see why
Walked past Sam Adams’ grave on my way to this. We’re with you MN, in spirit and in mukluks.
This is a direct abrogation of the 4th Amendment. This story needs to be reported in clear, plain language–no mealy-mouthed both-sides-ism. The officers are being trained on this and acting accordingly. We are beyond the destruction of norms, we are down to the last sinews of democracy.
Boston->Lisbon is likely TAP
Now that’s leadership
I really appreciate the work you do but today is really causing me some pain
My 9- and 12-year olds can tell you the single time Article 5 has been used.
Axel of evil
Storage ships and unloading docks, traditional petroleum infrastructure. Glad this is the guy in charge, seems to have a real knack for the details.
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Give him the peace prize folks
Maybe we should encourage politicians and staff to join a religion that condemns lying (and murder, separation of families, greed, bigotry, etc.) and have them wear symbols of it openly so we can know that they’re abiding by its tenets…
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
Don’t stop now, you’re on a roll
Some damn good baseball, grateful for the extra hour tomorrow AM
The PTA at the Winter Hill Community School are holding an emergency fundraiser to provide free food and gift cards to families who are losing their SNAP benefit on Saturday.
If you have the capacity, please donate to help keep our neighbors from going hungry.
givebutter.com/qmnqus
Tired: handing out non-perishables to kids
Wired: post a QR code that links to the donation page at your local food bank on the streets so grown-ups herding kids can donate OR ask your party guests to bring donations for the food shelf
In MA, folks enrolled in SNAP who have active EBT cards with at least a $1 balance will still be able to access fresh produce with their cards through the Healthy Incentives Program. That funding doesn't go away Nov. 1, when SNAP does. www.mass.gov/info-details...
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
I love that Noem, from under the bus, goes full Mariah on habeas corpus
Celebrating
My two pre-orders just showed up! One is going to my kid’s favorite teacher (who teaches your poetry to his 6th graders) tomorrow morning. Can’t wait to read it.
The recipe is best (and written for) Italian prune plums, some of the last seasonal produce in grocery shops. They are the perfect harbinger of fall.
Yes, wedge them in, they will settle and be perfect.
I thought we got rid of international aid?
Only the best people
Oh wow, we’ve got Yoo on record questioning legality of executive actions huh?
