miranda

Heaven have mercy on us all—Presbyterians and Pagans alike—for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending

Many Americans hold contradictory opinions on the same policies Our new poll finds question wording can swing opinion by 20+ points on immigration, the budget, and transgender rights. That's a problem for people who use polls to tell politicians what voters want.

Finally got to @gelliottmorris.com's piece this week on how poll question wording dramatically affects responses. It's excellent. This is classic stuff in the political behavior subfield of poli sci, but we don't hear enough about it in punditry.

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/many-ameri...

I never saw such a sight in my life.

this nameless phantom feeling

Restaurants have no idea how bad they look when they don’t have Heinz

NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.

a most delectable mess

Independents

I love BUR! Is it easy to arrive at? No. Is it pleasant to be in? No. Is it a beautiful building? Think again. Does it have good food? Listen, it’s not LAX.

you can tell things are crazy when I start writing reminders on my hand

today I learned that in addition to being kind of fun, revolving doors really do keep a place warmer.

Scientists now believe that the human brain--a magic goo for worrying--can also be used to do other things

this is it 25 // DJ PIEROGI

new hour of music for you open.spotify.com/playlist/2ms...

heard some very loud noise tonight

Rotating view just south of the mouth where the Twin Rivers meet Lake Michigan in Two Rivers. // Image captured at: 2025-11-15 02:55:11 UTC (about 11 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Two Rivers: 46.86 F | 8.26 C // Precip: mist // Wind: S at 8.053 mph | 12.9 kph // Humidity: 97%

Current* conditions near Two Rivers, WI:

decided to relax today and listen to podcasts on 1x

enjoying a lovely fall day in the catio

Five-Year Parks Levy Appears Poised for Victory In a signal that Portland voters still have some appetite for tax increases to fund core city services, the Parks Levy appears to be well on its way to passage.

I think that Portland’s parks are one of our city’s greatest resources. Thank you, Portland, for keeping them funded.

it’s a wife’s solemn duty to be aloof

i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.

how is it both only tuesday and almost november

bar tonight had the great works on display

this is it 24 // DJ PIEROGI

please enjoy an hour of music, plenty of shoegaze for fall open.spotify.com/playlist/1Do...

moon