Judy Cartwright

General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned.

Molly Ivins, dressed in a sort of satin blouse with a neckthing that I'm going to call a scarf?. She's smiling with every cell in her body. Beaming radiantly the joy of being righteous and kind at the same time. Her eyes closed almost to a squint, and every pearly white on display. Gods bless you, Molly, you were a hell of a person.

My favorite evergreen Molly Ivins quote:
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."

KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: “Never lose hope. Promise me you’ll continue fight for freedom — not just for me, for everybody.”

He was just taken into ICE custody.

Is the New York Times trying to wreck Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid? | Margaret Sullivan With their made-up scandal, combined with the pre-election editorial, the Times looks like it’s on a crusade against Mamdani

I love that former NYT public editor @sulliview.bsky.social is public-editing from the outside.

"With this made-up scandal, combined with the pre-election editorial, the Times looks like it’s on a crusade against Mamdani.

"And no lofty explanation about the mission can disguise it."

I had wondered how that word came to describe a certain demographic, but didn't bother to find out until a few years ago. Surprised to learn that the practice of naming based on trades/occupations (like Cartwright) had also been used so, well, derisively.

Which brings us to “spinster “

The cognitive dissonance of getting up every morning and making coffee and walking the dog and going to meetings and answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner while there is a real live actual coup d’etat happening is BONKERS

My new NYT quiz: Guess which story the photos without captions are meant to accompany. Today's shows young people, in evening best, lined up on steps to enter a door to.... what exactly?

'Tis the season: At Target this a.m., checkout counter guy was in a holiday mood, telling me "Great shopping job!" Pretty sure it was the pogo stick that earned his kudos.