Robert David Sullivan

This is why I don't think I'll ever be able to support free public transit.

They need to move the Oscars outside the USA as well.

Labor saving technology is good, actually. I’m glad I own a washing machine and a dryer so I don’t have to spend a full day each week doing laundry.

Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack

"Choosing words carefully" is a positive contrast to the White House.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

Cardinals McElroy and Cupich denounce Iran war: ‘War now has become a spectator sport.’ “A real war with real death and real suffering being treated like it’s a video game—it’s sickening,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said.

“Our government is treating the suffering of the Iranian people as a backdrop for our own entertainment,” he wrote, “as if it’s just another piece of content to be swiped through while we’re waiting in line at the grocery store.”

www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

Tennessee GOP Rep says Muslims 'don't belong in American society' Rep. Andy Ogles' social media post is the latest in a series of Islamophobic statements from House Republicans.

Does Tennessee? www.npr.org/2026/03/09/g...

Who’s a Better Writer: A.I. or Humans? Take Our Quiz. (Gift Article) A.I. chatbots contain the sum of all human knowledge. That can make them pretty good writers.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Pope Leo XIV more favorable than Trump in new NBC News poll U.S. voters view Pope Leo XIV more favorably than President Trump, political parties or artificial intelligence, according to a recent NBC News survey.

Talk about damning with faint praise...

www.ncronline.org/news/pope-le...

I had wondered if Rubio looked miserable all the time because of his high-stakes responsibilities, but this is another explanation.

It did happen with my single-income family, who weren't rich but had a father in a strong labor union.

Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

"Of the 279 people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were U.S. citizens, the Journal found. Close to half of those Americans were never charged with assault. None have been convicted at trial."

www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

American-born children, bishops say, “will be faced with an impossible decision: forever being an underclass citizen, with limited access to the necessities of life, such as healthcare, education, housing, and the right to vote, or being forced to migrate to a country that they have never known …”

Stokes’ Firing Over Kirk Post Chilled Speech at University of Mississippi, Faculty Testify The University of Mississippi’s firing of Lauren Stokes for sharing a post criticizing Charlie Kirk chilled speech on campus, faculty testified.

“I’ve had a lot of hardship in the past four years at the university just from having a very strong different political belief than the majority at the university,” testified Kathryn Elizabeth Wildman, a public policy leadership major from Laurel.

"It's not a politician's job to get people to vote for her" is such a funny stance. "It's not Campbell's job to make soup"

Gee, why is the Democratic Party so unpopular, especially among younger voters? A real puzzle.

Cursed thought: 8 episode Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge streaming series

I’m so sorry

13 seems rather high

Twitter/X “fragmented the conversation across ideological lines, versus one protocol being able to host everything. Maybe that desire was just way too idealistic.”

For all its usefulness, Bluesky has helped prove that a social media national conversation is indeed unrealistic.

If I die in the next few days, it's because a truck just drove through a puddle and splashed street water directly into my face.

Opinion | Why America needs evangelicals on the Supreme Court — and more The lack of evangelical Christians at America’s most prestigious institutions fuels mistrust.

Not saying he's right, but the photo doesn't contradict him: "Evangelicals have excelled in politics... But they are all but absent from the leadership of prestigious universities, major foundations, Big Tech companies, leading financial firms and large media companies." wapo.st/4d0rIJ6

If it's worth commenting on, it's worth sharing. "Evangelicals have excelled in politics... But they are all but absent from the leadership of prestigious universities, major foundations, Big Tech companies, leading financial firms and large media companies."

wapo.st/4d0rIJ6

I'm sad to see cinemas closing, but this looks kind of disgusting. Cleaning up popcorn and spilled soda seems bad enough.

Haitian man who had been living in Mass. dies in ICE custody after untreated toothache U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren as well as U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter on Thursday to the Trump administration demanding "a full investigation" into the man's death.

www.wbur.org/news/2026/03...

The Boston Globe asks, "When did Southie get richy-rich?"

Want to know why Southie upscaled so rapidly? Why Southie's blue collar workforce (typically two units in each triple-decker) moved? Why current renters will be slammed?

It's not rocket science. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/05/n...

The next step would be deciding how to handle political opponents who can't be deported (i.e., American-born citizens), and there's no good outcome to that.

James Talarico, who just received the Democratic nomination for US Senate from Texas, was the lead sponsor of last session's successful single stair bill in the Texas House.

Yes, but I'm still glad that AOC and Ayanna Pressley beat more experienced incumbents to get into Congress 😉

I don't think Talarico is less qualified for being a state legislator rather than a U.S. representative. One of the Democratic Party's biggest flaws is its dogged insistence on the seniority system. (Nothing against Crockett, but there's no point to primaries if they just move people up the ladder.)

This is how the Boston Tea Party started

Mr. Eliason, who advocates allowing single-stair construction for small multifamily buildings as a solution to the housing crisis, said he learned how common the design was outside the United States while working in Germany in 2019. After seeing an 11-story tower his firm at the time had designed, Mr. Eliason recalled, he turned to his boss and said: "Something is wrong here. Where's your other stair?" "He's looking at me, and said: 'What are you talking about? If there was another stair, there wouldn't be any room for the homes'"

Single-stair gets the New York Times treatment. @holz-bau.bsky.social reminds us why they call the last line the kicker: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/b... (gift link)