Jean Thoensen 🗳🎓🍫

If it’s Tuesday, we have another election! 🗳️

Here we go again—our 7th election in 7 months. It’s a special election, so things will be slower, but we still have to be in the office at 4:30 AM, ready to support our election officers as they serve today.

You’re going to win a lot of teaching awards and be a beloved professor! Those things make such a huge different in students’ lives.

I cannot fathom how the states and territories will respond to any sort of executive order. The courts will be busy. This has been my worst nightmare.

Which, it turns out, is a rebranded version of GoodRx (and actually worse).

I empathize with the professors and reporters who have to watch the event tonight. I’m glad I have the privilege of not having to watch.

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Unethical competitors have been stealing content from my web site for years. I’m a mere molecule in the wider Internet and this huge problem of IP theft.

Early voting and vote by mail have not yet begun.

Not a New Yorker, but what a masterclass in constituent communication!

Paid subscription cancelled. Homophobia cannot be passed off as journalism.

We’ll know you tried your best.

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I support @ffxnow.bsky.social. Love their little snark in this article about “what remains of The Washington Post.” Independent newsrooms are where the good reporting and reporters are now. Find yours and support them!

I’ll be very interested in post about how well it works for addiction, including downsides, if you are so inclined. Best of luck! 🍀

Growth spurt?

Creepy

I set aside at least a third to also cover state taxes.

What a wonderful quote!

We’ll be ready!

He’s only 21 years old. Lots of brain growth still to come. He’s got a lot more in him in this sport.

Photo of The Washington Post front page from February 8, 2026 showing an ad for T-Mobile above the masthead

The Washington Post is now USA Today with an ad right up top on the front page.

There was a Washington Post story about Remote Area Medical some years ago. They used to focus on overseas remote areas, then realized how great the need was at home. Dental and vision are the highest demand services—often not covered by insurance.

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Today’s physical Washington Post: A section of 18 pages and B section of 18 pages. 9 sheets of newsprint per section. I’ve seen plenty of down market papers with more news.

You literally can’t shame Louise Lucas. She has worked unbelievably hard for everything in her life. She’s nobody’s fool and don’t dare to cross her!

Richmond Times-Dispatch is paywalled. Do you have a gift link, please?

Reshaping Northern Virginia is an understatement. Multiple counties would be split into up to five congressional districts.

Voters of color will be so much more likely to stay home, especially naturalized citizens.