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Writer. Journalist. Friend to animals. Graying rapidly. Lately into #philately (I’m surprised too!) Words/etc at reasongonemad.com.

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Democrat’s plan would eliminate federal income taxes for half of U.S. workers Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s tax relief plan could benefit tens of millions of middle-class workers, with a focus on those making at or below a living wage.

This plus exempting the first $25,000 of income from FICA—while raising the FICA cap substantially—could get some traction.

(Here ends the nerdy tax-reform talk.)

06.03.2026 02:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I would pay good money to sleep as well as our pup.

06.03.2026 01:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The text of the declaration of independence reprinted in the “news of the year” publication from 1776

The text of the declaration of independence reprinted in the “news of the year” publication from 1776

In general, the boxes of “rare” stuff from storage I’m going through is just old. A few things are valuable. And then there is a first edition of the “Annual Register” from 1776 that just happens to have news of some little Declaration of Independence

05.03.2026 02:03 👍 703 🔁 76 💬 20 📌 5

You love to see it.

06.03.2026 01:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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ICE detains reporter Estefany Rodríguez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany Rodríguez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 👍 10257 🔁 6289 💬 242 📌 296
a group of dedicated madmen halfway up a snowy mountain

a group of dedicated madmen halfway up a snowy mountain

Ernst A. Heiniger. Rope team on the Bianco ridge. 1941

05.03.2026 17:05 👍 117 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 0
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Totally normal development.

05.03.2026 20:19 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Well, this rawhide mess should be a breeze to clean up. Back at ya in six hours!

05.03.2026 12:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A theory of humanity:

There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who covet a Weekend Edition lapel pin, and those who have absolutely no idea what the hell I’m talking about.

Discuss.

05.03.2026 12:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Go go go!

05.03.2026 01:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

See question below.

04.03.2026 15:37 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Live Updates: Turkey Says NATO Shot Down Iranian Missile Heading to Turkish Airspace

How many countries need to be involved before this qualifies as World War III? Asking for 8.3 billion friends...

04.03.2026 12:38 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Fair question.

04.03.2026 00:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Huh.

03.03.2026 12:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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98% said STOP TEXTING ME!

03.03.2026 01:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Come ON.

03.03.2026 01:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Rubio Warns ‘Hardest Hits’ on Iran Lie Ahead and Offers Conflicting Rationales

RUBIO: “We went proactively in a defensive way to prevent them from inflicting higher damage.”

Alternate (Orwell-adjacent) translations:

“We launched a surprise defensive invasion.”
“It was a preemptive act of retroactive self-defense.”
“We struck them before they could peacefully not attack us.”

02.03.2026 23:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Database reveals which items the Park Service thinks may ‘disparage’ America An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, cl...

Crazy times.

"At Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia, staff members have asked federal officials to decide whether a document that describes an abolitionist’s murder by a mob might 'denigrate the murderers.'” (Gift link.)

02.03.2026 20:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You've got to let out a little "light chuckling" in the first days of a new Middle East war, yes?

02.03.2026 18:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Happy 30th anniversary (for those who celebrate) of this March 2, 1996, photo of Steve Forbes campaigning ahead of the Connecticut GOP presidential primary--dancing with "Wow the Cow" outside Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk.

Three decades later, not an ounce of absurdity shed.

02.03.2026 16:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I've seen enough. Clearly this experiment is working. It is time for a Michael C. Jordan.

02.03.2026 05:54 👍 4164 🔁 300 💬 46 📌 14

💯 ♥️

01.03.2026 00:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Here’s my guy giving off some hope vibes on this #caturday

28.02.2026 14:07 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tanya (Remastered 2015)
Tanya (Remastered 2015) YouTube video by Dexter Gordon - Topic

When I first got into jazz, about 35 years ago — pause for moment of existential angst and disbelief at the terrifyingly rapid passage of time — every night I’d get into bed, turn out the lights, and listen to all 18 minutes of “Tanya.”

28.02.2026 13:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

A great name for a dog would be Handstand.

Because then people would say, "Oh, can he do a handstand?"

And you can say, "What? No. Of course not. He's a dog." And look at them like they're nuts.

Just a wonderful time.

27.02.2026 17:28 👍 354 🔁 12 💬 37 📌 2
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person with armful of papersnext to someone in a lion suit

street scene person with armful of papersnext to someone in a lion suit

'Sidewalk Activity on Bleecker St. in Greenwich Village',
Robert Sefcik, 1970.

27.02.2026 18:13 👍 86 🔁 15 💬 2 📌 0
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C'mon, why should we worry about integrating AI into autonomous weapons systems? Seems like a totally overblown concern, because AI is -- wait, what?

28.02.2026 12:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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⚙️ 🤖 Guillermo Galetti, known as Ladron de chatarra, is an Argentine artist who transforms scrap metal into unique mechanical sculptures.

@ladrondechatarra [IG]

#art #sculpture #metal #automata

28.02.2026 09:52 👍 90 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 3
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The Unlikeliest Museum: Ralph Nader's American Museum of Tort Law Against all odds, Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law educates visitors about the law and their rights.

An immersive profile of @tortlawmuseum.bsky.social

27.02.2026 19:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0