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Journalist errant. News editor of the Daily Inter Lake in Kalispell, Mont. Son of the Bay State. UMass grad.

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"Like I said, some people are going to die," I mutter as France stack wipes another of my armies on the continent after I trip into a war over who gets Canada in EU4.

06.03.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Googling "when is the right time to expose the Gen Zers in the office to the whimsy of OK Go's music videos in the aughts"

05.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I dunno, sometimes it's Robert DeNiro in the "draw it again" scene in Ronin.

05.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every one of George's answers is: You went to the Moon? In the fucking sky?

05.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bodnar's statement on Daines' last minute withdrawal. Man, has this been a weird election season and it's just starting.

05.03.2026 01:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I say that as a teenager who had seen the movie a dozen times before picking up the book

03.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The book is better at getting the message across than the movie

03.03.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The feigned ignorance of how journalism, especially print journalism, works (particularly by big accounts) is irritating.

02.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, why do the main acts always come on so late now

02.03.2026 05:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died.

The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died. n.pr/40Cg7II

28.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Like, isn't this the sort of thing they were supposed to be specializing in?

28.02.2026 07:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Post seems to be getting beaten pretty bad on the Iran attack. This is the top of their app.

28.02.2026 07:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like you found your seating arrangement.

26.02.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HBO should adapt GRRM's "Night of the Vampyres." Some, uh, parallels to draw on there.

25.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"The Dance of Sparks"

25.02.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so, so tired of screenshots of articles marinated in rage bait. The article is about NYC/Mamdani's efforts to avoid homeless deaths during this storm. Read it for yourself:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...

24.02.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since everyone is talking about TV, I am trying to like Poker Face, but all of my fondness in the "P.I. With One Neat Trick" archetype is tied up in Psych.

23.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

grits teeth ... the doctors ARE noble

23.02.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly this looks like Boris Johnson to me

23.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The south has drive thru liquor stores. We have this.

23.02.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This fruit discourse feels like a trap, like I'll name one and then get a million quote tweets about how I'm an idiot because that fruit is actually a vegetable or a nut. For all I know, an orange is a legume.

23.02.2026 05:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I always wanted to learn the broccolo.

21.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who had to keep a shepherd mix in an apartment after getting relocated for work, yes.

21.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As an addendum, I can't believe this many nominally smart people have never read a periodical of any kind.

21.02.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bet the people who hate Stancil and the press are really conflicted right now

21.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay now I can tell the two teams apart. We’re the good one.

20.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There are some medium to big accounts on here that let their followers know when they're logging on and off and that's just crazy pants to me.

20.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought I heard this wrong lol

20.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will no one rid me of this turbulent court?

20.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I have a $10 bill from FedEx for customs and tariffs weeks after buying a laptop bag online. Same question.

20.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0