Julia S.

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Non-stop book reviewing lady! Also writer, editor, aunt, godmother, curmudgeon. I love books and birds.

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and I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling chairs! (alt text: Rudy Giuliani at the Republican National Convention being helped off the floor after apparently falling over some folding chairs)

is this yutz Bender seriously arguing that the best reporters grow up in families that don’t give a rat’s ass about civic engagement?

One final point. It is notable that Bender describes his upbringing on his page on the Times website as apolitical which, he claims, “made it easier for me to focus on stories engaging readers, not appeasing politicians or any political leaning.” I find this tone of self-congratulation naive./8

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Yesterday was the anniversary of Qiu Jin's death. Please take a moment to join me in honoring her memory. Also, check out The Lantern and the Night Moths for some of my translations of her poetry and my essay on translating her work! invisiblepublishing.com/product/the-...

The Lantern and the Night Moths · Invisible Publishinginvisiblepublishing.com Chinese Canadian poet-translator Yilin Wang has selected and translated poems by five of China’s most innovative modern and contemporary poets: Fei Ming, Qiu Jin, Zhang Qiaohui, Xiao Xi, and Dai Wangs...

J. R. Richard was one of my earliest baseball crushes (primarily because of his great smile, which this picture doesn’t show) I hope that he is well and happy today

J.R. Richard Pitcher Debut: 1971 - Retired 1980 HOU

J.R. Richard at baseball-reference.combaseball-reference.com Career stats of J.R. Richard

this is great, and it would have been even greater two years ago

Breaking news: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans.

Biden set to announce support for major Supreme Court changeswww.washingtonpost.com The president has discussed the plans with constitutional scholars and members of Congress in recent weeks.

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Mine in todays New Yorker

literally defund these people who do not do their actual jobs

Anyhow here's Wonderwall

deleted one post that was a computer-generated fake image; deleted one post that was a repost of someone who prefers not to be reposted timeline transparency here is a picture of a very 😎 piece from the Cleveland Botanical Garden instead

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Cutting this budget will actually raise the deficit, not save money!

IRS nabs $1 billion from rich tax cheats while GOP fights to defund itlinks.dailykos.com The Internal Revenue Service beefed up its enforcement efforts last fall—and the push is paying off quickly. The tax-collecting agency announced Thursday that it scooped up more than $1 billion in ...

if you have some gift cards burning a hole in your pocket, now is the time to pick up some bargain Mamatas! The Second Shooter is an especially timely read…

Prime Day on the site I don't normally link to has led to a couple of sales you might care for. My latest novel THE SECOND SHOOTER is 30%: www.amazon.com/Second-Shoot...

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good! every corrupt bribe-taking politician should face the legal consequences of their actions (cough! Clarence Thomas!)

NEW: Sen. Bob Menendez found GUILTY of multiple charges in corruption trial

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The populist, working man ticket will be led by a Manhattan real estate mogul who owns a bunch of exclusive country clubs, and a Yale grad, ex-venture capitalist whose rise was funded by Bay Area billionaires.

Sluggo is not only lit, he’s way out, baby

The Best Of Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 19,1959

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FINE

If it is Vance must I promote a 2018 book I published that is a fiery take down on Vance or can I just shrug my shoulders

Amazon.com: What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia eBook : Catte, Elizabeth: Kindle Storewww.amazon.com What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia - Kindle edition by Catte, Elizabeth. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.

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A great illustration of how class is just vibes is that only one major party ticket is entirely Ivy League alumni and it’s the one that yells about the elites selling you out

this is why we don’t fund people who don’t do their jobs

Of course there’s a sheriff involved.

this picture is worth way more than a thousand words!

The latest cover of the New Yorker:

well, this week’s episode of The Boys is going to seem like an anticlimax

which is ridiculous considering that the murderer and attempted assassin was a Republican and a conservative

The Republican line now is that the shooting was caused by Dems saying Trump is a threat to democracy, and they’re doing that because it’s a big and true thing they want Dems to stop saying.

sorry, Ben, we couldn’t keep it

“ I knew it! I was right. I knew you all were all going to be a bunch of babies, and not even try. Totally called it. LOL LMAO” 💖 Ben

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The rapid response cartoon that ate my Sunday. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

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how clever of her to choose the moment when the general public is being encouraged to be sympathetic to that man

Judge Cannon went and did it. She has dismissed the stolen documents case against Trump on Clarence Thomas’s (nonsense) appointments clause rationale.

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All the calls for “everyone” to “cool down the rhetoric” etc feel like how families so often put the burden of keeping the peace on the family members who are already working hardest at that, since the difficult/abusive folks are unfixable/cannot be reasoned with.

A DISGRACED DETECTIVE RETURNS to help catch a serial killer whose unique signature is creating sculptures from victims’ bones. Gritty Louisiana thriller adds some fresh twists and a strong sense of place. B PLUS 💙📚 #bookreviews #SmallPressSunday www.fantasticfiction.com/d/jack-dane/...

Only the Bones Know (John Kincaid, book 1) by Jack Danewww.fantasticfiction.com Only the Bones Know (John Kincaid, book 1) by Jack Dane - book cover, description.

this movie is SO GOOD and SO UNEXPECTED #horrorwatch

“shut the hell up” woman is my spiritual twin, I love her angry energy #horrorwatch

it’s very odd, in the year of our lord 2024, to see a movie that’s overlit—movies are always so dark now #horrorwatch

they left the cult, but they never stopped dressing like the cult #horrorwatch

“you don’t realize how castrated people act” #horrorwatch

“they’re hurting the wrong people”

Rally attendees: “How does something like this happen???”