Mary Harris

Happy 4th! Fun fact: after the election I needed a new joyful hobby, something I could do to celebrate our eventual defeat of fascism. I’m teaching myself to twirl

Why no flood sirens in Kerr County, Texas? “It was probably just, I hate to say the word priorities... Trying not to raise taxes.”

Worth noting that it is Semafor calling Rufo a “journalist,” not the Times directly but that means we have TWO publications legitimizing the guy

Huh. There's been a whole lotta speculation about why Dems can't convert fed-up Never Trumpers. Curious what and who flipped Duncan

The person who realized a trick or treating pigeon should be an avatar of democracy deserves a raise

New Yorkers, I see you this weekend Stay safe out there

TLDR diversity only “weakens” you when you let the bosses tell you it should

Today's show is one where reporting the plain facts of what is about to happen felt unreal, impossible, and yet here we are slate.com/podcasts/wha...

yup

Oh hi I am basically mainlining lozenges at this point (tune in tomorrow to find out why!) so decided to rank them for fun

I think not infrequently about how the Trump admin told us years ago what the animating force was behind his governing style

When your voice goes and you really really have to take a sick day, it's nice when a charmer like @1robgunther.bsky.social can fill in on the fly slate.com/podcasts/wha...

I will be thinking about one couples costume I saw this weekend for a while. She was an oyster, he was a shucking knife The rare costume showing no skin that I would still be embarrassed to wear around my parents

Can't stop, won't stop with the SCHAUDENFRIDAY magic (thanks to @lukewinkie.bsky.social for being game for our weird, wild experiment) slate.com/podcasts/wha...