Author Archives: Jim deMaine

Here’s to the crazy ones

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When you’re in deep …..

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2028 Presidential Candidate? Newsom Uses Annual State Address to Confront Republicans Across the Nation

In an unconventional version of the State of the State, Gov. Gavin Newsom attacked Republicans and held up California as a beacon of democracy. By Shawn Hubler in the NYT Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, whose liberal state has been hammered … Continue reading

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Federal Officials Revise Recommendations for R.S.V. Vaccine

Among Americans aged 60 to 74, only those with certain health conditions need to receive the shots, the agency concluded. Pfizer’s Abrysvo is one of three R.S.V. vaccines approved by the F.D.A. The other two are GSK’s Arexvy and Moderna’s … Continue reading

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This flag thing

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Researchers Have Found a Creative Way To Save Forests: They’re Letting Trees Tweet

From Good Good Good. Thanks to Pam P. In July 2018, a century-old red oak went live on Twitter. The account @awitnesstree, tweeting from the Harvard Forest in Petersham, Massachusetts, introduces itself in its bio: WITNESSING LIFE AS A TREE IN A CHANGING … Continue reading

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No AC but the ‘greenest’ ever Games? Inside Paris’ landmark Olympic Village

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (Thanks to Pam P) Air filters line a street in the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis. Nathan Laine/Bloomberg/Getty Images When Paris last hosted the Summer Olympics 100 years ago, organizers were so keen to bring athletes under the same roof … Continue reading

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Today’s Teenagers Have Invented a Language That Captures the World Perfectly

By Stephen Marche in the NYT. (Thanks to Put B.) Mr. Marche is the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War.” My son just completed high school and when he leaves for college in the fall my life will change … Continue reading

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Commandments for hypocrites

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Jamie Pederson honors Rep. Frank Chopp

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Dear friends and neighbors, When Rep. Frank Chopp retires from the Legislature at the end of the year, he will leave a legacy of transformational change for the 43rd Legislative District and our entire state. … Continue reading

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NYT letter about the tax code

Thanks to Mike C.: A good letter in 6/23/24  NY Times (that I did not write): To the Editor: In his anguished attempt to place the country’s woes at the doorstep of progressives, David Brooks ignores the single greatest creation … Continue reading

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Evidence refuting lab origin of COVID-19

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The diagnosis is ……

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Moon rise a few nights ago

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The “Say Hey” Kid

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Feeling unseen?

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Juneteenth

On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night, enslaved and free African Americans gathered in churches and private homes all across the country awaiting news that the Emancipation … Continue reading

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Sharks Deny Any Interest in Eating Trump

Thanks to Pam P. (The Borowitz Report)—Calling his longstanding fear of being devoured by them “delusional thinking at its saddest,” the world’s sharks issued a statement on Tuesday disavowing “any interest whatsoever” in eating Donald J. Trump.“Given his constant intake … Continue reading

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23 Things That Happened In 2001 That Were Completely Overshadowed By 9/11

Thanks to Bob P. 1. “American Airlines Flight 587. It was an Airbus A300 that crashed in Queens, NY, two months after 9/11. It was the second-deadliest aviation accident in US history, and not well remembered.” 2. “Air Transat Flight 236. The … Continue reading

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Father’s Day Essay by Heather Cox Richardson

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Don’t fall for this scam!

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Without a life’s necessity

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What Exactly Did Justice Alito Say That Was Wrong?

By Marc O. DeGirolami in the NYT Mr. DeGirolami is a law professor at the Catholic University of America who specializes in law and religion. Justice Samuel Alito has been widely criticized this week for remarks he made to a self-described documentary filmmaker … Continue reading

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What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?

By Nicholas Kristof Opinion Columnist, reporting from Portland, Ore. for the NYT As Democrats make their case to voters around the country this fall, one challenge is that some of the bluest parts of the country — cities on the West … Continue reading

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When asked to change, the answer is …..

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