A Friendly Letter

Borowitz Twofer: Trump’s Diet & an Attack on Gas Priced

Satire from The Borowitz Report Dr. Oz Claims That Eating Classified Documents Was Essential to Trump’s Healthy Diet By Andy Borowitz — August 29, 2022 PITTSBURGH (The Borowitz Report)—Eating classified documents was “an essential part of President Donald Trump’s super-healthy diet,” Dr. Mehmet Oz has claimed. Oz, the longtime television host and, more recently, Pennsylvania’s G.O.P. … Continue reading Borowitz Twofer: Trump’s Diet & an Attack on Gas Priced →

The Last Member of An “Uncontacted” Amazon Tribe Has Died

BBC News: ‘Man of the Hole’: Last of his tribe dies in Brazil Vanessa Buschschlütter — August 29, 2022 The last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil has died, officials say. The man, whose name was not known, had lived in total isolation for the past 26 years. He was known as … Continue reading The Last Member of An “Uncontacted” Amazon Tribe Has Died →

Nighttime Drama: A Winged Quaker Home Invasion??

We had been thinking that our cat, Her Excellency Katherine (informally “Kitty”), was slowing down in her work of capture and bringing in prey. She has snagged mice, rats, voles, various birds, and even baby snakes. Many of these captives have escaped alive, partly because Kitty is a good hunter but a clumsy killer, and … Continue reading Nighttime Drama: A Winged Quaker Home Invasion?? →

A Salute to New Teachers, and Other Front-Line Troops

Conservatives think education is a threat. They’re right. Washington Post — Opinion by Paul Waldman — August 25, 2022 The conservative campaign against education is many things. As a political matter, it’s about intensifying the culture war so moral panic drives Republican votes. As a policy matter, its long-term goals include dismantling public education. As a … Continue reading A Salute to New Teachers, and Other Front-Line Troops →

Here’s to new teachers, and other front-line troops

Conservatives think education is a threat. They’re right. Washington Post — Opinion by Paul Waldman — August 25, 2022 The conservative campaign against education is many things. As a political matter, it’s about intensifying the culture war so moral panic drives Republican votes. As a policy matter, its long-term goals include dismantling public education. As a … Continue reading Here’s to new teachers, and other front-line troops →