Going to keep the French-influenced pronunciation of herb, but I will happily adopt the delightful British pronunciation of schedule, which makes it sound like the speaker has been day drinking.

Grok is being weird.

Counterpoint: I hate Aldi

I like their fervent belief that if only they hospitalize their only cash machine, her popularity will somehow be redistributed to the rest of them

The Times is lucky to have at least one person writing for them who isn’t an embarrassment. They deserve credit for the good along with the bad, and this is good.

I think I’ve developed an allergy to throat clearing. I get the impulse because sometimes I feel it myself, but it mostly comes across as cowardice or insincerity. Have the courage of your convictions to just say what is true.

This is important, and I’d add in another factor: people who exploit this hatred for money, power, or political gain. Regardless, the solution has to include increased disengagement online and reengaging in person.

Men: Do not, under any circumstances, introduce your wife as earnest or patient instead of beautiful. 💀

Media organizations that value legitimacy must stop doing this.

Netanyahu can do the funniest thing in the world and recognize a united Ireland.

It’s bizarre to me that these two, neither of them experts on this subject, are battling over this. So now Tylenol is political? Can we not just study these things again like normal people?

Karen is a wealth of good info and solid insight here. The New York Times and Dana Goldstein would be smart to pay attention.

I attended the funeral for the dad of an old friend recently. We’re part of a group who’ve been friends for decades. We had her laughing at 1 point. Then 15 mins later she would be in tears. Some old friend of her dad walked in & her whole face lit up. The emotional 🎢 is normal

Too many academics think they can have it both ways-- that they can form activist communities to advance Left causes they care about, but have the public still treat them as if they are neutral arbiters seeking nothing but the truth. But you can't.

There’s a metaphor here

Do philosophers really believe this? Thinking of a thread on here arguing infanticide isn’t as bad as m*rdering and older person bc they aren’t as aware, a sort of continuation of the argument for abortion up to birth. I get the reasoning, but it obviously isn’t moral.

Dave Smith Don’t worry, it isn’t true. Last night I was at my local Outback Steakhouse, which is closing down, and the waitress, who was Persian, handed me a bunch of strange papers along with our menu. Innocently, I read through them, and, instead of finding some welcome deals on domestic