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- Sep 29, 2026
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“Never Let It Rest” (opens the original)
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“GOOD, BETTER, BEST! NEVER LET IT REST! UNTIL YOUR GOOD GETS BETTER! AND YOUR BETTER GETS BEST!”Following the Chicago Bears’ 27-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles last night, head coach Ben Johnson ended his locker room speech the way he does after wins: by leading the whole team in an intense call-and-response.I love it. It rules. It gets me pumped up and makes me want to run through a brick wall whenever I
Trainwreck (opens the original)
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Hi! It’s been a minute. I’ve been going through a rough time lately, to say the least. And as, unfortunately, I am wont to do, I’ve let my personal struggles spill over into how I interact with people on the internet, and not in a good way. I plan on addressing that in (possibly a series of?) posts in the coming weeks. But here’s a super quick and not-at-all-exhaustive update on what’s been up with me.Ten days ago, I had a transition-related surgery (or “gender-affirming surgery,” if that’s more
Don’t Get Scammed by Trump the Scammer (opens the original)
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Hey everyone! Before I get started with today’s newsletter, I wanted to let you know that I’m going to be on medical leave for the next week or so, so this might be the only newsletter you get from me this week. I’ll be back and ready for action next week!Twenty-one times between October 20 and November 7, 2018, President Donald Trump publicly promised that a 10 percent tax cut for the middle class was on its way. He promised the tax cut before the midterms, despite the fact that Congress had al
Donald Trump Lies a Lot About 9/11 (opens the original)
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On Tuesday, at an event honoring 9/11 first responders, President Donald Trump told a story about being picked up off the ground and carried away by two firemen after the terrorist attack 25 years ago.“For nine months, rescue and recovery crews worked day and night on the site. I want to just thank my people; I took a lot of my me(n) — I was building a big building in New York, and I took the whole crew down there right after this happened. And they were — they had no hesitatio
“Quacks Like a Duck Problem” (opens the original)
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On Monday morning, CBS News published a story about Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed headlined, “For Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, Sept. 11 commemoration invites scrutiny of past remarks,” and pushed the opening line out on X:<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-lbB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazo
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