Katy Read

I used to like to argue. @StarTribune reporter, freelance writer @Salon @RealSimple @brainchildmag @AlterNet @riverteeth @brevitymag #binders

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Like many writers, I have rituals. Before writing, I pour coffee, open the window by my desk, and attempt to read the entire internet.

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@jkuykendall4959 @MAGACult2 Are you specifically blaming those two networks? Because, I don’t often listen to/watch them so can’t address that but obviously news is available in other places, too. Are you saying it’s just those two because they receive government funding or blaming the MSM in general?

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@cathylagrow @amanpour The idea that if you do X your child will do X too is highly flawed. (If it were true my sons would have always put their dishes in the dishwasher.) Children whose parents read to them grow up to be readers because the parents pass on reading genes. And keep lots of books around

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@CaitlinPacific @daledwayer At least he didn’t say “kiddo.”

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@CaitlinPacific @daledwayer Far be it from me to defend anything Vance says, but Emmett Till was under 18 and I don’t think of “kid” as disrespectful (now if he’d said “kiddo” …). Child? No, that sounds like he was little. Juvenile? Too police reporty. Guy? Accurate but ignores part of the tragedy

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@Bgilly13 @johnastoehr @AnnieAndrewsMD I disagree that Dems have never managed to express these thoughts themselves, but yes, she did it well here

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@hicasamadim 72

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@Maddu_550 I’m not a mathematician, but wouldn’t a normal person say, “Divide by point 5” or “Divide by one-half” or “A half”? So some people are geniuses at math; others are geniuses at giving clear instructions.

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@Maddu_550 If you split a sandwich with someone and ask “What should I divide it by?” And they say, “Half,” do you go ahead and cut it into tiny pieces? You must be fun at parties! This isn’t about being a genius at math or highly logical, it’s about being a stickler about “by” vs. “in.”

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@amyjohsonwh Poop

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@russhjelm @peterbakernyt Or tattooed on our arms?

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@NostalgicHubb Is it Fred? How about George? Maybe Sam? Tony? Greg? Martin? Joe? Eugene? Raymond? John? Peter? James? Paul? Jeff? Arthur? None of those?? I can keep going …

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@ghobubo @DrFattyMcButter @RestrictedDaily So it’s still just one letter.

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@PhilWMagness @dpotter @kenyon_burnham_ @jmhorp Is it available for $430,000 in Manhattan or downtown San Francisco? No, for one thing because it’s on 10 acres. But if the Moosers are presenting this to say MAAA (Make America Affordable Again), then mission accomplished, because houses like this still are.

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@PhilWMagness @dpotter @kenyon_burnham_ @jmhorp I think critics here are saying you’re too focused on exposing this particular house. But no, your point is, if the Bull Moosers are presenting this as an example of some long-lost affordability they’re wrong, because this and many houses like it are actually fairly affordable.

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@Darkdarling00 If you’re looking for good scamming targets based on age, why not just ask for people’s birthdates and social security numbers?

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@MacFamilyDog @Suzierizzo1 (Speaking of “the logic.”)

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@MacFamilyDog @Suzierizzo1 Biden and Obama didn’t have the files — the DOJ did, and they functioned separately under normal presidencies. But also, nobody was asking them to. Now people are. So ask yourself: If there’s nothing there, why doesn’t Trump just do it and get it over with?

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@CaitlinPacific @KBAndersen I always remember a friendship chart showing different levels of friendship or something like that and the very top box said “reserved for Mick and Keith.” Hilarious! (This was long before Keith’s “Life” came out, of course.)

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@skylarromines @AlanRoberts You don’t believe in differences in people’s metabolism? I have a neighbor who’s so skinny his legs are the size of my arms. And his meals are HUGE.

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Calling it now, the hottest trend of 2026 will be dogged pursuits.

Determined, persistent, and stubborn efforts to achieve things, refusing to give up despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement, much like a dog relentlessly following a scent.

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