Thursdays are usually either my favorites or my LEAST favorites (depending on if i find the twist more clever or frustrating) but today is definitely on the clever side!! masterful cruciaverbalism!! (is that a word?)
today’s NYT crossword was made by Professor’s Tournament champ and (by all accounts) Nice Guy Sam Buttrey! i did it in 16:56, but if you think you can beat me… 🤪:
@0liviajulianna grades matter much, MUCH less than experience, especially when your experience is doing something so incredible and important! fuck ‘em!
On February 3, a horrifying railroad accident took place. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. You might've seen images of the flames, but you probably haven't heard that unions were trying to prevent this exact accident. 🧵