Dear America: Please pay attention.

Tragic--and I say that as a historian of authoritarianism familiar with the costs of such silences.

This is how you do it.

Better late than never, The New York Times.

I saw him in "Othello" in New York City. Tremendous!!!

This was yesterday’s weirdness. What will the fake outrage be today?

WaPo: Israeli strike kills dozens in Gaza humanitarian area, civil defense says NYT: Israeli Strike Targets Militants; Gazan Authorities Say Many Are Killed Note the emphases.

Think of the improvement if the politicos took a vow of silence for 6 months.

omg: memories. 1st year: complained so much abt wrong salary, I was escorted to UFT headquarters so I could see how busy they were: Huge room w/ wall-to-people sitting like automatons. I told UFT I was writing oped about them in NYT. Got $$ after I moved on to another job

Reminds me of 1st article I ever wrote for EJ. Teaching in NY City & EJ theme was "Urban English." I asked What the hell is urban English?

In writing my biweekly piece on what they eat at Monday Munch at the Charlotte Senior Center, I found this great article on Caesar Salad which is really a celebration of immigrants. This is a "must read," which is why I offer it as a freebie. washingtonpost.com/food/2024/08/0…

All night he talked about himself and about her. She, by contrast, talked about you. Because that’s who she works for.

Kamala, every time I think I couldn’t be more proud, you find a way to prove me wrong. And tonight, you showed America why we deserve you as the next President of the United States.

9/11/46 Anthony Browne b. He was a medical artist at Manchester Royal Infirmary & then designed greeting cards. Drawing a gorilla for a birthday card, found he liked it & has been drawing them ever since.

Trump on Fox News just now: "I don't know that I want to do another debate."

9/12/45 Mr. Stuart Little of 16 East 48th St, NYC, writes to EB White's publisher: Mr. Little doesn't want to make any trouble about EB White giving a mouse his name. He just asks if the publisher will send him a copy--signed by the author.

Stephen Colbert Gives Trump A Very Graphic 'Counterpoint' To His Latest Claim msn.com/en-us/news/pol…

Kamala is a woman of her word.

Read this "gift" article about a remarkable father & terible, terrible politicos who would exploit a child's death to further their hate message. Truly a remarkable father. nytimes.com/2024/09/11/us/…

I finally realize I have no choice. I have to quit Twitter. Elon has been tweeting terrible things. Today, referring to a FoxNews bit as his source of info, he Tweeted, "The schools want to take your kids." That's it. Bye-bye.