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    Clarissa on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    I'm still expecting the list of the disastrous consequences of the Iran war. Other than somewhat higher gas prices, what…

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    Clarissa on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    I haven't but I will start now that the semester is finally over. This administration is accomplishing amazing things. Yes,…

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    Clarissa on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    This is, yet again, the contrast between words and actions. I see daily footage of Russia's energy infrastructure being destroyed.…

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    Anonymous on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    She doesn't actually support your initiative. She just rocketed off on a completely unrelated performative tangent so she wouldn't have…

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    oldcowboy3 on Catching Up on Q&AMay 15, 2026

    LOL, I fear that we are going to have to agree. I was suggesting that understanding people from other eras…

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    Anonymous on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    I see you've been reading Simplicius :D ethyl

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    Anonymous on FaceTime on a PlaneMay 15, 2026

    I dunno. I lost my faith in humanity once on an airplane, without any smartphones at all. I sat a…

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    Anonymous on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    You live in a parallel universe. The war with Iran is a complete and utter failure for the US. Nobody…

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    Clarissa on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    I'm honestly not seeing anything disastrous in the war with Iran. SNP500 is in the stratosphere. China and India are…

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    Anonymous on Difference Between the PartiesMay 15, 2026

    I think people should pay more attention to foreign policy because it and domestic one are connected. A disastrous foreign…

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    Clarissa on Catching Up on Q&AMay 15, 2026

    I said exactly what I said. At no point did I mention gender, race or nation. I'm speaking very strictly…

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    oldcowboy3 on Catching Up on Q&AMay 15, 2026

    "Nobody can see the world through the eyes of a person from another era." Really? From another nation, from another…

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    Clarissa on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    I'm annoyed because I had a limited amount of time to solve an important problem. I'm stepping down as Chair,…

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    cliff arroyo on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    "Why speak of it at an utterly unrelated meeting?" It sounds to me like a new academic virus.... it's not…

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    Clarissa on Catching Up on Q&AMay 15, 2026

    I just don't see the point, you know? Nobody can see the world through the eyes of a person from…

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    Ed Frey on Catching Up on Q&AMay 15, 2026

    "I really detest historical fiction, so no. And I’m not likely to try. I’d read sci-fi before I read historical…

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    oldcowboy3 on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    LOL, sorry, Methylethyl ;-D

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    oldcowboy3 on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    ethylmethyl "...the culture of blatant lying in academia." Well, if I understand what Clarissa is saying, maintaining in-group solidarity has…

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    Clarissa on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    This is a source of great frustration to me because I can't comprehend or anticipate this form of social signaling.…

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    Anonymous on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    It's like your previous comment (not gonna go get it) where you noted a colleague giving something a glowing review,…

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    Anonymous on Rapey TalentMay 15, 2026

    The only shortage is of people working for below market wages. Employers want free markets for thee but not for…

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    Anonymous on Not a ProblemMay 15, 2026

    Reminds me of the dead parrot sketch in Monty Python Raymond R

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    Anonymous on Learned Something NewMay 15, 2026

    Fascinating. Why was that? How was it taught? This is what interests me the most. I knew that the Franco…

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    cliff arroyo on Rapey TalentMay 15, 2026

    OT: A new reason to go on living.... https://cliffarroyo.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/eurovision-2026-the-law-of-diminishing-chalamets/

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    cliff arroyo on Not a ProblemMay 15, 2026

    "levels of anxiety over Misty have been through the roof" A reasonably healthy cat of her age *6-7 ish?) who…

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    Clarissa on Good News Q&AMay 15, 2026

    I think people are missing the point. Why is this an interesting topic at all? Why speak of it at…

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    Clarissa on Not a ProblemMay 15, 2026

    My levels of anxiety over Misty have been through the roof since this happened.

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    cliff arroyo on Not a ProblemMay 15, 2026

    "nine days later the budgie died" Little birds, fish and turtles are how lots of US kids used to learn…

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    Anonymous on Not a ProblemMay 15, 2026

    My girlfriend had a parakeet who would ruffle his feathers and try to bite me whenever I came near her.…

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    Anonymous on Good News Q&AMay 14, 2026

    Clarissa's in Illinois, though. Is the state really so white?

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