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Seen in The Guardian: “Secretary of state Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday…” That seems like a mis-metaphor — in a litany, one knows the answers. #uspol
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","summary":"Most scholarly texts don’t put the useful information up front like this. Several things growing in my yard are useful against Elves, which I don’t doubt is why I see them so seldom. Reference","url":"https://www.idiosophy.com/2026/05/news-we-can-use/","date_published":"2026-05-26T00:05:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Joe Hoffman","url":"http://www.idiosophy.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FJoeHoffman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JoeHoffman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 00:05","date_timestamp":1779753913,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90644613","content_html":"Twenty-something cashier at the diner says, “That’s $16.38. Cash or card?” I handed her $16.38. She looked at the coins in her hand with fierce concentration, then held up the quarter and asked, “This one’s 25, right?”
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","summary":"","url":"https://joehoffman.micro.blog/2026/05/07/some-people-dont-understand-recycling.html","date_published":"2026-05-07T14:06:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Joe Hoffman","url":"http://www.idiosophy.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FJoeHoffman%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"JoeHoffman"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 14:06","date_timestamp":1778162792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://universeodon.com/@Virginicus/116533677060259876"]}},{"id":"89765124","content_html":"@danielpunkass “Computer, analyze!”
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On today’s menu: grape hyacinths and wild mustard. #bloomscrolling
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Shameless electioneering department: Tom Hillman’s article about the faerian flow of time and song is up for a #Tolkien Society award. If you’re a voting member, please vote for Tom. scholar.valpo.edu/journalof…
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