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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Fireside Friday, October 24, 2025
Hey, folks! Fireside this week! I don’t have a burning topic this week, but as I’ve mentioned, I’m teaching Latin 101 and 102 this semester (and next). One of the things that’s interesting about that is of course students learning vocabulary for the first time tend to learn pretty simple 1-to-1 definitions. That’s necessary and…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Friday is for failure and indignity
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! The Lockhorns, 10/24/25 Loretta has, presumably, been jogging for some time with her friend acquaintance who we are…
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(Policy of Truth) 9-0 Win
Well readers, we did it. The Union County Board of County Commissioners voted 9-0 tonight to adopt Resolution 2025-796: Supporting the Wind of the Spirit Immigrant Resource Center’s efforts, and encouraging the New Jersey Legislature to pass Senate Bill 3672 and Assembly Bill A4987, which establishes protections for immigrants interacting with government agencies, and designates…
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(QC RSS) Mama I’m Comin’ Home
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(xkcd.com) Continents
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(John McWhorter | The Atlantic) My Students Use AI. So What?
Young people are reading less and relying on bots, but there are other ways to teach people how to think.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Soapy Thursday
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Judge Parker, 10/23/25 I don’t know if I’ve actually spelled out the current Judge Parker situation, but it…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on Second Statement to the Union County Board by The Immigrant Trust Tour: Elizabeth | Policy of Truth
[…] Khawaja; I live in Princeton. As some of you may remember, I spoke here previously on the matter of the Union County jail. Those of us involved in that effort were pleased to see the Commission conclude this past July […] LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) The Immigrant Trust Tour: Elizabeth
Statement to the Union County Board of County Commissioners12 Elizabethtown PlazaElizabeth, New JerseyOctober 23, 2025 Hi, my name is Irfan Khawaja; I live in Princeton. As some of you may remember, I spoke here previously on the matter of the Union County jail. Those of us involved in that effort were pleased to see the…
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