The shooting was on Monday

[conuly]

How're you gonna send your "thoughts-and-prayers" email on Friday? At this point, silence would've been better. (I have no idea how I got on the mayor's email list.)

Speaking of the shooting, my aunt texted me to check in. She, uh, she called me by the name I tried out for like five minutes in middle school. I have no idea how she remembered that. I barely remember that. But at least she didn't ask after Mommy's health this time.

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The rubber hand illusion works on octopuses too

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The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis

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An American toddler in foster care, a mom in ICE detention

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[calimac]

There was an article in the New Yorker by someone who lives in the Hispanic district of east LA. She went to a farmer's market and bought some raw meat, and the vendor asked, "Would you like some frozen water with that?" Took her a moment to get it.