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I, a Woman, Am Officially Done Saying “I’m Sorry”

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a-woman-am-officially-done-saying-im-sorry
Created
Sat, 22/11/2025 - 00:00

Dear colleagues,

I just wanted to reach out and let you know that I’m officially done saying sorry. As a woman, I feel the flippant use and misuse of this word gives away my power, if that makes any sense. If you have any free time this week or next, or even in the next couple of weeks, feel free to read the rest of this email to understand further. If not, no worries at all—I’m sure you’re extremely busy this time of year.

My near-addiction to apologizing has been around as long as I can remember. Trigger warning: My dad wasn’t very emotionally present during my childhood, if it’s okay for me to bring that up. Not to make this whole thing about me, but seeking his approval has caused a lot of people-pleasing, codependent tendencies to manifest in the way I communicate. I’ve obviously gotten over most of them, but this “sorry” habit will be the last one to go.

I feel like I just talked forever. I would love to hear about your stuff, too, if you ever want to chat about anything. I’m here for you whenever you need me, just let me know.

See Your Design in Print - Enter the DrupalCon Chicago T-Shirt Contest

https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/see-your-design-in-print-enter-the-drup…
Created
Fri, 21/11/2025 - 21:22

The Drupal Association is excited to announce that our t-shirt design contest will be returning for DrupalCon Chicago! 

We want to see the Drupal community's design ideas for the official t-shirt, available for all attendees to wear and enjoy. Do you have a fantastic idea in mind? Let’s see your creativity!

The winner will get THEIR design on the front of the official t-shirt for DrupalCon Chicago!

What the judges are looking for

Judges are looking for a combination of creativity, impact, and relevance to the Drupal community. A design that tells a story and aligns with the values and aspirations of DrupalCon attendees is likely to capture attention.

While exploring bold ideas, consider how your design will resonate with a diverse audience. Think of classic elements that make a T-shirt memorable while pushing creative boundaries. Avoid overcomplicating things; sometimes less is more, especially if every element adds value to the message.

No More Poor Laws

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/no-more-poor-laws/
Created
Fri, 21/11/2025 - 20:07

History, as the saying goes, doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. As we approach the Labour Government’s decisive Budget, and an abstract debate rages around the future of welfare spending in the UK, a brilliant piece of historical research published this summer sheds new light on the catastrophic impacts of previous cuts to support […]

MMMM EXCUSE ME BUT I HAVE MORE INSIGHTS TO SHARE ON THIS PREMISE AND YOU ALL TALKED OVER ME / I DO FIND THAT THIS HARDLY REACHES EVEN MY BASELINE EXPECTATIONS FOR CONVERSATIONAL DISCOURSE

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Created
Fri, 21/11/2025 - 19:00
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America Is Ruled By Reddit Trolls

https://www.ianwelsh.net/america-is-ruled-by-reddit-trolls/
Created
Fri, 21/11/2025 - 07:28
Normally I ignore the style of government rhetoric and concentrate on the substance. But the Trump administration is so pathetically juvenile it beggars belief: Womp womp, cry all you want. These criminal illegal aliens aren’t getting released. Like clockwork, violent rioters have arrived at the Broadview ICE facility to demand the release of some of […]

“Core Protection”

https://crookedtimber.org/2025/11/20/core-protection/
Created
Fri, 21/11/2025 - 05:13
I have a piece over at the London Review of Books Blog about the UK government’s appalling changes to the way refugees are treated in the country. “After the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced the government’s new policies for ‘Restoring Order and Control’ in the House of Commons yesterday, one MP after another stood up […]

Thanksgiving or Perimenopause?

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thanksgiving-or-perimenopause
Created
Fri, 21/11/2025 - 05:00

1. There’s a turkey neck situation.

2. Is it four thousand degrees in the kitchen, or is it just you?

3. You love your family, but you also wish they’d leave you alone so you can watch Gilmore Girls and eat mashed potatoes.

4. You’re so bloated that you feel like a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.

5. Something that should be moist is instead very, very dry.

6. You’ve been obsessively trying to prepare for it, but who knows what will actually happen.

7. The placemats your kid made in kindergarten are making you tear up.

8. You need to go to an Orangetheory class for your own sanity.

9. There are tender breasts and big, meaty thighs.

10. You fall asleep on the couch at 4 p.m., then you’re wide awake at 3 a.m.

11. You swear you didn’t eat that much, but you look like you’re about five months pregnant, which you definitely are not. Or wait. Could you be?

12. There’s a bloodied history.

13. You’re debating whether to go the all-natural, hormone-free route or to just go for the hormones.

14. You’re not sure why you just walked into the kitchen.