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Sunday Crossword, September 20, 2026 Topic(s) Crossword Puzzle consensusposse Sun, 20 Sep 2026 - 08:46 Welcome to this Sunday’s Crossword Puzzle!

Sunday Supplement, 2026-09-20: Autumn in New York Topic(s) Sunday Supplement Jerri-Lynn Scofield Sun, 20 Sep 2026 - 06:36 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK I grew up sixty years and sixty miles from New York City, in the northernmost rural county of Sussex.

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-20 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Sun, 20 Sep 2026 - 04:49 Connectively problems solved, but I need a bit to get back to double redundancy, which was not enough, so triple redundancy is the goal.

Saturday Open Post Topic(s) - Not Topical - consensusposse Sat, 19 Sep 2026 - 12:34 Lambert’s connectivity is completely borked.

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-19 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Sat, 19 Sep 2026 - 08:19 The site is now running Drupal 11.4.7, making it completely up-to-date, after a previous attempted update from Drupal 11.3.1 turned into a horrorshow of undocumen…

Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are Topic(s) Tech Lambert Strether Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 12:00 Lambert here: Given who’s pushing AI, I’m sure it’s all for the best.

Today's Water Cooler, 2026-09-18 Topic(s) Water Cooler Lambert Strether Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 12:00 Patient and Kind Readers, I’m now declaring the First Annual Jackpot Blog Labor Day Fundraiser over, and a success [sound of champagne cork popping].

Words of the Day, 2026-09-18 Topic(s) Words of the Day Lambert Strether Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 10:00 On this day (1683): Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria. * * * Identity.

Friday Cat Blogging, 2026-09-18 Topic(s) Friday Cat Blogging Lambert Strether Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 07:00 Kind readers: I’ve just gotten off the blower with Bud from Accounting, and he says the last round of our Labor Day fundraiser — by which I do mean “las…

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-18 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Fri, 18 Sep 2026 - 05:01 Lambert here: Fading angst on meeting the “Double Your Donors” Challenge, but don’t let that deter you!

Words of the Day, 2026-09-15 Topic(s) Words of the Day Lambert Strether Tue, 15 Sep 2026 - 10:00 On this day (1835): HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin on board, reaches the Galápagos Islands. * * * Node.

Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Topic(s) Politics Cross-Post Lambert Strether Tue, 15 Sep 2026 - 07:00 Lambert here: Patient readers, my own post has been delayed, as I needed to spend time com…

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-15 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Tue, 15 Sep 2026 - 03:41 Finally I able to list an event before it actually happens!

Today's Water Cooler, 2026-09-14 Topic(s) Water Cooler Lambert Strether Mon, 14 Sep 2026 - 14:00 Kind readers, I am neither a doomer nor a doom-scroller, any appearances to the contrary; I just like to know what’s coming at me, so I can either get out of…

Thinking About the ‘Tech Fascists’ and What to Do About Them Topic(s) Politics Tech Cross-Post Lambert Strether Mon, 14 Sep 2026 - 12:00 Lambert here: The authors conclude: To face down Trump and his tech industry backers will require overwhelming voter t…

Words of the Day, 2026-09-14 Topic(s) Words of the Day Lambert Strether Mon, 14 Sep 2026 - 10:00 Lambert here: Today’s three words may seem a little doomy, but there they are, floating to the top of the discourse (remember that financial speculators love…

Yes, the AI oligarchs want to make you stupid, so they can sell you knowledge Topic(s) Politics Tech Lambert Strether Mon, 14 Sep 2026 - 06:40 That’s their business model.

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-14 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Mon, 14 Sep 2026 - 03:51 Lambert here: We are closing in, albeit slowly, on our “Double Your Donation Challenge” goal.

Sunday Supplement, 2026-09-13: Million Dollar Idea Topic(s) Sunday Supplement Jerri-Lynn Scofield Sun, 13 Sep 2026 - 10:55 J-LS here.

Sunday Crossword, September 13, 2026 Topic(s) Crossword Puzzle consensusposse Sun, 13 Sep 2026 - 09:00 Welcome to The Jackpot’s Sunday Crossword Puzzle!

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-13 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Sun, 13 Sep 2026 - 06:11 “Venus’s pale yellow clouds may hide something surprisingly dark” [Science Daily]: Venus looks pale yellow in ordinary visible light, but the view changes dramati…

We made a COVID-19 memorial in the ashes of a Joshua tree forest Topic(s) Politics Pandemics Lambert Strether Sat, 12 Sep 2026 - 13:01 Lambert here: We are now 35/70 of the way toward the goal of the “Double Your Donors” Challenge; not too bad for a weeke…

Early mammals weren’t all loners, as scientists thought – some already lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs Topic(s) Serendipity Cross-Post Lambert Strether Sat, 12 Sep 2026 - 07:30 Lambert here: We are now 35/70 of the way toward the goal of the “Double

Goodnight Moon, 2026-09-12 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon Lambert Strether Sat, 12 Sep 2026 - 07:07 Lambert here: We are now 35/70 of the way toward the goal of the “Double Your Donors” Challenge; not too bad for a weekend.

Jackpot Blegathon: DOGE and You Topic(s) Politics Tech Lambert Strether Fri, 11 Sep 2026 - 15:13 This is another blegging post.

Today's Water Cooler, 2026-09-11 Topic(s) Water Cooler Lambert Strether Fri, 11 Sep 2026 - 14:00 Don’t Miss These (0) Meet the “Double Your Donors” Challenge by clicking here!

Keeping the story of Flight 93 alive, as living memories become fewer Topic(s) Politics Cross-Post Lambert Strether Fri, 11 Sep 2026 - 12:00 Lambert here: “At least 40 states have either required or suggest that public schools teach students about 9/11.”

Words of the Day, 2026-09-11 Topic(s) Words of the Day Lambert Strether Fri, 11 Sep 2026 - 10:00 On this day (9): The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends after four days with a Germanic alliance defeating Roman forces and putting an end to expansion of the