Danielle Crittenden Frum
@DCrittenden1
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Author, journalist, empty-nester of three. Editor of The Femsplainers newsletter:
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Happiest of birthdays to this fine gentleman
@davidfrum
(61!) What a joy to have shared half a lifetime of adventures with you. To many more.
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Church bells at National Cathedral are ringing!
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Well to be fair I said this might be PUTIN’s undoing. None of it made sense and as an OCD planner and General Marshall of our household you could just tell… The dude doesn’t have goldfish snacks in his purse. 😳
On the second day of the war, my wife
@DCrittenden1
predicted: the Russians are going to lose this thing.
I asked her tonight, how she foresaw so far ahead. She answered: As the person in this family in charge of planning things, I can tell when a plan is not thought through.
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“So he paused. And the Grinch put his hand to his ear.
And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.
It started in low. Then it started to grow.
But the sound wasn't sad! Why, this sound sounded merry!
It couldn't be so! But it WAS merry! VERY!”
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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY!!!! Our refugee Ukrainian family will be arriving tonight. We raised enough
@gofundme
to cover all their costs, and even extra to pay for other essentials once they arrive. You showed them the best of the US!
#StandWithUkraine
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Thirty-two years after we met in your parents’ backyard, 31 years after we married there a year later. Still as joyous and happy and yet so much richer and deeper. One of your better ideas
@davidfrum
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Tell him it’s okay the cyclops has gone away.
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Public opinion: Anti-vaxxer vs horses. Horses win.
We hear your concern for people on the ground after the horses dispersed a crowd. Anyone who fell got up and walked away. We're unaware of any injuries. A bicycle was thrown at the horse further down the line and caused the horse to trip. The horse was uninjured.
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9 yrs ago my beloved stepfather Peter Worthington died. This is him in hospital: The look of joy and serenity on his face is that of someone who lived a full and fulfilling life. He told me,"There's nothing left I want to do. There are just things I want to know."
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Our Kherson guests arrived last night. Their little boy was already asleep, slung over his dad's shoulder. On the far left is Alina, their US friend who helped arrange everything. Again thank you to all who contributed to
@gofundme
to enable their journey.
#StandWithUkraine
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2/2 “He stared down at Whoville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Who down in Whoville, the tall and the small,
Was singing! Without any presents at all! He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME!”
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To 35 more! 🥂🥳👯♀️ (Guess who is the optimist in this marriage?)
#Believe
Tomorrow,
@DCrittenden1
and I mark 35 years of marriage. At this point, there are almost certainly more anniversaries behind us than ahead of us. Yet they get sweeter as they dwindle.
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Before you arrived I got to call another one “Traitor!” I had no idea they had just been calling Lindsay Graham the same thing!
#karma
@liamstack
By weird coincidence,
@DCrittenden1
and I were at that same airport just a few minutes later, bidding goodbye to our daughter. We ran into a few of those same people in their MAGA wear.
@DCrittenden1
said to them, "Seditionist!" Startled, the man said, "That's not very polite."
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Another scene from the rally. Look how the police are using pepper spray on peaceful rally goers — as well as — again! — on those who have fallen down and are writhing from it. Important thread.
Before the speeches were over, sheriff’s deputies began pulling at the cords on the electrical equipment. Soon, they took out the pepper spray again. 7/
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This local woman was selling drought-stricken sunflowers at our community market in Wellington ON creatively repurposed as bird feeders. All funds raised will buy winter clothing for Ukrainian children. Sunflower of course is national flower of Ukraine.
#standwithukraine
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As promised to
@gofundme
donors: Right after our new Ukrainian friends arrived, the husband Pasha proposed we have a toast. AHA now
@davidfrum
will have to drink a vodka shot (he hates vodka) Turns out Pasha prefers cognac …🤯
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This is nice: Waiting Washington passengers spontaneously applauding veterans arriving home at DCA
#NeverForget
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LOVED IT! The US is coming back...
My wife and I had our second shots April 23. Full immunity arrived this past weekend. Reward: Mother's Day in New York City. Rode the train! Dinner party at the home of friends! Restaurants indoors! We wore masks where required; otherwise not. All safely. Get vaxed, it's worth it
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For weeks "our" family has been in suspense about their relatives in
#Kherson
: They have been without heat, electricity, anything while being terrorized by occupying Russian troops. Today is happy news indeed and we pray for everyone who has suffered there.
The people from Kherson who stayed with Danielle and me has been without word for many days from their families, unsure whether they are even alive or dead, or what they are doing for food and fuel if alive. Maybe today they'll get the news they've been yearning for.
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I was five months pregnant with our first child and for some reason I thought it a good idea to ride a horse through Monument Valley.
In early 1991, a pregnant
@DCrittenden1
and I drove through the Southwest to Los Angeles as a farewell to couplehood before the first baby arrived. Thirty years later, we're reprising the drive to install the last baby in college in LA. Then we fly home, a couple again.
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Can we specify you were talking about the Labrador and not me?
Google Translate is a transformative device, especially when you need to communicate to a Ukrainian-only no-English speaker: "Do not believe those big beseeching brown eyes, we do in fact feed her ample meals twice a day."
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Sometimes even the low hanging fruit is difficult.
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Aww thank you my love
@davidfrum
. And here's the day we got engaged. What a couple of crazy kids! 😘
Celebrating today 33 years of marriage to
@DCrittenden1
"She is mine own,
And I as rich in having such a jewel
As twenty seas, if all their sand were pearl,
The water nectar and the rocks pure gold."
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I think Ringo might be craning to see the menu…
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I'm raising money for Help a Ukrainian Refugee Family Come to the US. The fund covers air fares and legal fees. They will stay in our home until settled in their new life. Click to Donate
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Putin’s the dad who puts the kids in snowsuits and forgets their mittens.
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Many of us feel helpless to help. As a member of our congregation (currently in Israel) reminds us, simply sharing posts like this can have an impact. Thank you!
#standwithisrael
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Here is another photo of Saffy excoriating those who wastefully leave food on their plates.
For those who asked this is a photo of Saffy checking to see if fries had arrived yet at our table…
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For those who asked this is a photo of Saffy checking to see if fries had arrived yet at our table…
Our dog is watching the eating of French fries at the next restaurant table with the keen attention and perception of a retired tennis great courtside at Wimbledon
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I thought this person was wrongheaded in every way until I got to the last line and thought hmm she may be right perhaps
@davidfrum
IS a “swamp creature” 🧐
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While I miss the days of being served lumpy pancakes in bed, I have to say I enjoy the days of sharing margaritas more... Happy Mothers Day to all celebrating!
Mother's Day from the mother's perspective. Don't miss
@DCrittenden1
in latest
@SubstackInc
#MothersDay2023
#mothersdaygift
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By erasing the concept of sex, we potentially erase the rights we have fought so hard for as women. Don't miss this discussion!
LATEST: "Biology deniers" may be the new climate skeptics, says neuroscientist
@DrDebraSoh
. She warns that ignoring science will only worsen the environment for all women. (PLUS we finally learn what a 'moon gender' is!)
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We argued that it was racist to say “ALL” Asians are racist and that it negated the work of important activists. For this we’ve been blocked. But y’all be the judge when our conversation drops on next
@Femsplainers
podcast!
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"It's like giving your wife a Pelaton." 😂😂😂
WATCH: "A meat thermometer gift always contains a hint of criticism"
@davidfrum
on what NOT to give on
#FathersDay
From latest episode.
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The toys went to a children’s hospital. (Russia has been bombing these civilian targets mercilessly) Not shown: the faces of the happy dogs receiving gourmet pet food from our local Giant!
Some readers may remember this Twitter thread from last year about
@dcrittenden1
and our Wesley Heights neighbors packing a shipping container with scarce goods for Kherson
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We preferred it when they went into the woods to bang drums...
You Say You Want a Revolution: Was the assault on the Capitol driven in part by pent-up, angry masculinity?
@TheAtlantic
's
@CaitlinPacific
discusses the Boys-Gone-Wild aspects of January 6 on season opener!
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In which I wonder: Why are we glamorizing unhealthy body images?
The Danger of Fat Acceptance: The average American woman is now a size 18. This isn't good for anyone. Read the latest by
@DCrittenden1
in our June newsletter.
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David notes this is the “for worse” year of marriage. Still we survive and are grateful. My post on
@instagram
Today is my 36th wedding anniversary. In the Hebrew writing system, the word for "life" is also the number 18. Multiples of 18 are therefore considered propitious. It is not easy to do, but
@DCrittenden1
& I will try to uphold faith in life and love against dark and doom.
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Feeeeeed meee
Can we specify you were talking about the Labrador and not me?
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@Dramglass
@davidfrum
We knew it was a scammer. That's why we felt it was a public service to waste his time! 😂
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This man as the next GOP nominee for president. Please.
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@davidfrum
“You are the music while the music lasts.” Happy 60th! To many more decades with you my amazing husband.
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And it never stops being interesting with
@davidfrum
🥰
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This is exactly why we should be treating obesity as a serious public health concern, not as something to "celebrate." Think of those who died unnecessarily from heart failure or couldn't get chemo during the pandemic.
The anti-tobacco campaigns of the past worked because they showed how smoking caused harm to others. Same with obesity: Hospitals became so overwhelmed during COVID that those with serious medical problems were often unable to get life-saving treatment.
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It's our responsibility to fight back as consumers. Here's the link to my experience on
@yelp
My wife recently had a disturbing experience with a company with negligent COVID practices: in her case a Phoenix-area car service that did not mask or confirm vaccination. Customers put at risk in a pandemic serve the community when they speak out.
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Every
#trans
teen who is considering life-alternating surgery and hormone therapy should first listen to
@heterodorx
Corinna Cohn's wrenching first-person experience.
Transwoman Corinna Cohn
@heterodorx
, now in her 40s, reflects on the gender re-assignment surgery she underwent at 19. She graphically describes what happened to her body (and her sexual life) in latest podcast. It's not what she expected.
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Charles Jaffé is a brilliant Canadian cartoonist who used to draw for The Women's Quarterly -- a journal I created and edited back in the '90s. It's been fun going through the archives and republishing them in the newsletter. It's amazing how relevant they remain...
Our April cartoon by Charles Jaffé! From the latest newsletter
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Few are willing to challenge this radical re-definition of what it means to be female (and male)... Why? I discuss w
@HJoyceGender
NEW PODCAST! The trend to define sex by "gender identity" and not biology is leading to the erasure of women's rights on many important fronts, argues
@TheEconomist
's
@HJoyceGender
Listen
@PodcastOne
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Send some food. Send some water. They’ve blocked GrubHub so there’s nothing in the larder…
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Also never have encountered an issue that causes such immediate and vicious backlash when discussed respectfully and thoughtfully...
"In my 4 decades of journalism I've never encountered an issue that couldn't be discussed (in the open)".
@DCrittenden1
on mothers who hide their identities when saying why they oppose their sons going ahead with gender medicine before they are mature.
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.
@SarahLongwell25
is one of the most interesting & important political strategists of her generation. Whatever your leanings you'll find her insights fascinating.
SNEAK PREVIEW: Let's address the elephant in the room: She's a gay, Republican strategist. Don't miss
@BulwarkOnline
's
@SarahLongwell25
talk with
@DCrittenden1
about Trump's lingering influence over her party. Episode drops tomorrow!
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Here you go
Photo credit to
@DCrittenden1
for this photo of a dog (mine) who dreams of being a hydrangea.
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Don't miss this one from femsplainer extraordinaire
@anneapplebaum
Maybe they are your friends, neighbors, or family.
@anneapplebaum
tells us what other societies have done to overcome extreme political divisions -- and how we can apply those methods to our own relationships. Latest here:
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@caschmitt
@davidfrum
No I believe she runs a vineyard but happened to have a lot of sunflowers that she was selling in bunches for Ukraine until the drought. She is just a lovely example of the power of a small act of charity.
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Very useful to have an in-house writer (who even takes out the garbage!). Don't miss
@davidfrum
's wonderful and empathetic essay for Women's History month in latest
@femsplainers
@substack
I wrote about the suicide of Clover Adams for the women's history month edition of the
@Femsplainers
newsletter
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I always love listening to
@davidfrum
delve into non-political topics. Here he is discussing raising daughters, parenting & marriage on the fabulous
@DrDebraSoh
podcast:
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Thank you for your generous donations to our
@gofundme
for the people of Kherson. They are digging out after the massive flood and have lost everything. Our fund will quickly allow them to buy critically needed goods and food. Not a penny will be wasted.
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Trigger warning: What newsrooms were like in the Mad Men era...
Happy birthday to my beloved
@DCrittenden1
For the occasion, she wrote this brilliantly vivid memoir of growing up in the Toronto Sun newsroom.
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Hi friends! I'm launching a
@gofundme
for the residents (and pets) of flooded and besieged Kherson. We have boots on the ground who can get desperately needed help and supplies quickly to those in need. More info at this link. Thank you!
#UkraineWillWin
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Brilliant by
@davidfrum
-- the story of whether to return the Benin bronzes challenges the entire existence of Western museums.
@TheAtlantic
The debate over art restitution has been driven by some unexamined assumptions. I went to Nigeria to do some of that undone examining. Latest in
@TheAtlantic
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Or this man is taking a giant vaccine in the neck.
This may be best telescope we’ve seen. Room needs another element or three but 8/10
@HakeemOluseyi
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Definitely not going to sleep well tonight.
The Canadian turbine sanctions story is more complicated than you may have thought
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Annnndd
@CHSommers
joins me up top of this new pod to dish on THAT train wreck of an episode with Nancy Jo Sales! 😂
SNEAK PREVIEW: Don't miss the incredible story of the Kurdish women who kicked ISIS ass. Super excited to have bestselling author
@gaylelemmon
join the pod this week! Episode drops 6/8:
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And here is some of that excellent composted dirt going into my garden.
Reposting with corrected link
These urban composting machines are great. Not cheap, but great. That's the unsolicited, uncompensated tweet on behalf of a product for which I paid the full retail price.
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Am I wrong that it is impossible now to get dates offline? My essay in latest
@Femsplainers
newsletter...
Why Dating Apps Are Failing You:
This New Year, Recommit to Meeting People IRL
Don't miss
@DCrittenden1
in latest newsletter!
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See
@davidfrum
‘s whole thread. Our kids who are filming a doc watched as police began tear gassing old people & small kids at an otherwise peaceful get-out-the-vote rally. They got it all on camera (and took tear gas themselves)
.
@natfrum
and
@beatrice_frum
were at this event, recorded the whole thing on video - and were both tear-gassed for being there,
@natfrum
repeatedly. (He was tear-gassed the first time when he tried to retrieve an elderly woman's wheel chair for her after police tear-gassed her.)
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On the eve of turning 60, I muse about going from a "Becky" to a "Karen"...
The secret to staying young (hint it's not found in a beauty treatment) writes
@DCrittenden1
. Don't miss April's newsletter!
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Remember as you watch this: there was zero provocation from the assembled crowd. Police started this. What the hell is happening to this country?!
@natfrum
@beatrice_frum
@DCrittenden1
Here's a fragment of the video recorded by
@natfrum
and
@beatrice_frum
swingstate2020doc @
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And of course this means
@davidfrum
will have to do vodka shots, another incentive to donate! (He hates vodka shots. Photo evidence promised)
I'm raising money for Help a Ukrainian Refugee Family Come to the US. The fund covers air fares and legal fees. They will stay in our home until settled in their new life. Click to Donate
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.
@VickyPJWard
has been on the Jeffrey Epstein story since 2002. She has some new, shocking stories to tell ...
Excited to record our season opener with intrepid journalist
@VickyPJWard
about her gripping new
@audible_com
podcast "Chasing Ghislaine." Episode drops Sept 14
@PodcastOne
Don't miss!
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For the next day of Hanukkah I will post jewelry.
For Hanukkah
@DCrittenden1
will post on her Instagram account wonderful Jewish and Israeli businesses to support in this time of harassment and attack. Day 1: food. Follow for more
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I love that my daughters are now at an age that I learn from them... My latest newsletter.
Millennials and GenZ women fiercely connected to the
#barbiemovie
in ways that might have puzzled their mothers.
@DCrittenden1
daughter Bea Frum explains why in latest
@SubstackInc
. Don't miss!
#barbie
...
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The younger generations are reproducing at the same rate as pandas... 🤔
According to latest studies, Millennials and Gen Z are less enthusiastic about having children than their parents.
@DCrittenden1
argues the case for motherhood in new
@Substack
#motherhood
#Mothersday2023
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@bbraaten1
I will answer this question for a second time: US based Ukrainian acquaintances are paying/have paid the legal fees and air fares to bring over two families. The other comprises a 9-year-old girl whose father was blown up who is coming here with her stepmother. They could find …
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.
@timkmak
's reporting is jaw-dropping. Don't miss latest
@PodcastOne
NEW: The Sexy Russian Spy Who Infiltrated the
@NRA
@timkmak
, author of Misfire, reveals how the male-run gun lobby was captured by a 20-something honey trap. PLUS:
@shannonrwatts
@MomsDemand
warns women why guns won't keep them safe.
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"Melania & Me" episodes can be found here:
Don't miss co-splainer's
@CaitlinPacific
hysterically funny current piece in
@TheAtlantic
about
@FLOTUS
-- companion reading to our recent episodes with
@SWWCreative
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@CHSommers
Uh that's why they are so annoying. "How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?" "That's NOT FUNNY."
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Trump’s silencing on Twitter feels like a neighbor’s vicious constantly barking dog just moved away.
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David looking very Play It Again Sam…
Pre show with beautiful
@DCrittenden1
in advance of
@CWOFame
event to honor Barbara Frum and other eminent Canadians
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Sadly this is not possible in Washington DC right now where Saffy & Chester reside.
@davidfrum
Thank you Chester. Saffy, it’s time for us all to put aside such divisions. I promise you’ll enjoy it. Good dogs.
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Don’t — or can’t?
At moments of stress in my marriage, I will try to score points by reminding my wife: "Okay that may all be true, but on the other hand, I don't play golf."
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😂👇
OUCH! The biggest train wreck in podcast history? 😯
@daniellecrittenden1
&
@CHSommers
dish on THAT interview w Nancy Jo Sales at top of latest pod. Here's a refresher of everything that went wrong... New podcast:
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Difficult but important conversations. Summer Geimar's mother was killed trying to rescue her colleagues during the attack on the Annapolis Capital Gazette; Sari Kauffamn survived the Parkland, FL shooting.
NEW! Facing the Holidays When You’ve Lost Someone
Just as the number of pandemic-related deaths is receding, the number of gun-related deaths is rising. 2 young women, Summer Geimar &
@SariKaufman11
, share their stories of loss.
@Everytown
@MomsDemand
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@bbraaten1
…settling the two families. I set up the fund on their behalf. It’s a community effort and the community and beyond has gratifyingly risen to help these families. I’ve been truly touched by how many people want to contribute and help. Why would anyone begrudge that?
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When that first date takes a bad turn and later you say to yourself "Thank God we didn't have sex!"
WATCH: This is the moment
@DCrittenden1
's interview explodes w
@VanityFair
's
@nancyjosales
right after Danielle cited a
@nytimesbooks
review questioning Sales' hope to find meaningful relationships from casual hook-ups with 20something men. via
@YouTube
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We have a friend who visited the
@chefjoseandres
operation in action at the Polish border. He told us Chef José wasn't just providing decent meals to the steady stream of refugees -- but dignity. All meals were served sitting down at tables.
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So to be clear: SCOTUS wants women to birth babies but is okay with them being shot afterwards.
The same SCOTUS that said yesterday that states don’t have the ability to regulate guns today gave states the power to regulate women’s bodies.
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I love getting
@davidfrum
to discuss things other than politics. Here he is on this week's pod being entertaining about why Dads (and men) are so difficult to buy gifts for...
NEW: "I Don't Need More Gadgets or BBQ Tools!" It's Our Father's Day Special. Top mansplainer
@davidfrum
'splains why are men -- and esp dads! -- so hard to find gifts for?! PLUS Author
@FeenMatt
joins to discuss his new book, "Little Platoons."
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.
@RichardvReeves
has published a profound wake-up call in an era of gender fluidity...
LATEST NEWSLETTER:
@RichardvReeves
on why the modern male is struggling, why It matters, and why neither party is helping. Don't miss!
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1. A boy with cerebral palsy lost critical equipment when his house was flooded. We were able to purchase him a badly needed special desk.
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Excited to be joining
@michcoll
@sirius
show @ 9 am this morning to discuss my crazy train wreck of an interview with
@VanityFair
‘s Nancy Jo Sales
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This is truly one of the most important conversations we've had on the pod. A special thanks to Corinna for her honest account of what it's really like to undergo and live with gender re-assignment surgery.
NEW EPISODE: What is behind the sudden spike of teenage boys seeking to become girls? Journalist
@Quillette
Angus Fox plus a now-adult trans woman, Corinna Cohn, reveal the real causes of this anguishing new trend. Part 1 here:
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May need to make myself a Zombie...
Come hang w us! Pour yourself a drink and join
@NewYorker
's
@sbg1
&
@AEI
's
@CHSommers
& your 'splainers
@DCrittenden1
&
@MeghanGurdon
for a pre-election zoom party! Go to to sign up (and help support us)!
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In which
@davidfrum
explains why he is Admiral to my Captain 🤔
Aaaand we're back from summer vacay! Don't miss latest newsletter by
@DCrittenden1
! My Adventures as a Female Captain: It's still the Mad-Men era in the world of vacation boaters. PLUS: The word "brave" has come to describe anything but...
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And of course we make sure the stranded pets are receiving food and medications.
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