Sat here asking myself wtf the word “whalefall” even means and then my brain came up with the phrase “hot whale fall,” as in, a pretty whale in natural makeup and flannel walking in the park with a PSL, living her best life. You’re iconic and don’t let anyone tell you different, Caitlin Orca.

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My latest: Trump rails against “communism”…and also admires President Xi and has the government invest in private businesses. The many ways Trump keeps undermining his own message: www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...

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Rose was a union gal, bless her. She was instrumental in getting NPR to hire me full-time, after years of them trying not to. You didn’t hear her voice, but you did. This sucks a lot. She made NPR so much better. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...

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As the mom of a three year old I must ask: How old are kids when they stop demanding you admire their poops? Like 12 or so right?

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Hey I mean it seems like a way to feel something — anything — amid this tortured numbed out hellish timeline so fuck it bring me your weirdest Oreos do your worst universe YOU CAN NEVER DEFEAT ME I HAVE BEEN INVINCIBLY CALLOUSED BY THIS WORLD

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