Category Archives: MAGA

The Chief Deadbeat is cheating a friend of mine

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Naomi

My friend called me the other day in barely suppressed anxiety. She is a gifted artisan and artist who lives in New York City. She is a freelancer. She gets jobs, does the (fine) work and gets paid for each … Continue reading →

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The ultra-perfect comment on us, now

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Naomi

Today, Mara Gay had a column in the New York Times about the inexplicable cave-in of major white-shoe law firms, but praising a cadre of current and ex-employees whose training and desire were to represent poor clients pro bono, and … Continue reading →

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I’ve amped up my hunger for vengeance

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Naomi

I finished The Count of Monte Cristo — oddly at the exact moment he and his ploys finished off all his enemies. This was good. So what now? A need for bloody violence was roiling in my gut and precisely … Continue reading →

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