Day 7 of #ClassicsTober24: Harmodius and Aristogeiton Two lovers in Classical Athens, known as the Tyrannicides (τυραννόκτονοι, tyrannoktonoi), for assassinating Hipparchus. ‘The Tyrannicides started a revolution which in four years swept away the tyranny’ Carpenter, T. H. (2021).

My next door neighbor’s terrifying Halloween decorations

If you live in one of these 10 states (AZ, TX AR, MS, FL, GA, TN, KY, IN, OH), today is THE LAST DAY you can register to vote. Even if you think you're registered already, double check to see if your registration is still active. Please do this, it only takes a few minutes. Pass it on.

These are the Republicans who voted against FEMA funding two weeks ago

In the 19th C., _hooker_ was sailors’ slang for a beat-up old ship. I’ve sometimes wondered if there’s a connection to the slang-term for a sex worker. “Hello, sailor!” and all that.

Sundog.

Maybe it’s action, but dependent on the kind of device you use. So Apple-users get maction, Windows-users get waction, and Linux users get a rather milky laction. (2/2)

Typo of the day is _maction_ (for an intended _action_; I fat-fingered the m key while hitting the space bar). Maybe because of German _machen_, it didn’t look like a typo at first. (1/2)

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Colin Allred narrows gap in Texas Senate race, but can he win?

The Democratic congressman is polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz in his challenge this year, and independent race rankers are noticing.

Don't be a sucker. In this country, the Green Party is a MAGA front.

Jill Stein paid $100,000 to a Republican consulting firm led by a suspected January 6 rioter

The Green Party leader has hired a GOP consulting firm and worked with Trump-affiliated lawyers