Evening Roundup, November 25
Featuring grateful Contrarians, Meredith Blake, Carron J. Phillips, Pablo Torre, Shalise Manza Young, Marissa Rothkopf, Norm Eisen, & The Pod, w/ Amanda Litman, Sen. Mallory McMorrow & Jen Rubin
Giving thanks
At Thanksgiving, even in a tough year, there's much to be grateful for. Here, some of our favorite contributors share the things for which they're thankful.
How a bunch of high school misfits exposed a massive environmental scandal—and took on the mob
Back in the early ‘90s, Fred Isseks began teaching an elective course called “Electronic English” at Middletown High School in Orange County, NY, a largely rural area about 90 minutes from Manhattan.…
NFL players should get Thanksgiving holiday pay
By Carron J. Phillips
Working while everybody else is eating should come with a monetary bonus in your locker.
The Evolutions of a Grifter, Former Journalist, and NFL Girlfriend: Offsides with Pablo Torre
Pablo Torre’s back with “Offsides” to break down his exciting weekend. In case his latest interactions did not make it onto to your social media feed, here is the roundup:
Have yourself a very ‘Sappy Holiday’
By Shalise Manza Young
I won't apologize: I love cheesy Christmas movies.
Savory shortbread
This is a recipe that will make you glad you need to go to the grocery for one more thing. Because while you’re there you can pick up the ingredients for this savory shortbread.
Giving Thanks For You Contrarians—and the Rule of Law
As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, we celebrate two major victories for the rule of law—ones that you Contrarians helped support!
Senate Hopeful Mallory McMorrow & Why You Should 'Run for Something'
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow is running for U.S. Senate, joining the competitive race against other big, established Democrat names.
Happy Thanksgiving, Contrarians! We’ll be back on Monday, December 1.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Contrarians 🍁🦃🍂🍁🍂
IF we make it through this in tact as a democracy, it will be because of you all and people like you--all over the country. And a special Hats off thank-you to Norm Eisen and Mark Elias. There is a sense of being protected that flows from people like that and your consistency of spirit, and Jen of course with the magic pen.
A LITTLE STORY: In one of Ken Burns' episodes on the American Revolution, they read a part of a letter from a French General who came to help the patriots. In the letter he was comparing the French troops he had under his command with American patriots.
It seems that he could just tell his French troops to do something in battle, and they would do it. While with the American troops, they had to know WHY they were supposed to do it, and only then they would do it.
I think those American patriots all were "woke" in the best sense that word can convey. And I think a good part of America has been politically asleep and is finally waking up, thanks to you all and the woke work that you do.