When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemon Curd

We have a little potted Meyer lemon tree that we put into the garden room below our sun room during wintertime, to keep it from freezing. We then shlep it out into the back garden as the prospect of frost ends, and it rewards us in spring with fragrant blooms, and, at least sometimes, later in the year with lemons.

Continuing Concern with Rising Antisemitism — Among Republicans

Hannah Knowles, Colby Itkowitz, and Isaac Arnsdorf report on growing concern among US Jewish leaders with increasing expressions of antisemitism by Republican leaders:

Commentary on Musk Takeover Continues: What Does It Mean for World's Richest Man to Take Over One of World's Most Influential Social Media Sites?

David Ljungdahl illustration in 1910 Swedish edition of Jules Verne's "Captain Grant's Children," from Wikimedia Commons

Josh Marshall on why he keeps focusing on Musk's acquisition of Twitter, though that may annoy some of his readers: 

Pelosi Attack: Violence Far More Prevalent on Right Side of Political Spectrum, Though Republicans Want to Deny This

Hammer photo uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by Malene Thyssen

Jill Filipovic notes the prevalence of violence emanating from the political right as opposed to the left, and explains why this is the case:

Notes on Hobo Stew

When I make this beef stew with hamburger meat, I always think about the following experience from childhood:

Seeing GOP Response to Assault on Pelosi's Husband, Charlie Pierce Gives Up

PRRI, Challenges in Moving Toward a More Inclusive Democracy: Findings from the 2022 American Values Survey

Charles Pierce writes, 

Lula's win in Brazil, reported on here by Tom Phillips and Constance Malleret, seems to me a good thing for the whole global community — though what Bolsonaro, who said he would not concede defeat if he lost the election, intends to do now, we have to wait and see.