# discussion post (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover discussion post. Page: Feed: --- ## [What kind of Democrat can win?](https://www.slowboring.com/p/what-kind-of-democrat-can-win) _2026-08-21 · Slow Boring_ I’m genuinely asking. ## [Giving the people what they want (not data centers)](https://www.slowboring.com/p/giving-the-people-what-they-want) _2026-08-21 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ Plus dynamism, Rock Creek Park, and all the practical problems with abolishing ICE ## [Thursday discussion post](https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-b83) _2026-08-20 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ You know the drill. ## [Thursday discussion post](https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-b83) _2026-08-20 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ You know the drill. ## [Thousands of years of indoor air pollution](https://www.slowboring.com/p/thousands-of-years-of-indoor-air) _2026-08-20 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ The too-late invention of somewhat safe ways to cook and heat with wood ## [Everyone hates the “elites,” but who are they?](https://www.slowboring.com/p/everyone-hates-the-elites-but-who) _2026-08-20 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ According to voters, it’s basically just rich people. ## [The have-and-have-not housing market](https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-have-and-have-not-housing-market) _2026-08-19 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ Wealthy buyers are buying houses a million over asking with cash while everyone else watches starts fall and rates stay stubborn. Localities are experimenting with solutions to close the yawning gap. ## [Two kinds of moderate Democrats](https://www.slowboring.com/p/two-kinds-of-moderate-democrats) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ There are many pragmatists, but few have the courage to say what they really think. ## [Tuesday discussion post](https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-6e3) _2026-08-18 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ Many takes, as always ## [Tuesday discussion post](https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-6e3) _2026-08-18 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ Many takes, as always ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pawfEwm4rdMV) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [The invisible faction that dominates the Democratic Party](https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-invisible-faction-that-dominates) _2026-08-18 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ Meet the Progressive Establishment ## [Chaos theory](https://www.slowboring.com/p/chaos-theory) _2026-08-17 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ This week in the midterms: An upset in Wisconsin, a Saturday night massacre in Anchorage, and a G.O.P. that’s bracing for its House majority to slip away. ## [Chaos theory](https://www.slowboring.com/p/chaos-theory) _2026-08-17 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ This week in the midterms: An upset in Wisconsin, a Saturday night massacre in Anchorage, and a G.O.P. that’s bracing for its House majority to slip away. ## [Woke 1 is dead. We’ve learned nothing.](https://www.slowboring.com/p/woke-1-is-dead-weve-learned-nothing) _2026-08-17 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ Blatant indifference to facts is all too common across ideologies ## [Sunday Thread + Mailbag](https://www.slowboring.com/p/sunday-thread-mailbag-00a) _2026-08-16 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ Ask your questions below. ## [Sunday Thread + Mailbag](https://www.slowboring.com/p/sunday-thread-mailbag-00a) _2026-08-16 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ Ask your questions below. ## [Saturday discussion post](https://www.slowboring.com/p/saturday-discussion-post-376) _2026-08-15 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ Northern Spain last summer. Read more ## [What is college worth?](https://www.slowboring.com/p/what-is-college-worth) _2026-08-14 · Halina Bennet · Slow Boring_ An enrollment cliff combined with high sticker prices no one is paying has some private colleges rethinking their tuition. ## [History often hinges on boring technical questions](https://www.slowboring.com/p/history-often-hinges-on-boring-technical) _2026-08-14 · Matthew Yglesias · Slow Boring_ Plus the Silicon Valley canon and the case for YIMBYing beloved vacation destinations ## [Both cards have been drawn…](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03/27/both-cards-have-been-drawn/) _2026-03-27 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ The winners for what will sadly be our last ARC giveaway for Omens of Chaos have been selected, and they are: 12, Deborah, who has a favorite flavor text! 60, Pitch, who has amazing taste in Planeswalkers! No TERFs on Gruul turf, indeed. …not sure why WordPress made that huge, but sure, whatever. Please go… ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YHLN7iYlQswd) _2026-03-27 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [Oracle decks have multiple cards.](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03/25/oracle-decks-have-multiple-cards/) _2026-03-25 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ With the first Magic the Gathering novel since 2019 fast approaching, Omens of Chaos, an adventure set at Strixhaven University, I am pleased to offer another ARC giveaway. This time I’m giving away two copies, but on a shorter timeline! To enter: And that’s all! I will choose two winners on Friday, March 27th, and… ## [Welcome to Strixhaven!](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03/13/welcome-to-strixhaven/) _2026-03-13 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ The winner of our Omens of Chaos drawing has been selected, and it’s Chris N., in position #87 in the entries. Chris N., please proceed to my website contact form and send me an email with your full name, mailing address, and whether you want your book personalized or just signed. Yay! ## [Discussion post for BUTTERFLY EFFECTS.](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03/10/discussion-post-for-butterfly-effects/) _2026-03-10 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ To celebrate the release of Butterfly Effects, here. Have an open thread to discuss the book. Judging by the comments I’m seeing, some of you have had time, and I’d really, really rather book discussion (sometimes including spoilers) didn’t crop up on other posts. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. Seriously. If anyone comments here at all,… ## [Learn to read the omens where you find them…](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03/08/learn-to-read-the-omens-where-you-find-them/) _2026-03-09 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ With the first Magic the Gathering novel since 2019 fast approaching, Omens of Chaos, an adventure set at Strixhaven University, I am pleased to offer a giveaway for one signed, personalized ARC, which will come with an exclusive promotional sticker sheet! Wow! To enter: And that’s all! I will choose a winner on Friday, March… ## [A sixpack of victory.](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/03/03/a-sixpack-of-victory/) _2026-03-03 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ At last the time is come. The winners of Sleep No More are… Post #47, Emily A.!Post #12, Sarah! The winners of The Innocent Sleep are… Post #7, Stefanie!Post #37, The Distinguished Professor! The winners of Silver and Lead are… Post #11, David S.!Post #39, Rebecca! If I pulled your name please: Hooray! ## [Drunk with power, a giveaway appears.](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/02/24/drunk-with-power-a-giveaway-appears/) _2026-02-24 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ For the first time in literally years, I have nothing waiting to be mailed. All the Hogswatch prizes? Gone. All the copies of Velveteen vs. The Seasons that people have ordered? Out the door. I am in a no-mail void, and it’s wonderful. So let’s ruin it. I am going to give away six October… ## [My office is an office again!](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/02/17/my-office-is-an-office-again/) _2026-02-18 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ …and I am finding things. Specifically, I found the remaining hardcover stock of Velveteen vs. The Seasons, the original ISFiC printing of volume three, soon to be rendered obsolete by the release of the second omnibus (which includes volume four). But I have a lot of copies of this book. Like, a lot. So… If… ## [The Charm Dissolves Apace, the DVD extras.](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2025/12/16/the-charm-dissolves-apace-the-dvd-extras/) _2025-12-16 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ The charm dissolves apace,And as the morning steals upon the night,Melting the darkness, so their rising sensesBegin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantleTheir clearer reason. I am genuinely pleased by how well today’s Shakespeare quote fits the story. Yes, I chose all the quotes, but Shakespeare is sort of like Stephen King, or the… ## [Hogswatch 2025 winners!](https://seananmcguire.com/blog/2025/12/15/hogswatch-2025-winners/) _2025-12-15 · Seanan McGuire · Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls_ Our winners have been chosen, and are… Day one: Paul C, comment #67, has won a set of purple and teal dice!Day two: Kaiden Price, comment #82, has won a copy of Silver and Lead.Day three: Malcom, comment #86, has won a copy of Letters to the Pumpkin King.Day four: Jonathan Beall, comment #61, has…