# word day (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover word day. Page: Feed: --- ## [Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-21](https://thejackpot.blog/node/TodaysWaterCooler20260821) _2026-08-21 · lambert · (untitled)_ Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-21 Topic(s) Water Cooler lambert Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 12:12 Don’t Miss These (1) “How AI Destroys Institutions” • The expected ROI. (2) “Post-Primary Recap: The Fall of the Resistance and the Rise of the DSA” • Extraordinary. (3) “The Art of the Self-Deal” • When you’ve lost Nooners… (4) “The actual epistemic crisis” • When everything is slop… Birdsong of the Day Moar… ## [Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world](https://thejackpot.blog/node/Whyworking%E2%80%91classpeopleaccountforaround1oflawmakersintheUS%E2%80%93andonly2intheaveragedemocracyaroundtheworld) _2026-08-21 · lambert · (untitled)_ Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world Topic(s) Politics Class Cross-Post lambert Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 12:00 “Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world” \[Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0)\]. Both major… ## [French Word of the Day – Un invité – Une invitée (A Guest)](https://theperfectfrench.com/french-word-of-the-day/un-invite-une-invitee/) _2026-08-21 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ French Word of the Day - Un invité - Une invitée (A Guest) Learn French daily with 5 French sentences and audio. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/How-to-pronounce-UN-INVITE-UNE-INVITEE-in-French.mp3) ## [Masculine & Feminine Nouns for People](https://theperfectfrench.com/vocabulary/people/) _2026-08-21 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ Learn masculine and feminine nouns that aren't nationalities or professions, but are relevant to people. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/People1.m4a) ## [Words of the Day, 2026-08-21](https://thejackpot.blog/node/WordsoftheDay20260821) _2026-08-21 · lambert · (untitled)_ Words of the Day, 2026-08-21 Topic(s) Words of the Day lambert Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 10:00 On this day (1831): Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery. \* \* \* Secret . From my OED app: “/ˈsiːkrɪt / ▸ adjective not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: how did you guess I’d got a secret plan? the relationship was kept secret from the world for five years . ▪… ## [Word of the Day: PHATIC](https://roots2words.com/p/word-of-the-day-phatic) _2026-08-21 · Mike Bergin · Roots2Words_ Social lubrication or small talk ## [Friday Cat Blogging, 2026-08-21](https://thejackpot.blog/node/FridayCatBlogging20260821) _2026-08-21 · lambert · (untitled)_ Friday Cat Blogging, 2026-08-21 Topic(s) Friday Cat Blogging lambert Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 07:00 “DOGE’s Screwworm Legacy May Be Tons Of Euthanized Cats And Dogs” \[ TechDirt \]. If you somehow haven’t heard of this, screwworms are actually a fly that lays its eggs by burrowing into the flesh of other animals. Those animals are mostly cattle, sometimes household pets, and even occasionally humans. It’s… ## [🤝 Implicit: SAT Word of the Day](https://tm.substack.com/p/implicit) _2026-08-21 · Erin Billy · TestMagic: Vocabulary_ The link between meaning and trust. ## [Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-20](https://thejackpot.blog/node/TodaysWaterCooler20260820) _2026-08-20 · lambert · (untitled)_ Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-20 Topic(s) Water Cooler lambert Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 14:00 Don’t Miss These (1) “What Are Bond Markets Telling Us? ” • Not to worry. (2) “The DSA sweet spot: highly educated, downwardly mobile. ” • Pre-1789? (3) “Sailor Charged With Murdering Shipmate Aboard Carrier USS John F. Kennedy. ” • High-T? (4) “Inside Big Tech’s Frantic Race to Quell the Growing Backlash to… ## [Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’](https://thejackpot.blog/node/QATechBillionaires%E2%80%99AISpaceEmpireFantasiesAre%E2%80%98AnInsidiousFormofClimateDenial%E2%80%99) _2026-08-20 · lambert · (untitled)_ Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’ Topic(s) Politics Tech Climate Cross-Post lambert Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 12:00 “Crime makes you stupid.” —Detective Frank Pembleton, “Homicide: Life on the Street.” Lambert here: This article is from February 2026, but useful in showing how crazed and delusional our billions-addled tween-boy-fantastist Silicon… ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YM0JxVGO7JrS) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [French Word of the Day – Égoïste (Selfish)](https://theperfectfrench.com/french-word-of-the-day/egoiste/) _2026-08-20 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ French Word of the Day - Égoïste (Selfish) Learn French daily with 5 French sentences and audio. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/How-to-pronounce-EGOISTE-in-French.mp3) ## [The French Tréma (Ë, Ï, Ü)](https://theperfectfrench.com/pronunciation/the-trema/) _2026-08-20 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ The "tréma" in French, is a specific accent used to isolate the letter from others. It avoids two vowels from turning into a sound. It can be on the letters e, i, and u = ë, ï, and ü. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/i.m4a) ## [Words of the Day, 2026-08-20](https://thejackpot.blog/node/WordsoftheDay20260820) _2026-08-20 · lambert · (untitled)_ Words of the Day, 2026-08-20 Topic(s) Words of the Day lambert Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 10:00 On this day (1908): America’s Great White Fleet arrives in Sydney, Australia, greeted with a tremendous welcome; 221 American sailors desert to stay in Australia. \* \* \* Outage . From my OED app: “/ˈaʊtɪdʒ / ▸ noun a period when a power supply or other service is not available or when equipment is closed down:… ## [Word of the Day: RETICENT](https://roots2words.com/p/word-of-the-day-reticent) _2026-08-20 · Mike Bergin · Roots2Words_ Shy or silent ## [Why does singing feel so good? And is it good for your health?](https://thejackpot.blog/node/WhydoessingingfeelsogoodAndisitgoodforyourhealth) _2026-08-20 · lambert · (untitled)_ Why does singing feel so good? And is it good for your health? Topic(s) The Arts Serendipity Cross-Post lambert Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 07:00 Lambert here: Maybe I should start singing in the morning, along with the birds. It seems almost embarassing, but why not? On another note, this is a travel day for me, so I may not be able to put up an original post, though I will try! \* \* \* “Why does singing… ## [👀 Incredulity: SAT Word of the Day](https://tm.substack.com/p/incredulity) _2026-08-20 · Erin Billy · TestMagic: Vocabulary_ What does disbelief look like? ## [Goodnight Moon, 2026-08-20](https://thejackpot.blog/node/GoodnightMoon20260820) _2026-08-20 · lambert · (untitled)_ Goodnight Moon, 2026-08-20 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon lambert Thu, 20 Aug 2026 - 01:00 “NASA shares first images of SpaceX moon crash site” \[ Popular Science \]: The culprit was a wayward \[SpaceX\] Falcon 9 rocket upper stage, which typically disintegrates upon a guided atmospheric reentry. In January 2025, ferrying two lunar landers during the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission drained almost all of one… ## [Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-19](https://thejackpot.blog/node/TodaysWaterCooler20260819) _2026-08-19 · lambert · (untitled)_ Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-19 Topic(s) Water Cooler lambert Wed, 19 Aug 2026 - 14:00 Don’t Miss These (1) “THE BACKDOOR OPTION THAT COULD KEEP THE GOP IN CONTROL OF CONGRESS. ” • Yikes! (2) Democratic socialist notches surprise win in Florida Senate primary: 5 takeaways. ” • Nixon’s the one! (3) “The Trolley Trick: Marginalizing Morality in Elite Education. ” • Thanks, Harvard. (4) Reader… ## [Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies](https://thejackpot.blog/node/BigTechandtheriseofintellectualmonopolies) _2026-08-19 · lambert · (untitled)_ Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies Topic(s) Politics Tech Class Cross-Post lambert Wed, 19 Aug 2026 - 12:00 “Big Tech and the rise of intellectual monopolies” \[Tim Christiaens , London School of Economics (CC BY 4.0\]. In The Rulers , Cecilia Rikap argues that Big Tech has moved beyond classic bureaucratic monopoly capitalism. Today’s tech giants rule through networked capitalism and… ## [French Word of the Day – Un conseil (A piece of advice)](https://theperfectfrench.com/french-word-of-the-day/un-conseil/) _2026-08-19 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ French Word of the Day - Un conseil (A piece of advice) Learn French daily with 5 French sentences and audio. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/How-to-pronounce-UN-CONSEIL-in-French.mp3) ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9dcL95VxsKrK) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [How to Pronounce EIL – EILLE in French](https://theperfectfrench.com/pronunciation/eil-eille/) _2026-08-19 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ The sounds -eil and -eille are distinctive features of French pronunciation. It's a combination of 2 sounds, the sound è and the "rolling i". [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pronunciation-of-eil-eille-in-French.m4a) ## [Words of the Day, 2026-08-19](https://thejackpot.blog/node/WordsoftheDay20260819) _2026-08-19 · lambert · (untitled)_ Words of the Day, 2026-08-19 Topic(s) Words of the Day lambert Wed, 19 Aug 2026 - 10:00 Dad Joke of the Day: As I get older, I remember all the people I lost along the way --\> On this day (43 BC): Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him consul. \* \* \* Journey . From my OED app: “/ˈdʒəːni / ▸ noun (plural journeys) an act of travelling from one place to another: an… ## [Word of the Day: SUPERCILIOUS](https://roots2words.com/p/word-of-the-day) _2026-08-19 · Mike Bergin · Roots2Words_ Condescending or contemptuous ## [Frank Herbert's "Destination: Void" and Artificial General Intelligence](https://thejackpot.blog/node/FrankHerbertsDestinationVoidandArtificialGeneralIntelligence) _2026-08-19 · lambert · (untitled)_ Frank Herbert's "Destination: Void" and Artificial General Intelligence Topic(s) Tech lambert Wed, 19 Aug 2026 - 07:15 Frank Herbert’s little-known Destination: Void (1966) is not part of the Dune canon, but has perhaps even greater relevance to the predicaments of our time. I won’t summarize the plot ( Wikipedia is good ), but (simplifying) the premise is that four scientists have been sent out… ## [⚖️ Discrepancy: SAT Word of the Day](https://tm.substack.com/p/discrepancy) _2026-08-19 · Erin Billy · TestMagic: Vocabulary_ What was expected to match, but didn’t? ## [The Fastest Way To Find Your Niche Is To Stop Looking For One](https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/p/want-to-be-a-successful-writer-dont) _2026-08-19 · Matt Lillywhite 📚 · Writing Wednesdays_ I wish somebody had told me this when I first started writing. ## [Goodnight Moon, 2026-08-19](https://thejackpot.blog/node/GoodnightMoon20260819) _2026-08-19 · lambert · (untitled)_ Goodnight Moon, 2026-08-19 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon lambert Wed, 19 Aug 2026 - 04:01 René Magritte, Souvenir de voyage (c.1962-63). There seem to be several painting with this title (why), but this one has an image of the moon, so… \* \* \* Would it be churlish of me to hope that all the tween boy billionaires lusting to colonize space end up with forbidden fruit, but inedible and made of stone? Add… ## [Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-18](https://thejackpot.blog/node/TodaysWaterCooler20260818) _2026-08-18 · lambert · (untitled)_ Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-18 Topic(s) Water Cooler lambert Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 14:00 Don’t Miss These (1) “Why does everyone hate data centers?. ” • Because they hate big corporations. Who knew? (2) “Robot book club. ” • Axios Editor hates actually reading books. (3) “We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility. ” • Of course Amazon destroyed the rare books.… ## [Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature](https://thejackpot.blog/node/WhoweretheLudditesTheirlegacyripplesthroughpoliticsculturalcommentaryandliterature) _2026-08-18 · lambert · (untitled)_ Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature Topic(s) Politics Class lambert Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 12:00 Lambert here: Who were the Luddites? Not the ones who wrote the history. \* \* \* “Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature” \[Brian Lewis, The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0)\]. American filmmaker… ## [French Word of the Day – Apparemment (Apparently)](https://theperfectfrench.com/french-word-of-the-day/apparemment/) _2026-08-18 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ French Word of the Day - Apparemment (Apparently) Learn French daily with 5 French sentences and audio. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/How-to-pronounce-APPAREMMENT-in-French.mp3) ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5HF5n41gtQFZ) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Adverbs Ending in -amment and -emment](https://theperfectfrench.com/grammar/adverbs-amment-emment/) _2026-08-18 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ Learn French adverbs ending in -emment and -amment and how to pronounce them! ## [Words of the Day, 2026-08-18](https://thejackpot.blog/node/WordsoftheDay20260818) _2026-08-18 · lambert · (untitled)_ Words of the Day, 2026-08-18 Topic(s) Words of the Day lambert Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 10:00 On this day (293 BC): The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded, initiating the institution of Vinalia Rustica (grape harvest festival). \* \* \* Bank . From my OED app: “bank /baŋk / ▸ noun 1 a financial establishment that uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out when required, makes… ## [Four States Take Meta to Trial in California, the Latest Front in Sprawling Multidistrict Fight](https://thejackpot.blog/node/FourStatesTakeMetatoTrialinCaliforniatheLatestFrontinSprawlingMultidistrictFight) _2026-08-18 · lambert · (untitled)_ Four States Take Meta to Trial in California, the Latest Front in Sprawling Multidistrict Fight Topic(s) Tech Cross-Post lambert Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 07:50 Lambert here: Good! Now do ChatGPT. \* \* \* “Four States Take Meta to Trial in California, the Latest Front in Sprawling Multidistrict Fight” \[Varsha Bansal, Tech Policy Press \]. Opening statements will be heard this week in a trial in Oakland,… ## [Word of the Day: NONCHALANCE](https://roots2words.com/p/word-of-the-day-nonchalance) _2026-08-18 · Mike Bergin · Roots2Words_ Indifference or insouciance ## [✅ Inherent: SAT Word of the Day](https://tm.substack.com/p/inherent) _2026-08-18 · TestMagic: Vocabulary_ The "nature" in nature vs. nurture. ## [Goodnight Moon, 2026-08-18](https://thejackpot.blog/node/GoodnightMoon2026-08-18.1) _2026-08-18 · lambert · (untitled)_ Goodnight Moon, 2026-08-18 Topic(s) Goodnight Moon lambert Tue, 18 Aug 2026 - 03:49 “Drawing a Line From the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Depression” \[ Harvard Medical School \[: It’s become increasingly clear that the gut microbiome can affect human health, including mental health. Which bacterial species influence the development of disease and how they do so, however, is only just starting… ## [Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-17](https://thejackpot.blog/node/TodaysWaterCooler20260817) _2026-08-17 · lambert · (untitled)_ Today's Water Cooler, 2026-08-17 Topic(s) Water Cooler lambert Mon, 17 Aug 2026 - 14:00 Patient readers, this is a little bit late and a little bit short. Tomorrow is another day! —lambert Don’t Miss These (1) “Trump Is Starting to Look Precarious. ” • Nooners. (2) “The Trillion-Dollar Problem at the Heart of the AI Boom. ” • Figures don’t add up. (3) “Luigi Mangione reveals motive for CEO’s… ## [The Pyramid of the Capitalist System](https://thejackpot.blog/node/ThePyramidoftheCapitalistSystem) _2026-08-17 · lambert · (untitled)_ The Pyramid of the Capitalist System Topic(s) Politics Cross-Post lambert Mon, 17 Aug 2026 - 12:00 Lambert here: It’s good to have some provenance for this famous image (or perhaps fin de siècle meme). That said, although the image works well as polemic (“we work for all”/”we feed all’ vs. “we rule you”/”we fool you”/”we shoot at you”) I don’t think it’s an adequate or useful representation of… ## [French Word of the Day – Se rendre compte (To realize)](https://theperfectfrench.com/french-word-of-the-day/se-rendre-compte/) _2026-08-17 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ French Word of the Day - Se rendre compte (To realize) Learn French daily with 5 French sentences and audio. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/How-to-pronounce-SE-RENDRE-COMPTE-in-French.mp3) ## [DOGE Metastasizes at the National Design Studio, Codes a Parallel Federal Government](https://thejackpot.blog/node/DOGEMetastasizesNationalDesignStudioCodesParallelFederalGovernment) _2026-08-17 · lambert · (untitled)_ DOGE Metastasizes at the National Design Studio, Codes a Parallel Federal Government Topic(s) Politics Tech lambert Mon, 17 Aug 2026 - 08:00 The National Design Studio (NDS) was created by Executive Order 14338, “ IMPROVING OUR NATION THROUGH BETTER DESIGN ,” on August 21, 2025. Headed by superficially plausible former office furniture designer and AirBnB founder Joe Gebbia, NDS has become the… ## [Word of the Day: GLOWER](https://roots2words.com/p/word-of-the-day-glower) _2026-08-17 · Mike Bergin · Roots2Words_ To scowl or sulk ## [✅ Analogous: SAT Word of the Day](https://tm.substack.com/p/analogous) _2026-08-17 · TestMagic: Vocabulary_ What do computer chips and brains share? ## [R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: August 16](https://roots2words.com/p/r2w-weekly-quiz-august-16) _2026-08-16 · Mike Bergin · Roots2Words_ Sound your mastery of this week's words! ## [Sunday Supplement, 2026-08-16: Roadfood](https://thejackpot.blog/node/SundaySupplement20260816Roadfood) _2026-08-16 · J-LS · (untitled)_ Sunday Supplement, 2026-08-16: Roadfood Topic(s) Sunday Supplement J-LS Sun, 16 Aug 2026 - 14:00 J-LS here. Shortly after posting last week, I was traveling, without stable internet access, and thus unable to respond to your warm welcome. Thanks! I learned so much from your perceptive comments, especially about Harry Bridges, the Seattle General Strike of 1919, and consequences of the formation of… ## [Michigan charges 5 noncitizens for allegedly voting in 2024 election](https://thejackpot.blog/node/Michigancharges5noncitizensforallegedlyvotingin2024election) _2026-08-16 · lambert · (untitled)_ Michigan charges 5 noncitizens for allegedly voting in 2024 election Topic(s) Politics Cross-Post lambert Sun, 16 Aug 2026 - 12:00 Lambert here: Not 5,000,000, not 500,000, not 50,000, not 5,000, not 500. 5. And for this, the shouting heads? The empurpled faces and throbbing veins? It’s bizarre. And certainly not worth creating a ginormous database of citizen IDs, which is where this is all… ## [French Word of the Day – Une clé (A key)](https://theperfectfrench.com/french-word-of-the-day/une-cle/) _2026-08-16 · Dylane · French Online Language Courses | The Perfect French with Dylane_ French Word of the Day -Une clé (A key) Learn French daily with 5 French sentences and audio. [Listen](https://theperfectfrench.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/How-to-pronounce-POURVU-QUE-in-French.mp3) ## [Daily Log - 2026-08-16T14:49:59.704Z](https://lilyslab.xyz/daily-logs/2025-06-26) _2026-08-16 · Lilian · Lilyslab_ In a state of (highness) Putting down my thoughts by punching keys on a pc and hoping the words I think I type are what's displayed to me on screen I... ## [Daily Log - 2026-08-16T14:49:59.705Z](https://lilyslab.xyz/daily-logs/2025-07-04) _2026-08-16 · Lilian · Lilyslab_ I finished reading \*An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma\* today and I was so happy to have finished that book. Read this book on my Kindle, a... ## [Daily Log - 2026-08-16T14:49:59.706Z](https://lilyslab.xyz/daily-logs/2026-06-12) _2026-08-16 · Lilian · Lilyslab_ ... ## [Daily Log - 2026-08-16T14:49:59.702Z](https://lilyslab.xyz/daily-logs/2021-05-04) _2026-08-16 · Lilian · Lilyslab_ ...