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Do yourself a favor.
Next time you choose to torture yourself by trying to read a current "news" story, and then anticipating the outrage to follow, just consult the handy guide we've created at TWAN.
You'll save yourself a lot of heartache.
And please. Share it with those you love. Even with those you don't.
It's a kindness.
Couple of more handy guides for you below. Use them at your own risk.
Do yourself a favor.
Next time you choose to torture yourself by trying to read a current "news" story, and then anticipating the outrage to follow, just consult the handy guide we've created at TWAN.
You'll save yourself a lot of heartache.
And please. Share it with those you love. Even with those you don't.
It's a kindness.
Couple of more handy guides for you below. Use them at your own risk.
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We keep pretty good notes on this stuff.
The following list is an archive of ancient history, i.e. news and events from more than two weeks ago.
Dates below indicate Publication date // Date(s) of the outrage.
March 28 // March 17
So did we turn down those virus tests or not?
Parts 1, 2 and 3 of our timeline, conveniently stacked up for your convenience.
March 22 // March 2, 2020
AKA: Another day of How could he? outrage
March 21 // February 4, 2020
And we’re back: the timeline continues.
March 19 // January 6, 2020
We'll see your list of quotes and raise you one list of links.
February 15, 2020
An explanation, not an excuse.
November 18, 2018 // November 2, 2018
Help us understand the coverage of these stories.
October 24, 2018 // October 6, 2018
What we've learned: In the world of politics, an object in motion almost never remains in motion.
August 19, 2018 // 1950 - 2018
Some stories are worth the outrage.
This is one of them.
July 1, 2018 // June 20, 2018
Taking the hard way out, AKA:
Fixing a law...instead of subverting it.
April 21, 2018 // April 18, 2018
(Couple of days ago news. We know.)
...with all the impact of a cotton ball colliding with a Q-tip.
April 3, 2018 // March 2018...or March 2017
Whatever.
What was that second thing...?
March 28, 2018 // circa 2006
In the words of the Classics IV, "Oh Stormy, bring back that sunny day."
January 28, 2018 // January 12, 2018
New Revelations about the End of Days, AKA another day in the Oval Office
December 31, 2017 // The last 50 weeks or so....
One more outrage won't hurt anything, right?
December 6 / November 22, 2017
Let's just say this: the ratings would be unprecedented.
December 2 / November 15, 2017
Turns out, there is something we call "enough truth."
November 14 / October 30, 2017
Proverbs 13:20.
They got it right. The President got it wrong.
October 29 / October 10, 2017
Sorry, this isn't about power. It's about sex.
October 18 / October 4, 2017
Men of great character. You gotta love it.
October 8 / September 23, 2017
19,000 + federal employees + volunteers and military personnel vs. Hollywood.
Who's doing more?
September 20 // September 12, 2017
Sometimes a loss is actually a win.
This is probably one of those times.
September 12 // August, 26, 2017
"I knew I'd regret wearing these shoes" and other lessons in crisis management.
September 4 // August 21, 2017
Blinded by the light. And the headlines.
August 25 // August 12, 2017
Baseball bats, boxing gloves, bricks and broadcasters...
August 20 // August 6, 2017
North Korea threatens the world. Remember that?
August 3 // July 22, 2017
Kindly leave. Kindly...leave.
July 28 // July 20, 2017
Short and Sour is back! And we love collaborating! Kind of.
July 27 // July 7, 2017
So what did Mexico say?
July 19 // July 6, 2017
NEW!!! TWAN "Short and Sour."
July 13 // July 7, 2017
Tick. Tick. Boom!
July 6 // June 14, 2017
Compassion isn't partisan. It just feels partisan, depending on the news of the day.
June 25 // June 8, 2017
We seem to be "cherry-picking" our truth.
Which is ridiculous but that's never stopped us before.
June 20 // late May, early June, 2017
A couple of lowlights we didn't want to forget, and one more thought on our guest post...
June 15 // June 6, 2017
Is it us?
Seems like that "two weeks" things is showing up just about everywhere.
June 8 // May 27, 2017
Amidst the divisive animosity on an Oregon train, we found something surprising. Unity.
May 29 // May 24, 2017
The Pope, the President and the Picture(s)
Yes, we were kind of surprised, too.
May 22 // May 9, 2017
Whatever happened to the AHCA?
Don't we care anymore?
May 15 // April 24, 2017
Here's the story...of three lovely ladies.
What does this say about us?
May 8 // May 3, 2017
The AHCA: The early years.
If only we would devote the same amount of energy to reading the thing as we do to objecting to or supporting it. That would be impressive. Click and enjoy.
May 2 // April 24, 2017
Fear not!
Tomorrow's leaders are among us. The bronze one in NYC and the real ones everywhere.
April 29 / April 12 2017
“Say what you will about Hitler….”
Turns out, that's a phrase only a very select group of people can use successfully.
April 25 // April 13, 2017
Proof that you can, in fact, make up the news.
And few people ever think to question it. (See: Flake, Senator Jeff)
April 24 // April 18, 2017
When (sometimes) good points are (often) made badly.
AKA: The daily news, this one courtesy of Jeff Sessions.
Apr 19 // Apr 9 2017
United we certainly didn't stand.
And after reading the endless shrieking outrage, we felt like saying "Just kill me," too.
Apr 12 // Mar 16, 2017
We've never met a British detective we didn't like, or why we'd miss PBS.
Talk about old news....
Apr 9 // Mar 27 2017
Subsistence hunting. Yes, people do it and no, we never thought much about who makes the rules, either.
Cubs and pups and Alaska air. Oh boy.
Apr 5 // Mar 26 2017
It's not about the leggings. Or oppressing women.
We suspect neither United Airlines nor Mike Pence hate women.
Apr 3 // Mar 26 2017
The disappearing invoice.
We may have billed Germany for about $4 billion. Or not.
Mar 30 // Mar 18 2017
It's two stories in one! Or not even one if you think about it.
The Meals on Wheels outrage that wasn't.
Mar 27 // Mar 12 2017
H.R. 610: Choices in Education Act
Heads up: We have a feeling we're going to consult with John, Oliver and J.D. often.
Mar 25 // Mar 11 2017
So that didn’t happen.
The ACA repeal that wasn't.
March 22 2017
> Two Weeks Ago News BRILLIANCE ALERT <
How much do we miss Michael Crichton???
March 21 // March 7 2017
Maybe Apple can include two years of health care with every iPhone purchase. It's not the worst idea, is it?
Sometimes the messenger makes all the difference.
*March 19 // March 4 2017
* One of the few stories we've recapped so far that seems to keep rolling on.....
Tweets and Taps and Trying to sort it all out.
March 15 // March 6
It’s cold there now, anyway. Maybe they can reschedule for July.
Khriz Khan and his mystery tour.
Mar 13 // Feb 28 2017
Above the fold, in Section D. That would work.
A declined Correspondents' Dinner invitation and a very unfortunate pose.
Mar 6 // Feb 24 2017
Whitehouse.gov....serving the American people day and night.
The gaggle and the aggrieved press.
Feb 28 // Feb 17 2017
It's two outrages for the price of one!
Elizabeth Warren, Scott Pruitt and the outrage we expressed about both.
Feb 23 // Feb 7 2017
Is this a case of a stopped clock being right twice a day?
Betsy DeVos seems to have outraged no one with this statement. A small miracle.
Feb 22 // Feb 6 2017
Boycott this.
Ivanka, and Nordstrom and boycotts - oh my.
Feb 21 // Feb 5 2017
"We're gonna need a bigger budget."
Round the world, round the clock Secret Service isn't cheap. So now what?
Feb 17 // Feb 3 2017
In this case, "honest mistake" means you're just making things up.
There was a perfect story to illustrate the thinking behind the new immigration restrictions. Unfortunately, she told it very, very badly.
Feb 16 // Feb 2 2017
Note to everyone everywhere about everything: google is your friend.
And when we tried to find "dress like a woman," we came up pretty empty.
Feb 15 // Jan 31 2017
We nominate Fran Leibowitz.
As Supreme Court Justices go, we could do worse. In fact, we probably have done worse. The republic survived.
Feb 14 // Jan 30 2017
We don't claim to be math wizards but this is ridiculous.
And we have no idea how many people were impacted by the imposed travel ban. When someone figures that out, please let us know.
Feb 12 // Jan 27, 28, 29, 30 2017
Relentless mayhem.
Protests in Washington, protests around the nation and one casualty of war.
Feb 11 // Jan 27 2017
We were hoping for a nice quiet weekend.
The Executive Order heard round the world - the travel ban.
February 10 2017: One more review day...then we'll go back to the outrage.
February 10 2017: As of today, we think this.
We may have discovered why terrorism doesn't appear to be a problem in New Zealand.
Feb 8 // Jan 25 2017
The only notion more ridiculous than this wall is expecting taxpayers to foot the bill.
Building "The Wall" and what to do about those sanctuary cities.
Feb 7 // Jan 24 2017
So much land; so many rules to reverse.
Dakota Access and the Keystone Pipelines.
Feb 6 // Jan 23 2017
Accountants are wrong. Apparently, numbers do lie.
Counting votes, rescinding agreements and bi-partisan agreement.
Feb 5 // Jan 22 2017
We've never met a catch phrase we didn't like.
The first time we heard about "alternative facts." We blame everyone.
Feb 4 // Jan 21 2017
Day two. No rest for the ornery.
The women's march, a prayer for unity and the outrage that wasn't.
Feb 3 // Jan 20 2017
Remember this?
Inauguration day. Feel the love.
Dates below indicate Publication date // Date(s) of the outrage.
March 28 // March 17
So did we turn down those virus tests or not?
Parts 1, 2 and 3 of our timeline, conveniently stacked up for your convenience.
March 22 // March 2, 2020
AKA: Another day of How could he? outrage
March 21 // February 4, 2020
And we’re back: the timeline continues.
March 19 // January 6, 2020
We'll see your list of quotes and raise you one list of links.
February 15, 2020
An explanation, not an excuse.
November 18, 2018 // November 2, 2018
Help us understand the coverage of these stories.
October 24, 2018 // October 6, 2018
What we've learned: In the world of politics, an object in motion almost never remains in motion.
August 19, 2018 // 1950 - 2018
Some stories are worth the outrage.
This is one of them.
July 1, 2018 // June 20, 2018
Taking the hard way out, AKA:
Fixing a law...instead of subverting it.
April 21, 2018 // April 18, 2018
(Couple of days ago news. We know.)
...with all the impact of a cotton ball colliding with a Q-tip.
April 3, 2018 // March 2018...or March 2017
Whatever.
What was that second thing...?
March 28, 2018 // circa 2006
In the words of the Classics IV, "Oh Stormy, bring back that sunny day."
January 28, 2018 // January 12, 2018
New Revelations about the End of Days, AKA another day in the Oval Office
December 31, 2017 // The last 50 weeks or so....
One more outrage won't hurt anything, right?
December 6 / November 22, 2017
Let's just say this: the ratings would be unprecedented.
December 2 / November 15, 2017
Turns out, there is something we call "enough truth."
November 14 / October 30, 2017
Proverbs 13:20.
They got it right. The President got it wrong.
October 29 / October 10, 2017
Sorry, this isn't about power. It's about sex.
October 18 / October 4, 2017
Men of great character. You gotta love it.
October 8 / September 23, 2017
19,000 + federal employees + volunteers and military personnel vs. Hollywood.
Who's doing more?
September 20 // September 12, 2017
Sometimes a loss is actually a win.
This is probably one of those times.
September 12 // August, 26, 2017
"I knew I'd regret wearing these shoes" and other lessons in crisis management.
September 4 // August 21, 2017
Blinded by the light. And the headlines.
August 25 // August 12, 2017
Baseball bats, boxing gloves, bricks and broadcasters...
August 20 // August 6, 2017
North Korea threatens the world. Remember that?
August 3 // July 22, 2017
Kindly leave. Kindly...leave.
July 28 // July 20, 2017
Short and Sour is back! And we love collaborating! Kind of.
July 27 // July 7, 2017
So what did Mexico say?
July 19 // July 6, 2017
NEW!!! TWAN "Short and Sour."
July 13 // July 7, 2017
Tick. Tick. Boom!
July 6 // June 14, 2017
Compassion isn't partisan. It just feels partisan, depending on the news of the day.
June 25 // June 8, 2017
We seem to be "cherry-picking" our truth.
Which is ridiculous but that's never stopped us before.
June 20 // late May, early June, 2017
A couple of lowlights we didn't want to forget, and one more thought on our guest post...
June 15 // June 6, 2017
Is it us?
Seems like that "two weeks" things is showing up just about everywhere.
June 8 // May 27, 2017
Amidst the divisive animosity on an Oregon train, we found something surprising. Unity.
May 29 // May 24, 2017
The Pope, the President and the Picture(s)
Yes, we were kind of surprised, too.
May 22 // May 9, 2017
Whatever happened to the AHCA?
Don't we care anymore?
May 15 // April 24, 2017
Here's the story...of three lovely ladies.
What does this say about us?
May 8 // May 3, 2017
The AHCA: The early years.
If only we would devote the same amount of energy to reading the thing as we do to objecting to or supporting it. That would be impressive. Click and enjoy.
May 2 // April 24, 2017
Fear not!
Tomorrow's leaders are among us. The bronze one in NYC and the real ones everywhere.
April 29 / April 12 2017
“Say what you will about Hitler….”
Turns out, that's a phrase only a very select group of people can use successfully.
April 25 // April 13, 2017
Proof that you can, in fact, make up the news.
And few people ever think to question it. (See: Flake, Senator Jeff)
April 24 // April 18, 2017
When (sometimes) good points are (often) made badly.
AKA: The daily news, this one courtesy of Jeff Sessions.
Apr 19 // Apr 9 2017
United we certainly didn't stand.
And after reading the endless shrieking outrage, we felt like saying "Just kill me," too.
Apr 12 // Mar 16, 2017
We've never met a British detective we didn't like, or why we'd miss PBS.
Talk about old news....
Apr 9 // Mar 27 2017
Subsistence hunting. Yes, people do it and no, we never thought much about who makes the rules, either.
Cubs and pups and Alaska air. Oh boy.
Apr 5 // Mar 26 2017
It's not about the leggings. Or oppressing women.
We suspect neither United Airlines nor Mike Pence hate women.
Apr 3 // Mar 26 2017
The disappearing invoice.
We may have billed Germany for about $4 billion. Or not.
Mar 30 // Mar 18 2017
It's two stories in one! Or not even one if you think about it.
The Meals on Wheels outrage that wasn't.
Mar 27 // Mar 12 2017
H.R. 610: Choices in Education Act
Heads up: We have a feeling we're going to consult with John, Oliver and J.D. often.
Mar 25 // Mar 11 2017
So that didn’t happen.
The ACA repeal that wasn't.
March 22 2017
> Two Weeks Ago News BRILLIANCE ALERT <
How much do we miss Michael Crichton???
March 21 // March 7 2017
Maybe Apple can include two years of health care with every iPhone purchase. It's not the worst idea, is it?
Sometimes the messenger makes all the difference.
*March 19 // March 4 2017
* One of the few stories we've recapped so far that seems to keep rolling on.....
Tweets and Taps and Trying to sort it all out.
March 15 // March 6
It’s cold there now, anyway. Maybe they can reschedule for July.
Khriz Khan and his mystery tour.
Mar 13 // Feb 28 2017
Above the fold, in Section D. That would work.
A declined Correspondents' Dinner invitation and a very unfortunate pose.
Mar 6 // Feb 24 2017
Whitehouse.gov....serving the American people day and night.
The gaggle and the aggrieved press.
Feb 28 // Feb 17 2017
It's two outrages for the price of one!
Elizabeth Warren, Scott Pruitt and the outrage we expressed about both.
Feb 23 // Feb 7 2017
Is this a case of a stopped clock being right twice a day?
Betsy DeVos seems to have outraged no one with this statement. A small miracle.
Feb 22 // Feb 6 2017
Boycott this.
Ivanka, and Nordstrom and boycotts - oh my.
Feb 21 // Feb 5 2017
"We're gonna need a bigger budget."
Round the world, round the clock Secret Service isn't cheap. So now what?
Feb 17 // Feb 3 2017
In this case, "honest mistake" means you're just making things up.
There was a perfect story to illustrate the thinking behind the new immigration restrictions. Unfortunately, she told it very, very badly.
Feb 16 // Feb 2 2017
Note to everyone everywhere about everything: google is your friend.
And when we tried to find "dress like a woman," we came up pretty empty.
Feb 15 // Jan 31 2017
We nominate Fran Leibowitz.
As Supreme Court Justices go, we could do worse. In fact, we probably have done worse. The republic survived.
Feb 14 // Jan 30 2017
We don't claim to be math wizards but this is ridiculous.
And we have no idea how many people were impacted by the imposed travel ban. When someone figures that out, please let us know.
Feb 12 // Jan 27, 28, 29, 30 2017
Relentless mayhem.
Protests in Washington, protests around the nation and one casualty of war.
Feb 11 // Jan 27 2017
We were hoping for a nice quiet weekend.
The Executive Order heard round the world - the travel ban.
February 10 2017: One more review day...then we'll go back to the outrage.
February 10 2017: As of today, we think this.
We may have discovered why terrorism doesn't appear to be a problem in New Zealand.
Feb 8 // Jan 25 2017
The only notion more ridiculous than this wall is expecting taxpayers to foot the bill.
Building "The Wall" and what to do about those sanctuary cities.
Feb 7 // Jan 24 2017
So much land; so many rules to reverse.
Dakota Access and the Keystone Pipelines.
Feb 6 // Jan 23 2017
Accountants are wrong. Apparently, numbers do lie.
Counting votes, rescinding agreements and bi-partisan agreement.
Feb 5 // Jan 22 2017
We've never met a catch phrase we didn't like.
The first time we heard about "alternative facts." We blame everyone.
Feb 4 // Jan 21 2017
Day two. No rest for the ornery.
The women's march, a prayer for unity and the outrage that wasn't.
Feb 3 // Jan 20 2017
Remember this?
Inauguration day. Feel the love.