@st_obvious

is this thing on? freelance writer based in nyc

saintobvious.substack.com/
Joined October 2025
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When you order a martini in Boston, the bartender gives you a room temp glass of Sam Adams with a grape in it.
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“It’s the Battle of Britain and we’re just doing our best to hit our targets while Hurricanes and Spitfires try to block us at every turn.”
Megan McArdle
@asymmetricinfoOct 15
Really should have paused to think that metaphor through before offering it.
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“The store says I’m ‘not for sale.’ Nobody asked me.” Read Molly The Bird’s first public statement on the @kellyclarkson Brooklyn store controversy.
Saint Obvious
@st_obviousOct 12
The store says I’m “not for sale.” Nobody asked me.

I Am the Bird Automaton Kelly Clarkson Tried to Buy

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EXCLUSIVE: Molly has issued a statement on the @kellyclarkson Brooklyn store controvery. saintobvious.substack.com/p/…
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The store says I’m “not for sale.” Nobody asked me.

I Am the Bird Automaton Kelly Clarkson Tried to Buy

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@kellyclarkson finally we hear from Molly in her own words
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#JusticeforMolly #FreeMolly
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A big red flag for me is when a restaurant’s Google reviews describe the food as “elegantly plated”
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Only @CaitlinPacific could just throw in a sharp, immediately understandable one-liner about Anna Karenina midway through a definitive and insightful tome on fraternities. This whole piece is just brilliant - highly recommend everyone read (or reread it!)
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theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…

The Dark Power of Fraternities

A yearlong investigation of Greek houses reveals their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and a sophisticated system for shifting the blame.

theatlantic.com
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this will really have a negative impact on his legacy
CBS News
@CBSNewsSep 24
Newly unearthed records have cast doubt on Adolf Hitler's whereabouts at the time of his niece's suspicious 1931 death. cbsn.ws/47iAE8y

Hitler's possible role in niece's death under scrutiny after documents raise questions about alibi,...

Newly unearthed records have cast doubt on Adolf Hitler's whereabouts at the time of his niece's suspicious 1931 death, Der Spiegel reported.

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The other day my grandma was talking to her elderly neighbor and she asked him about the “handsome young man” she’s been seeing and the guy was like oh that’s my son and then later the son introduced himself and he was also like 80 years old
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Finally went to San Vicente Bungalows in New York… saintobvious.substack.com/p/…
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It’s always the ones you most expect
CNN Breaking News
@cnnbrkJul 16
Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a source familiar with the investigation said. cnn.it/4vw6aJR
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shoot me in the face lol
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@st_obviousJan 29
the quintessential American experience- one bus stop that both *causes* your injuries *and* advertises the lawyer to hire so u can sue for those injuries. 10/10 no notes.
John Surico
@JohnSuricoJan 28
I guess my question is: how are you supposed to *get* to the bus stop? (Steinway and Broadway)
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the quintessential American experience- one bus stop that both *causes* your injuries *and* advertises the lawyer to hire so u can sue for those injuries. 10/10 no notes.
John Surico
@JohnSuricoJan 28
I guess my question is: how are you supposed to *get* to the bus stop? (Steinway and Broadway)
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okay now do a direct train from Manhattan
Port Authority of NY & NJ
@PANYNJJan 27
Eataly has landed at @JFKairport 🍝 We've unveiled the first Eataly in a North American airport: a full-service restaurant, wine bar, and retail shop at Terminal 8 which will soon be followed by locations in Terminals 4 and 5. Learn more about how beloved concessions like Eataly deliver a world-class passenger experience at our airports: ow.ly/hl2I50Y1Zjh
Ribbon cutting for opening of Eataly at JFK Terminal 8

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Eataly at JFK Terminal 8

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Eataly at JFK Terminal 8

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Eataly at JFK Terminal 8

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@st_obviousJan 15
Replying to @LetVictorBe
I tend to think there’s an inherent problem with negative / subtractive slogans (“defund” or “abolish”) as opposed to positive / additive slogans (“Make America Great Again” or “Build the Wall”). The former is taking stuff away instead of affirmatively creating something
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