omw to a national security briefing
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omw to a national security briefing
I resent the GOP’s credentialed apologists treating me like a fucking idiot.
Even if, like me, you have psycho MAGA senators and reps, it feels good to call and waste their staff’s time.
Older couple came in the bar tonight. They had some drinks, had some oysters, decided “what the hell, we’ve never had caviar before,” seemed to have a nice time. As they left, I was folding napkins in our lobby. Wife walked ahead, husband stopped to chat.
I adore this story
In SLC we had a whisper of winter, and looks like next week will be summer
Haven’t opened it yet. Ugh, prefix/suffix day.
80s singer Thomas Dolby on raising queer kids: "the eldest is trans, the middle is a lesbian, and the youngest is a drummer"
The 3 genders
Downtown D.C. is one of the few urban districts in the country where congestion pricing makes complete sense.
- the street grid is fully constrained from further expansion
- bike and mass-transit access is plentiful
- congestion during commuting hours is excruciating (see below)
Of note is how this is a potent wedge issue between Trump voters and the administration’s favored donor class
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I hope something good happens to you today.
His one weird trick: Bribing corrupt public officials:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...
Extraordinary and yet another example why archives are so important: “Nick Davis, a 23-year-old master’s student at Cambridge University” discovered the overlooked letters while conducting research in the archives.
Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
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Wheelchair curling MD concludes today as the USA fights it out for bronze against Latvia—a team they beat 11-6 after an amazing 4-stone finish in the 8th end!
Match starts at 9:35 a.m. ET. Remember, watching the Paralympics is the best way to support our Paralympians!
The Ascension of Christ, by Adriaen van der Werff, 1710, 📸 by Issac Baldizon
Sun Tzu (D-NY) - “When your enemy is making a mistake, fix it for him at great cost to yourself.”
I’m so fucking tired
Utahs GOP bad shenanigans story goes international. #utpol
nothin better than standing regular-style in my favorite restaurant. i love to cross that threshold and plant my feet in a loose but vigilant straddle, like anyone would
I think this story is a really good example for people to look at when it comes to understanding bias at NYT. It's not that the reporter, Dana Rubinstein, says anything outright false. But the framing, word choices, etc., add up to an unprofessional and biased account.
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has commuted the death sentence of Charles L. Burton to life in prison with no chance of parole. Mr. Burton was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1991 capital murder of Doug Battle in Talladega, Alabama. As required by law, the governor first reached out to a representative of Mr. Battle’s family. She also notified the attorney general. Governor Ivey’s letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm is attached. Governor Ivey issued the following statement: “I firmly believe that the death penalty is just punishment for society’s most heinous offenders, as shown by the 25 executions I have presided over as governor. In order to ensure the continued viability of the death penalty, however, I also believe that a government’s most consequential action must be administered fairly and proportionately. “Doug Battle was brutally murdered by Derrick DeBruce while shopping in an auto parts store. But DeBruce was ultimately sentenced to life without parole. Charles Burton did not shoot the victim, did not direct the triggerman to shoot the victim and had already left the store by the time the shooting occurred. Yet Mr. Burton was set to be executed while DeBruce was allowed to live out his life in prison. “I cannot proceed in good conscience with the execution of Mr. Burton under such disparate circumstances. I believe it would be unjust for one participant in this crime to be executed while the participant who pulled the trigger was not. “To be clear, Mr. Burton will not be eligible for parole and will rightfully spend the remainder of his life behind bars for his role in the robbery that led to the murder of Doug Battle. He will now receive the same punishment as the triggerman.
BREAKING: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton to life in prison. Burton was sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of Doug Battle but did not kill Battle; the man who did later had his death sentence commuted.
I'll see your scary chemicals and raise you a terrifying… banana.
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Think of all the schoolgirls who are now “free”
some people see books as entertainment and other people see books as wily enemies to be humiliated, outfoxed, and defeated
Thanks to UNC's Daily Tarheel for great coverage of Saturday's Stand Up for Science UNC rally, including the important role played by UNC undergraduates in SUNRISE UNC 🧪
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
I’m sorry, is this man really wearing a kippah and saying someone should be stripped of citizenship and deported? That really can’t be something that’s happening, right?
