There was a discussion in the comments on my post on the Alabama IVF debacle about which forms of contraception would be allowed by our new Jesuitical overlords. Let me cut to the chase on this one: the answer is none, not a single one. Anyone who grew up Catholic could give you that answer …
Every Sperm is Sacred
Anne Laurie posted about Nikki Haley’s response to the Alabama decision basically making IVF impossible in that state (so impossible that the UAB Medical Center and Alabama Fertility stopped IVF immediately after the ruling). I know someone who worked in a fertility clinic, and from what this person told me, IVF is a special kind …
Say It (Over and Over Again)
I was browsing for a podcast to listen to at the gym and this turd popped up in my feed: This is his second week on this fantasy topic. I’ll help Ezra out with a few pictures showing how it would work. One possibility: Here’s another: At this moment, the top two stories on the …
Hey, Kari Lake, What’s Your Game Now?
Via Josh Marshall, here’s a run down of Kari Lake’s most recent encounter with an actual media outlet: A defensive Kari Lake acknowledged in a radio interview Monday she couldn’t identify exactly who “stole” her gubernatorial election, said Ukraine “is lost” to Russia, and said she would not back a federal ban on all abortions. …
‘Cause the Wankers gonna Wank, Wank, Wank, Wank, Wank
As soon as I saw it on my podcast player, I knew Ezra Klein’s “Democrats have a better option than Biden” podcast was going to be incredibly annoying and very skippable. I have too many naps to take, and too much scotch to drink. to listen to yet another take on how some imaginary candidate …
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Like Wayne Newton Covering a Kendrick Lamar Song with a Bossa Nova Beat
The products of someone’s conception of “you know, like what the black kids wear, but classy” being gawked at by Trump are getting a lot of attention. Called “Never Surrender” by someone who’s never been a soldier in the winter’s night with a vow to defend, and on sale now for $399, they seem like …
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HOF
The Post spends a looong time [gift link] going through the politics, resentment and inferiority complex behind the Rhode Island Hall of Fame, as it is torn apart by the decision to add Michael Flynn to the list of notables: In December, it emerged that Flynn — a Rhode Island native, retired lieutenant general and …