Sometimes you see something and it just leaves you basically speechless: holy shit https://t.co/75MGZiexio — Cake or Death (@Johngcole) March 17, 2019 This is the Republican party in 2019.
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Sunday Morning Open Thread: Arctic Adventure Iditarod Tales
[Warning: Harry Smith’s audio is pretty loud] Rookie musher @BlairBraveman is still racing in the Iditarod. Her followers, the #uglydogs, are supporting her and school kids as well. @HarrySmith has the story. #Igivearod pic.twitter.com/Uvjbcnyy5c — TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 16, 2019 A favorite to win the Iditarod sled dog race has decided to drop out of …
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Community Notice: EFGoldman Update!
Front-paging a message from the indefatigable SiubhanDuinne: HERE IS A NICE EFG UPDATE FOR YOU Got a call a while ago from mrs efg, to let me know that our beloved efg was moved out of the ICU this afternoon (which came as a big surprise to me, as I guess I hadn’t realised he …
I, For One, Welcome My New Robot Ninja Apex Carnivore Overlords
Can’t stand the news anymore. The FAA, Boeing, and the Trump shutdown — enabled by the GOP Congressional Kopromat Caucus — all contributed to the deaths of the Ethiopian Airlines 737-Max. Trump, risibly, fantasizes about thugs crushing…well, you and me. 41 GOP senators saying, “yup. Let’s gut the Constitution and abandon the American experiment so …
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Rich Buy Influence and Cheat, Film at 11
This is not surprising nor shocking: Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among dozens of parents, elite college coaches and college prep executives accused of carrying out a national conspiracy to get students into prestigious colleges, according to a massive federal indictment. Federal prosecutors said the scheme had two major pieces. In the first …
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Excellent Read: “What’s Next For New Yorker Reporter Jane Mayer?”
Since we’re talking about her anyways… Great piece from Molly Langmuir, at Elle: … On the page, Mayer, a staff writer at the New Yorker since 1995, is authoritative and direct, and as a journalist, she is relentless. She’s waited outside the house of a CIA operative as day turned to dusk, hoping to question …
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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: A New (Bladeplay) Hope
“Database connection error” strikes again… sorry this is late! Per the Washington Post, “Lightsaber dueling officially becomes recognized by French fencing federation”: … “With young people today, it’s a real public health issue,” Serge Aubailly, the federation’s secretary general, told the Associated Press. “It’s becoming difficult to [persuade them to] do a sport that has …
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