Here’s one of my boxers basking on a sunlit sofa: She’s gone so grey! (Probably says the same about me behind my back.) Anyone got any interesting ideas about cooking yellow squash on the grill? Someone gave me a bunch of it, and I’m tired of cooking it in the way of my people, which …
The Race Card Is the Trump Card
Earlier this week, before he bowled over shallow pundits by delivering a speech that would have been panned if delivered by literally any other president, Trump appeared on Fox & Friends to hold forth on a favorite topic: Well, look, you know, it just seems the other side, whenever they are losing badly, they always …
Attorney-General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions Can Do Many Dirty Jobs At Once
AG Sessions says he hasn't read DOJ's report on Chicago PD. He read summaries and found them "anecdotal" & "not so scientifically based." — Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) February 27, 2017 & "not fitting with my racist agenda." https://t.co/2tnRBIu0PX — Schooley (@Rschooley) February 28, 2017 . The Depraved Leprechaun, busy with the tasks Lord Smallgloves hired …
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No expectations
This. The curve Trump gets graded on: He's getting a ton of credit for delivering a speech without going off the rails. — Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) March 1, 2017 And this. I'm just reading the gushing coverage and understanding better how Trump got to be president. My story's posting soon. It's different. — Michael …
No Matter How Cynical You Get… Betsy DeVos Edition
Glenn McCoy: I drew Betsy DeVos as Ruby Bridges, you can't possibly be more insensitive or tone-deaf than that Betsy DeVos: hold my beer — Kelsey D. Atherton (@AthertonKD) February 28, 2017 Per Politico: President Donald Trump’s efforts to bolster relations with historically black colleges erupted in controversy Tuesday after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released …
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Off Exchange and lifestyle insurers
I spent a decent chunk of last night going through Oscar’s financials as there was an interesting article in Bloomberg on their 2016 results. I’m waiting for the full results to post at either the New York state regulator’s website or at NAIC. Oscar Insurance Corp., the startup trying to reinvent medical insurance with its …
Wednesday Morning Open Thread
Sen. Chuck Schumer: "The speech and reality have never been more detached." pic.twitter.com/B7vKrhegx3 — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 1, 2017 Happier news… FT exclusive: bidding for global rights to Obama memoirs reaches more than $60m. https://t.co/6fw7aIPRPH — Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) February 28, 2017 Buzzfeed with more details: … Financial terms of the deal with Penguin …