Isn't "richsplaining" too banal to describe this? Anyone who's come from their second 8hr shift in a day to hear some child who works at their daddy's firm whine about how little fun you are knows that "richsplaining" does a terrible job of describing the need to rip off a head and shit down a neck.

Things is heatin' up in England, where the Epstein files are being talked about night and day (check YT for some of the chatter.) This is the biggest scandal in their history, too, and has a high chance of bringing down the reign of Charles, if not the monarchy itself.

nailed it
I love high school productions. The kids are so earnest and nervous. And sweaty. They're adorable, and sometimes, very, very good. Never miss a chance to go to a high school show.

This is true.
Other countries, particularly the UK and other close Western allies, share intelligence with the US and vice versa. When they no longer feel like the risks outweigh the benefits, they'll heave Trump's ass over the side to save their own. The UK's government is failing as we speak.

This is not new, as anyone who's ever tried to get justice in our two-tiered justice system already knows.

The only remedy now is to tear the whole thing out and start over, starting with the corrupt US Supreme Court.

Indeed. The splat the bugs make on your windshield are loud, large and liquid, and driving for very long without cleaning the glass reduces visibility to nearly zero.

This one is really beautiful.

Three huge, white blobs who can each, single-handedly, make the world a better place by dying.

Do they care about ratings or how many people are watching, in which demographic cohort, though?

They are only interested in an audience of one: Trump. His opinion is all that matters. If they cared about the news, would they have brought in Bari Weiss?

The point is moot. He was outed by Kristi Noem and the VP. Not our fault his name is out there.

But now that it is, and since I'm pretty sure he'll never do any jail time, I'm completely fine if his infamy follows him to every job, mortgage, auto loan or credit card he tries to get until he's dead.

And BBC is courageously naming the ICE officer, yes?

I think you're a great spokesperson, and I admire you more than I can say. But I think these appearances in front of Congress are useless. Not your fault. But it's time--it's past time--for Congress to stop talking and to start doing. Every word out of your mouths now should be about impeaching her.

Me, too. Mine has lived curled around a Dracaena trunk for 25 years.

I love that book so much. For myself. I pick it up, turn to any random page, and get lost in the illustration. This book, and "Where the Wild Things Are" are books that make me happy just having them in my hands.

I was in a book club for 15 years. There were 8 of us, so every 8 months it was my turn to host and pick the book. At least half the time, the book I picked was so bad, I couldn't finish it. More than once, other members proposed throwing my ass out of the club.

I suppose it's too much to hope that the reason Santos isn't in NY now is because some other state dragooned his fat ass back to prison?

Please note that the video of Jack Smith's deposition is also available. I'm watching on YT at Meidas Touch link.

This seems so obvious, I'm just gobsmacked that no one has said the predators names. Why is everyone acting so smug, like they've got a secret we all wish we knew, too? Just say the goddamn names!

5 1/2. I listened to it in pieces while working out and cleaning. Very good background listening for both activities.

Watching it convinced me that we are being manipulated into hating each other.

*Shawn* Ryan, which I post because it WAS a very good interview, and I want people to find it when they're searching for it on YT. The huge and extremely important takeaway from it for me was to ask "who is benefiting from turning us against each other?" Over 5 hours, completely worth it.

You guys look so happy. You worked very hard in the last few years, but, my opinion, nothing you did matters as much as the way you model what a happy marriage/partnership looks like. You're both beautiful, but I envy your happiness together.

There are no circumstances, incidences or situations that will make a MAGA stop supporting Trump. They don't care about stuff like this. They don't support Trump because he's a leader of character, morals, virtue. They support him because he makes it okay for them to crawl from under their rocks.

Walter Cronkite's nightly reports on the Vietnam War became darker and more grim as time passed. In his last few reports, he couldn't hide his disgust for the administration. After all the promises Nixon made about ending the War, it was Cronkite who made Nixon keep them (among other things.)

Faced criminal charges? Let's start by identifying them! We know that there are up to 20 other people identified by victims who participated in the trafficking, and Massie has threatened to list them on the House floor. Here is the DOJ's confirmation of at least 10 on the list. WHO ARE THEY?

Yes, but then we get the next guy, who is not going to be better in any imaginable way, with bonus! not demented. We'd be getting rid of a malignant narcissist, only to replace him with a psychopath.

He's been a better Democrat than more than a few other Democrats--you know the ones I mean--appeasers like Chuck Schumer. We may not agree on everything, but George Conway is a fightin' Democrat, and I hope he wins, and wins big in NY.

Hubris.

Bari Weiss is the hire that David Ellison made so that he could make CBS appear to tilt more rightward to advantage the merger he wanted and was worried the FCC would block.

Bari Weiss believes her own PR, and Ellison is a stupid fucker without the ability to learn from ABC's mistake.

I got a subscription for free when I got a deal on Walmart+ and Paramount+ was offered as a benefit. I just tried to cancel it and I can't for 50 days. But I would. Oh, would I.

Also, fuck that quisling, Bari Weiss.

I'm reading on a different platform that you filed papers to run for the House of Representatives in the district Nadler's leaving.

I'm excited for you, and hope that you're successful in the election. You'll make an excellent Congressman. (I'll miss watching you on the Bulwark, though.)