The Dowager Hatt

Once again, Kentucky says it plain.

Wow. Bold statement.

More power to him.

And yet did you see the @inquirer.com article about Harrison Bader the painter?

Baderator! And he also paints!

Miami - secede!!!!

Moving on…two home losses, albeit after valiant rallys….

You and me both.

Same here at our house.

I was just wondering whether you were watching.

There’s a wide chasm between great and terrible. Sanchez doesn’t deserve the L, I’ll give you that.

This is not a terrible Phillies game. Take it back!

Thisthisthis

That is always the way.

Not the same circumstances. It’s a weird comparison.

Understatement (not the data - the unease).

Any NYC library workers on here potentially available to join a panel organized by @nycplan.org happening tomorrow??? We'd need you from 1:30 to 3 pm. Holler at me if this is you or someone you know.

Haven't seen this shared a lot - but yes, 26 out of 30 of the scholars on the NEH Council just got axed - and surprise, what do you know about the 4 left? ⬇️

What took him so long???

German reunification celebrations in front of the Reichstag on 3 October 1990

35 years ago, Germany was reunified.

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Sometimes??

All bullpens are. Don’t worry, you’ll still win this. (Reds fan here.)

Know what else is perhaps more vital?

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Front-page news in today’s FT.

I need something that will stop me from doing that!

Is there a brand of antiviral nose spray that you’d recommend?

Here’s a thought.

Focus on protecting democracy.

Indeed. Let the Reds fight that good fight.