To paraphrase that great George Carlin bit about near misses, know what they call being at the cusp of liftoff? Grounded!

His “My Pet Goat” moment.

That’s what all the “hot” countries do.

Be nice. They’re part of his dementia test. Tomorrow there’s a quiz.

Good. Pretend nothing happened. Stay the course. It’s working out oh so well.

I loved that you just referenced Tapping the Source. Raised on a healthy diet of Lehane and Pelecanos, my reading list was largely what they recommended in interviews, and that was always one of them.

Did he have extras added? I swear I’m counting like 60.

I’m thinking he doesn’t know how Gatsby ends.

The Trump-is-an-asshole-but crowd was never going to lean left anyway. They love him for that.

He sure has.

$250 mil to charity? Cool story, bro.

NSFW

So fewer than to Chicago. Got it.

And Budweiser causes pregnancy.

Bro got lessons.

Oh, man, wait’ll they hear about Thomases.

What’s wild is the reporter just assumed by “Where? Where is that?” Trump meant Denmark.

Only 300 million? I thought it was a zillion billion.

Praise? Because he apologized for saying the homeless should be killed? That it even crossed his mind—and that he felt comfortable enough to say it on the air!—is horrific.

@wmboyle4.bsky.social I’m embarrassed to say it’s taken me this long to get through my reading backlog, but I just finished Saint of the Narrows Street and I absolutely loved it. It’s masterful. I wish it weren’t over.

In 2000?

Are the cartels in the room with us now?

But, but, but money is pouring in!

There’s only one solution: take over the Academy Awards.

Sure he did.

Big if true.

He’s the Mike Johnson of politics.

That escalated quickly!

I’m not sure which is worse, the speech itself or the giddy reaction to it.

Sure, Jan.