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The two West Virginia National Guard members are dead because of Donald Trump. He used them as props in hopes of causing wholly unnecessary trouble that he could use as a pretext for an authoritarian clampdown on civilians.

Being a sociopath with no introspection, he won't care.

Any updates on how it all went down, dear?

Dutch Mussels The Dutch do love their mussels, honoured there as zwarte goud — black gold — although it’s true that their neighbours the Belgians unfairly get more credit for them. Of course, you don’t need to make...

Mussels cooked in wine are always lovely, that’s true, but I implore you to try cooking them in beer: its light bitterness is the perfect foil to their rich sweet flesh. And this is why my Dutch Mussels are #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/dutc...

'I’m not sure which is worse, a total lack of self-awareness or just enough to recognise the problem but insufficient self-discipline to do anything about it.'

It’s too late for Robert Shrimsley, but you can still follow his advice: on.ft.com/4of0ocb

Man, by the end of this press conference, Trump is going to announce he's imposing Sharia law.

Just as long as it isn't Elon's mind. I wouldn't welcome the idea of thousands of white supremacist robots running about, saying really stupid things they incorrectly regard as profound.

It appears that Vladimir Putin has written a "U.S. peace plan" -- during a Republican administration, fervently backed by the "conservative" movement. As they say here on social media: "Let that sink in."

Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow

Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing on.ft.com/44hD4Dj | opinion

Nice of Guy to post unemployment rates by age and education.

Pour moi, il est assez symptomatique que les psychanalystes dans ce débat sont incapables de se taire une minute !!!

In related news, Secretary Whiskey Pete has un-cancelled his tattoo coverup appointment.

We’ve reached the stage of people fearing reprisals for criticizing swastikas.

Is Piggy referring to his attempted coup on January 6th?

Kale With Chorizo and Poached Egg There is something so of-the-moment about this recipe, which is odd since it comes from a book published 20 years ago. I seem to remember also that I did a lot of wistful complaining in How To Eat ab...

I’ve been making #RecipeOfTheDay – Kale with Chorizo and Poached Egg – for over a quarter of a century, and recommend it deeply. The kale I tend to go for now is cavolo nero, rather than its original curly kale. Recipe includes my stress-free egg poaching method, btw www.nigella.com/recipes/kale...

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Who is OpenAI’s auditor? (Update: it’s Deloitte) [FREE TO READ] Just asking

Alphaville asks questions, gets answers.

on.ft.com/489iSF2

Donald Trump calls for the execution of people he disagrees with after asking himself, “What Would MbS Do?”

Deux chats dans un hamac, l'un semble dire un secret à l'oreille de l'autre.

- Alors elle, c'est celle qui nettoie nos vomis et nos toilettes. Elle fait aussi les courses et nous sert nos repas. En fait c'est notre employée de maison, mais elle ne le sait pas.

#LaVieDesAnimaux
#Lesanimots

YouTube video by Jonathan Pie Trump vs The BBC

Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...

Brilliant. I felt like standing up and clapping this.

Captain Haddock looking very frazzled, saying, “What a week, huh?” Tintin leans into the frame and says, “Captain, it’s Wednesday.” Snowy is very excited about the drink he has found.

Trump’s Grip on Republicans Shows First Signs of Slipping GOP support for releasing the Epstein files is the latest pushback against the president from his own party.

"Even Donald Trump is not immune to the physics of politics, which is that a lame-duck leader is going to start to see people abandon him.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trumps-grip-on-republicans-shows-first-signs-of-slipping-794e3c51?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1

Two little piggies⁩

ABC News just committed real journalism during this Trump press conference, questioning him about his business dealings with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince about the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called CBS fake news. Bin Salam called murder “painful.”

For the life of me I don't understand why the White House press corps continues to debase itself. (Congress too, for that matter.)

Axes of Evil: McKinsey squares the circle [FREE TO READ] Maybe the Matrix, maybe nothing, maybe pay us

forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling

on.ft.com/47ZjvAH

DJT issued shares and people bought them. The President's family kept that money. Anything that happened after that was just gravy.