The fireworks on the 4th went on until about 2 AM and I overheard some parents saying that one boy lost an eye. Last night there were fireworks until a little after midnight (and one random boom at 3:30 AM), which I'm sure wasn't at all traumatic for that now one-eyed kid.
“He’s just stayed too long in the job,” David Remnick muses between bites of Waverly Inn frittata, “and there’s a whole civilization at stake.”
Anna Wintour nods thoughtfully without looking away from the fireplace. “It’s about to rain,” she says.
“Yes, the Democratic conventions of 1968 and 1924 were total successes,” seems to be a genuine belief among certain well placed people who have, I guess, never read even a single book?
YES THAT WORKED SO WELL AND DID NOT AT ALL THROW THE PARTY INTO A DIVISIVE NOMINATION CONTEST AND LOST ELECTION THAT WOULD HAUNT IT FOR THE NEXT HALF CENTURY
There's a guy in my basement right now replacing my water heater, and if there's one thing I enjoy more than strangers in my house, it's paying them $2000 to be here.
I didn’t watch the debate, and most of the professional commentary I’ve seen on it has both not provided me with any new information about the race and inspired contempt for the commentators. I don’t know if I’m a typical American in this regard, but that’s where I’m at.
LARRY DAVID [leaning, smiling]: You, uh...you kinda cheated.
BILBO BAGGINS: What?
LARRY: The riddle game..."What have I got in my pocket?"...It's not really a riddle.
BILBO: Uh-huh. Gollum agreeing to answer doesn't mean anything to you?
LARRY: He's not all there. Mentally, he's not all there.
If you’re not a law nerd, and you’re wondering why people who are not themselves theocratic fascists would support theocratic fascists, it’s to achieve this: to limit the power of the regulatory state.
NEW: SCOTUS could soon overturn the "Chevron doctrine," upending numerous federal regulations designed to protect the public.
At least 20 right-wing groups linked to court-whisperers like Charles Koch and Leonard Leo have backed the assault on Chevron.
therevolvingdoorproject.org/amicus-spotl...
