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“I understood it was sort of the way Nijinsky was built, but much more beautiful.”

who redid the Paris street grid. Was Macron mistaken. . . or are you?? Napoleon Bonaparte was the one who braved Russia.

Let those people who want to stay employer-based do so. There are, of course, more than enough people who don’t have that option.

Dan Froomkin tweets: “Did anyone else find the NYT Trump interview shockingly obsequious? Many opportunities to call bullshit or correct whiffed.” But it’s not really the fault of the Times’ reporters. There is no other way to keep Trump’s attention … Continue reading →

as he pushes for a repeal bill that will induce collapse in the American health care system.

Every Cabinet and agency head is there simply to protect Trump’s flanks.

Corey Johnson’s tweeting from DC today, where he’s engaged in civil disobedience at McConnell’s office.

His jump: “It gave the impression, even for us, as professionals, that God was pulling him up unto Himself. It would stop your breath, you would get goose bumps.”

Ross Barkan in the Guardian: “Journalism today is dying because no one has really figured out how to financially support it in a winner-take-all capitalist system.” Barkan cites shocking statistics about the attrition in news reporters. I mean, when news … Continue reading →

Trump wants to boost nuclear energy — is there any toxic, obsolete technology as well as belief system that he doesn’t champion?