I was aware of Darrow--like I said I never really thought very deeply on the matter. Maybe I assumed there were two defense lawyers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I, uh, never doubted him (plz don't verify this)

Oh this is embarrassing I just always assumed he represented Scopes. Not that I ever really thought that hard about the trial.

Here's hoping they prosecute the fight to its actual endpoint (ideally, some kinda PR, but just required independent commissions should do it)

Thanks. I was sure someone had written this, but didn't no where to look.

Real Babylon Berlin vibes. I hope that story ends well.

If an Ohioan may ask a direct question, when will you know you've won? What's the lead time on the recent victories? And how much do you think they'll reduce costs once effective?

I'm a huge supporter, but I always feel like I hear about all these wins and yet CA seems as expensive as ever.

Same(ish) for time travel. Works if it's the theme of the work. Doesn't work if its added as an ancillary piece

What about Northeast Corridor and West coast US?

I don’t know many people (and none who studied anything mathematical) who didn’t cover calculus in HS in the US. I know that assumption isn’t explicit but it’s pretty hard to get into an even semi-elite school without AP Calculus (or its non-AP equivalent)

My favorite of these is “they’re studying salmon sex? Ridiculous!”

Literally critical to a huge industry!

Bring on the dilly beans and red onions! Let my people go!

Such good blues music! I was only there about a day, but I had a great time

Cleveland! Underrated transit city with a beautiful urban core right on the lake

snow leopard? Bactrian Camel? Saiga?

I guess it's the irrelevant "Trump is worse" argument, but not so much that the book was written, just that it gets any coverage when Trump's slips tend not to get much coverage (though obviously enough that I know about them), especially not as "senility".

I just think the CNN book tour coverage of it was embarrassing in the first weeks of the trump Administration. Was Biden too old? Yes. Do I give a shit about that rn? No. Biden feels like a million years ago.

Another fantastic looking AERE panel coming up! All you ever wanted to learn about publishing, from editors themselves

The only two presidents who have ever been divorced are... family values Trump and Reagan.

When teams do this, is there ever any expo game or scrimmage or anything for the hosting city? I have ecuadorian cousins who would probably love to see a public event here in town.

I looked it up and she is running pretty tight against Stratton, so the case isn't as strong as I thought. But they're obviously splitting the vote against an inferior candidate (I guess he's fine). Gosh we need better electoral systems

Shouldn't Kelly drop?

Just frustrating that the most craven attention-seekers all climb over each other while the better options all declined.

Hard to see Steyer making it ahead of Swalwell and Porter, but maybe? I don't know the state I guess.

Seems that way, but like half of them need to drop to prevent lock-out

I take your point, but *is it* their strategy? I don't think it is.

I do think it's useful to have a term for the kinds of people who are just kinda around any administration doing various this and that. If not Czar (for these purposes I don't see people use the "proper" anglicization), something else

Damnatio Memoriae (after he's been hit with all the criminal cases)

I'm always astonished by my standard of living as a grad student. I can live like this on a near-poverty line stipend? It's amazing. That said, I don't have kids and I wouldn't have half the luxury I have without student discounts.

This is a weird race because most of them seem alright to good? I like Biss but who do you want, as a Chicagoan (Chicagolander?)

(I don't actually care how left the next president is but she does. I want him to be the next president because he seems the most likely to bring fire and brimstone down on the people fucking up my country, which isn't exactly a left-right thing)