A lot of my sense of political life has been founded on opposition to Western military adventures in the Middle East. That's three decades or so of hating this, maybe not much but not nothing either. Even relative to all that - this latest war in Iran may just be the worst. Certainly the stupidest.
Imagine you're slipping the surly bonds of Earth and touching the face of God but then you have to get on the phone to listen to a child molester ramble about how Bette Midler is nasty
Not really. Just get price controls right.
Price controls existed in the UK until 1979.
Tony Blair joins the elite club of people who collaborated on crimes against humanity in two different conflicts
This is a shocking hit piece on teachers. I hope that the rest of the projected coverage of Australian education is better than this, but I doubt it will be- teacher blaming is an ingrained habit in Australia, and not just in Murdoch rags either.
Four DPS officers standing around with guns
Texas DPS officers lined up in riot gear at UT
Texas DPS not stopping a gunman in Uvalde vs Texas DPS stopping unarmed protestors at UT
Also this numbering system. I’m going to start referring to the Vigil of the First Sunday of Easter etc. See if anyone gets confused.
This is fun
I find it hard not to look at The New Yorker Humor- it’s the same rubbernecking reflex that usually attends traffic accidents.
As a man born in this region since the 14th c, I’m doing my best to achieve nothing at all.
It’s never too early to see Angela Merkel ironing her Christmas gift wrap.
Elon Musk tweet: “Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money? It certainly isn’t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone! So, what’s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know …”
The difference between Wikipedia and Twitter is that Wikipedia is intentionally a non-profit.
when wikipedia launched, the idea that an encyclopedia could be reliably maintained by the public was a joke. now, it's a marvel, a remarkable resource, virtually the only website that remotely delivers on its potential and practically the last pleasant browsing experience on the internet.
Ben Shapiro is also shorter than the dad from his conservative Bluey knock-off
Astonishing news
Just a shit day
1 or 4 I think (at least half of 1 is already occurring)
My brush with fame: once I was on a panel with Timothy Radcliffe.
It’s spring!
I joined.
