Such a great conversation about power and institutions. Send to everyone you know who clings to the fantasy that everything will be OK once Trump is out of office! -OK to be fair many people who think this are not evil, but they are wrong!
‘Nicola Barker’s explorations have taken her to 19th-century India and a post-metaphysical future. Yet British banality has retained its allure, and its uses. Her work is full of people called things like Bill and Jim.’
Leo Robson on Barker’s novels.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
When do we just admit that a portal was opened at this moment
Not dunking on Zack or this post, I’m just always struck by how easily American journalists will admit that the media shapes public polling and political outcomes when they’re not talking about America.
1956 / 2026!
so much winning!
important news:
was that Melania speech one of Iran’s demands
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
@apnews.com
Cornish Mazraa Beirut just now. Israel is bombing throughout Lebanon
ok.. going to the book party !
Tonight we learn the true meaning of ART OF THE DEAL, or we get a surprise announcement that the hit show has been extended for another season! Either way I am STOKED!
Covid also played a role, so many of them had a great time and made great piles of money.
congrats! what an epic run. looking forward to reading the book, if you know.. the bombs don't drop first!
Tbh this is the line that always haunts me
going back and forth between "this is the end" and "this is just a crazy guy ranting"
This is a far simpler answer than people would like to believe.
Trump issues the order via the National Military Command Center to the commander of Strategic Command, and then STRATCOM carries it out directly. There is no second vote, no veto, no check-and-balance.
Mil Bluesky (such as it is) says that preparations to target Iran with a nuclear weapon would be multi-day / complicated by refusal of overflight by allies / would probably have sparked rumors. Maybe that’s reassuring. Doesn’t change the fact that the insane old man is threatening genocide
Comforting myself by thinking this is just one of those high drama episodes of the Apprentice and not a preview of nuclear war.
F-bombs are easier to ignore than A-Bombs
Really terrifying to see how many people believe he is going to order a tactical nuke.
If he croaks tomorrow, does that mean Jesus is paying attention?
The last bits and bobs of the Village Voice were hauled away by a dumpster. I grabbed one framed cover, a key plot point in the story of paper's demise!
the Barbara Walters clip got me... Wish I had a bunker!
Jesus' Train dreams.
Sunday listening www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGu8...
The @wsj.com coverage of no kings beats a lot of the other BUT like all the other sites - the report is hidden away and buried... www.wsj.com/us-news/crow...
Haha @lrb.co.uk has incredible ads!
