Why (rhetorical) a writer wants to descend into replacement-level shilldom is beyond me. There’s plenty of AI bots that do mindless cheerleading.

Delusionally unaware. With that many skeletons (most generous interpretation of the scandal), he had to know they would blow up. Instead of quietly receding, he kept raising his profile.

Reminds me of the middle class kid who larped being homeless to prove it was possible to go from $0 from housed to housed and $1k savings so long as you had no kids, no extended family, no health issues, and a plan B safety net if things don’t go well.

“Don’t confuse that for when Phillip the Fair surrounded the conclave with troops and forced the election of John XXII. Totally different episode”

Isn’t that where Tyler Childers had an impromptu concert?

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Central VA west of Charlottesville is a low-key gem. Afton, Waynesboro and Staunton all have lots of future potential and current charm.

Like if he had this “sane gear” and the self-awareness of how his shtick hurts his image enough to turn it off at moments. You’d think think he’d roll out the secret genius in public some more.

That’s higher than a lot of mortgages, and if you buy an off-lease used then you face all the back-end issues. The amount of dumb money you need to contemplate this…

Shrinkflation hitting rodent organized crime the hardest.

The drive-through sugar bomb niche seems crowded, but I presume that’s where the market’s headed. We drink coffee 99.9% at home.

Jump pack is the pinnacle of Dad Prep. No need to wait for a Good Samaritan, just fire it up and go with the most minor of inconvenience

I bought all of them on cassette. Blew my young mind away.

Between the Rams and the Spiders, Richmond has been a home to Giant Killers for decades.

We were blessed to have Karl and Bill on your show.

A field of Green Flags!!

They’re active, looking to stay that way and responsible enough to keep an appt a couple times a week for 2 months or so.

Nightmare for that rider (assuming no shenanigans).

I’m lucky enough to have seen the Torsk in Baltimore and the Nautilus in New London. The Albacore in Portsmouth, NH too, though that was a test boat.

Hopefully the quality hasn’t changed since I last ate there 20 years ago (local locations all closed), but it was delicious and well-priced.

Alanis!!! So happy for you. This is awesome.

I wonder if “dumb” ICE cars will make a comeback. Like the Ford godzilla v8 which has all fuel economy features deleted.

It is so good! Soundtrack was amazing and pitch-perfect performances by three HOFers. Not showy by any of them.

The worst version yet of Real Housewives. No wonder it’s barely remembered

Ice Cream war in Scotland. Ice cream truck routes were fought over and trucks burned.

Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

Also, under this regime, doing perfectly legal and mundane protest gets you plenty of the frisson of govt oppression any young radical could want. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

The former US Ambassador to Israel.

Gotta be honest, kinda ruined your Big Lebowski watch party. That’s why we all dipped early and hit The Row.

This is my Praxis and my Activism, and by God,The China Cafe will know my wrath!!

No Lean Development here. Maximally viable car.