If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Ok--I haven't written on my blog in years, and I can't seem to figure out why the formatting is messed up, but I'll sort that out later. Here is my "live blog" of the Live Aid concert for your reading pleasure. Please let me know your memories of the event!

www.ethanlewis.org/.../forty-ye...

In the previous decade I wrote regular blog posts on a variety of topics, esp. music & college admissions. Well I'm back with my thoughts about the new "ACT AI Advisor", a chatbot that helps kids make college lists. #collegeadmissions, #emchat, #ACT,#SAT

ethanlewis.org/cap/thoughts...

Now that the new Pope is a White Sox fan, I'm thinking that the South Siders' new (Vatican) City Connect uniform should be modeled after the Swiss Guard. And that they should wear them when they play interleague games versus the Cardinals. Who's with me?

One! I call this “BB King” for obvious reasons. #immaculategrid

New phone, Houthis

Once I realized that Johnny Podres pitched for the expansion San Diego Padres, the rabbit hole opened up:

For what it's worth, this is the email I sent to Senators Warner and Kaine today:

Five. Including five Phillies and an Eagle. #immaculategrid

Three. #immaculategrid

Pretty good score today!

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 236 9/9:
Rarity: 16
IMMACULATE!
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Play at:
immaculategrid.com
@immaculategrid x @baseball_ref

I am dismayed by the lack of decorum in the H of R. With Rep. Comey using an 8 letter word related to cattle excrement, not to mention this exchange:

I long for propriety. Where Rep. Moscowitz would say "my distinguished colleague from Kentucky's MOTHER didn't have any complaints about my suit."