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Midsomer Murders (the good seasons, 1-8) did this from time to time. I won't give any spoilers.
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Midsomer Murders (the good seasons, 1-8) did this from time to time. I won't give any spoilers.
And Sliwa. Both in her age bracket.
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
And Sliwa. Both in her age bracket.
Cuomo just ran a campaign . . .
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Cuomo just ran a campaign . . .
I see they're letting Frank Gehry design Starship now.
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I see they're letting Frank Gehry design Starship now.
And if this argument is allowed to metastasize, they will eventually use it to go after domestic drug dealers and users like Duterte, with their families and surrounding communities as collateral damage--or worse, intentional targets.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
And if this argument is allowed to metastasize, they will eventually use it to go after domestic drug dealers and users like Duterte, with their families and surrounding communities as collateral damage--or worse, intentional targets.
Miller is not going to last long. He's not Senate confirmed, has no actual authority to do anything, and is antagonizing everyone in his orbit. The moment he doesn't have Trump to back him up, he's gone.
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Miller is not going to last long. He's not Senate confirmed, has no actual authority to do anything, and is antagonizing everyone in his orbit. The moment he doesn't have Trump to back him up, he's gone.
No golfer wants the Feds fucking up their greens.
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
No golfer wants the Feds fucking up their greens.
Counterpoint: Hemingway.
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Counterpoint: Hemingway.
And what about Calvary? Made by a lapsed Catholic/agnostic.
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
And what about Calvary? Made by a lapsed Catholic/agnostic.
The real test will come during the lame duck period next year if the Dems win as expected, and will depend upon whether GOP Senators are more comfortable with gridlock than an unrestrained Trump/Vance.
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The real test will come during the lame duck period next year if the Dems win as expected, and will depend upon whether GOP Senators are more comfortable with gridlock than an unrestrained Trump/Vance.
Every time I see a journalist defend their industry, I think of The T. J. Hooper.
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy. It can just be systemic carelessness.
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy. It can just be systemic carelessness.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Every time I see a journalist defend their industry, I think of The T. J. Hooper.
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy. It can just be systemic carelessness.
It doesn't have to be a conspiracy. It can just be systemic carelessness.
A dictionary is literally the tech tree for books.
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A dictionary is literally the tech tree for books.
Whoever talked to the WSJ is no friend of Nigeria, and that goes double because it seems to have been a Nigerian official.
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Whoever talked to the WSJ is no friend of Nigeria, and that goes double because it seems to have been a Nigerian official.
That may be part of it. I think a bigger part is that he doesn't want to be the face of anything that looks like capitulation.
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
That may be part of it. I think a bigger part is that he doesn't want to be the face of anything that looks like capitulation.
He would be hilarious as press secretary, but I don't think he could be trusted for that role.
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
He would be hilarious as press secretary, but I don't think he could be trusted for that role.
They want an excuse to arrest/take out Pritzker. Chicago is all about making sure he doesn't run in 2028.
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
They want an excuse to arrest/take out Pritzker. Chicago is all about making sure he doesn't run in 2028.
But this was a "fool me twice, shame on me" moment. He had the benefit of watching a predecessor make the same mistake, and then he repeated it. To your point, I don't blame Robert Muller for "going by the book"; that was his expectation and duty. But Smith, Garland, and Biden had no such excuse.
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
But this was a "fool me twice, shame on me" moment. He had the benefit of watching a predecessor make the same mistake, and then he repeated it. To your point, I don't blame Robert Muller for "going by the book"; that was his expectation and duty. But Smith, Garland, and Biden had no such excuse.
I was expecting a cover of Soundgarden's song, but alas, that is "4th of July."
October 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I was expecting a cover of Soundgarden's song, but alas, that is "4th of July."
I'll add it to my list. Thank you for the recommendation!
October 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'll add it to my list. Thank you for the recommendation!
The Canadian film?
October 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Canadian film?
*No one* else would put up with Miller. He is nothing but a liability.
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
*No one* else would put up with Miller. He is nothing but a liability.
Highest, most powerful office in the world is somehow not a fiduciary.
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Highest, most powerful office in the world is somehow not a fiduciary.
Among the many problems I have with that decision (and so many others recently) is that a president is always a fiduciary of the organization whose office he or she holds, the Take Care clause *expressly* imposes a fiduciary duty upon the President, and the USSC nonetheless said, "Nuh-uh."
October 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Among the many problems I have with that decision (and so many others recently) is that a president is always a fiduciary of the organization whose office he or she holds, the Take Care clause *expressly* imposes a fiduciary duty upon the President, and the USSC nonetheless said, "Nuh-uh."