"There is a non-zero chance we repeat this all over again at the end of January when the funding deal will run out. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists." www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...

"Make my day, punk!"

I’m taking a victory lap for my coverage of young voters over the last year. I’ve argued that Trump’s 2024 gains with voters <30 stemmed mostly from anti-incumbent sentiment from high inflation — and that “GOP gains” / a youth “realignment” was a mirage. Tuesday’s results suggest I was right.

Supreme Court justices weigh refund process for Trump tariffs

Hope.

Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.

Who says the man has no empathy? He has expressed what is obviously deep and sincere sympathy for, among others: ✳️ Prince Andrew ✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell ✳️ Jair Bolsonaro ✳️ Vladimir Putin ✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu ✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists ✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville

Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones." cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al. A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator" 3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

Our most sensitive research (in terms of threats to Russia).

What "Red State" means...

This day in 1938

Publishing still matters.

Rand Paul Lisa Murkowski Susan Collins Mitch McConnell

Being gay is everything, evidently.

The beginning of level of the playing field and making Congresses fair.

I watched a few minutes of an interview and was a bit startled at how tone-deaf she was. I can't recall what specifically she said to prompt this reaction, unfortunately.

Nutty story.

Jiří Horák

Kim Novak in Bell, Book and Candle (1958)

Staggeringly cool history/biology

This explains a lot.

Maybe we should call it No Czars.

Just discovered that the Michelin Man used to ride a bike while wearing slutty little red boots and smoking a huge stogie. I don't know where else to put this information except in the Cool Files

Pleasantly surprised...

Wordle 1,590 2/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

heh...

Strands #601 “Quite a transformation!” 🟡🔵🔵🔵 🔵

I beg to differ...

I thought this was the White House at first.

Connections Puzzle #867 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy: "Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."

MAGA

The Richard Nixon Architect of Peace Award is the most ludicrous & insane award I've ever heard of. The fact that the Trump White House Press Secretary had no idea that the optics were questionable attests to her utter incompetence.

Coffee beans harvested from the faeces of the Asian palm civet may have higher levels of fats and other key flavour-enhancing compounds than traditionally harvested beans, according to a paper in Scientific Reports. go.nature.com/4nuNrL2 #plantscience 🧪

I'm glad this issue is mushrooming the way it is. It's an abomination.