Honestly - and I apologize for being vulgar about this - but: Honestly, my only takeaways from today’s festival of nonsense in Quantico are that Trump has a brain of jello salad and Hegseth has a tiny dick.

Apparently this is Ezra Klein engaging in journalistic political dialogue “the right way.”

shit ain’t over til it’s over

Finding myself in a reflective mood today, I decided to reread Humberto Eco’s 1995 essay “Ur-Fascism.” Meditating on the definition & essential properties of fascism, Eco identified 14 key features, only one of which is needed “to allow fascism to coagulate around it." It is, perhaps, relevant. 🧵

Congratulations to Senator Murkowski, who got exactly what she voted for.

I would like someone to explain to me what *legal, above-board purposes* cryptocurrency can be used for that a state-backed currency cannot.