Night Hunter by Vitali Skvorkin

This thread —

Good ones in the replies. My choice: the opening movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony. A monument of the Enlightenment.

Bush the Younger made a mess of the occupation of Iraq. He was incompetent in many ways, but in comparison to Trump, Bush is a paragon of statecraft and wisdom. We can barely imagine the mess Trump and his band of incompetents, hangers-on, and rigid ideologues would make of any occupation. /4

So will I!

This painting, titled Deer in the Forest II, was created by the German Expressionist artist Franz Marc in 1914.

Butlerian Jihad.

I refuse to get used to this. That all Republican elected officials have done so should never, ever be forgotten or forgiven. At the very least, they must never be allowed to opine about decorum in any context again.

He might be senile; he might be mentally ill; but the crucial thing to remember about him is that he’s an abuser. We’re going to have to spend years — and god only knows how much money — healing from this terrible man.

This was true of my growing-up years as well. Jocks, bandies, deer hunters, and theater kids at my high school; uncles who were different from each other and my old man.

Such a good thread —

[Exeunt Lords with Lady Macbeth]

Sunday, May 31st The Last War in Albion Volume 4, Chapter 5: "The First Time You Saw God" eruditorumpress.com

Gorilla Playing Saxophone with Balloons has dropped out of the White House concert

me, a person who has been caterwauling about Socialism and Big Government for my entire life: finally, six alcoholics who are buddies with the president will decide where flights can go from now on

You mistake; the musician likes me not.

MAD Magazine portrayed Trump accurately, way back in 1991…

Absolutely this —

Yeah, as someone who writes sermons (and articles here and there), working and working and catching mistakes at the last minute (or after) is part of the deal. I’m sure this is true for those who write daily. Also, wrestling with how to express an idea comes with the job …

I think about this a lot.

republicans love to put children in concentration camps and then act irreparably violated when a democrat says “fuck”

A President ordering the Justice Department to criminally investigate a woman who won a sexual assault lawsuit against him makes Watergate look like an unpaid parking ticket.

This, to me, is the crucial question at the moment. At the moment, the answer is nobody. It’s really grim, but true.

Counterpoint: no, they shouldn't. Relatedly: this is a good time for a reminder that "revisionist history" doesn't mean what many people think it does.

RIP Sonny Rollins, a great jazz talent and the last surviving musician in one of the best photos of men in suits during the 20th century

Every. Time.

Alison Krauss — “I Will” Emmylou Harris — “Pancho and Lefty” Janis Joplin — “Me and Bobby McGee”

Rise of The Machines

This is the start of a reeeeally long thread, with replies limited, but go off about bubbles sir …

Absolute moral and political collapse to post this thread and not even *mention* impeachment as an option or a goal.

Everyone is twelve …

[once more, for good measure] Everybody thinks when he gets rich he’ll be a different kind of rich person from the rich people he sees around him; later on he finds out there’s only one kind of rich person, and he’s it. —Thornton Wilder, The Matchmaker

Congratulations on your wedding Don Jr. Sorry for distracting your Dad with this important work.

Some thoughtful person provided a link to a non-paywalled version of this article: gcaptain.com/drowning/

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“His calm truth and accountability of the Christian faith are unassailable, and that’s what has made him such an uncomfortable threat.”

But the evidence is antidotal … for all intense purposes.

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

I’m not sure if it’s learned helplessness, reading comprehension, or something else at work in a few of the replies. In any case, I know perfectly well what impeachment and removal require. I have no illusions. It’s the lack of vision that frustrates the hell out of me.

Part of not pretending it’s okay or normal is actually saying the word “impeachment” out loud. Anything less — as here — is wasted air.

Trump is simply a mobster & a thief and Todd Blanche is his accomplice anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trump-is-s...

thank you for the invite but i'll be busy dwelling on my personal failings that evening

The mischievous visionary offers a career-spanning set with nods to dogs, the stars and her late husband, Lou Reed. n.pr/4wJW5ei