Had Pterry lived we might have seen Moist von Lipwig versus Planned Obsolescence. Alas.
This is just interesting - not a direct smack against anyone (although that Capital Grille spending is WOW.) The Washington Post analysed all the campaign finance reports for spending at restaurants and compared by amount and party. gift link: wapo.st/403Pcqd
This week, we scour campaign finance reports to reveal strikingly partisan preferences for various restaurants, with few more polarizing than McDonald’s.
Did you know there is a circumpolar music contest, similar to Eurovision? 10 bands representing 10 arctic communities will play TODAY in Nuuk, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) The live broadcast (and live streaming) starts at 10:00 in Alaska, 20:00 in Norway. www.panarcticvision.org
I’m sharing the profiles of Gazans I’ve had the luck of meeting and speaking to. Please don’t dismiss Palestinians trying to save their lives as scammers. A lot of the fundraisers have stilted language because people are using translation apps to write their appeals.
And THIS is a great example of why I'm not supporting the ballot question to raise the retirement age of judges in New Hampshire.
A 94-year-old Ford appointee who initially became a judge 54 years ago this week by way of a Nixon appointment — in the year after NYC's Stonewall riots — is one of three 11th Circuit judges considering the constitutionality of Florida's 2023 anti-drag law.
The Florida law, now at the Eleventh Circuit, has been blocked for more than a year. Also: The Fifth Circuit heard arguments over the future of DACA on Thursday.
The general theme with new technology is things we can already do, but worse, and somehow you have to burn down a forest.
I saw this and gasped in horror thanks to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social@yourewrongabout.bsky.socialwapo.st/4gYYnyh (gift link)
The Irvine Police Department revamped a Tesla Cybertruck in hopes of engaging children at Drug Abuse Resistance Education events.
If they die, watch out for the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program coming after any assets that had been exempt, such as the home or car. Which is just terrific.