Maybe THIS will be the dumbest thing I read today: Florida’s education commissioner announced Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as a book of the month to “highlight the importance of American pride.” Can’t make this stuff up. H/t @ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Breaking News: Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a prominent House Democrat, said President Biden should drop out, citing serious doubts he could win.
Representative Adam Schiff of California, a top House Democrat running for Senate, told The Los Angeles Times that he had serious concerns about whether President Biden could win.
My essay about washing machines and legacies was in the ADN today! www.adn.com/opinions/202...
Was recently regaling friends with children in daycare with the fact that in 1993, several Clinton appointees’ nominations were sunk by revelations that they didn’t pay employment taxes on their nannies. That’s what used to qualify as a great big DC scandal.
Ha! True!
A 16-year-old nonbinary student in Oklahoma died after what the police said was a physical altercation in a high school bathroom, drawing outrage from gay and transgender rights groups who said the student was attacked because of their gender identity.
The student, who did not identify as male or female, according to their family, died a day after an altercation in a school bathroom. The police said the death was not a result of trauma.
The latest season of True Detective on HBO Max ended perfectly this week. And two of Alaska’s best actors, Diane Benson and Yaari Walker, both Alaska Native women, have nice meaty roles. Such a thrill to see them both!
As Covid rises again, killing about 1,500 Americans each week, researchers are trying to understand why so few high-risk patients are taking Paxlovid, a medicine that is stunningly effective in preventing severe illness and death from the disease.
With Covid deaths rising to about 1,500 per week, researchers question why Paxlovid use has remained low among high-risk patients.