@RealEstateRahul I eat at restaurants like this at least once a day. I have tipped zero percent every single time since this system was implemented. I will never tip more.
President Biden spent more than an hour on the phone today with the families of US hostages in Hamas captivity. He didn't make a thing of it. He just did it.
@BrianZahnd@MuntherIsaac The extended family that owns and operates the very successful felafel joint in my city in S. Carolina is Palestinian Christian immigrants. So someone to ask may be quite nearby!
@rodstewart Hi Rod, American fan here. The only thing that makes me recoil from this apparent honor is that you shouldn't be kneeling before William. You are not his inferior. In fact, you are probably superior to him. You achieved your accomplishments through talent & hard work.
@Atticus59914029 Many observers have noted that Trump lucked out by not having to face a major crisis until the 4th year of his term was he faced the pandemic. Although Operation Warp Speed was a fantastic success, Trump's own behavior was a disaster.
@jbarro Agreed. I graduated from Yale Law in the 80's and it was the same then. I interpreted that behavior as hypocrisy. They were self-righteous ideologues... until the alternative option was money for themselves.
Six months ago, NPR left Twitter. The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected โ that Twitter wasnโt worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic, writes @gbullard
https://t.co/C0S7TqWo5I
maybe selling an $8 megaphone to anyone in the public square and offering them direct monetary incentive for impressions during hyper-sensitive geopolitical events isnโt all that beneficial to society or the health of the public conversation