reminder that right after the US bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan they first blamed it on Afghans, then said the Taliban had taken it over, then said it was an accident, then quietly admitted they did it intentionally months later
Probably the single funniest thing about Tears of the Kingdom is all the second-year CS students started posting shut like “thats actually really easy to code. I could do that” about mechanics that are making senior-level game designers lose their marbles
they absolutely despise their own base of voters and democracy. we’re gonna hear non-stop about how we have to vote for biden to save democracy after they spit in the face of the majority of their own party who want someone else.
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in Congress to ban all members from buying or selling individual stocks.
The ETHICS Act would also prohibit the spouses and dependents of all members of Congress from owning or trading securities, commodities, or futures.
Anthony Bourdain said: "Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a negroni. Have two. Be open to a world where you may not understand or agree with the person next to you, but have a drink with them anyways. Eat slowly. Tip your server. Check in on your friends. Check in on yourself. Enjoy the ride." (Ht Jamieson Faulcon)
Never forget how we got here:
In 2018, the Association of American Railroads spent $4,737,989, and Norfolk Southern spent $1,025,330, lobbying to reverse the Obama-era ECP brake safety rule that was designed to prevent disasters like this.
The Trump administration reversed it.