I will die on this hill:
Presidents and Vice Presidents shitposting online degrades the dignity & decorum of their office. We want to see them above the fray, running the govt. solving problems, and meeting with political leaders - not lazily shitposting like your cousin Jed.
Not to be dramatic but I don’t think people quite understand how much of a disaster eliminating USPS would be. Like it would be end-of-this-country level of a disaster
I know the point about conservatives being moral hypocrites is beaten to death but it really is incredible how the people who railed against Graham Platner do not care at all about the allegations Max Miller beat his daughter and wife, who has filed a restraining order. The message the right is sending is that you can in fact be the worst kind of abuser of women so long as you are a Republican, then all is forgiven or overlooked.
Columbine was 27 years ago. “Sometimes you just get shot” is a policy choice this country has deliberately chosen to not only leave unaddressed but actively preserve it.
4 years today I had the privilege of become Metro GM. It’s been an incredible opportunity & I’m honored to have the role and be part of the best team in transit. Never ending things to improve but proud of what we have collectively accomplished. Riding today like day 1.
Onward!
Just going to say here, I think I've said this before, a 'historically accurate' version of the Odyssey is not possible because the Odyssey does not take place in a historical setting - it takes place in a fantastical pastiche of four centuries, mixed in with gods and monsters.
I simply refuse to entertain those “reading the classics is elitist” conversations cause Wishbone broke down every classic there was, and he did it with wit and charm