RIP, Sen. John McCain, war hero and Senator.
I endorse all of these Star Trek show ideas, especially the “new continuation” one.
“The history of sports is littered with hardass coaches who blur the line between intense discipline and bullying, and become folk heroes when success follows. Winning, even at the amateur level, is frequently everything, and too frequently the pursuit of victory inspires people to either cover up evil or excuse it altogether.”
RIP, Marvin Taylor, longtime champion of Houston’s parks.
College football needs to update its safety protocols to avoid more heat stroke deaths.
An Open Letter to Ivanka Trump About That “Complicit” Saturday Night Live Sketch She Apparently Hates So Much
“If the future is female and pluralist, it’s also true that Mueller and other men like him are enjoying a heyday. They’ve been crucial to the effort to bring Trump to justice and check his despotic, anti-American instincts, undemocratic. I offer one cheer, then — aw, let’s give them three — for white male traditionalists.”
“For his whole career, [Brett] Kavanaugh has believed in maximal presidential power. Unless it’s a Democrat, unless it’s a president he opposes.”
“I want to walk away from this whole experience having learned some lesson, but only one comes immediately to mind: Not enough people know about colloidal silver and the blue-skinned libertarians who drank it.”
“It was appalling enough to see Trump get elected despite all the credible allegations of assault (and worse) leveled against him, but to see those values begin to translate into actual policy is a challenge to the very idea of the modern woman.”
Roy Orbison’s hologram singing for the lonely/Hey, that’s me, and I want you only…
“Whether Trump departs by way of impeachment (don’t bet on it), after an electoral loss in November 2020, or on January 20, 2025, after finishing out two full terms, our political reality is unlikely to return to anything like what it was before he rose to office in the first place.”
“The coal industry is smaller than the marijuana industry—which is at least growing and basically harmless.”
“But just because the accusations are a few years old and the dust has settled, it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t pay attention to how and when accused predators enter back into the public sphere.”
By the way, Summer Zervos is still out there causing trouble.
“Federal data show that nearly 90 percent of federal criminal defendants end up making plea deals with prosecutors.”
RIP, RPI. Long live NET.
RIP, Trent Seibert, local independent journalist. I met him a few times and he was always a pleasure to talk to. Didn’t always agree with his take on things, but I respected his work, and he respected mine. Condolences to his family and friends.
RIP, Robin Leach, best known for hosting Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.
“As I noted two years ago, anyone who had spent time reviewing President Trump’s business history had to know that it wouldn’t survive first contact with real legal scrutiny. Not the past or the present. What stands out to me about the various criminal actions within the Trump orbit is not so much the crimes as their very casualness.”
Call me crazy, but if you’re defending someone by comparing them to Al Capone, you’re doing it wrong.
“Remember All Those Other Times The National Enquirer Squashed Scandals For Powerful People?”