Formerly a bemused Russian pornbot, now a bemused Blyskybot. He / him. I am but an egg. Nothing to see here, except repeated failure to pass the Turing Test. Not registered so no access to DMs.
And this is how and why authoritarians lose wars. As Trump is losing his war of choice in Iran. More here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_...
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgHannah NatansonIt's been hard to do my job this year. Being back reporting — and in print again — means more than I can say. Please spend some time with my story about a Trump administration crackdown on faculty speech at West Point, and one professor's lonely rebellion. wapo.st/4fo0lts
Encouraging:
Greg SargentTrump absolutely cratering by many metrics in new CNN poll: 66% say he puts himself over country 61% disapprove of ballroom, arch, etc 57% say lacks sharpness to serve (!) 73% say he's out of touch w/regular people (!!) His personalist project is over. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2137...
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And Boris Johnson really WAS stupid all along.
RickSo it wasn't an act. John Cleese WAS Basil Fawlty all along.
There are terms of art to describe governments which conflate opposition to the government or its policies with lack of patriotism at one extreme and treason at the other.
Senator Elissa SlotkinI pressed a Trump nominee: If a domestic violence shelter receives a federal grant, but also post complaints about the cutting of domestic violence funding, will that put them at risk of being labeled anti-American? They would not answer directly.
No, I did not know this. [Not sure how long the Smithsonian will be allowed to leave this up, and it might make Republicans feel bad, so probably important it’s not shared too widely I guess] www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
An Early Run-In With Censors Led Rod Serling to 'The Twilight Zone'His failed attempts to bring the Emmett Till tragedy to television forced him to get creativewww.smithsonianmag.com