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Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt
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A general issue I have with these privilege invocations is the complete elision of who the represented party is. JB in her personal capacity? Certainly not. JB as an employee? Also no. JB as a principle officer / decision maker for the agency? Well the agency is saying she isn't!
JB: whatever she did was on advice of counsel. she was also on travel for some of that period. AL: you also said in your dec that "any substantial action" would require an environmental assessment and impact statement? JB: yes AL: in later dec you said ... it would require compliance? JB: yes /123
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Ossoff: "It's the most corrupt administration of all time & everybody knows it. While the crook president & his crook family rake in billions from all over the world, you pay more for everything... they lied us into war & spent most of the last year covering up for the world's most famous pedophile"
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One of the attendant professional competencies would be to know the shut the fuck up about it.
Zacharia: "A lot of the misinformation, miscommunication is around the fact that I labeled myself a lawyer. I consulted for a long time many people in the field -- 'Is it ok if I label myself a lawyer?' -- and they said, 'Absolutely. You can call yourself a lawyer. You have a JD'"
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NEW: In January, Florida gubernatorial hopeful James Fishback called out OnlyFans star Sophie Rain in his proposed 50% "sin tax" on OF creators, saying the money would go to funding education. Well, he lost. And Rain? Well she's spent over $100,000 supporting teachers. Our interview:
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When you make it hard to build housing in the city, it gets built in the forest, with catastrophic consequences for the climate
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Ro Khanna: “I saw the arrogance in the eyes of the Settlers. 21 & 22 year olds with guns, laughing that they’d detained us. The arrogance of those IDF soldiers... It is the arrogance of power. Of a power that has had no accountability. Total impunity. And it’s created a toxic culture of oppression.”
Armed Israeli settlers detained US congressperson Ro Khanna. “I felt powerless in that situation, which is not an easy thing, as I have a lot of privilege in life.” “Imagine how people feel every day, Palestinians under the occupation, if they could make an American congressperson feel powerless…”
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IDF accused of ‘field execution’ of Palestinian driver bringing aid into Gaza
Then, there was this one guy with BAD MOTHERFUCKER written on his wallet
Trump on Washington DC: "They used to go in and rob the restaurants. You wouldn't feel safe in a restaurant. It was like the old Wild West -- they'd say, 'Sick 'em up. Give me your money.' The whole restaurant is handing them money."
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This is the best of who we are and what we represent. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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