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These tests were impossible, because the ambiguity in the questions allowed the examiner to selectively fail anyone they wanted.

That said, there’s little evidence this specific test (which makes the rounds regularly as an example) was ever used. 1/

Noem shoots and kills her young dog b/c it was 'untrainable', 'dangerous', and 'less than worthless as a hunting dog'. She also 'hated' the dog.

On the same day, she shoots once, misses, and then eventually kills her goat.

Her daughter then asks where the dog is.…

This is what Shoigu's arrested deputy Timur Ivanov's estate in the Tver region looks like - eight hectares on the banks of the Volga River, with a pink tea hall, billiard room, fountains, and everything else.

Modern Russia is still the same tsarism, nobles, and serfs.

Steve Jobs on consulting

My theory: Kristi Noem decided that she needed a way to set herself apart from other prospective Trump running mates by demonstrating to him that she can: 1) be ruthless and 2) “trigger the libs” effortlessly.

And after much thought, she landed on telling the story of how she…

'but adding a bunch of market rate apartments for the sake of supply won't lower rents'

The inevitable escalation of politicians trying to out-cowboy one another, wherein the governor of South Dakota talks about straight up killing a puppy that she was too lazy and/or inept to train.

“Hey, where’s Cricket?”

amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Mao Zedong famously once said, “Women hold up half the sky.” How has women’s social status in China fluctuated over time? Dr. Leta Hong Fincher 洪理达 discusses this and more on the #ChinaPower Podcast: bit.ly/3UjWnGa

Two red lines, each the same length. One represents a conventional commercial corridor that features strip malls and ample parking; the other is a historical downtown street (both in Portland, ME). The difference? One makes 4x as much in property taxes per foot of road.

Xi and Blinken Trade Small Nods Over a Large Gap nytimes.com/2024/04/26/wor… - by Ana Swanson and Vivian Wang

70 years ago today in the The New York Times:

“John Sauer, who argued on Trump’s behalf, appeared so certain of that victory that he declined the opportunity to give a rebuttal after the Justice Department finished its portion of the argument. I have never covered a Supreme Court case where a lawyer turned down that option…

Caroline Fohlin, the Emory professor of economics seen on video being thrown to the ground and handcuffed by an Emory police officer for expressing concern at the violent arrest of a protester on campus, was jailed for 11 hours and charged with... Battery Against Police Officer

In case you're not on the Bannonesque RFKJr mailing list, here is its latest offering. (These come almost as frequently as MAGA fund-raising pleas.)

Hmmm. Maybe this guy actually could take more of the MAGA vote...

Justice Kagan today: “The framers did not put an immunity clause into the Constitution. They knew how to; there were immunity clauses in some state constitutions. They didn’t provide immunity to the president. And, you know — not so surprising — they were reacting against a…

(WSJ) - Donald Trump's allies are quietly drafting proposals that would attempt to erode the Federal Reserve's independence if the former president wins a second term, in the midst of a deepening divide among his advisers over how aggressively to challenge the central bank's…

Mitch McConnell, in his speech after voting to acquit Trump in 2021:

'We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation. And former presidents are not immune from being held accountable by either one.'

Very popular take at the time!