i used to teach an art class for little kids. we had a unit where each kid drew “someone powerful”. 99% of boys drew: a tank man made of tanks with tanks for arms and his head is a tank. 99% of girls drew a princess. everyone i worked with hated this and it happened every time.

So this is the concrete monstrosity that Trump turned the White House Rose Garden into smh

Powell has generally done a good job. I don’t generally post the president’s nonsense but far and wide we have to see how unhinged and abnormal all of this is. He is dangerous for markets.

Wolff: Now Epstein’s explanation for why this friendship ended is as follows. In 2004, Epstein believed himself to be the high bidder on a piece of real estate in Palm Beach—a house. His bid was $36 million. He took his friend Trump around to see the house, to advise him on how

I can see Newsom running on a platform of basically "I will fuck Trump up" and winning with that.

No. Mr. President. In America, you do not fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for releasing a jobs report that you don’t like. That's what authoritarians do. We need serious economists in these positions, not hacks who will only tell you what you want to hear.

If you think this is an improvement, there’s something drastically wrong with you.

If nothing else, Trump pardoning #GeorgeSantos teaches us: Resumes don’t matter.

I saw a guy on one of those [ #Jyroball s ? ] today, and thought: “I think that’s the closest thing we have, to like: Robots, or Flying Cars.” (Stuff we thought we’d have—by the year 2000.)

You know how the Joker tells Batman: “You have nothing to threaten me with. Nothing to do with all your strength.” I thought of that, trying to trick myself — into waking up this morning. # Positive Self Talk youtu.be/jane6C4rIwc?si…

are you stupid

duck Actual answer: 1. Wealth; access and status 2. Hobbies; to meet people 3. Location; where you live matters 4. Looks/Style; be attractive, don’t be unattractive 5. Personality; this is hard to develop if you’re not actively meeting people and talking 6. Network/Friends; you need a

I disagree. I will tell you what's wrong with his jeans. 🧵

it's crazy that i wake up every day and think "i can't possibly have anything else to say today on twitter" and then the US Department of Defense will be like "our Secretary of Defense has great jeans ☺️"

Playing “Slug-bug” at #HotAugustNights in Reno, Nevada.

#InquiringMindsWantToKnow

If you happen to like Old-Timey cars… Maybe #HotAugustNights is right for you ! But beware: You also have to like kinda crappy [or vapid] 1950’s-adjacent music. Could be a dealbreaker [?].