12.30 Axios: During the 2010s, the global 1% accumulated unfathomable wealth, while the rate of extreme poverty around the world was cut in half (15.7% in 2010 to 7.7% now), and all but eradicated in China. A tipping point was reached in 2018, when more than half the worldwas part of the middle class or above for the first …
11.29 9/11 Memorial with Ginny and Cara 11.26 Adam Serwer in The Atlantic: “Americans should not fear tension. They should fear its absence.” 11.25 Playing just three quarters of a game in which the Ravens defeated the Rams 45-6, Lamar Jackson threw for 169 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed for 95 yards. 11.25 Judge …
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10.31 Gov. Cuomo, after Trump announces that he is changing his residence from New York to Florida: “Good riddance.” 10.30 In a gem of a game, The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-2, winning their series 4 games to 3. Every game in the series was won by the home team. During the playoffs, …
10.17 Trump‘s letter to Erdogan “Don’t be a fool!” 10.17 ABC’s Jonathan Karl, at White House Briefing: “[T]o be clear, what you just described is a quid pro quo. It is: Funding will not flow unless the investigation into the Democratic server happens as well.” Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney: “We do …
9.30 Albany 9.30 Elizabeth Drew in the Times: Speaker Pelosi and her allies argue that a narrow, Ukraine-based impeachment agenda is more likely to attract wider public support than a collection of grievances because it “is easier for the public to understand.” They’re spooked by the failure of the report by the special counsel, Robert …
8.31 Hugh Grant denounces Boris Johnson on Twitter: “You will not fuck with my children’s future. You will not destroy the freedoms my grandfather fought two world wars to defend. Fuck off you over-promoted rubber bath toy. Britain is revolted by you and you little gang of masturbatory prefects.” 8.28 Frank Bruni in the New …
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7.31 On a taped 1971 phone conversation, Governor Reagan discusses a UN event with President Nixon, “Last night, I tell you, to watch that thing on television as I did . . . To see those, those monkeys from those African countries — damn them, they’re still uncomfortable wearing shoes!” 7.31 Cory Booker: “We lost the state …
Is there a better way to spend time with family and friends than throwing hatchets in Paramus New Jersey? Not on Saturday night there wasn’t, as Molly, Shawn, Cara and Joe joined me in belatedly celebrating Ginny‘s birthday. We had a fun time at Bury the Hatchet, making like Mel Gibson and hurling various sized …
I’m sorry Trump is turning Independence Day into a pretext for his self glorification, but he’s done it to everything his whole life, so why the indignation now? I’m a little more upset that on our southern border he is violating international law about asylum seekers, is turning the US government into an institution of …
Thanks to the largesse of Ron Swoboda, Ginny and I went to see the Mets play the Braves. The Mets came from behind to win 8-6. The Mets have a lot of underperforming players, but they do have some bright young stars who just might blossom in the future. Below, starter Noah Syndergaard returns from …