How Far Does $1,000 Take You on a Trip to London? We Found Out. The challenge: three days in the British capital with a teenager on spring break — Tom Vanderbilt. Thanks, Julie! wsj.com
Mitchellaneous Vol. LXXXIV: Seventeen photos of McDonald’s in the 70s
Let’s Be Clear: The Rioting In LA Is By The Cops, Not The Protestors — Mike Masnick. techdirt.com
RFK Jr. announces 8 appointees to CDC vaccine panel—they’re not good. arstechnica.com
This Israeli Government Is a Danger to Jews Everywhere — Thomas L. Friedman nytimes.com. Yes.
Longtime Motel 6 spokesman Tom Bodett sues chain over using his name, voice — Reuters. finance.yahoo.com
The GOP Is Way Too Fucking Excited About Using US Troops On American Protestors. By Mike Masnick. techdirt.com
Currently reading: Washington by Ron Chernow 📚I was going after Chernow’s new Mark Twain biography. I was a Mark Twain fanatic in my teens and 20s and read several biographies of him. I was eager to see what was new to be said about Mark Twain.
But I stumbled across this book and realized that I do not know a lot about George Washington’s life, so I decided to read this instead.
Julie and I went to visit Mount Vernon and Monticello in November 2016, and I thought then how those two presidents stood as Titans compared to the 🤡 who was then about to enter the White House. Everything that’s happened in the last nine years has confirmed that opinion.
Currently reading: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell 📚
Finished reading: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 📚⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️