the myth of merit in the managerial class. Merit doesn’t get you hired or promoted for professional and managerial jobs.
Venezuela
The U.S. invasion of Venezuela is going to be a disaster from which we may never recover. Venezuela may prove to be the downfall of the U.S., the way Afghanistan was for the U.S.S.R. (and could have been for the US — having dodged a bullet on that one, just barely, we have now put the barrel of the gun in our mouths and pulled the trigger again).
The only winners of this war will be Trump and his kleptocracy.
Russia will take Ukraine, China will take Taiwan, and Trump will just wave them through.
Congress needs to act to stop this illegal war and impeach Trump. But Congress will do nothing. Congress is as impotent as the Roman Senate under the Caesars.
Trump’s Risky War in Venezuela.. By going around Congress, the president is showing contempt for the will of the public.
Trump’s Cuts Are About to Make Health Care Even Worse. Medicaid cuts will make all of America look more like Mississippi, with a shorter life expectancy than Bangladesh.
The words “trust” and “Meta” don’t belong in the same sentence unless that sentence also includes the word “don’t.”
I don’t mean to brag but I just read one page of tvtropes.org for about a minute, and now I’m just going to walk away from the computer.
RIP Isah Whitlock — Senator Clay Davis on "The Wire." Sheeeeit!
RIP Isiah Whitlock, Jr., 71, a prolific and talented character actor whose roles include ultra-corrupt State Sen. Clay Davis on “The Wire.” Davis’s catchphrase was a unique interpretation of the word “shit” — “sheeeeeeeit”
Here’s a YouTube supercut of Whitlock dialogue on “The Wire.”
One of my favorite roles of his was a supporting character in the 2011 dark comedy “Cedar Rapids,” which starred Ed Helms. Davis played a nerdy midwestern insurance agent who’s obsessed with “The Wire.”