“At the American Federation of Teachers, there were always Republicans we’d endorse. And it got to the point where … the Republicans would say, ‘Please don’t endorse me because it will hurt me with the DeVoses.’ They’d send back money because the DeVoses would punish them.” How Trump’
“I sometimes think we are a very ungrateful nation. You are damaging an industry that provided food your country loves.” Brexit has cut into what a decade ago seemed to be the pinnacle of British cuisine: curry houses. / The Guardian The Australian Open began this week, drawing the tennis world
“I could do something with it. That comb-over is really really bad. We could do something else, make it look a little more natural. We’ll take care of him.” John Lewis’s barber offers his services to Trump. / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution What does the State Department have
Even in cities with the worst violent crime and homicide rates, like Milwaukee, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago, violence is contained to a relatively small amount of blocks, typically in underprivileged, undereducated, almost uniformly African-American neighborhoods forsaken by city policies and brutal policing. / The Guardian “At one point,
“The indie musician Mitski Miyawaki, who has earned praise for exceptional control over her singing voice, said that she, too, is often unpleasantly surprised by her speaking voice, which she perceives as ‘lower, more commanding,’ than it sounds to others.” Ever wonder why your voice sounds different (and probably better)
Yesterday, President-elect Trump directed his paid staffers to stand in the audience of a press conference and cheer for him. / Politico See also: “Obama’s moving farewell, Trump’s terrifying hello.” / The Washington Post “Over time we settled in and learned to do what everyone else did—enjoyed the
1. Apple TV is 10 years old. “The truth is that dents in the universe are only observable after they have occurred.” / stratechery.com “In 1989, though nearly 80 and nominally retired, Ms. Hollingworth, attired in a safari suit, her working uniform of choice for 60 years, was spotted in
“We can pretty much do whatever we want to right now.” A Republican Kentucky state representative exemplifies the mindset of many conservative policymakers after the November elections turned America’s statehouses and governor’s mansions further red. / ProPublica But they’re now using it to create financial instruments and hedge
From Matt Bruenig: “The average person in the top 1% receives a UBI equal to 7.5 times the average income in the country.” / Medium “Chuck [Schumer] wants issues to have no negatives, but it’s the Trump era. He’s looking at polls showing 60 percent for the Carrier
“I asked white people a book they read that made them first learn about racism. And so many people said fiction or books of poetry.” The day after the election, someone asked Eve Ewing if she had anything to say about it. Just as she was about to say no,
