By Lambert Strether of Corrente.
Affected person readers, it is a journey day for me and therefore an Open Thread. Speak amongst yourselves! –lambert
Hen Tune of the Day
At IM Doc’s suggestion–
Grey Catbird, Indian Springs Wildlife Administration Space; alongside Blair’s Valley Highway, Washington, Maryland, United States. “Grownup Grey Catbird singing from roadside vegetation.” Little doubt sitting within the catbird seat!
I did suppose this was exceptional, although. From Previous College blogger Jon Schwarz (the picture duplicates however the textual content doesn’t):
The DOGE dorks & their penumbra are, as you’d count on, stupendously ignorant, drunk with energy, and might be extraordinarily harmful. The excellent news is that they’re so out of their minds that it appears unlikely they’re going to handle to do enormous injury. https://t.co/H6fAF7MSAn by @vhmth pic.twitter.com/u7b5T2AuGy
— ☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ (@schwarz) January 5, 2025
Apparently the entity identified to us as DOGE has some quasi-formal existence somethe place, however as what? As in “Hey, youngsters, let’s placed on a present!”? Or extra?
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