I assume gross potpourri type scents. Most of the rich people’s houses I’ve ever been in smelled gross, like old lady perfume mixed with woody man aftershave.

Left-handed aka wrong-handed.

Trump loves a deal though. So he will happily negotiate favors or money or both in exchange for the tapes being buried. In other words, it seems like the blackmail actually works on him, so there’s no need to go public with the dirt. Every time he gets a little squirrelly they start some rumors to remind him that yes,…

I think his most bizarre proclivity is revenge for perceived slights. I’m not convinced he gives any shits whatsoever about pee pee sex games—if the story’s true (which I’m inclined to believe), I think it was more about the entertainment factor, degrading both the bed where the Obama’s apparently slept but also the…

There was a fair amount of information in the leaked intelligence report that the blowback from the Russian interference with the election was really unexpected and created some consternation within Putin’s circle, including a pissed off Medvedev who refused to go to bat to deny the hacking campaign. Putin has to do…

Run along and finish your homework kid.

It’s either a diversion or a test. Either they want us to know how much their messaging is coordinated with evil (Putin, plagiarists) and hope it will distract from the other shady shit they’re doing, or they’re testing to see if we’re even paying attention.

I have many kinds of problems.

Assuming that’s the case, what evidence is there that international trade “balances out”?

How many European countries did you visit in 2016 and roughly what percentage of the year did you spend on the continent?

The irony, of course, being that 3-series lessees think leasing a 3-series projects wealth and status.

Not only are fairness and equity irrelevant to the practice of capitalism, but when certain folks at the top own most of the capital, and most of the means of production, the promise of upward mobility becomes a distant fantasy. As more wealth concentrates among fewer people, capital—somewhat unintuitively—seems to…

So I guess we’re stretching the definition of “affluent” to include leased 3-series now?

Europe buys twice as many Mercedes as the US. Europe is a big place—perhaps your “sight” isn’t all that comprehensive or representative of actual sales figures?

There is literally no evidence that “things will balance out” in capitalism. I know that’s the theory that rich people and capital owners want us all to believe, but not only is that not the definition of capitalism, it’s also completely false.

Cheapness or obviousness of inauthenticity don’t necessarily determine longevity, in all fairness.

“Rude, thoughtless little pig”, actually. The phrase is permanently seared into my brain.

“Rude, thoughtless little pig”, actually. The phrase is permanently seared into my brain.

I don’t know if Bezos deserves the credit or not, but the Washington Post seems to have really doubled down since he bought it.