I think she teed him up a bit there. I think she was honest that she wasn’t familiar with the statute, in detail, but I also think she probably knew more or less what he was going to say based on her already having another statute lined up that she somehow knew rendered what he was citing null.

It’s not even busy work - they studiously avoid asking questions that could reveal anything about the purported topic of the investigation, but also go out of their way to try to discredit any witnesses who have information damaging to the Republican party or, at best, try to make those witnesses look bad. Busy work…

I had a friend who did an MA with this rich girl who 100% bought her degree by employing “tutors” and “editors” who did all of her work. It was so egregious that the school actually wrote specific policies to fill in the loopholes she managed to exploit to get her degree. She then went on the Harvard Law, where I…

I’m no Trump apologist, and assume this article is joking, but these recommendations are usually based on assumed height/size and Barron has always been a really tall kid. You can see his head is lined up with the seat headrest, and he’s at least the size of an average 12 year old, so I really don’t think this is…

Even then he actively avoids being photographed now by lying to the press about where he is. The only shots of him golfing/in golfing gear since he became president are covertly taken candids that end up being posted to Instagram.

I don’t think Trump was ever smart, but if you watch interviews with him in the 80s and 90s, the abhorrent personality, the profound lack of curiosity and knowledge are the same, but the level of cognitive function is not. He used to be able to string together a coherent sentence without trailing off. He could make a…

Agreed, although I think in this case when these people are openly discussing the fact that they didn’t have time to read the bill, what they are trying to communicate to the general public (who don’t understand how things actually work) is just what you are saying - that the whole process was so rushed that they…

Also, it’s said within ten seconds of referencing successful business people who dress much more casually than their underlings because they don’t feel the need to prove themselves, about a guy who goes out of his way to never be seen out of a suit.

I’ve always assumed part of the reason he looks like shit is because he’s the type to refuse to pay the full amount for tailoring after it’s been done, claiming it “took too long,” and then no tailor will work with him twice, word gets around, and eventually you can’t find a single skilled tailor in NYC willing to do…

Nice to have some (anonymous internet) confirmation of my impression :)

Andrew Wakefield was a trained medical doctor who has watched this happen over and over again in a bunch of places as the result of his actions. He has scientific training - he understands the concept of cause and effect, he understands his data were faked, and unless he has suffered traumatic brain injury of some…

You can’t sue someone for malpractice when they’ve already had their medical license taken, unfortunately. Even more unfortunate is the fact that there is a significant proportion of the population who are willing to be convinced that losing your medical license for being a fraud is some sort of badge of honor proving…

Unless Harry goes on one of those old timey heir killing sprees, or something really dire happens, he will never be king. I’m pretty sure now his dad, his brother, his nephew, and then his niece, are all now in line ahead of him. And this in a family with crazy longevity. But I also think that is exactly how Harry…

Charles and Camilla did a royal visit to my city (not in the UK) and Camilla apparently spent a good amount of time talking to and showing interest in the lives of women at a local domestic abuse shelter. I found this out via word-of-mouth, as the visit was not a photo-op (for obvious reasons), and therefore not…

My partner’s family are Baptists. I’ve been to two family funerals since we got together, for both his grandmothers. Both were performed by the same asshole preacher who calls himself Dr. because he has a fake Phd from an unaccredited religious diploma mill. Both funeral services were all about how all the people who…

Except, by all accounts her, and especially Kushner’s, vocabulary are mostly empty and superficial business jargon that sounds good but communicates nothing. At least with Trump Sr’s blunt instrument Grade 3 vocabulary words actually mean something, despite being frustratingly arranged into an almost indecipherable…

Men’s skills and events emphasize strength, while being tiny, strong and incredibly flexible is a huge advantage for the skills and events in women’s gymnastics. That’s why very young women do so well. Going through puberty is an advantage in men’s gymnastics, as it adds strength, and it seems to be a disadvantage in…

My experience with gymnastics was that there were a lot of parents involved who were so blinded by their dreams for their kids future athletic triumph that they were absolutely not acting in their children’s best interests. Honestly, I think the demands of competitive gymnastics have been so great, especially for the…

It seems to be that the older Anna Wintour gets, the more her bob is crowding out her face. It is, admittedly, preferable to getting wonky plastic surgery, but I feel like by the time she’s 75 she’s going to start looking like Sia.

I was commenting on another thread, but in the book Always Pack a Party Dress (which is not a very good book), Amanda Brooks describes the whole process/situation every time she went to the Met Gala and, yes, the whole thing sounds exhausting. It’s essentially competitive dressing and invite-wrangling, so you have all…