Probably related to the fire on board the Losharik. Details would have been sketchy at the time, even within the DoD, so while it wouldn’t have been considered a real national security emergency, returning Pence to the WH just in case would probably have been a prudent decision.

You think Donald Trump has a chess set?  If anything, he has a sexy Ivanka Connect Four.

i’m always amused that the biggest complainer about cost of living and privilege on this website is a guy that moved from affordable jacksonville to expensive nyc to pursue a career as a modestly compensated blogger where he can work from home.

Sadly I’m not shocked at the amount of backlash your OP is eliciting.  You are spot on though.  Cyclists need to follow the rules at all times but sadly some will argue till their blue in the face how they shouldn’t have too.  This coming from a cyclist.  I’ve had far too many conversations with friends because they…

Bikes are way more dangerous to a pedestrian. I have never seen a car swerve from driving on the road to riding on the sidewalk and very rarely do I see a lost driver in a car going the wrong way down a one-way street. However, I see multiple bicyclists do this every day in Philly. As a pedestrian, I am way more…

“Conservatives are always trying to whitewash American history, we have to stop them!” - Splinter

Those appear totally authentic and we need never speak of them again.

Man, these guys really won’t defend anything.

She also actually does work as a senator.

Is it possible that Trump got confused between Sanders and Conway and fired the wrong person?

citation needed

I’m pretty sure Hazard Owen’s statements about Goldberg being misconstrued should carry a little more weight when evaluating how to fairly interpret what Goldberg said since, you know, she was there and conducted the interview.

So, I’m not Dante3000, but I’ve worked almost exclusively for startup companies for my entire professional career, and I have Thoughts(tm) on Venture Capitalism.

Finally, a video that belongs on Deadspin.

This is well-stated.  Gillibrand is remarkably inauthentic, which is another big reason she’s not getting much traction compared to, say, Warren, who clearly wears her heart on her sleeve when it comes to many of the most pressing issues.

Best of luck, sincerely.

I’m just glad they don’t all turn out to be sadistic serial killers like that guy that wrote and drew The Family Circus.  

Not for nothing: every time someone mentions the Left eating their own, or circular firing squads within the Democratic party, the continued furor over Warren’s self-inflicted fuck-up with the DNA test (which she has since apologized for, reached out to Native leaders over, and done her best to make amends for) is…

Uhhhh....as someone who has numerous friends and family that work for the State Department, hate to break to you, but doing a decent - good job is false. Tillerson had no idea what he was doing and, quite frankly, didn’t really care for the job. However, the job certainly isn’t easier without any support or a boss…

Serious question - what did Tillerson accomplish as SoS that made him “effective”?