You did not hear the USA talking much about engaging with Russia during the Cold War they way that they are possibly talking about engaging with China now. Why do we think that the outcome would be any different: Mutually assured destruction?

She was too young to be running a scam back then. She really WAS that clueless.

The Hadids vs. Christy Turnlington or Linda Evangelista?

Sounds valley girl to me.

The difference between Buffet’s kin and you or me is that she can AFFORD to fail, so she can take more chances. Do you really think Buffet would leave one of his own relatives destitute on the street? Even if he would, would all of the other rich and well-connected relatives do so?

The children of the rich have connections that get them what they need to remain well-off without having to give up their souls to do it. Usually either job connections or money to support them when they are in school and working unpaid internships to get the experience it takes to excel in their field of choice.

“And that really upset me. Not because I was upset for myself, but because I was upset for him. I was bothered by the fact that he could be so ignorant. And that there are people out there who could say such a blanketed thing and just be so downright stupid, and just not use the brain that they have. And that’s…

I prefer a nice, tight salamander, thank you.

Of course. I am just dismayed when news outlets, be they European, American, or whatever, report anything other than established fact.

Waiting for the facts in order to report the facts is totally out of fashion these days, n’est ce pas?

Remember Haiti? Not always the case.

Starring Shia LeBoeuf as the badass monkey general. I hear he’s available. (Or would that be human-washing?)

Necessary comment. For everybody, but especially for the USA’s “India? Is that in Africa?” bunch.

That’s the first thing I thought when I read this. That would make for a particularly tangled psychological mess to undo. What is the autism vs. what is the monkey influence?

Winning. So much winning.

I know what they do with frogs, though:

Afraid to ask, but: Do they want those babies as pets or food? Or for some other nefarious purpose?

Look, ma! No cancer! And no annoying crack-picking!! All these swimsuit designers can go pee up a rope, AFAIC.

If they are universally disliked, then that’s not exactly a win, is it?

She’s a double-secret hater.