Huh. *reads again* No mention of crafting a bill that helps America and Americans. Just one that gets 50 votes. It’s like they aren’t even trying any more.

My congressional rep Ted Lieu (re)tweeted this:

He looked terrible 24 years ago. Fortunately it was the early 90's so no one noticed.

Glenn Thrush summed it up well.

I’ve always wondered: Can you be blocked by the @POTUS account?

Whoa, whoa, whoa...I thought Mexico was going to pay for that? Why is it in the United State’s budget?

If they had done something, anything, privately? No, it would not be fair. Instead, they used it to help down-ticket races:

Somewhat. Compartmentalized bureaucracy being what it is.

He’s Ann Coulter without her out-and -about-free-speechin’ blond wig.

That and returning uppity minority populations (plus women!) to their proper second-class citizenship!

In terms of running the country? Yes, yes I do.

Nope. Reiterating the precise of an Econ textbook has zero to do with real world figures. “The law of economics..” blah fucking blah blah.

Don’t listen to that nonsense. It is pure bullshit spoken as fact. Raising the minimum wage does not necessarily increase inflation. In fact, there is no evidence to suggest that raising the minimum wage triggers a rise in inflation or inflationary condition. It’s regurgitation of the spin low-wage employers by the…

This is pure bullshit spoken as fact. Raising the minimum wage does not necessarily increase inflation. In fact, there is no evidence to suggest that raising the minimum wage triggers a rise in inflation or inflationary conditions.

Alternate theory: The director knew this would lead to a revocation of the rights and provide the show free PR - hence the specific “make the white guy not white” casting call (which, having done a lengthy run of this show, adds nothing and reeks of stunt casting to me).

The plays of Shakespeare or Sophocles are some of the finest works of literature in world history whose words have been ingrained in western culture for centuries. Their endurance in the face a few bad interpretations is hardly analogous to cultural expectancy of a post-war neoliberal critique of specific social…

I’ve worked on plenty of productions where the rights holder waived rights requirements because the staging was new and exciting. Something as simple as “make the white guy black” is in no way a new interpretation of Woolf.

Yes, but this Art. And once you’ve made that, it’s free for everyone to use right? I shouldn’t have to respect Albee’s wishes any more than I have to keep the photographers name on the picture I got off Google for the program...

That’s crazy! Crazy! Make your own art instead of complaining you can’t piggyback off the cachet of another artist’s work?

Depends on the new angle. I once worked on a play about an abusive couple and the casting notes said specifically that the male lead could not be black (so as to not reinforce negative stereotypes). I doubt the author would be honored, and would consider it an insult, if some Alt-right asshole ignored that and put it…