“When asked to provide comment on their statement, a State Dept. representative began what can only loosely be described as beat-boxing.”

More like NormanWeakburn amirite?

What we know, after a little bit of digging, is that there was absolutely nothing interesting to know. He was just an utter nullity who was permitted to have the tools to nullify other people.

Serious question: why is Netflix so bad at this? 

I work at a city government, not in public health but I have friends who’re there. They sometimes joke that their motto is “If it’s fun, we’d prefer if you didn’t.”

It turns out we’re all going to die.

“Remember; it’s not ... *that* the wind... is blowing.
It’s... *what* the wind is blowing.” -Ron White

Yes and no. It’s a comparison she sets up herself by claiming to have an ultimate and foolproof cure. 

Great essay but especially fantastic last few paragraphs.

The power of voodoo!

“Akiva Goldman’s Weed Road Pictures are moving forward”

“Akiva Goldman’s Weed Road Pictures”

“Weed Road Pictures”

“Weed”

No, no, no. The last 700 times might have been a disastrous failure, but *this time* it’s definitely going to work. No more cocaine forever!

Maybe if he pays me.

Elon. Buddy. I am neither your friend nor your enemy. I just have the same advice for everyone: stop tweeting.

“ Despite everything, Musk says he’s just going to keep tweeting.”

Why? Is tweeting worth more than Tesla? than Hyperloop? Than your secret interstellar invite-only libertarian colony ship? WHY? 

“he insisted…

Having spent a lot of time in Ann Arbor, I always wondered whether Snyder wouldn’t feel more comfortable elsewhere, but I suppose every city has (at least) two sides.

This might be true - but only to a degree. 

Numberwang!

not enough hyphens or roman numerals for my (old) money.

I don’t want this to come across like I’m trying to sound hard, because I wouldn’t know hard if it came up to me at a party, but even ‘realistic’ combat sports aren’t really anything like a live physical confrontation.

“Back to the drawing board.”