Reince Priebus, Sith Lord. Vanity Fair has a delightful (profanity laced) interview with Anthony Scaramucci about his brief tenure in the White house. Mooch’s take on Washington is so wrong, it’s laughable:
Maryland attorney general to waste taxpayer dollars in doomed high-profile lawsuit. Joining other high-tax states, Maryland’s attorney general Brian Frosh is suing the federal government for… changing federal tax law. This is a laughable suit that will certainly lose. Maryland’s Republican governor Larry Hogan gets it, saying: “I have no idea what the legality of that is… I don’t think it has much of a chance.” Wonder if Frosh has any interest in higher office? Time will tell.
Phil? Phil Connors? Biiiing! Do check out this parody of Groundhog Day from Reason starring the talented Andrew Heaton (a longtime friend). It’s a “horrifyingly relevant parody about a cycle that never stops.”
We’re only making plans for Nigel. We only want what’s best for him. The internet was sad about the death of a lonely bird named Nigel, who tried for years to woo a concrete bird conservationists made to attract birds back to an island. But not everyone! Nicole Serratore spoke ill of the dead bird, depicting him as an icon of rape culture.
Charlotte Allen’s dystopian future. Frequent contributor Charlotte Allen could have told you that California’s bullet train was a boondoggle. In fact, she wrote for us on it. Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Times showed how right she was:
Some day… Some day..
Cloning crayfish? Move over Dolly the sheep, crayfish are now cloning themselves. What’s worse? They’re invasive:
Looks like the Asian Carp might have some competition! However, at least the crayfish aren’t able to jump out of the water and seriously injure boaters. They’re just gross.
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