If it wasn’t for alcohol I wouldn’t be the man you see here today.

My parents were sh!t-faced- drunk when I was conceived.

The cat just went over to the HomePod mini on my desk, meowed at it, and Siri said "sure here is some music for you" and the cat perched on the window sill listening to Garbage and Elliott Smith.

I just want to know how long this has been going on.

Raising taxes on billionaires and their companies that pay zero taxes, an idea with a large margin of popular support, is not on the table for Republicans. Cutting Medicare and Social Security, which has no public support, however, surely is.

Also, while Trump was President, the debt limit was raised with clean bills three times, while he ran up record deficits. Does Kevin McCarthy think our memories are that short?

I’m not sure everyone understands how truly catastrophic a government default on our debt would be to the U.S. There seems to be this perception that it is just a slightly more egregious version of a government shutdown, which is definitely not the case.

Again, we see a Republican Party that has no meaningful policy agenda. Nothing to offer in service to the nation or the common good.

https://wapo.st/3kpbeB2

Here's the piece I was looking for about the FTC announcing it would start a rule making banning non-competes.

For almost 40 years the #FTC has shied away from making bright line rules and instead singling out individual companies to set an example. Rules are far more effective, which is why conservatives in the judiciary stopped this practice.

This FTC is trying to bring rulemaking back. The metastory behind the proposed ban is more important than the ban itself.

https://prospect.org/power/2023-01-06-antitrust-ftc-ban-noncompete-agreements-courts/

I made a Caesar Salad.

Well, I made a regular salad, then stabbed it twenty-three times.

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The British monarchy’s sole function at this point is to produce a story arc for “The Crown.” In tonight’s episode, William smacks Harry upside the head.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/04/prince-harry-william-physical-attack-2019-meghan-spare-book