Postcards from America (5.20.26)

Postcards from America (5.20.26)

“The dismantling of USAID, according to models from Boston University epidemiologist Brooke Nichols, ‘has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children.'”

“There is no more rule of law in redistricting. There have to be some constraints, somewhere. Otherwise we don’t really have elections.”

“The story of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization did not begin in 2022. It began decades earlier, in law school seminars, in judicial clerkships, in carefully cultivated state test cases designed to chip away at precedent until the foundation fractured.”

“At the same time that Mitchell was promoting his client as a symbol of aggrieved fathers-to-be, the Galveston man was evading a felony arrest warrant for allegedly beating up the girlfriend whose abortions he claimed to mourn.”

“Like every time you walk into a restaurant or a club, you have to show your ID.”

4,496 out of 4,499 refugees admitted to the United States since October have been Afrikaners.”

I did something that was, I don’t know, foolish, brave, but it was smart. I would do it again.”

This war will certainly get its own chapter in future histories of military catastrophes; maybe even its own class at West Point someday entitled ‘Things to Avoid.'”

“Oh you think– do you think he was referring to you?

I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation.”

“Six months after the massive die-off, scientists from the USDA facility identified a likely cause: viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites. But now, the Trump administration plans to close the research lab, leaving beekeepers to question the future of federal research.”

Her tenure has been plagued by multiple scandals, an investigation into allegations that the secretary was engaged in an extramarital affair with a member of her security team and accusations of inappropriate behavior, like drinking on the job.”

“He’s had great scientific achievements and contributions to the field, and now he’s going to be remembered for some baloney, Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot conspiracy theory.”

“We could do a lot worse if Turner was your normal weirdo billionaire instead of, say, Elon Musk or Peter Thiel.”

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