later on, i think the billy crystal character says something like, fake vomit is as american as the hot dog. 😆

the marty short + @harryshearer.bsky.social shorts from 80s SNL are imho the best things the show ever did

lmao even though i've probably watched this 50 times

a nathan thurm vibe am i right @harryshearer.bsky.social?

a nathan thurm vibe am i right @harryshearer.bsky.social?

💯

get a load of this. the economist had an early skepticism of law in war. charles krauthammer wrote something like this too.

oh for sure, I was just curious if someone has pulled them all together in one place. there's a story to write here about this group of lawyers.

is there a list somewhere of all the political appointees in top legal jobs right now? State/L, DOD/OGC, OLC, NSC/L, DHS, etc - would be interesting to see if someone has pulled them all into one place.

looks just like ned reyerson

real gen x vibes there

oh definitely

and if i'm being really honest, this tops them all, because it was our first VHS cassette

and in the zone, another top 5 movie

actually more than strangelove

There was a letter of protest from Yale Law alums once with the line “It has become clear that there is nothing YLS will not do to maintain its proximity to power.” I am probably slightly misquoting, but I think about that a lot when observing elite institutions.

that is such a perfect way to capture how so many elite institutions behave.