Did the Pentagon really "allow" it, or was it one irrational incompetent at the Pentagon, because no rational adult would have allowed it. I can't help thinking this is all going to end very very badly.

I almost never see your posts, hashtags or not, and I think I should. I usually have to go looking.

Bloomberg, Guardian, Atlantic, TNR, TAP, Bulwark, High Cty News, and a small handful of Substack/Patreon/Ghost/YouTube newletters/pods/videos

Thank you

Their choice of word betrays them--"girls," not young women. They are like the people who hear about the planning for these parties, hang out at the margins and look away when one of the "girls" looks overwhelmed or bewildered, hear stories afterward and tell themselves it was fine, no one was hurt.

Gobbling

Wildland firefighting as well. It's loonytunes; he's crazy. I bet Tim Sheehy is still awake right now.

To be clear, these current ICE details are modeled on Kyle Rittenhouse and his actions/ decisions/behavior. They are institutionalized roving bands of Rittenhouses, casually targeting whomever they choose, wielding violence, doling out death.

Effective, impactful, empowering... terms that have become pervasive, used to describe ideas/products/people as excellent in their class. In reality, these terms are nebulous, ambivalent, imprecise. I never believe anyone who uses this terminology to try to convince. It's usually a sales pitch.

Same... except relief from miserable Liverpool management. Have switched to La Liga and the Championship since NBC/Peacock have probably run me off permanently.

Excellent and righteous diatribe from you at the beginning of your pod, while not ignoring the good interview and article. Needed to hear a man say this today. Men have been weirdly loathe to say much.

Tim's joke is actually spot on: it's a strict diet plan for losing weight. The calories and nutrient diversity in the suggested meal plans are inadequate for any growing person or working adult.

I've always wondered why morality is not a part of every conversation in this country, why it isn't raised more, and why so many shy away from it. I find many people hesitant about drawing a line, taking a stand. Maybe it's simply fear of judging in fear of being judged.

Ah, fully agree. He didn't say enough.

I agree it's who we are, but I'm curious. I love your writing and a very atmospheric storyteller. What story would you tell?

So he says he got a fresh bruise at some point that day. That's internal bleeding. He could have just as easily gotten a bruise tripping into his nightstand.

I've read criticisms and have a few quibbles myself, but for insights into the roots of the the northeast, southeast and midwest, which still control much of the various forms of power in this country, it's illuminating... often horrifying. I have two well-thumbed copies.

ICE has become more a political operation than a law enforcement operation. At the very least, it should be broken apart into individual well-defined and *lawful* missions under more than one authority to reduce or prevent future political misuse.