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“Olivia Nuzzi did it all for love. The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump, and the scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that upended her career.” — New York Times

1. “You cannot outrun your life on fire.”

2. “What you think of as pain is only a shadow. Pain has a face. Allow me to show it to you.”

3. “From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible.”

4. “Do I look like someone who cares about what God thinks?”

5. “Demons to some, angels to others.”

6. “Others thought he was a madman; he was not quite mad the way they thought, but I loved the private ways that he was mad.”

7. “It was not about a chase but about a puzzle of logic and skill that amounted to a test of his self-mastery.”

8. “We will tear your soul apart.”

Washington is making big claims to make the case for U.S. intervention. We’ve heard all these arguments before.

The post War in Venezuela, Brought to You By the Same People Who Lied Us Into Iraq appeared first on The Intercept.

“With the end of the penny, is the clock ticking for the nickel?” — CNN

It keeps replaying in my head. It was a normal morning at a normal time, maybe ten, maybe ten-fifteen, and we were all settling down to work. People were making jokes the way they always did, “keep the change,” “turn on a dime,” “shave and a haircut,” that kind of thing.

Then the guys came in. They looked like the same guy multiplied by four: all newly pressed khaki uniforms and those damn clipboards like they were here for an audit. But they weren’t. They headed straight for Penny’s desk without any hesitation or explanation. The one in front said her name with his finger on his clipboard, like he was reading off a form letter.

Penny hardly said a word in return. She just stood up, took off her credentials, put them down on her desk, and stood. The second guy pointed at her, and she went to stand between the third and fourth guys, who led her out.

Summers said he’s “ashamed” of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and would step back from public life. This time it should be for good.

The post Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society appeared first on The Intercept.

ME: Bluetooth, are you connected to something right now?

BLUETOOTH: Yes! All connections made.

ME: What’s connected?

BLUETOOTH: Let me do a system check.

WIFE (from kitchen): IS THAT PORNOGRAPHY? WHY IS THE BEATS PILL MOANING?

BLUETOOTH: Systems check complete. Status: stable!

ME: Bluetooth, can you please connect the phone to the car and call my mom?

BLUETOOTH: Yes! Here you go.

ME: Bluetooth, it sounds muffled.

BLUETOOTH: Ringing now!

ME: Bluetooth, it’s ringing in the other car. You hooked it up to the wrong car.

BLUETOOTH: I’ll tell your mother to yell louder.

ME: No, the other car is with my wife, at work. Move it to this car.

BLUETOOTH: Can’t do that.

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