Hello! It's Elizabeth, from the Sports & Culture Desk. I recently reviewed Jeff Tweedy's sprawling triple album Twilight Override for Pitchfork, and I thought perhaps some of you might enjoy.
Mike Johnson is refusing to seat a duly elected Democratic member. Presumably this is partly his pure contempt for democracy, but there is also critical information to keep buried: Adelita.
Here's CNN's lede about Donald Trump telling his Secretary of Defense to wage war on American cities as a form of military training: President Donald Trump appeared to suggest in.
The good news is that there was no loyalty oath. The bad news is that it was more of the Don and Pete show. For those of us who fancy.

Hilarity does not ensue: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's euphemistic applause line landed with a thud before an audience of top military brass — and the awkward pause did not go.
I'm linking here to a couple of, from the perspective of somebody who writes books, extremely dire essays about the future of reading in general and books in particular. (Thanks.
There's a reason why the shutdown is almost certain to happen: Now, call me an amateur, but I think that’s actually exactly how negotiations function. In fact, you might say.
You might be worried that the Bezos Post will just be a Daily Caller tribute band. But the new opinion editor assures the paper's readers (if any) that they will.
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