Matthew Sitman

Christopher Lasch in his great little book about writing, PLAIN STYLE, on the passive voice: "Precisely its anonymity endears it to bureaucrats, who wish to avoid responsibility for their decisions"

Maybe I was wrong and Hunter's idea that the book tour for his memoir should be him touring historic Black churches in South Carolina talking about his crack addiction was Good, Actually

There ain't no skating by, we're all gonna die, no matter what the plastic surgeon tells you

AWFUL scenario. Border Patrol agents raided a car wash and arrested a DACA recipient working there. He has a REAL ID, but they didn't even let him show his ID, they just grabbed him and threw him in a van. He was then detained for a MONTH before getting bond.

Saying "Republicans are letting health care costs go up by 75% so they can avoid releasing the Epstein files" sounds insane but also is...what is happening here.

This is Pope Francis literally sitting in Church Square in Mosul, the heart of the ISIS persecution of Christians, in 2021 A female suicide bomber and a van travelling at high speed with explosives both attempted to kill him during this visit

People are mocking this but it’s important to realize the moral progress it represents for the GOP: less than 20 years ago the Republicans chose an actual pedophile, Denny Hastert, to be Speaker, whereas Johnson merely is running interference for pedophiles

I was told this week that the Epstein letter published in the WSJ has been a known commodity for close to a decade, since it was included in a 2016 oppo book . If you have more information, contact me securely at the email or signal in bio.

I think they polled Rahm himself here

“Every man of faith has questions, including myself. You are so frustrated by the situation. You ask God ‘Where are you?’ Then I come to myself & I understand the question should be: ‘Where is man now? What have we done with our humanity?’” Cardinal Pizzaballa of Jerusalem

It’s crazy how no one reported on them trying to bust into his office

Also, bravo to the Zohran supporter who came up with the “You Eat Jar Sauce” sign, really nice work

What a time to be alive. From the NYT: “Italian Americans, for and Against Mamdani, Square Off in New York” Also: how does one acquire a “Hot Italians for Zohran” shirt/hat/button? Same for “Paisans for Zohran!”

"Manifest predestination, we were bound to fall"

Fewer.

“I see in your presence, in many people, life inside you. In this sea of death, of destruction, life is present. Wherever there is one who is willing to give life for the other, God is present.”