Jas Easterly
@jaseasterly
13th Gen Virginian. I bow and scrape for no one—neither should anyone else. Dietrich Bonhoeffer fan. Summum Nec Metuam Diem Nec Optem. Mon Mothma’s old man. JET's Pop. NYU MFA—still writing 1st novel. Afghan War Vet. Journeyman lawyer—no problem too small.
Fitzwallace: Mr. President. Bartlet: Fitz! Fitz, you old polecat, you old so-and-so. Fitzwallace: Trying to be "one of the fellas," sir? Bartlet: Yeah. Fitzwallace: Well, well done, sir. Fitz...
He has been this way for a long time. You really have to wonder what kind of person votes for a guy like this—especially three times.
“Suppose a military force sent into America, they will find nobody in arms; what are they then to do? They cannot force a man to [use stamped items] who chooses to do without them. They will not find a rebellion; they may indeed make one.” —Benjamin Franklin to The House of Commons, 13 FEB 1766
“I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer.” —Dispatch to Washington, from headquarters in the field, 11 May 1864.
The dog walker reports, "Fitz definitely gave me trouble trying to get him off the front doorstep but once we started walking, he was great!" Does anyone else have a pet who is content to just sit on the stoop and observe the world?
"The reason [NATO members] are spending more now may be that they know that American military power is in retreat. American support, whatever that even means anymore, guarantees nothing." Gift Article follows...
Whatever you think of the Argentina team, that's what resilience looks like. Never surrender.
Every single person in the chain of command who participated in this travesty needs to be investigated, and if the circumstances warrant, prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Mohammad was left behind.
The idea of waiting to get on the National Mall is simultaneously ROFL, pathetic, and telling. On the other hand, parasols and handheld fans are back in fashion in Old Town, Alexandria.
Nothing like a chief executive with a side gig hawking knockoff watches.
If we are lucky enough to make our 300th, kids are going to study how many Americans fell for this crap.
"Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity." ―The Joker, THE DARK KNIGHT
Calling for "dissolution of the Union" resembles the constitutional claim advanced by the seceding states in 1861—a claim that the United States ultimately rejected through war and constitutional settlement.
There are far worse ways to spend the summer evening than walking your dog on the grass for hours.
Where are the condemnations from hereditary organizations like the Society of the Cincinnati and Descendants of the Declaration of Independence? If we're so damn proud of our heritage, why the hell aren't we protecting it???????
“Caesar had his Brutus—Charles the First his Cromwell—and [Donald] may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.”
Apologies for leaving out alt text; I'm still trying to get with the program.