The giant arch would be much taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, its inspiration. It would also tower over the Lincoln Memorial, directly across the Potomac River.

I didn’t realize how massive this stupid thing was supposed to be.

Oh. Well, never mind, then.

Brand stood outside the door of the dock shortly before the jury delivered their verdicts and looked at his wife, Laura, saying: “Laura, I love you.”

This is very sad. Laura has my complete sympathy.

You’re probably right. It’s a hell of a profile pic!

Suggestion for other activists: if you insist on taking pictures, at least make sure your fellow activists aren’t in them

Once I was in a store that sold used office furniture. The sales floor/warehouse was dingy, uninviting, and poorly organized, but the deals were INSANE. Desperate landlords will give furniture away rather than pay to have it taken to a dump.

They don’t. They just casually drop the word “girlfriend” into a conversation to try and prove that they’re not an incel.

Of course, I’m making some major assumptions here, but I stand by them all.

I love the “seriously” in parentheses

My girlfriend mom

This is profoundly ridiculous. By this logic, Ukraine can open a terrorism case over every death, injury, kidnapping, and each bit of property damage/destruction that has resulted from Putin’s war of choice.

This one, now

I’m very glad I read this. I’ve seen too many thoughtless, boilerplate memorials. This isn’t among them.