I realize probably no one else cares, I still think this is cool!

Fun thing I just realized: All three versions of Disney’s SOARIN’ ride feature the Colorado River watershed Soarin’ Over CA: Coachella Canal on a La Quinta golf course Around the World: Monument Valley, AZ (drains to San Juan River) Across America: Actual Colorado River flowing thru Grand Canyon

Yes, this.

I don’t think that’s a good excuse by the way! I wish my friends & colleagues who cover politics would take a close look at their biases and abandon the instinct to chase lazy “Dems are bad too!” stories when they could cover the hatemongering authoritarians 24/7/365 and it still wouldn’t be enough.

I don’t think most political journalists are comparing the two options and picking the latter. They just have “balance” so hard-wired into their brains that Piker is an easy solution for how to also write negative stories about Democrats when they’re mostly forced to write about GOP going insane.

I also asked Atlanta Braves relief pitcher and climate champion Brent Suter what it was like pitching in 100-plus degree heat at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

I'm still working my way through the permitting bill details, but my gosh, it's awful to see so many well-meaning people shit on each other. Get it together, folks!

Update: The story still randomly speculates that this was "possibly in jest," even though not even the White House is suggesting it was a joke.

I also asked Atlanta Braves relief pitcher and climate champion Brent Suter what it was like pitching in 100-plus degree heat at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.

Yes, I’m sure if Biden or Obama said something so dangerous & deranged — suggesting it would be fine for a foreign power to kill millions of Americans — a major news outlet would add “possibly in jest” to the lede in an attempt to ward off bad-faith attacks from critics who despise real journalism.