Your Mid-Week Experiment

Did you read about the congressman-elect who made everything up?

Open rates and shares were up for last weekend’s essay on the surprising comic daring of Austin’s outgoing mayor, and my former boss, Steve Adler.

But that’s in the rearview mirror. Lots of stuff happening now, including the New York Times article that everyone I know in politics has been talking about this week.

—> “Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos? His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.” (New York Times)

“Pussy Riot arrives in Iceland, urinates on a Putin portrait” (Sebastian Smee)

“How long before people stop falling for ‘founder’ hype?” (David Von Drehle)

“No Peace on Putin’s Terms: Why Russia Must Be Pushed Out of Ukraine” (Prime Minister Kaja Kallas)

“The Deadly Lack of Imagination in the Democratic Party” (Thomas Frank)

Took S and I long enough to discover Billions. Smart pulp.

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