quote [ Yes, our devil-may-care commander in chief did the thing he is best at and ignored the absolute unyielding consensus recommendation of the world?s doctors, scientists, and subject experts, and looked directly into the blinding motherfucking sun during the eclipse. Perhaps he did not understand the rationale behind the specially tinted glasses, or he merely did not think it applied to him; perhaps he forgot, or thought himself stronger than the sun itself. It really doesn?t matter. It was fate fulfilling itself, because of course if there is one single thing that everyone knows about the eclipse?you shouldn?t look directly at it?Donald Trump would do it.

Then do it a second time. ]

quote [ Even as the president has railed against multiple investigations into Russia?s meddling in U.S. politics, he may have become Exhibit A of the foreign government?s influence by elevating a suspected Russia-connected ­social-media user ? part a sophisticated campaign to exacerbate disputes in U.S. politics and gain the attention of the most powerful tweeter in the world. ]

quote [ The fledgling Trump Presidency appears to finally be finding its groove after what was arguably one of its rockiest weeks. Calm was first restored with the appointment of retired General John Kelly as a Chief... ]

quote [ Simmons himself was delighted, tweeting: "This is real, folks!!!" ]

quote [ America?s House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is, to put it politely, a joke.
The Republican-dominated chamber is lacking in actual scientists, full of climate change deniers, and it regularly shares Breitbart articles on its Trump apologist-themed Twitter feed of falsehoods. Despite being able to direct the country?s science policy, it is about as scientifically knowledgeable as a dog.

One of the high-ranking members of this committee, Dana Rohrabacher, has said some truly remarkable things in the past, but he?s just outdone himself. During a panel with several space science experts, including those from NASA, he asked: ?Is it possible that there was a civilization on Mars thousands of years ago?? ]

quote [ A person who ?passed gas? on an American Airlines plane on Sunday afternoon forced all passengers off the jet, officials said ]

quote [ Well, the laws of Australia prevail in Australia, I can assure you of that. The laws of mathematics are very commendable but the only laws that applies in Australia is the law of Australia. ]

quote [ Celeste Barber Actor. Comedian. Writer. Lady. ]

quote [ "It's not like I'm pretending to be something I'm not." ]