I talk about this a lot in "Lost Worlds" - the world didn't begin with people alive today, and it won't end with people today. Apocalypticism is a wonderful way of making it so you don't have to think about the real long-term consequences of your actions. If it's all going to end, why think further?

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Bernie didn’t cast his first vote until he was 39 years old & running for mayor so he could vote for himself. Which is why I say it’s bullshit when he claims he fought for civil rights. Protests are performative if not followed up by also voting.

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there great irony in using a "sanders" gif to chastise tom about minding his manners amongst democrats, when bernie sanders famously isn't a democrat.

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"It's been a rather fascinating exercise to watch many politicos and reporters share their fun and wistful anecdotes about Mr. Graham. He was so funny and so charming. That's nice."

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I agree - which is why I thought all the blather about why the Democratic Party didn't support Bernie as much as Hillary in 2016 was bogus - Hillary had put in her time, Sanders had not.

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