Heather Cox Richardson reminds readers of what happened in the years immediately following the US Civil War. President Andrew Johnson tried to allow Southern racists back into power, and most of the country strongly reacted against it, passing the 14th Amendment. Racists are still with us… 🧪 #Trump

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"Ms. Ryan pointed out that the cost of interest on the federal debt is the fastest-growing federal expense." Debt is growing twice as fast as the deficit in Canada, with the hike in defence spending a contributing factor, says the PBO. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

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A reminder that if you're around Chelmsford Waterstones this coming Tuesday, I'm having a proper chinwag with Francis Spufford about the paperback release of the excellent Nonesuch.

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Right now my shoulder hurts and I just flossed half an orange out of the food pocket of my furthest upper left molar, but other than that it's pretty cool I guess

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Liz Truss is so far out of her tree that the squirrels are sending out search parties (they want their giant nut back).

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