An explanation of why DOGE is even stupider than you think. There are 2.4 million federal employees, but perhaps 20 million actors in the private sector and lower levels of government who administer federal programs. Federal employees basically provide oversight for the work done by contractors, etc. Get rid of the employees, and all you have is contractors, etc with no oversight payed to do things on behalf of the government. Spending is not going down. You're getting a government that is just as large and intrusive but less competent and unable to do its basic functions. Social media stupidity obviously didn't stay on social media. It rotted Elon Musk's brain, and he's showing what happens when you remake the government along the lines of the views of people he's getting information from on twitter.

What’s your favorite interaction you’ve had with a celebrity?

One of my pet obsessions for years has been the wedding industry, and I don’t think my generation is prepared for the sticker shock. The weddings you see on Pinterest cost over $100k, and the average costs $30k. Who has $30k to spend on a wedding? Elopements are now on-trend.

Weddings have always been luxury goods. And like all luxury goods, they’ve been coveted, emulated, and knocked off by the masses. Xochitl Gonzalez on the lies, panic, and ponies that come with luxury-wedding planning: theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…

We don't know enough to judge what happened to Jordan Neely, but lots of people who don't live in New York and lots of people who don't ride the subway have a lot of opinions on this and they need to take a seat. It's working class New Yorkers who have to face down this violence.