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Great Lines: The Don't Want to Be Enlightened Edition

I’m worried that we’ve got an impassable gulf between the Trump faction and the rest of America. In times like this, I read history and it shows that there...

Great Lines: The Rented Family Edition

By the time you read this, I will have had some eye surgery. So this newsletter may or may not be getting sent to you from a blind man. :) First, John Scalzi...

Great Lines: The Hillbilly Elegy Edition

J.D. Vance is now one of the people he talks about it in this book. People say that it was plain to anyone that he would make his current heel turn into a...

Great Lines: The Infinite Choices Edition

One good thing about the pandemic: there is no longer a social obligation to hug people. I've never been a big hugger, but have grown to tolerate it. No...

Great Lines: The Barbershop Edition

Over the past 3 weeks, I've begun venturing back out into the world. It's been odd, but not nearly as jarring as I thought it might be. I feel bad for folks...

Great Lines: The Denialism Edition

I read this great article about denialism this week. I cast out a denialist from my life earlier this year, after realizing that he was entirely malignant...

Great Lines: The White Man's Word Edition

I recently read Dave Parker's new autobiography, Cobra. There are tons of good stories in the book, but this one about what happened after a black player was...

Great Lines: The Trolling Edition

I got the first shot of the Pfizer vaccine on April 29. On Sunday, I got sick with flu-like symptoms. It passed by Monday night. I’m sure there are some...

Great Lines: The 24 Hours To Live Edition

I had an ethical conundrum a few weeks back. I saw that I could go to a small town in the southern part of the state and get vaccinated. After thinking about...

Great Lines: The Nixon/Trump Edition

I’ve recently been watching a lot of the original “Head of the Class” series on HBO Max. This type of nostalgia has been very prevalent in my life recently....

Great Lines: Another Twitter Edition

In theory, I should be able to get a vaccine on May 1. I’m getting some some snacks, a lawn chair and a power bank. Me and my pal Steve might even tailgate...

Great Lines: The Sibling business Edition

Since this past October, I’ve been in a state of constant anxiety. First it was the election. Then it was the terrorist attack on January 6. Then, it was the...

Great Lines: The White Terrorism Edition

January 6, 2021

Yesterday was one of the most shameful days in American history. We saw a group of domestic terrorists storm the Capitol and face no real consequences. This...

Great Lines: The Hiatus Edition

September 26, 2020

Hi everyone, I’m putting Great Lines on hiatus until after the election. I’m going to try and avoid the Web as much as possible and get my news in very...

Great Lines: The Anti-Vaxxer Edition

September 15, 2020

This week, I present an excerpt from a book called Anti-vaxxers: How to Challenge a Misinformed Movement. I’ve often wrestled with a person I know from law...

Great Lines: The Focus Edition

September 1, 2020

Our brains are ravaged by a constant barrage of information. We aren’t meant to be in a state of such constant and persistent stimulation. I’ve really gotten...

Great Lines: The Frankenghoul Edition

August 25, 2020

I know someone who thinks the world is controlled by the Deep State. I wish there was a Deep State, because then perhaps we could talk to someone to see how...

Great Lines: The Protest Pup Edition

August 17, 2020

I really appreciate the fact that we’re getting more aware of the racist core of our society. But, we must be careful to not let ourselves become as terrible...

Great Lines: The I Don't Make Very Much Edition

August 11, 2020

In 2010, Matt Taibbi went to a Tea Party rally and saw the people who later voted Trump into office: Scanning the thousands of hopped-up faces in the crowd,...

Great Lines: The Killer Mike Edition

First, Matt Taibbi talks about the politicization of facts: We’ve become incapable of talking calmly about possible solutions because we’ve lost the ability...

Great Lines: The Trump Rally Edition

This month has been a beast, but writing these things ahead of time definitely helps. In a first for the newsletter, there are two quotes from the same...

Great Lines: The Look Good Edition

First, a great quote from Deion Sanders: “If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good.” Second, a man...

Great Lines: The Beastliness Edition

First, a couple of fans get close to their idol. Perk liked the idea of a digital shrine to his beastliness. Second, a message to the 2020 graduates: Who has...

Great Lines: The I Don't Have An Opinion Edition

First, how a black man and his white mother became estranged because of Trump: The next day, my mother showed her entire ass. She basically became Trump, in...

Great Lines: The Old Man In Poverty Edition

First, a lawyer for the superrich who both exploits the tax code to save his clients money and sounds the alarm when a loophole feels too outrageous: He’s...

Great Lines: The Egotistical Charlatan Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Second Twitter Edition

dckerNBC4 @dckerNBC4 The dogs of the protest. @nbcwashington June 7, 2020, 10:48 p.m. https://twitter.com/camillard/status/1270010782655234050...

Great Lines: The Black Spades Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. I assume that you all know what the point of this newsletter is by now, so I’m getting rid of the intro. As many of you may know,...

Great Lines: The Disagreement Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Flabby Hope Diamond Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Tweets Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Vice Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Larry David Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Money Laundering Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: All The Smoke Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Gucci and Thug Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: The Abolishing Work Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines: Podcast Edition

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines Issue 3

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines Issue 2

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....

Great Lines Issue 1

Sup everyone. Muneer here. This newsletter is going to be all the great lines and zingers from things I read on the Web. As most of you know, I read a lot....