Michael Doyle

@emmma_camp_ Gary Shteyngart's "Our Country Friends"

Question for the group: has there been any great art about Covid? Any incredible literary novels or films? I can't think of anything off the top of my head but my cultural knowledge is not limitless.

Forget Iwo Jima. Consider Peleliu. Maj. Gen. William Rupertus told his First Marine Division men they could expect a four-day fight. He was way off, and his projected confidence intended to rally troops instead tainted his reputation.

@JessBravin Next time, don't check 'expedited processing.'

FOIA request filed Feb. 27, 2006. Response sent March 24, 2026.

@MichaelMcGough3 I think reasonable forward-looking prognosticating adds analytical value to what otherwise would be a backward-looking 'he said/she said' summary. Just remember these phrases : "A closely divided Supreme Court..." and "Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical..."

When I was writing about the court I had discussions with editors about whether and when it was appropriate to say that the justices seemed inclined to rule a certain way. Deciding when to do that is an art, not a science, and depends on the case. I listened to this argument and would be cautious about prognosticating.

@AndyStumpf77 Still as ambivalent as ever about what happened but am super-impressed by Andy's interview style; his humor, civility and the way he kept pressing for answers to toughquestions.

You can find the full episode of this podcast at any and all Cleared Hot channels. For those that have seen it, did it change your mind, or did it reenforce what you previously believed?

@rogerkimball Mr. Kimball: I am a reporter with E&E News/POLITICO and am preparing a story to preview Commission on Fine Arts review of the White House ballroom project. Mind if I email a few questions? Michael Doyle

St. Peter: I don't know, man. The way you kept forgetting lyrics to Truckin'... Bobby: It can happen to anyone. St. Peter: Yeah, but then there's that stupid yellow dog story you kept repeating and... The Big Guy: Let him in, for God's sake.

1915: U.S. Marines "run the country" as they start occupation of Haiti. 1934: U.S. Marines no longer "run the country" as they depart Haiti.

@NoDMsPerfavore Cthulhu likes you.

In 3 words or less! 😱

@Rainmaker1973 Tamanna Kalaallit Nunaannut piumasaraara!

What are the words?

@Wisdom_HQ Red wire or...?

This is giving a whole new meaning to the term 'section hiker.'

@ClimateTown reporter, trying to reach Rollie Williams re: award

@MichaelMcGough3 Use your GWU adjunct faculty affiliation and go through the Gelman Library's very large database collection; maybe Proquest?

Looking for a Loudon Wainwright column in Life magazine circa 1969. Any suggestions on how and where to search for it?

Some news: McClatchy is shutting down their D.C. bureau and laying off some staffers, including a few reporters who cover Congress and the White House.

@jeremymbarr Then it sounds like us veterans of the McClatchy DC Bureau must assemble and salute what once was...

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

Trump is literally tearing down the White House.

Hunters win and a Wyoming ranch loses in ‘corner-crossing’ case ift.tt/QVz94iw

Interior’s grant slashing targets nonprofits’ science work ift.tt/WjENy7g