Bernie about Platner,

“In all due respect, all right, what I'm worried about, 50,000 Americans may die unnecessarily? And you're worried about a tattoo?"

When I asked about his comments about sexual assault, he said "Have you served four tours of duty?" I said "I have not."

Bernie: "Ok"

1/2 I’m recommending a horror book & movie every day until Halloween. Two books today: Victor LaValle’s brilliant novella, THE BALLAD OF BLACK TOM, which turns HPL's racism upside down and She Walks in Shadows by. Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles, a great collection of cosmic horror by women

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.