The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish at the center of an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled. The snail darter
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jesse: let s dispense with the lies that this is about being president. it s not. de blasio, beto, it could be a step to a job in a new administration, network, a book on amazon, and a lifetime on msnbc. it is about fame, battling the orange godzilla, guarantees more slobbering coverage that a convention of basset hounds, especially if you keep saying dumb stuff about concentration camps. that turns them into political versions of snail darter s, insignificant and annoying but protected. i include aoc and omar. they garner immediate media mob protection. you can t attack without feeling the wrath of social vigilantes. running for president or anything is a great gig for a tiny fish. it s a movie in which the plot simply develops around you.
it s about skewed priorities. real do-gooders you don t hear about it. dana perino likes to toot his horn. the stereotypical version of the do-gooder is the activist. that person puts the snail darter before their family. they will worry about climate change but won t change the diaper. everybody in a roommate in college who was about global this and that but never paid their rent. they can t take care of themselves. that s true. stick around. it s time for the biggest sale of the year on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, all beds are on sale.