Mike Johnson, the House speaker that congressional Republicans finally coalesced around after three weeks of cycling through other candidates? What does he stand for?
He is, as Dahlia Lithwick puts it, “the terrifying embodiment of two anodyne faces that give cover to the worst forms of MAGA extremism: theocratic zealotry and lawyerly precision.” She explainsClarence Thomas’ forgiven RV loan isn’t just a Supreme Court ethics issue—it could also get him in hot water with the IRS. Adam ChodorowTo join in on the fun, you just need to be a Plus member—all you need to do isSam Bankman-Fried took the stand … and he was actually just pretty annoying.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos courtesy Relativity Media, Internal Revenue Service, SAP Concur, Worksuite. Finally, a movie about the glamorous, exciting life of a freelancer. Time for some thrilling scenes of W-9 action! Dan Kois, for one,We hope you can get some unstructured, low-profile downtime in yourself this weekend. Thanks so much for reading, and we’ll see you on Monday.