I apologize for not posting more today. Last night starting at about 2 a.m. the bleeping carbon monoxide monitor (I think that’s what it is) in the bedroom started chirping. Loudly. It wanted new batteries, I assume. No way I could go back to sleep.  And it was too high on the wall for me to reach. Eventually I put earbuds in my ears and listened to Bach’s Goldberg Variations (played on piano by Jeremy Denk, which is a great recording) on a loop until dawn, which let me doze a bit. But I’ve been barely functional all day. The super hasn’t been by yet, but at least the battery must have died, because chirping stopped some time this afternoon.

If you missed Rachel Maddow’s indictment special last night, be sure to see this snip of remarks by Chris Hayes. He is a real genius at getting to the foundational, fundamental core of an issue.

Lincoln asked at the battlefield at Gettysburg “whether a nation of, by and for the people can long endure,” says @chrislhayes. “I feel profoundly gratified by reading this document because it calls the question in a way that it has not quite been called yet.” pic.twitter.com/KI9D9y6tPT

— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) August 2, 2023

Arraignment tomorrow in D.C., 4 pm EST.