Unlike the Germans of the 20s and 30s—who were dealing with hyperinflation, massive unemployment and the humiliating loss of WWI and its reparations—those today who are susceptible to fascism are suffering only from grievances, nearly all of them fantastic.

Just finished “in the Garden of Beasts” about the US Ambassador to Germany and his family in 1933-34 during Hitler’s rise (fascinating) and just starting “The Splendid and the Vile” about Churchill during the Blitz.

So when jd vance said that Trump was “America’s Hitler”, he meant that aspirationally

From Tombstone (1993) Wyatt Earp: What makes a man like Ringo, Doc? What makes him do the things he does? Doc Holliday: A man like Ringo has got a great big hole, right in the middle of himself. And he can never kill enough, or steal enough, or inflict enough pain to ever fill it. 1/2

FYI—both 1984 and Animal Farm are available for download free at archive.org

We’re just entering the 1933 phase of Nazism. Lawlessness becomes the law. Musk’s Brownshirts will enforce it. Intimidation has begun. Violence will soon begin.

These guys are exactly like the Storm Troopers (Brownshirts) in Nazi Germany. Their intimidation tactics will become bolder over time.

Can we do this?

If you use Wikipedia, give them a couple of dollars each month. I do. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Canadian and Mexican friends—I love you 25% more.

I think this will be useful. en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...

Hammy sleeps funny. Happy #Caturday. Be sure to get some rest.

Mommy Free-Speech Absolutist

This is hilarious. Philip Bump blocked me. This is partly why we’re where we are. Legacy journalists cannot tolerate feedback from the public that is not praise. Thin-skinned and lacking self-reflection. Just a reminder—the legacy media will not save us.

I’ll say

If you really want to, well, be simultaneously amused and terrified, go to “X”. It is a complete sewer. Those people are drunk with “power” and completely delusional. They have been so utterly lied to for years that they will believe anything. This is going to a tough thing to battle.

Mel seems very excited that Daddy is home and taking off his belt. Yeah, MAGAs aren’t weird.

Turns out Kristi Noem is very disappointed with being confirmed as DHS Secretary. She thought the job involved battling terriers.

The good news is if we are attacked by a hoard of puppies, Noem will be on top of it.

Wow, I’m gonna miss that app that encouraged people to give themselves concussions. That was some quality stuff.

F TT. It’s a stupidity super spreader. I said what I said.

So all these he-men have to have the inauguration indoors?! Weak.

I’m in enemy territory, friends. Pray for me.

He haunts nearly every aspect of our lives. We have to strive to keep our heads above the murky waters for the next four years.

I guess the good news with the incoming administration is that with all their wildfire experts there will never be another wildfire in the US.

My, what an attractive couple

I’m really hating so many people right now.

Sophomoric conspiratorial drivel from another boring billionaire. Good job, Financial Times. 🙄 www.ft.com/content/a46c...

Musk put chips in all their brains.

I’ve never been around very small kids that much. My 2 yo granddaughter is the child of my step-daughter who was already in college when I married her dad. The last time I saw the baby she was 1 yo. A year makes a lot of difference. I was proud to be the one to teach her the concept of “body slam”

Two-year olds are exhausting. Who knew?

Why was this not a bigger story?

I missed eastern time #caturday but I can still get this photo of Hammy and the miracle of the budding a new paw in for Mountain Time.

Elon Musk

Fah Who for-aze, Dah Who dor-aze to those Who celebrate.

My husband and I are wrapping gifts while listening to Bing and the Andrew Sisters. Whenever I start to feel too jolly, I just remind myself that they’re all dead.

Trump is going to allow Musk to run the show. He doesn’t have it in him to fight.

So is a new thing on the horseshoe left the claim that Trump has had less of a cognitive decline than Biden? Because that’s just stupid. I mean, sure, Trump doesn’t have as far to decline, but it’s just nonsense to think he has a clue.

Anyone who is still hoping for the corporate media to step up for democracy or fairness or anything good is in for a big disappointment

Remember how the Trumpers were claiming that Biden was being being drugged for performance enhancement at times and not drugged at other times. They’re doing that with Trump, aren’t they?

People who can vote and don’t should be deported.

I’m pretty much disgusted with everyone. I need some people to admire.

Ooh, Christmas nightmare fuel youtu.be/2OB0Lf5CKDM?...

Without fail, the managers who are the most vocal about how others use their time are the ones who do absolutely nothing productive all day. And the guy who expects people to work long hours and not be paid would never volunteer a minute without excessive compensation.

Why do people still call X “Twitter”? Twitter is dead. X is the ugly reality and nothing can be for it except to try to kill it.

Happy #caturday to those who celebrate

Block ‘em

Defund Musk

Wow, it really does feel like old Twitter. Time to mute the word “Wordle”