Organized action averted ethnic cleansing in Ohio for now. But DHS hasn't been idle, turning attention to voting. This is all connected: Trump tells lies about immigrants voting; this becomes an excuse to make it harder for citizens to vote; DHS is central to both snyder.substack.com/p/an-ethnic-...

One of those moments an editor—this editor, at least—dreams of.

Our 2/26 issue is now online, with @fotoole.bsky.social on the murders in Minneapolis, Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison’s sense of humor, @juliangewirtz.bsky.social on the new microchip race, Vivian Gornick on Arundhati Roy, @rhodesben.bsky.social on Robert McNamara’s sins, and much more.

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Hell yeah that’s Nick Offerman raving about my wife’s podcast. Because it’s the best one.

Ed Davey - Trump is acting like an international gangster. The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

We’ve now sent over 10,000 letters to Congress demanding they impeach Kristi Noem! Have you sent one yet today?

ARREST THE ICE EXECUTIONER, IMPEACH NOEM, arrest any ICE official who obstructs the Minnesota investigation into the murder of Renee Good And as Stephen A. Smith defends the shooting, ESPN must fire him. THE NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST NOW LIVE, HERE: tinyurl.com/4u3sx8f8

January 8, 2026

The White House maligned Renee Good and brazenly lied about what actually happened. We need hearings and a full investigation now.