This bullshit of falsely presenting institutional failure in positive terms, coupled with the insistence on “ moving ahead, is why we are where we are

We need a shadow cabinet offering alternatives to everything that Trump and his cabinet propose.

So much destruction: WaPo, the East Wing, the Kennedy Center, CDC, scientific research, government capabilities, Obamacare, the environment, the acceptance of immigrants, Fed independence, foreign aid …the list goes on

Web traffic will be diverted to Goodreads

“ How many divisions does the Pope have?” - Stalin ( supposedly) “ How many divisions do the Minnesota courts have?” - this Administration ( probably)

What we call “corruption “ when it happens in other countries, we call “campaign contributions “ over here.

A Democratic President will fix everything, and a Republican President comes along and tears up agreements, both written and unspoken, globally. it’s happened twice in recent years

They agreed with him on a lot of things- and were happy he was saying them out loud

They’re confident of not being held accountable, when the Dems are back in power

The business community could have thrown their weight behind green tech but, as usual, 🤷🏽‍♂️

The U.S. is forcing massive deportations of working-age people with jobs who're contributing to the safety net, while conservatives drape themselves in concern for an aging population. This is entirely about nativism.

It will be interesting to see how many people can identify the post- WW2 foreign policy mistakes. Do they even frame them as such, in school or college classes ?

He’s not even firm about the distraction bit : “ makes you think that maybe” 🤷🏽‍♂️

Gas guzzling SUVs are their profit makers- nothing else matters

Roddy Ho from Slough House would sympathize

Popular in Trump’s hometown

Attn. Grad students: There really needs to be an online searchable database of Trump’s and his team’s daily activities- there are so many outrageous actions and statements, impacting institutions and people, that a meta-analysis will not do justice

The next season is writing itself: Venezuelan fishermen: Jack Ryan Rubio, Jared, Farage: The Diplomat Trump, Hegseth, Putin: House of Dynamite RFK Jr: Pitt Jr, Eric, Crypto bros: Industry East Wing demolition: The Residence Bari Weiss: The Morning Show Tech Bros: Silicon Valley/ South Park

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A metaphor for these present times

As evidenced by their news channels and social media

“Washington insiders remain mystified by how a conspiracy theorist with such extreme views could have acquired such clout”- this was about Laura Loomer but could apply to other recent events. Frankly, the “mystifying” aspect is more a reflection on DC insiders than on Trump,

Time and resources that could have been spent on productive work, now being used to double-check AI results

Judging by their behavior, more “genuine” Christians than in many parts of this country

I am also fond of explaining that India has more Christians than Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark put together.

When Dems are back in power they need to make critical thinking a mandatory school subject

They couldn’t take down Jason Bourne, or Ethan Hunt. However, the Black (lady) agent in The Day of the Jackal was effective : Art imitates Life

We have an Emperor who does 👍. Next it will be bread and circuses ( immigrant gladiators?)

and here we thought the dignity of the office couldn’t get lower than asking another country for their used 747

“wealth and prosperity one does not have to work hard for”

In a democracy, the agents of the state should not be able to conceal their identity. The entire purpose of these actions is to escape accountability.

Startups burning through cash ,without making anything useful, are somehow not an inefficient use of resources

Big cars with large touchscreens and overly bright lights are what passes for technical innovation here

The President who put an end to “ move ahead”

As anyone who has been through the immigration process, since DHS was formed, can attest to.

It’s like the media constantly interviewing Trump voters, last time and now. What about the majority of people who don’t feel that way ???

No more “move ahead”

Both parties need a Susan Collins

And he’s doing okay personally: “Since he was elected in November, Mr. Trump has hosted at least four of the fund-raisers, including one in December, two in March and the one Friday night, with a fifth planned for April 24.”

Much of what they do on these shows is pointless- unless you’re a Beltway denizen

As in any Ponzi scheme, people ,who should have known better, let greed take over

from Yale”law” school: The article about Dr. Doutaghi was published on Jewish Onliner. On its website and on Substack, Jewish Onliner says it is “empowered by A.I. The identities of the news site’s staff were kept private out of concern for “professional repercussions, doxxing, etc.,” 🤷🏽‍♂️

Or the concept of co-equal branches of government

“..consider him to be the best fund-raiser in Texas history. Abbott raised close to three hundred million dollars in his first decade as governor, according to ProPublica.” Maybe if they had called it what they do when it happens in another country, we wouldn’t be in this situation

Yes. Any reporting or commentary on Trump/Musk should include a reminder that they are wholly supported by the GOP and its voters.

“At a confirmation hearing, the nominees, two of whom have been Trump defense lawyers, offered little to assuage Democrats’ fears.” NYT not concerned about the general public’s fears

The messaging equivalent of his usual shtick of looking sad faced while doing nothing