There has never been a wider disparity in US history between the self perceived brilliance of the feral degenerates running this country and their actual incompetence.

Brazil President tries a coup - arrested South Korea tries a coup - arrested English Prince buddies with Epstein - arrested U.S. President tries a coup and was best buddies with Epstein - reelected and having airports, buildings and monuments named after him. This is American exceptionalism.

What would Derek Guy say

PBS - The president and his chief spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, said over the summer that the White House itself would remain intact as the ballroom was going up. "It'll be near it but not touching it," Trump said. "Nothing will be torn down," Leavitt added. They lied. It’s what they do. Always

When it comes to Trump/GOP antics, Mike Johnson is the modern day Hogan’s Heroes Sgt. Schultz:

Baker Mayfield: 2023 - 4044 yards, 64% completions 28 TD 94.6 rating Offensive coordinator hired as Panthers head coach 2024 - 4500 yards 71% 41 TD 106.8 Offensive coordinator hired as Jags head coach 2025 - looks like another offensive coordinator may get a head coaching gig

It’s not lost on me that the 2nd Amendment folks who told us for years how they needed their guns to ward off a government takeover are not on the frontlines in Portland, Chicago etc. Instead it’s everyday liberals - grandmas, retirees, workers - who are standing up to the reactionaries.

Trump, speaking to military leaders, on Democrats: "They're bad. A lot of bad people."

Dammit Dem politicians. When Trump calls you bad people like he did this morning fire back. Trump is the bad guy: $85 million civil verdict; 34 criminal convictions; $25 million fraud for Trump U; liar on his corporate books; casino bankruptcies; killing people on the high seas etc TRUMP = bad

Donald Trump: Charlie Kirk "did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagree with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best for them." In 2023, Kirk called for the execution of Joe Biden.

All of the Kirk revisionism all reminds me of Jan 6. We all saw and heard what happened and half the country - including those in power - make believe it didn’t happen. And the wingnut media is right there to play along. Doesn’t even matter that it’s all on tape. We all know what Kirk said.

@mcopelov.bsky.social Would be nice if media addressed the stats on Fentanyl deaths (the emergency), 12 months ending: 2106: 19500 2020: 56894 Almost tripled Trump 1st term 2021: 71143 2023: 74091 2024: 48596 Thanks Joe. Inherited a fentanyl mess and helped get it under control.

Once again, the way you know these tariffs are illegal under the very laws being used to justify them is that there is no such thing as a "national emergency" that magically flares up & then disappears & then flares up again & then disappears every 90 days. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Yeah he is.

Sign of the changing - and not for the better - times: 60 years ago the National Guard was used to protect and enforce constitutional rights. Today, the malevolent use of the Guard is to restrict rights. Nice country we used to have.

And the wingnuts call Dems feckless.

How it started How it’s going

Tampa showing out on Saturday. Good crowd and as you would expect well behaved.

With a hat tip to Charles Pierce who coined the description for the execrable Scott Walker, it would be a shame if Musk would be referred to as a "goggle-eyed homunculus." Seems to fit. Just saying.