Dear Rep Carter: when people call you a fascist, this is why.

So it wasn’t regime change. It wasn’t to eliminate a nuclear program. It wasn’t about human rights in Iran or allowing the Iranian people to take over their government. It was about eliminating the Iranian military. How does that make us safer? And why did it require Trump to ruin the economy?

Just a reminder that our govt has done wacky things that predate Trump, and yes, using dolphins to place explosives was a thing we experimented with. So while “kamikaze dolphins” are likely not in use, the likelihood shouldn’t be assumed to be zero. 😉 www.cia.gov/readingroom/...

Lordy. The stress of finals week and graduation has left me with a zit on my forehead that is so large I may need to name it and make introductions. I’m too old for this.

And Trump said “let there be no employment” And he drove the economy into the ground, hired DOGE, and sparked an energy crisis.

Egads. I lived in the DV area for 12 years. Never did I ever hear anyone call it the “reflecting lake.” And I’m nearly as certain that no one ever called it the “reflecting pond.”

I doubt this is true. But who cares? Venezuelans are not his constituents.

And President Xi will burst into hysterical laughter. Oh wait. Xi actually has diplomatic skills.

Trump doesn’t have visions. He has delusions, and even those are fickle.

Interesting the admin is letting Blanche — the acting AG — do the rounds on issues related to war. Hope this means Hegseth is on the outs and will soon be fired.

It’s a breezy 53 at our outdoor graduation this morning and I’m regretting that decision to wear sandals.

Standing next to Vladimir Putin and saying you believe him over your own CIA is traitorous. This isn’t. Neither are treasonous.

If our brave men and women are still sitting on naval vessels in the Persian Gulf starving because Pete doesn’t understand logistics (or that people need to eat), we remain at war and the president is in violation of the law.

My students got me addicted to Red Bull. Found the summer edition last night. Sudachi lime. It is AMAZING.

If the Exxon CEO wants the Strait to reopen he needs to call the White House and pledge to support only democrats in the 2026 and 2028 elections.

Surely he meant “Medicaid.”

Welp. My final grades are turned in, graduation is Saturday, and then it’s hello summer break!

“So Congressman, please explain communism? How exactly is Bernie a communist?”

“If anybody knows anything about crime” it’s Trump. But “86” has a lot of meanings.

American citizens won’t be able to exercise their freedom of movement if they refuse to carry a pic of Trump with them. Trump is not the state. Our right to travel does not extend from him.

Trump et al whine that calling him a fascist or an authoritarian is inciting violence. Then they posted the “two kings” pic—It’s like he is daring us to criticize the pic. But since he brought it up, calling himself a king is an anti-democratic, authoritarian move.

One of my students just gifted me with this, and I am loving it. Anyone know who the four smaller Russians are? I assume czar Nicolas, Catherine the great, Peter the Great…but the tiny one eludes me.

Why is the first instinct of this administration always to harm? Every. Single. Time.

For an administration obsessed with Christian nationalism, they have zero fear of God. Scripture tells us repeatedly that we will be judged — as individuals and as a nation — for how we treat the vulnerable.

It’s final exam day in Chinese history and politics, and the look of horror as everyone looks at page one then flips quickly to pages two and three amuses me. 😂

Folks claim it was staged but unless you were there, or involved in the investigation, you cannot “confirm” that something was staged. Tom is right. Stop grasping at the straws that confirm what you want to believe. Confirmation bias isn’t a good look and I’m seeing some smart people fall victim.

Speaking as someone who has used Palantir, I feel I can say that while it can be a useful way to organize data, there are other programs that can do that equally well or better that do it pose a threat to the Constitution of the United States. And Palantir does nothing a competent analyst can’t do.

Interesting that she actually says “…the fact that he [Trump] is terrible for the country.” The “fact” She knows he is. Which makes the question even more puzzling. Maybe she should have asked “does violence against the president and the subsequent blame game intimidate you into silence?”

“..for the first time in my adult life, the moral and strategic heart of the defense of liberal democracy doesn’t beat in Washington[or] in London or Paris..It’s in Kyiv, where a courageous leader and a courageous people have picked up the torch America has dropped.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/o...

Our polarization has led to incivility, to the demonization of everyone who doesn’t see the world the way we do, and to a willingness to “meh” or even be snide or gleeful when violence is targeted against those people. We need to all be better.

Only if “cost conscious” means “I’ll drive up the cost of everything like it’s my job.”

The press kissed Mussolini’s feet too. He hosted reporters regularly. Hitler invited American journalists to eat with him in the hopes they would write about him favorably. The American media has a long tradition of normalizing fascism.

The number of ways Trump has screwed up Iran policy is truly mind-boggling: Pulling out of the JCPOA was disaster one, that triggered them resuming enrichment (disaster two), that led to new negotiation which he disrupted by bombing last year (disaster three), that led to resumed negotiations...

Wait til the DOJ hears that the FBI and CIA pay assets and sources. People aren’t going to risk their lives for free. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

My interview with Jonathan Cheng, author of KOREAN MESSIAH: KIM IL SUNG AND THE CHRISTIAN ROOTS OF NORTH KOREA'S PERSONALITY CULT. We discuss his new book + implications for the likely 4th generation leader — Kim Jong Un's daughter. 🔗 Full conversation: bit.ly/dw-kimdynasty

Ah yes. Ridiculously high gas prices. Higher everything prices. Shortages. Supply chain issues. Fear of global recession. The gift that keeps giving.

What does LNG have to do with it? Is she aware that isn’t fertilizer?

Great discussion between @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social and @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social www.lincolnsquare.media/p/lessons-in...

First, it wouldn’t be this easy. Second, our embargo of oil to Japan led directly to Pearl Harbor.

New podcast! I talk with Ken Dilanian of MS Now about covering the DOJ and the FBI. Ken has a fascinating perspective on what it's like to cover these changing agencies in today's environment & it's a great listen. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Gdj...

So the actual women’s tennis team is mostly hidden behind a row of white men, most of whom haven’t exercised this millennia.

Dear Iowa voters: don’t you see this as disqualifying? Also, let’s be honest here: through this whole conflict, Iran hasn’t lied to us. Our president sure has though. Several times a day since this began.

Will someone please factcheck his claims? I know the vacation thing is false. Anyone who briefed former FBI Director could probably attest to that (to be clear, I did not).

So on the day Xi Jinping inserts himself, Trump bows out? Sounds about right.

Absolutely disgusting.

Great. He needs to end the blockade of Iranian ports, which is every bit the act of war his bombing campaign was.

So, readiness isn’t a priority of Hegseth’s DOD. Got it.

And, should he ever try to run for office, we will remember his lies.

Trump isn’t just a habitual liar, he’s a delusional one.