@markjacob.bsky.social: “The press has to ask itself: Is it still in the public interest for journalists to keep secrets about Trump’s anti-democratic use of the military?”

“Dokoupil blandly stated to the camera that a Russian-Chinese-Iranian base of influence in Venezuela will be destabilized by the U.S. military action, without citing any source or consulting any guest.”

“The US capture of Nicolás Maduro reinforces the value of traditional reporting in a few really meaningful ways.”

“States are sovereign governments with independent constitutional authority. “We need to use ours. “States can protect us if they choose to. We have to make sure they choose to.”

It would be so cool if the United States Congress still existed.

“Although it has been clear for a while now that major changes—even, potentially, constitutional changes—will be needed to move America beyond this moment, Trump’s actions over this weekend … create a global, moral imperative to do so.”

“Donald Trump, in his assault on Venezuela, is stealing a page from Putin’s war book. … He has sliced away at America’s moral authority in a world that is very short on moral leadership.”

“Saturday was also the 15th day after DOJ’s deadline for complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. … The Attorney General was required to file a compliance report. … I haven’t seen that yet. … A foreign military strike … is quite a distraction … so let’s make sure we don’t fall for it.”

A visionary thing @jimmykimmel.com said the day after the presidential election: “We’ll see how funny that is in six months, when The Great Talk Show Host Roundup begins.”

Look what the president got you for Christmas, America.

“The network unveiled five new ‘simple values,’ replacing what it described as a 38-page handbook. Among them: ‘We love America. And make no apologies for saying so,’ describing the country as ‘the last best hope on Earth.’”

“The stunning American military action, which plucked a nation’s sitting leader from office, echoed the U.S. invasion of Panama that led to the surrender and seizure of its leader, Manuel Antonio Noriega, in 1990—exactly 36 years ago Saturday.”

“We’re entitled to expect more from a man who has risen to the highest judicial office in America. … A little courage. But regrettably, he doesn’t seem to have caught any of that.”

“… a stunning reversal for a car company whose rise once seemed unstoppable.”

“Asking subject matter experts to explain thorny issues is your entire job! … If ordinary Americans are all pissed off because the climate scientists and neurologists are telling them things they don’t want to hear, that is more of a ‘them’ problem than a ‘you’ problem.”

“Let us prove that when a city belongs to the people, there is no need too small to be met, no person too sick to be made healthy …”

Elites? Maybe, depending on how you define that word. (Was Jeffrey Epstein one?) Academics? Heaven forbid we pay any heed to smart people.

A long read, but fascinating—and hopeful. “This is a near-miraculous turn of affairs. All over the world, governments are declaring war on monopolies, the source of billionaires' wealth and power.”

“Buried in that monotone, devastating record is a conclusion that many institutions are still pretending they cannot see. Donald Trump is constitutionally disabled. Not metaphorically. Not rhetorically. Legally.”

“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”

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