Watched it with my son tonight, and had the same thought.

So at a ceremony celebrating when the forces of freedom breached a hole in the Nazi's "Fortress Europe," Hegseth makes an analogy that makes the German defenders the good guys, by his reckoning? Disgusting, insulting, un-American, and stupid in the extreme. What a disgrace.

Gin drinker here: it's true.

That Senator's name? Graham Platner.

For arguments like this judges should have a button they can push that dumps a bucket of green slime over your head like you're on You Can't Do That on Television.

The GOP has gotten way too comfortable for the idea that only Dems have to follow the law. But here's how I see it: if we agree to play basketball and you show up and start tackling people, we're no longer playing basketball. Which means you can't call foul when I punch you in the face.

There are so many other shoes dropping about Platner that I'm staring to think this guy just might be Imelda Marcos in disguise.

good morning, i’m here on behalf of the Wallet Inspection Agency. please fill out these forms and leave your wallet in the box, it’s for your own safety.

Theory proposed in the office today: "John Wayne? How sure are we that he wasn't gay? I'm pretty sure he'd be wearing a Pride shirt these days." I disagreed, pointing out that Wayne was "pretty conservative, you know." Our Wayne-Was-Gay proponent's rejoinder. "OK? Have you MET conservatives?"

One of the most enjoyable ironies in my life has been that the US Army loves (or did while I was in) to use "Born in the USA" and "Fortunate Son" as pump-up music for events such as division runs, homecoming ceremonies, etc.

has any man ever been more vindicated? x.com/stuartbuck1/...

Yet...

Men who do not respect consent and need dominance take that behavior into public roles.

The Secretary clearly doesn't have enough to do.

Platner having sexual assault allegations is the least surprising scandal in years. It shouldn't have taken this long, but this SHOULD be the thing to change his defenders' minds about him, but I'm not holding my breath. I hate our political moment so goddamn much.

Do Israel and Iran know that?

Aside from everything else, WHAT FUCKING JOBS?

Ah yes, the "free speech" party.

"...deal to reopen the Strait doesn't happen soon" How's Labor Day sound?

I had a sudden memory of one of @billamend.bsky.social's old Foxtrot strips where Jason has a bullhorn and is shouting "LABOR DAY?" Anyway, I wish I could find a picture of it, because it's a perfect encapsulation of everyone's reaction to reading this.

Tuesday night soundtrack:

Don't worry, bro, the peace deal is coming any day now, bro, I swear, bro, just one more week, bro.

It is rare that someone has only bad ideas, but then again, our man Winfree here is a rare breed.

Man, the metaphors aren't subtle, are they?

We're reaching "while driving back through the city hours after the bombing, the Archduke's driver makes a wrong turn in Sarajevo" levels of people failing to pick up on what the universe is trying to tell them.

Are we winning yet?

2) is just another way of restating 1), really. (h/t Ernest Becker)

I STATE THAT THE FIRST CONDITION FOR ME TO AGREE TO MEET WITH MY BOSS IS THAT HE APPROVES THE RAISE I DEMAND.

Definitely gonna need to know if this guy becomes a commercial pilot. Not saying either one of these were his fault, but, uh... some folks are just unlucky.

I really wish this idea that "conservatives can't make good art" would die already. Everyone cites Eliot and Tolkien as obvious examples, but there even more reactionary examples--Ernst Junger and Leni Riefenstahl and D. W. Griffith were good artists. Art does not require or indicate virtue!

A whole lot of laws are about to be broken. Given his track record, this guy is going to violate Title 50 in so many ways he'll earn multiple decades of jail time in his first month on the job.

I swear to God, if the oil markets fall for this shit again...

Anybody want to guess what this graph is? And whether this is a good thing or not?

"This person is outside your organization. Are you sure you want to admit Hezbollah_Jihadi_Team_Lead to this meeting?"

Nick Bilton: So, any questions for me? If anybody's got anything to say, now's the time to say it. Scott Pelley:

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - Divided appeals court panel rules Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.

Every city in Greece, 431-404 BC:

*smiles in landpower*

"A good call with Hezbollah" is just another one of those statements that would have gotten any previous president crucified.

TOM: "...that's going on previous experiences." SOAP: "That's going on optimism."

Military and business leaders across my career have been very quick to say feel good things like "Speak up, because a good idea can come from anywhere!" but they seem very reluctant to acknowledge the corollary: "A dumb idea can also come from anywhere." Including them.

Cool, cool, cool. Everything is going swimmingly.

I feel seen.

Open the Strait, Montresor! For the love of God, open the Strait!

It can only good happen.

I hate meeting cowards--those who, the moment someone senior has a different opinion, are quick to abandon their own position. But EVEN WORSE is the meeting turncoat who, the moment someone senior has a different opinion, not only abandons their own but attacks YOUR position too.