The future liberals want ...

I'm always amazed to remember that Picasso was still alive when I was born.

I kind of respect that Picasso, at the height of his career, just took a week to make bad paintings of pigeons.

What's the first place the 15-yo wants to see in Barcelona?

Let me ask you this: if you knew Epstein, were photographed with him, and genuinely didn't know the extent of his crimes, would you be writing op-eds about guilt by association and arguing about age of consent, or would you be screaming a full-throated denial of Epstein and everything he's done?

When in Paris on Christmas day, you obviously eat here:

It’s Christmas, Duo — relax.

Joyeux Noël!

I like to wander paintings until one catches my eyes, and this one -- "Intérieur de la basilique inférieure de Saint-François à Assise" (Granet?) -- caught my eye today:

I know we have to be careful interpreting various pre-trial docs, and the DOJ's reveling in the chaos, but one clear picture here is how absolutely incompetently and corruptly charges against Epstein have been handled for decades.

Only saw three of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at The Louvre ...

I like this Napoleonic chair, where three people can sit comfortably and ignore each other.

Why does this goddess have an iPad (at Versailles)?

I've met more than one suburban gymnastics parent who is now in full-on Trans Panic but didn't care about Larry Nassar at all. One actually got angry when I asked them about it, back when the news broke.

Well, this is gonna keep me awake at night.

I'm not a boxing expert, but this is easily the best play-by-play of a boxing match I've ever read: sports.yahoo.com/articles/hig...

The only thing that will eventually save us from Trump is just how bad at doing crimes they actually are.

13-yo said he wants a sleep mask for the plane that you can set to "Do not disturb" or "*Do* disturb" so that you don't miss out on any snacks.

Unpopular opinion, possibly, and I'm no optimist re: the Trump admin, but I think Bondi is screwed. She's in a no-win here, and House Oversight Dems have the docs. This obvious half-assed attempt gives them cover to accelerate their own document releases. Too many people have seen these documents.

Who wore it better (A or B)?

Sorry, what even is this Trump presser going on today? Everything he does this week just reeks of desperation.

Where did Doug Burgum come from? It's like a pile of discarded talking points became sentient and put on a suit and fake eyebrows.

Looking forward to celebrating the traditional 12 Days of Gradual Epstein Files Releases. People, we all need to go offline a bit. Take it from me, a 100%-non-hypocrite.

Ugh, this Brown/MIT killer info unfolding sounds way too much like the 1991 U. Iowa shooting (I started grad school there in 1992 next to the building it happened in, so it was fresh in a lot of people's minds, at a time when school shootings were far less common).

David Brooks, in 4th grade, the Friday before Christmas break: "Why is everyone so obsessed with report cards? Count me out."

It's a bad sign when the most situationally aware person in your friend group is Dan Bongino.

No context required.

Gonna go out on a limb and say that if House Dems specifically release one photo of you with Epstein, there are a lot more photos of you with Epstein than just that one.

I think House Oversight Dems are playing this smart, and effectively threatening Bondi -- they're holding much worse, and if she tries to back out tomorrow or redact everything, it's coming out anyway. Problem for Bondi is that Trump is her only meal ticket and I'm not sure any consequence matters.

I would like to announce that my office has been officially renamed to the "Dr. Pete Center for Greatness." This decision was made by an impartial and highly respected Board made up of both of my butt cheeks.

Yeah, I really need to start my holiday break from news and social media a couple days early.

It's abundantly clear at this point that Republican/MAGA transphobia is entirely about distracting us from white, male, cis-het predators and the actual threats to children in this country, which they've not only failed to address but actively contribute to.

It's that time again where I'm about to visit another country and have to acknowledge that I didn't become magically fluent in their language in the past 6 months, which is really surprising, given the lackluster effort I put in.

It's funny how in Elon's view of the future, his robots will make everyone equally rich, *but* they'll also make Tesla (and Elon) trillions in profit. Someone run that math for me.

Prediction: Regardless of the election results, there's no way Mike Johnson is still Speaker at the end of 2026.

Spot-on framing, Newsweek:

Duffy needs to quit and get a job he's competent at, like co-producing Real Housewives of LaGuardia.

Full video of Trump's address to the nation: youtube.com/shorts/yrcfE...

So, Trump's just doing a rally speech from the White House and not actually announcing anything of any substance?

No matter how hard the holidays might get or how much you might miss the sun as the days get shorter, just remember that you're not Laura Loomer's new fiancée.

I like how the Trumps officially announced Don, Jr. got re-engaged but never that he and Guilfoyle actually broke up. Just sent her off to Greece and stopped talking about her.

Look, at least Scrooge McDuck had joy in his life. Our top misers are some of the most miserable shits imaginable.

8 days until Christmas, and we've got Trump blockading Venezuela, Jack Smith testifying today, Trump's announcement tonight, and an Epstein files release/debacle on Friday. Can the man just go away for the holidays, like a normal person?

Tesla's stock hitting an all-time high because they sent out one "Robotaxi" without a driver in it in 2025 is a sign that the financial world needs professional, psychological help. We have no idea if that car was tele-operated in any way multiple companies are ahead of them by (literally) miles.

I don't know why everyone is so confused about our navy surrounding Venezuela. Pete Hegseth sent me this battle plan, and it seems totally clear. Y'all should do some research.

Funny how we're not blockading Russian oil tankers.

Challenge: Give Trump a map of South America with no labels and make him point to Venezuela. If he can't do that, then he can't invade them.

Yeah, at this point I pretty much 98.8% believe anything Trump does in the next couple of days is because of the Epstein files. God have mercy on our souls.

Why did this Susie Wiles write-up get them so spooked? Is Trump that pissed about it?

Email subject line from The Week. No idea if these are three different topics or all the same topic: