I have been musing about the hypothesis that the ultimate consequence of SCOTUS's opinion in Trump v. U.S. will be the destruction of the rule of law in the U.S. This gift article helps to explain why, in part by emphasizing the evisceration of the Dept. of Justice. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

I love how National R’s are learning the lesson and name of Senator Louise Lucas that Youngkin learned over the course of his term. I kinda think that anyone who has “gerontocracy Dems bad” arguments needs to wrestle with the spectacular legislative effectiveness of Lucas.

Best definition of Trump’s racism

crickets from the free speech crowd, of course

"Epstein class" is terrific not simply because several of them are directly tied to Epstein's crimes, but because it strikes at the corruption, immorality and impunity of that entire circle.

Pop quiz: both same age, both tea totalers. Can you spot the physical differences?

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Top Goldman lawyer referenced Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Russians’ in email ft.trib.al/5dGtaM8

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Don't agree with Cato Inst on much. But: Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.

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Breaking News: The NFL said it would look into the New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch’s involvement with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding: www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...

There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

The Great American Brain Drain has begun www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...

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Trump hallucinates about phone calls that never happened with foreign leaders & Cabinet laughs at him instead of invoking 25th amendment removal process.

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Trinidadian Families File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Boat Strike by U.S. Military The case tests the Trump administration’s argument that its extrajudicial killings of people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea have been lawful. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

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"Experts on the formation of internal security services in authoritarian regimes point to a sense of impunity as a warning sign. Regime officials abuse their power when they know they will be protected, and even praised, for doing so." Very clarifying.

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

“.. Friday's arguments focused primarily on two issues: whether the president can unilaterally renovate the White House and whether he can do it with private funds ..” @cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-s...

I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.

Rare to see discusson of the point @jamellebouie.net makes here. "Most coverage of Trump treats him as president in a functional way, even if he doesn’t perform the civic duties of the office." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o... Rather than designing coverage for a cateory of one — the mad king...1/

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Franklin D. Roosevelt likened lending Great Britain warships in the early days of World War II to loaning a neighbor a garden hose to put out the fire consuming his house But now Donald Trump heads to Europe ready to set a bunch of new houses on fire www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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Paying it back to the Americans who paid the Trump tariffs.

The president encounters a binder clip for the first time, then talks about it for a while. Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?

Together with a lot of other journalists I was just refused entry to a press conference with Greg Bovino in Minneapolis for unspecified "security reasons". I had sent an RSVP in time. Not a big deal tbh but another example of the press being restricted

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Great @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social piece last night on @lLastWordmsnow.bsky.social celebrating the Ford worker who got under Trump’s skin the other day. (With a nice back-story shoutout on the origins of “short-fingered vulgarian.”) youtu.be/6h81QLMzK9k?...

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