Tonight's Monologue

THEY RUNNING OUT OF TIME Time For Phase Two: Thiel and Vance know there's only so far they can take this. Having Trump hold the MAGAs dear is of diminishing use now. They're going to have to invoke the 25th Amendment sooner than they thought.

💊 BEST BRANDING EVER

NAME THREE KINDS OF DEPLORABLES This breaks MAGAs down into three types. A fourth type, unlisted, are those MAGA who did their own research (re: Covid):

PLEASE TRY AGAIN IN 15 MINUTES This is an odd coincidence. Whenever conservatives get together in large numbers, Grindr appears to suffer outages, which were particularly acute during Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Arizona.

🤯 MIND BLOWN This is the current president of the United States:

REASONS TO BE HAPPY

LOL LEVITY This made me LOL half a dozen times, which is odd. I may lol twice a year at most. It helps that I really enjoy Nate Bargatze's deadpan deliveries. Opinion: It's one of the best SNL videos ever. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbo4...

PSA I can't handle any more Kirk nonsense, so I've muted "Charlie Kirk" & "Kirk" so he won't appear in any of my timelines. If you're not sure how to do that, in the left column (desktop), go to: Settings>Moderation>Words & Tags

Trump's evil just oozes out of him now, doesn't it? Put another way, there is no question that the man is a cruel, fully demonic creature. This is not an opinion. It's the only conclusion one can draw from news items like this one:

BAD PEOPLE ARE THE WORST Laura Loomer seems to be a very bad person in a league of her own. I suspect her psychological profile must be horrifying. One thinks, oh, she can't get any worse than this, and then:

😭 Go ahead and have a little weepy moment...

IF YOU'RE HERE ON AN H-1B, YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY Microsoft employs 5,189 people who are here on H-1B visas. It's the third-largest employer in the U.S. in terms of H-1B beneficiaries. For them to remain, Microsoft has to ante up $518 million, or $100k per. This is the letter they've just sent out

I stopped watching Ari over a year ago and don't know if I trust his take here on SCOTUS. You can decide if you are interested in having a look: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaI7...

Why not $10 billion? This is going to be one hell of lawsuit, perhaps bigger than O.J.'s circus.

CELEBRITIES SPEAKING OUT David Letterman has a few words on the Jimmy Kimmel suspension:

This is the best staged "Flash Mob" I've ever seen (though I tend to love all flash mob stuff). 30 musicians from around Paris got together and put this in a cafe-lined square - just for the joy of it. We need more of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUE...

Sadly, I'm a couple thousand miles away from there, but I would definitely go if I could:

WHAT DID YOU SAY? CANCELLED! For the record, Brendon Carr is a hypocrite:

Obama is ramping up his push-back, and I'm here for it:

I'm boycotting Disney Land and Disney World as of this moment. Sorry kids.

This is a fun look down Trump's misfortune road, even if you know the full story. Spoiler: Trump may be fraud.

Fʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ Rᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ The First Amendment Speech: The First Amendment protects the right to express oneself without government censorship. Press: It safeguards the freedom to publish and disseminate information and opinions.

WUT? "MAGA Christian Gut Toting Lesbians" is Kara Swisher's summary of Netflix's "The Hunting Wives," so I guess it's must-see TV. One of the things I like about the Pivot podcast is its wide-rangingness. Also: Trump, Kirk, Economy, etc: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb1h...

Was it okay to celebrate Osama Bin Laden's "termination"?

ICE GONE ROGUE This is hard to watch, but it must be seen by as many as possible. This is the Trump agenda—horror on our streets, something Charlie Kirk fully endorsed and encouraged. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqgg...

CUT THE CABLE 1) It's time to cut the cord, and 2) quit buying the products or services from companies advertising on right-wing media. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dump Question: Does the "Latest From Follows" in the sidebar mean people you follow or people who follow you?

BUT, BUT, BUT.... This is brilliant:

COMMON SENSE When you put it that way, it makes a little more sense. Guns ARE the problem, especially loons with guns, including groypers, whatever the hell they are.

BREAKING PAWN I don't know how this ended up on my YouTube homepage. Maybe it knew I needed some levity. In any case, it was a pleasant six-minute diversion. (The left hasn't canceled Julia Louis-Dreyfus, have they? I can't keep up.): www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpeW...

MALLORY MCMORROW IS ON FIRE If you're not supporting this woman, you will not get my Christmas letter, I mean holiday letter, and what's wrong with you? bsky.app/profile/mall...

This brilliant analysis by Oliver Kornetzke has opened my mind. Wide. It's a look into small-town America and the seeds that sprouted into "MAGA" and our current predicament. While sympathetic, it's also razor sharp and worth your time. Truly, our best way forward is to understand each other...

IN A MORE PERFECT WORLD: Just imagine if the Secret Service agents had a coming-to-Jesus moment, looked at Trump, and said, "F*ck it," and joined the protesters. A man can dream, can't he?

If you could use an explainer to illuminate the day's economic news, you'll find no one better than Justin:

Some of you might recognize this and feel a tremble of horror at the memory:

MEANWHILE... While Dad is busy destroying the government, the Constitution (with help from Roberts), and the economy, it's nice to see Ivanka got some "me" time with her rich friends. Not sure why I'm posting this. I hate these people: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic...

🔮 I’ve finally figured out how to predict Trump’s next moves. Just imagine the worst possible things he could do next and sit back. Those will be his next moves. This applies to SCOTUS as well.

I know it's Caturday, but I can't help myself. I gotta get a new dog: www.youtube.com/shorts/Lund8...

It looks like good trouble in D.C. today:

This parody is a MAGA wet dream:

BIDEN! Something to keep in mind as Trump's economy spirals down into the toilet:

PHONY BALONEY This is a pretty interesting take on the possibility that many of those Substacks people are reading are generated by AI (with examples). He makes a good case. (Full Disclosure: Grammarly corrected a typo in the above paragraph.) willstorr.substack.com/p/scamming-s...

HELL HAS FROZEN OVER I'm a bit shocked at MTG's apparent turnaround (so is Ben). I was even able to listen to her voice here. I doubt she's off the Trump train entirely, but it's beginning to look that way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=200m...

WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE This important "short" from Heather Cox Richardson reminds us we've been here before. The 1890s looked much like today, believe it or not, and progressivism finally won out. We can do it again: www.youtube.com/shorts/xjgzl...

PAIGE GEBHARDT COGNETTI FOR CONGRESS I hope we see a wave of Dems like Paige Gebhardt Cognetti running all over the country to build a new Democratic Party. Tim Miller builds a good case: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bJU...

RUSSIA ATTACKS EUROPE? How is this not big news? Essentially, Russia attacked the president of the European Commission, Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, by jamming radar on a plane she was traveling in. Planes rather need that in Europe's congested airspace: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9y...

CHUCK SCHUMER IS CERTIFIABLY NUTS After this report from John Oliver, there's no way he won't resign tomorrow, except... He's nuts! John Oliver has the proof: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dijM...

This is our president:

READING IS HARD For once, I've actually read a couple of the books ("A Marriage At Sea" and "Audition") in the same year they appear on Obama's annual list. lithub.com/heres-obamas...