This morning's @morningbrew.bsky.social newsletter reminds me that Trump last boasted about his glorious Dow Jones a month ago today; in February he was still claiming to have created "the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History!" Now even the bitcoin boys are avoiding checking their portfolios.

An appropriate response for any Jew to this is fury

"Wartime American presidents and their aides have usually insisted they were trying to follow international and U.S. military law." Of course, Trump and his people insist that anything he does—no matter how outlandish or murderous—is de facto legal, so

Not clicking on this, but I'm convinced, lock her up

Happy Easter, everyone.

Three years ago this morning, we got the headline for which we'd been waiting FOREVER. Sure, the pessimists turned out to be 100% right about Trump's uncanny ability to escape consequences, but at the moment: genuine elation. Sigh.

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Three years ago this morning, we got the headline for which we'd been waiting FOREVER. Sure, the pessimists turned out to be 100% right about Trump's uncanny ability to escape consequences, but at the moment: genuine elation. Sigh.

Trump believes that government's primary role is to help winners—like him!—keep winning. He sees most people as losers & suckers and investments in their wellbeing as a waste of resources, a relic of an earlier, empathetic, woke era. Helping struggling people—*that's* what Republicans find "unfair."

"She said she’s certain the president will regain favor and business will pick up again." Sounds like a great business plan!

Which African Americans will Trump, and just-following-orders Georgia Republicans, blame when counting votes in November takes days rather than hours and recounts show hand counting to be far less accurate than machines?

“The White House has not used the full power of the bully pulpit…” said Alex Conant, a Republican political strategist. “Trump has been very focused on prosecuting the war, not winning public opinion.” As if Trump *could* win public opinion on this war! Not using his bully pulpit isn't the problem.

Us [dir. Jordan Peele, 2019]

Trump take Bluetooth (!!??)

“In a 19-minute address during which he several times slurred his words and stumbled over syntax, Trump said vaguely that ‘we are on track to complete all of America’s military objectives shortly, very shortly’.”

Trump take Bluetooth (!!??)

If the president watches any of the amazing NASA livestream, he'll be irritated that not one of astronaut Nichole Ayers' flight-suit patches says TRUMP

Headlines from Politico, NYT, WaPo, CNN, ABC, NBC. It's unanimous: SCOTUS was skeptical!

GRAVITY [dir. Alfonso Cuarón, 2013]

Trump seems convinced that gas prices will eventually fall and voters will forget about it, as though he isn't *still* blaming Joe Biden for prices spiking back in 2022

Trump take seafood

Trump take road trip

If you see this, post a concert photo you took. (I have to pick ONE photo? OK, fine, here's Phoebe Bridgers at her first New York headlining show.)

em-dashes are good, actually

Expecting some elaborate verbal gymnastics from Trump and his people over the next couple of days—and weeks—insisting that sending thousands of U.S. troops to fight his war somehow does not qualify as "boots on the ground"

I thought "he lies about everything" was what young MAGA men *like* about Trump

@ddale8.bsky.social: "Was Trump lying, or did he not know this himself and therefore assume nobody else knew either? Nobody knows."

The best smartest thing about #NoKings imo is keeping it super-local, because so much of what got us into this mess over the last few decades was nationalizing/formalizing political life. The way out is to meet and know and fight for our neighbors.

“And now, after generations of feeling at home in the Republican Party, the O’Harrows feel politically homeless.” Check it out: Republicans can feel politically homeless too! 🎁🔗:

The latest in the war that Trump insists we won weeks ago, defeating the enemy 100%

All those oil CEOs surely knew they were gonna regret cozying up to Trump, but it's happening a lot sooner than they expected

Another day when I should be busy vibe-coding my idea for an app that doesn’t allow you to check your investment balances if the markets are down a lot and you’re more than 10 years away from retirement age

Speaking of Mideast oil, 10 years ago today, for a @nytimes.com interview, Maggie Haberman asked: "Mr. Trump, you have talked about your plans to defeat ISIS, and how you would approach it. Would you be willing to stop buying oil from the Saudis if they’re unwilling to go in and help?" His response:

Matador Records released my favorite GbV album 30 years ago today. The hooks-per-minute ratio is insane, and the ramshackle feel actually boosts the energy level. The glitches in the 1:34 "Rhine Jive Click"—the off-key harmonies at :25, the out-of-sync playing at 1:14—only add tension & excitement.

F*cking brilliant.

"Donald Trump’s messaging on what he wants from American allies in his war against Iran is so confusing that any effort to help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz remains deadlocked, according to four European government officials."

After seeing 2025's most important film, "My Undesirable Friends: Part I—Last Air in Moscow," I ordered a T-shirt to support TV Rain, the Russian-language network fighting Putin's campaign to stamp out independent media. Trump's tariffs delayed shipping for months. Just arrived! LET'S DO IT.

Forty-nine years ago today, Stiff Records released Elvis Costello's debut single, written in fury upon seeing a fascist politician deny his racist past. No idea how anyone might see relevance in any of that today

indeed, Dear Leader has surely brought us "the golden age of America"

Nine years ago this morning. Do not worry!

the administration’s social media posters are going to be posting in tongues that maybe 100 people can even understand by the time we swear in the 2027 house

What an unbelievable boost for the Bully Them crowd

WATCHMEN E02 [dir. Nicole Kassell, 2019]

More #BookSky: Putnam published @carlhiaasen.com's first solo novel 40 years ago today, and most of my impressions of south Florida—generally bad behavior, naked corruption, shortsighted overdevelopment, and a surfeit of weirdos—are still based on TOURIST SEASON. The Mar-a-Lago crowd fits right in.

In unrelated #BookSky news: Eighty-five years ago today, Random House and Jarrold published Budd Schulberg’s smashing first novel, “the story of Sammy Glick, the man with a positive genius for being a heel.” WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? is still a fantastic read, and one of the great Hollywood stories.

"Who's really to blame for your missed flight or paycheck? That would be President Donald Trump. (He's also the guy driving up your gasoline costs in case you thought a road trip might be cheaper this spring break.)"

For Graham, cheerleading for war is gender-affirming care

“Alongside higher inflation, economic growth is expected to be dragged down worldwide.” One man—one “senile old man who is losing his mind,” in @chrismurphyct.bsky.social's phrase—did that . . . and is furious that the world isn't expressing sufficient gratitude and giving him enough trophies.

Always a reason to be proud to be a New Yorker