I’ve been thinking a lot about what #Maddow said regarding this administration and waging the dog. She’s right. That President isn’t skilled enough to wag the dog. He already thinks he’s an emperor. He’s delusional. He’s mad.

Yep, they sure did. Opinion: Montana's Congressmen abandon their checks and balances for one-party rule - Daily Montanan

The agent in question took several seconds to make up his mind. He could have just moved out out the way, but instead he took those seconds to unholster his firearm and shoot. Those seconds prove criminal intent. Cops Are Taught Not to Shoot Into Cars. ICE Keeps Doing It Anyway. - Mother Jones

Time to counter some misinformation.... This year's flu vaccine is probably low-efficacy. This means it probably won't prevent you from GETTING SICK. But it probably WILL prevent you from having to go to the hospital and from DYING. The data strongly suggest this.

Timeline mooosh.

A bit of good news in this upside down world. Professor Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post Just Won A Major Payout — And His Old Job Back - HuffPost

A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead

Oh my god, we’re all going to die, and we’re all going to die very stupid deaths.

Did you know that medical physicians and surgeons sell health care? I had know idea either! I thought they were way too busy being, you know, doctors.

Are you kidding me??? This is so petty and just plain stupid. Pentagon moves to censure, demote Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to “refuse illegal orders” - azcentral

I forgot it’s New Year’s Eve!!! Have deadlines. But to all, have a wonderful celebration, and may next year be filled with peace and love! A girl can dream.

God, I can’t breathe with how angry I am after reading this.

I think Caligula was nicer.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Rachel #Maddow from the waist down. She has legs!

In 20 years, Vought will be remembered as one of the dumbest people to have ever gained power. And thanks to this administration, that’s saying a lot. White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center - PBS News

The cruelness…every time I think they can’t get much crueler, they do. Granted, I’m not surprised, but I will be eternally, tectonically shocked.

Yes! Most young rural magas want universal healthcare. It’s time to pitch it! Democrats spy rare opening in rural America - POLITICO

Groupthink is what’s happening to the Republican Party, why it is going along with…everything. Protesting disrupts groupthink. Sure, many just call us crazy and try to write us off, but we are there, disrupting the thought processes that make groupthink possible. Keep it up!

I’m thinking of everyone who might not have a great Christmas this year. I’m sorry. I’m thinking of you, and I hope next year is far better for you!

Cas is a bit bored from reading too many descriptions about leadership and teamwork in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. He also had a rant about the quality of graphs nowadays. Tuckered him out.

This needs to be a federal law. New York Is the Latest State to Provide Relief for Victims of Coerced Debt - Mother Jones

Nearly cried because of the great Rachel Maddow. Thank God, for #maddow

Please excuse the vocabulary, but I really hate these fuckers! New Trump envoy says he will serve to make Greenland part of the U.S., angering Denmark - BBC News

Ridiculous! Wisconsin judge found guilty of obstruction after helping immigrant evade ICE arrest - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

I don’t understand why trump wasn’t arrested. Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump - The Associated Press

Universal truth: It’s too hard to read and eat soup.

I’m really tired of having a Russian asset for a president.

We know, Walk Street Journal, without knowing, we know. U.S. Unemployment Rose in November ​Despite Job Gains - The Wall Street Journal

The Shakedown: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism - ProPublica

We issue sanctions but cannot tell anyone why we are doing this. (Yes, we all know why, but usually the press gets some kind of story about the why.) US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers - Reuters

Ha! ironically am studying continued-influence effect or belief perseverance right now. But this guy really takes the cake. Senator Endorses Discredited Doctor’s Book on a Chemical He Claims Treats Everything From Autism to Cancer - ProPublica

Where is Mega’s outrage? They can’t afford groceries, and they said they hate all these wars.

No one wants to get fired, so we will have to look elsewhere and make educated estimates for this information. Awesome.

I just don’t understand the right-wing media. They knowingly air liars. How is this part of journalism? Dan Bongino Admits to Lying During His Pundit Days - The Atlantic

This is a headline from the Washington Post. It’s utter garbage. Democrats, who once lambasted Trump on immigration, have grown quiet - The Washington Post

This is going to sound sarcastic, but I mean to ask this in all seriousness: Is trump jaundiced? Or a new makeup color? Or both?

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Good morning! Cas and I have been talking a lot about antitrust already.

Everyone wants universal healthcare. Ask Montanan trump voters. They just don’t want it called that.

I don't know, seems bad for your ability and reputation as a journalist if you spent a lot of time during the current administration of a president in declining health not reporting on that but instead hawking your book on the declining health of a previous president who'll never be president again.

I do not understand the physics that Cotton describes. Were they standing and walking on water?

Happy Caturday! We are busy thinking today.

How soon until the pipe-bomb suspect is pardoned?

We are disgusting murderers with no morals, no honor. We have no honor. I’m going to cry for a bit. Airstrike survivors clung to boat wreckage for an hour before second deadly attack, video shows - The Guardian

Cas is only a little worried that I don’t understand how big of an impact Social Cognitive Theory was at the time. Just a teeny bit worried.

Seriously. He’s the Speaker of the House. How can he not know about things that have been on the news? As Speaker, doesn’t he get intel on a few things? Why doesn’t he know anything?

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

Great opinion piece! Opinion | OU deserves an F. First Amendment doesn't cover bad essays. | Opinion - USA TODAY

Seriously, Jake Tapper, what are YOU going to do about this?

I would think it would be the considerate thing to do for a reporter to ask if this guy is okay. And then maybe write about the fact that he don’t seem okay, Jake Tapper.