Trump: "We have a man who is doing a great job. I knew it! Because he kept me out of jail for years. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. He kept me out of jail."

Toad went back to bed. He pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep.

My sentiments exactly.

🤯🤷🏻‍♀️🤔

🤣😭

Hasn’t whined about needing a ballroom to feel safe

Seems like I remember another president on tv saying “I am not a crook.” But he was.

Imagine if you did a Big Boy Crime and the media said you got radicalized by Malcolm Gladwell

If the WH new ball room is critical for future security of POTUS, maybe he should cancel all future rallies, golf games, Mar-a-lardo stays etc and just hunker down in his bunker. I for one would enjoy the break.

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Virginians tonight:

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

Yay Virginia! Pushback time. Funny how what the GOP has done in other states is fine but here in VA it’s “rigging.” But the people have spoken, we see what’s going on and we’re going to play to win.

the case for strategic gerrymandering youtu.be/YgMSs_aMP84?si…

Virginians, don’t forget to exercise your civic responsibility and vote YeS to counter the continuing power grab by the party that knows it has to rig he vote to win.

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

The opposition party is currently being led by People Magazine’s headline writers. people.com/trump-ramble...

Fun with Legos

Well. Finally. Goodbye Pam Bondi and I hope you go to jail.

I would like different people to run our country.

With Rep. @crow.house.gov 100% - a combat vet with working class roots. Caring for infrastructure, affordability, jobs > foreign adventures by draft dodging elites like Trump to enrich oil companies and advance Israeli and Saudi interests!

Kinda cool that Andrew was arrested by the detectives from the Thames Valley police, where the young Inspector Morse (Aka Endeavor) began his career.

New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.” Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.

timeline cleanse 🐻🐟

As if that were a bad thing…

Ditto.

"Boo" is just one of JD Vance's many nicknames given to him by adoring fans!

I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep

Got caught up in a really good book last night. I didn't stop coloring till 2 o'clock this morning.

Big fan of Enid Chadwick's "How Many 'Gesimas 'Til Pancakes" Calendar.

Ashland, Virginia: "Despite widespread hazardous road conditions and icy weather from the recent winter storm, more than a thousand residents from across Greater Richmond made their opposition clear..." www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...

Today we went to stand in support of the monks Walk for Peace down in Brunswick County, VA, arriving for lunch and rest. They will be here in Richmond on Monday and I’ll go support them again. Grace exudes from them despite the bitter cold and exhaustion they must be feeling.

Can’t be soon enough.

USAID was killed with an ink pen. ICE can be too.

Sir, you can’t break up with someone who already blocked your number

You gotta love this photo. It's not AI. It's real. And near everyone on the planet outside of Canada will have no idea what's going on, why, or what it means. The day before, Carney was Davos Man, who had seized the world's attention. Now this. It looks like a hallucination.

For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏

Nativity for December 22: I bought this sweet wall hanging at the Barcelona Cathedral Christmas Market a couple of weeks ago. “All is calm” may be aspirational, but it’s worth aspiring to. May this be a day of calm in your life as we draw near the birth of our savior.

Nativity for December 16: Holy Family made from glass that I bought at Mdina Glass in Malta.

Nativity for December 15: this lovely 3" Mary and Jesus came from visit to Granada Cathedral a couple of years ago. (Joseph went out for snacks.) Made of polished resin, she fits perfectly in my little typesetting box display.

Nativity for December 14: new to me this year, a sweet painted tin Holy Family made in Colombia. (I didn’t get it there; I bought it from the original owner earlier this year.

Live look at MTG’s transition out of political life.

Alex Padilla lays it plain.

I’m increasingly annoyed with people’s cynicism about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s pivoting as she has. Lauren Boehbert, too. Who cares if they’re genuine or not? Every MAGA cultist who stands up to Trump about anything has value, no matter their motives or veracity.

Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.