For anyone who loves (or can't stand) Dickens "A Christmas Carol", I recommend taking time to watch this version. It was made to promote the United Nations, broadcast in 1964, and then lost for half a century. Written by Rod Serling. Remarkably relevant for our times. m.youtube.com/watch?v=QGaW...

J-MART: ".. he’s turned the office into an adult fantasy camp .. brazen corruption, near-daily vulgarity and handing out pardons like lollipops .. ".. the country has never seen such an indulgent head of state." @politico.com www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Key: One "could watch his positions take shape from one rally to the next—an offhand comment that got a strong reaction would become a talking point at the next rally, and then a core part of his pitch. And he took notice when the crowd got bored, pivoting to the lines that would fire them back up."

The earlier comparisons of Trump to Hitler were frequently and perhaps appropriately considered to be alarmist and hyperbolic. Current comparisons to Neville Chamberlain are in my opinion overly optimistic. This, however, is chillingly spot on. bsky.app/profile/marc...

Had Trump been US president in 1940, he would have sided with Hitler. Think about that. This is how dangerous he is. To all of us.

Thomas Massie to CNN on the Epstein files: "This vote is gonna be on your record for longer than Trump is gonna be president. And what are you gonna do in 2028 and 2030 when you're in a debate … and they say, 'How can we trust you? You covered up for a pedophile back in 2025.'"

LISA McCLAIN: Voter turnout from Republicans was not high. But I think part of that reason is because Republicans for the most part are happy with what's happening TAPPER: Using that argument, your voters could be so happy that Democrats retake the House next year

I much prefer this president’s method of dealing with criticism over the current belching-emperor thumb up, thumb down, “Off with their head if they displease me,” iron fist, thin skin, snowflake, wittle pouty baby dictator’s bullshit.

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"In Irvine, Calif., ICE agents drove a phalanx of military vehicles in the Orange County suburb to arrest a person, though not for illegal immigration. They were seeking a resident’s son who had allegedly posted fliers alerting neighbors to the presence of ICE agents."

An excellent analogy. Worth reading the whole thread. I'm not seeing a clear solution to this situation, but it's certainly worth being aware of the "rules" we are playing under. It's not just the gerrymandering we need to deal with, although that is a big part of what sets the stage for this show.

Don McNeil, late of the NYT, with a scorcher on RFK Jr in the Washington Post: wapo.st/41ICahj

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This week's @nytimes.com News Quiz had this quote as the third question. Not surprisingly, RFK Jr. Responded to the accusation but hunting at a conspiracy aimed against him.

No lies told in this headline.

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller Jan 20, 2025

“Thanks Judge for the permission to commit crimes”

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A rich and karmically gratifying outcome of this circus would be if Trump took Elon-worship as such a grave narcissistic injury that he dumped Elon—and Elon, in turn, started using X as a platform to savage Trump. Unlikely, but not out of the question, given Elon has near-identical pathologies.

BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson announces that male Republicans neutered by Donald Trump may continue to use the men's bathrooms.

The only way BlueSky is going to replace X is if everybody just follows as many people as you can. Don't worry about replicating what you had. Just follow people. It's going to be a bit boring until people build up their web of people.

Unlike the Cuyahoga, @neorsd.bsky.social is ON FIRE right now. Keep it up