ICYMI — Vice President JD Vance referred to Minneapolis as “Mogadishu”, said Jasmine Crockett has a fake “street girl” persona, and said “you don’t have to apologize for being white anymore” in 🇺🇸 If you’re sensing a (racist) theme here you are not alone

JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"

President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy. He ended up explaining how his wife organizes her lingerie drawer.

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

(2/2) The big difference between the first and second Trump terms is that the assholes who head up our institutions decided that Trump's going to have his 1000 year reich and they have to just get in line. That idea is crumbling plus ppl realize he's going to fuck you anyway no matter what you do.

(1/2) I think Stefanik's downfall is a bigger deal that ppl think. Casting aside all principles to kiss Trump's ass was the smart move (Tessio was always smarter) and it destroyed her career. Washington Republicans are amoral sociopaths and they notice things like this.

This is a great story about trying to do ordinary pluralist politics under the lawless rule of an administration that exclusively understands politics in the friend-enemy mode. CO senators try to protect a home state research center which Vought lawlessly seeks to abolish as an enemy institution

In this Indiana diner, everyone has three questions: How's the tenderloin? Is the quarry hiring? And when can we watch Steven Pinker debate Ross Douthat on CBS?

They are supposed to debate the existence of God. The most convincing argument against an all-powerful, omniscient deity is that such a being would never allow Ross Douthat to appear on national television.

It’s a holiday season tradition. See the tree, walk Fifth Ave. to enjoy the windows and the amazing Saks light show, and then flip the double-bird at Trump Tower.

It all might make more sense if he actually were drinking. But Trump, with his "alcoholic's personality," seems even less inhibited in a way that has many in Washington shaking their heads and wondering if the leader of the free world has lost it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

Trump tonight: Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me

Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop

Michelle Obama always keeps it real. That’s why we love her. This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.

The ravenous, all-consuming narcissism that has rotted the mind of this man requires that every event, every tragedy, every circumstance be ultimately about him. Others in the world do not exist as fully human; they operate only to validate Donald Trump. This is a gross display of mental illness.

We need more heroes like Ahmed Al Ahmed in the world - and also no more need for heroes. thenightly.com.au/australia/ns...

The hero of Bondi: Ahmed el Ahmed, a 43 year old fruit shop owner from Sutherland. He grabbed the gun off one of the terrorists shooting at Jews during a Hanukkah celebration. Ahmed was then shot in the leg and shoulder by another terrorist. He’s being treated in the hospital and expected to be OK.

Republicans failed to flip any legislative seats this year, losing ground even in New Jersey, where they had high hopes, and failing to gain several districts that Trump carried last year. Democrats, meanwhile, flipped 25 seats.

Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.

"Not a single penny of North Pole money is being used to build this thing; it’s being paid for by Palantir, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and several billionaire narwhal friends of mine who prefer not to be named."

@apnews.com At least you don’t falsely claim to be fair and balanced.

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The Ethicist | A high school senior in our co-op wrote her college essay about her nanny being deported and got into Yale early action. While we love our Irma, my daughter is a junior at Brearley and has Ivy aspirations. What if I arranged for Irma to just be detained, not deported?

Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 Emil Bove, a federal appeals court judge who previously served as President Trump's personal attorney, is accused of an ethics violation for attending the president's rally-style speech Tuesday night. www.axios.com/2025/12/11/t...

new AP/NORC poll on how Americans view Trump's performance as president: approve 36% disapprove 61%

Perfect example of the charade.

“.. Trump’s embrace of peace diplomacy risks applying Band-Aids to much deeper geopolitical wounds and calling it a day,” Chen said. @wsj.com 🇹🇭 🇰🇭 www.wsj.com/world/africa...

In this Ohio diner, Fuentes still means Daisy, not Nick. But they do know this: The most MAGA thing a man can do is never have sex with women, because some of those women might turn out to be Jews.

In this Ohio diner, Pete still means Rose, not Hegseth. But they do know this: Firing missiles at Venezuelan boaters is the best way to teach them the grit and hustle that you need to get ahead in life.

Just what airports were missing: play areas turned pandemic laboratories

Another W for democracy. Another L for the rule of Don.

I think Edwin Diaz is a very good reliever probably at around the start of his decline curve and they already replaced him with a reliever of similar talent who is half a year younger and about 30 percent cheaper while netting a draft pick

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60.

Fair's fair. #FIFA #Peace #Trump #Breaking

WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN

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Is he?

Pollster: Trump's net approval rating among voters under the age of 30 is going into a deep, dark black hole. Look at that, -46. That is a shift on the net approval of 56 points in the wrong direction since February. We almost never see drops this big, this quickly.

Poland’s foreign minister 👇

Does anybody else have a bottle ready?

Trump had some hefty bandages yesterday on the back of right hand -- the same one that is often discolored (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

Trump on Tim Walz: "I think the man is a grossly incompetent man. I thought that from the day I watched JD destroy him in the debate. I was saying, 'Who's more incompetent, that man or my man?' I had a man and he had a man. They were both incompetent."

Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.

Trump: "Under Boot Edge Edge - another grossly incompetent. Get on his bicycle, ride to work. What they do is they take the fiber optics & they take fiber, try to hook it into copper. And fiber and copper don't mix. You can't do it...you saw that by the helicopter crash. You saw that into the plane"

already this story is out of date, it's gotten so much worse www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

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