Trump didn’t post that screed. Where is the bizarre capitalization? Where are the run-on sentences?
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Trump didn’t post that screed. Where is the bizarre capitalization? Where are the run-on sentences?
Revenge of the cankles = Weekends at Donnie’s.
Revenge of the cankles = Weekends at Donnie’s.
Weekend at Donnies?
Yes! That’s the best option.
I suspect the judges don’t want to play that “contempt” card because they know it’s toothless with a Trump DOJ. But at some point they’re going to have to do the obvious and play it.
Good column about how the folks who say they hate “cancel culture”—like to cancel.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Sure, but unfortunately, we can't ship off Trump or call up someone to take over.
Their season flipped when they shipped the disgruntled Devers to SF. Imagine how America's "season" would flip if we could ship Trump into exile?
Ever since Trump announced that the U. S. would sell arms to the Europeans to donate to Ukraine I knew it had an expiration date based on the whims of Trump. That date is rapidly approaching.
Yes, more evidence of the deep rot in this country. Thanks for standing up for what’s right.
Well, it’s the new “normal”—for at least another 3.5 years & perhaps for much, much longer.
Let’s ask Miller if his children are vaccinated.
How long until the CDC steps in and says “Nope”?
Considering that she’s been sending FEMA $$$ to ICE, she’d better hope no disasters occur in red states. (Blue states aren’t getting shit anyway.)
Can he get the Nobel Prize for Literature, too? www.politico.com/story/2015/1...
Aren’t a lot of those minerals that Trump covets so much that he extorted Ukraine to sign a deal located in Donbas? So Russia gets the Donbas & China gets a piece for “protection”? And America gets nothing? The Art of the Deal!
She’s “very concerned.”
Unpopularity & polls are irrelevant when you & your master (Trump) already know you’re going to “win” the midterms in Nov. 2026.
If he fires RFK Jr., then Trump loses all those MAHA weirdos, so it’s not happening.
It's not like we need a CDC. We can all do our own research to figure out our--in RFK Jr's words--"mitochondrial challenges"--and how much ivermectin we need to eat per day.
Yeah, sure. We’ve seen the massive bruising on Trump’s right hand and his ankles the size of palm trunks.
Yeah, sure. We’ve seen the massive bruising on Trump’s right hand and his ankles the size of palm trunks.
Yet again we owe a debt of gratitude to the U. S. Army.
It's not like we need a CDC and FDA. We can all do our own research to figure out our--in RFK Jr's words--"mitochondrial challenges"--and how much ivermectin we need to inject per day.
It's not like we need a CDC and FDA. We can all do our own research to figure out our--in RFK Jr's words--"mitochondrial challenges"--and how much ivermectin we need to inject per day.
I hear the Dept. of Transportation needs some bridge inspectors since our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling, and I’d like the job. Sure, my degree is in English, but I can read up on structural integrity (“Do my own research”) the night before I inspect.
I hear the Dept. of Transportation needs some bridge inspectors since our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling, and I’d like the job. Sure, my degree is in English, but I can read up on structural integrity (“Do my own research”) the night before I inspect.
Mark Twain wrote a stage adaptation of his novel The Gilded Age. Pretty wretched reading—much like our own imitation Gilded Age.
What's ironic is that Trump would toss any of them overboard on a whim. They publicly kiss his ass all day, but loyalty is a one-way street in Trump World.
This isn't one of your mock media headlines?
Probably because the owners of the media outlets don’t want to pay hundreds of millions to Trump in extortion money.
Less a “slide” and more like a headlong mad dash.
The whistleblower says the SS administration may need to issue new numbers for EVERYBODY.
You left out that he saved the whales from those killer windmills.
I don’t think it’s much of an exaggeration to say that Putin would return us to the Dark Ages—before the freedoms of the Enlightenment—when lords ruled their serfs and took whatever they wanted.
We seem to have forgotten that a people have the inherent right to determine their own destiny. Trump & Vance could use a history lesson about how their own country came into existence.
Imagine if Biden or Obama— Never mind. This shit is normalized now.
Including on America’s streets against fellow Americans? That seems to be the plan.
Interesting that she doesn't pick 1865 & the end of the insurrection that was intended to continue slavery.
Good news for the women on campus.
Will Powell support her? Or will he kneel before Trump?
Maybe for a 10% stake, Trump can fix all their problems?
Thanks to SCOTUS for letting the DOGE vandals have access without having any of the required training or oversight.
Curious if Powell will stand up for her. Or will he stand by as she's literally locked out of her office & her Fed email account disabled.
But maybe the point of the order is for more people to burn flags--so Trump's thugs can then beat the hell out of them & arrest them?
PS: In addition to her suing, I hope Powell ignores that order and she keeps her office, continues to get reports, etc. In other words, make Trump send his goons to carry her out.
If Powell remains silent & if she doesn’t sue to keep her job, then the media can’t be blamed too much. Yes, it’s illegal, but if Trump gets away with it without any resistance, then it is effectively a “firing.”
Hmm, could explain why the administration is locking down cities with the military. We’ll know if Fox News starts playing “Swan Lake.”
If you can’t indict the dude, indict his ham sandwich!
Fair’s fair—we in AZ have contempt for Kari Lake.
Fair’s fair—we in AZ have contempt for Kari Lake.
If the feds can’t indict him, maybe they can indict his ham sandwich?
Sorry—not sorry?😀
Will the Dems play hardball or “follow the norms” should they win Congress and POTUS? Will they fire Kash Patel (even though his term is for 10 years) and every FBI agent hired—just as Trump is firing every “Biden” agent? They won’t be able to prosecute since Trump is sure to give blanket pardons.
It's more sinister than that because it's clearly worded as if Trump is expecting something soon that will lead to massive protests, which will necessitate this "quick reaction" force.
Come on, admit that someone photoshopped that hat on him. No one would willingly look that stupid for an interview.
Keep that Frankenstein hand covered.
What if someone uses a flagpole to whack a police officer?
Brazil is prosecuting a president who tried a coup & South Korea removed a president who tried martial law, but America reelects a president who tried both and said “Go get your political enemies.” Let’s see how this goes!
More than that: It’s supposedly smart, rational people who retrofit whatever expertise they have & sense of morality they possess to fulfill the whims of that lunatic.
Thank God we didn’t elect Commie Kamala!
It’s unconstitutional at the moment, but maybe not after a ruling from the current SCOTUS, which has no problem overturning longstanding precedents.
Odd coincidence because Matt Gaetz was ALSO just complaining that he can’t touch 15 year olds.
I’m not disputing the danger that political prosecutions pose for all of us—and for the health of our American democracy—but I do smile when I see this GOP (Trump) on GOP (Bolton, Christie) violence, esp. when the “victims” enabled Trump in his first term.
Maybe he just learned about “fragging”?
And then Trump will increase the tariffs because this “stable genius” thinks a tax hike on American consumers will lower the trade deficits we have with other countries.
I’m not disputing the danger that political prosecutions pose for all of us—and for the health of our American democracy—but I do smile when I see this GOP (Trump) on GOP (Bolton, Christie) violence, esp. when the “victims” enabled Trump in his first term.
I’m not disputing the danger that political prosecutions pose for all of us—and for the health of our American democracy—but I do smile when I see this GOP (Trump) on GOP (Bolton, Christie) violence, esp. when the “victims” enabled Trump in his first term.
Vance knows how WWII ended. Instead, he prefers to lie & deceive (esp. since the mainstream media won't fact check him) as a chance to carry Russia's water & please Trump.
You forgot: THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Fortunately, Manfred & MLB don’t decide who goes in the HOF.
You’re right. Macron took a harder line in Washington last week, but that phrasing infuriated me at the time and has stuck with me since it seemed to be the unofficial policy of Biden, too.
But will we even know officially if the administration jukes the numbers? (We’ll know unofficially because our banks accounts will wither!)
Yes, there’s been too much concern for Putin & the Russians. Remember this? www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...
Vance likely knows how WWII ended. Instead, he prefers to lie & deceive (esp. since the mainstream media won't fact check him) as a chance to carry Russia's water & please Trump.
Don't worry: After some more scrubbing, the redacted files will come out, which will fully implicate Bill Clinton & exonerate Donald Trump.
It's also possible that they're ignorant & stupid. But you're probably right: They're evil.
Ron, you missed the memo. It's now: L'État, c'est moi.
Um, Japan didn't surrender until the U.S. dropped two nuclear bombs on it. No negotiations at all.
Be careful! If you tell him what he's "done wrong," the FBI will raid your house.
I always thought Rubio was a lightweight intellectually, but I did think he had a moral sense. Guess not.
Is there any doubt now?
Some day we’ll learn why Trump has such an affinity for Putin. I suspect that it’s not as simple as Trump admiring a fellow authoritarian.
Direct result of Ukraine’s success in knocking out Russia’s energy infrastructure. In another week, Trump will probably cut off arms sales to the Europeans for donation to Ukraine.
I would have sworn that Roger Stone had met Trump. Huh.
Only because Loomer lost both her races for Congress.
Absolutely agree: It's not okay and should be condemned. But I wouldn't contribute to a legal defense fund or march in protest to support him.
If you want to have sympathy for someone who is responsible for enabling a fascist but then gets in trouble, go ahead. I'll save my sympathies for those standing against fascism from the start. PS: Do you think Bolton would give a crap if Trump's DOJ raids Obama's house & then marches him to prison?
Last fall, Bolton refused to link arms with Democrats against a common threat to American democracy, so screw him.
We'll see how these folks feel about being away from their jobs & families for months to patrol Detroit, Chicago, LA, etc.
I disagree. Vance is much, much more dangerous than Trump because he’s a true Christian nationalist. Trump doesn’t care about anything beyond himself and making money, but Vance truly wants a country organized around deeply conservative Catholicism.
I disagree. Vance is much, much more dangerous than Trump because he’s a true Christian nationalist. Trump doesn’t care about anything beyond himself and making money, but Vance truly wants a country organized around deeply conservative Catholicism.
Odds that Trump “tacos” under pressure from Putin and stops arms sales to the Europeans for donation to Ukraine?
Surely the pardon attorney will consider that the record shows she lies nonstop, so she’ll remain in prison, right? Right? Oh. www.justice.gov/pardon/staff...
What % will end up in Trump’s pocket as a “finder’s fee”?
At what point do we find out that Trump gets 10% as a “finder’s fee”?
Thank you for your essay, which I read this morning. It’s important.
I’m tired of the “imagine if Obama did this” lines, but still— Remember how batshit crazy the media & GOP went when Obama wore a tan suit in the Oval?