John Martin

Robert E. Lee's birthday was also on Jan. 19. Guess we see who they choose to revere.

"Open the poop bay doors, Hal."

Great piece!

This is the kind of "political journalism" that takes its cues from halftime jock breakdowns of highlights on ESPN. The idea that it's all a game and that the guardrails are still intact, are why I really avoid reading "political journalism." It is a fundamentally unserious product.

Well said.

Reminder: as the Dow is tanking faster than 2008, and four dead servicemen arrive at Dover, Trump is golfing: with the saudis

Woke: Going to college and maybe being a doctor or accountant or scientist or something

America First: Homeschooled about how well slaves were treated as preparation for your career producing “No Fat Chicks” merch

Senator Jim Banks (R) isn’t sorry he told a fired federal worker “he probably deserved it”.

He went on to say the worker was “complaining about losing a left-wing woke job in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with”.

The job was helping people with disabilities.

Peak Bum Phillips-era Oilers.

Said in Gomer Pyle voice.

You've Persuaded Us Already When it comes to the idea that conservatism has embraced fascism and supremacy, nobody is more persuasive than conservatives themselves. An essay on bullies and the margins of permission in the USA.

"The people who persuaded me that Republicans are fascist are Republicans. What this tells me is that actions are persuasive in ways words are not. I mention this because a lot of people seem to think that what is needed in this moment is persuasion."

www.the-reframe.com/youve-persua...

Rubio's state dept appointee is a white supremacist and a misogynist. I remember not too long ago when a Republican who said this would be disqualified from high profile federal jobs forever.

I believe it was Bertrand Russell who was reputed to have said, "The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."

the reason to think through the political and ideological implications of a policy choice isn’t because it will be use to cut ads in a swing state, it’s because people deserve to understand how their leaders see the world

Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator. There have been internal concerns that Trump Media could be misleading investors, a source said. But with its largest shareholder about to be president, experts doubt the SEC is up to the job of…

For the first time, a president will be the majority owner of a publicly traded company.

Former SEC officials are concerned that Trump could try to use the agency to go after the foes of his company, which accounts for more than half his fortune.

The worst maintained streets of any major American city where I've driven, snow or not.

<chef's kiss>

We’ve Never Been Here Before: The Zero-Accountability Presidency The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it.

The only institutions that will try to hold Trump accountable are powerless, while the only ones with the power to punish him will never do it.

"(P)ossible silver lining" doing more heavy lifting than Sisyphus here.

EXACTLY.

Deepest condolences to you and your family.

Skyyyrockets in flight

The worst.

I used to love going to the salad bar but then they put up a sneeze guard and turned it into an echo chamber

This Gulf Fritillary must have been attracted to my yellow shirt since it hung around long enough to get a photo. #butterfly #photography #Georgia

When businesses talk about ending government “overreach” they’re usually talking about screwing their customers over