WHAT a missed opportunity.

We’re done here. Right?

The closer one looks at Trump’s Blagojevich pardon, the worse it appears The message to politicians convicted or accused of corruption couldn’t be clearer: You have a friend in the Oval Office.

Find someone who looks at you the way Donald Trump looks at politicians convicted or accused of corruption.

Take the Rod Blagojevich pardon, for example. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

What a grand life, but what a loss. May your bubbe’s memory always be for a blessing.

Neutral??

I sure do hope a toddler-worthy meltdown ensues.

NEW: Over 100 Jewish organizations just released a statement ringing the alarm bell over the Trump admin’s attacks on democratic norms & values.

We know where this leads, for Jews & others. I’m proud @thejcpa.bsky.social brought together this broad coalition. jewishpublicaffairs.org/news/major-j...

The ADL even said so. Finally.

pay. attention. 👏

Do you think they got the message?

For sure Morning Joe is up there, and maybe bumped to the top for his next-level doubling down on how smart he was to visit, and how dumb we all are for not agreeing with him.

Nailed it.

What kind of an absolute idiot would vote for their cost-of-living to go up, their Social Security to go down, and for their insurance to stop covering pre-existing conditions?

Love the title- enjoy your journey! I was very anti-organized religion for a decent chunk of my life. Now I teach 5-year olds “The joys of Judaism.”

The day America decided to ignore Jared Kushner's $2 billion from the Saudis, and put an insurrection-inciting convicted felon back in the White House, is the day I stopped giving a shit about any "moral high ground."

I hope President Biden takes his "presidential immunity" out for a fucking spin.

By a slim margin, there’s still satire to be had.

This makes sense to me.

The living crap, indeed.

Mexican President’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Exposes an Ugly MAGA Scam Claudia Sheinbaum’s response to Trump’s threat of tariffs revealed truths that the president-elect doesn’t want Americans to know.

Amid all this parsing of Trump’s intentions, a crucial fact about his new move is getting lost: At the center of it is a lie.

newrepublic.com/article/1888...

Yes. My list of maladies for my annual checkup has a heading now.

Thank you for helping me crack an almost smile.

😂😂 “Out of what seems to be the endless parade of whackadoos, smackbrains, rockheads, fanatics, lunatics, and general shit-for-brains …none have been more ridiculous than ‘Doctor’ Sebastian Gorka.”

Post from Jojo: Holy fuck. Seb Gorka is his pick to be senior director for counterterrorism. Seb fucking Gorka, who was denied security clearance in the last Trump administration… Seb fucking Gorka who has ties to a Nazi-allied organization in Hungary… The. Director. Of. Counterterrorism.

Well this seems bad.

Post by Jonathan Weismann: Howard Lutnick, Commerce, net worth $2 b Linda McMahon, Education, net worth $3.2 b Doug Burgum, Interior, net worth $1.1 b Scott Bessent, Treasury, net worth $1 b Kelly Loeffler, Agriculture, net worth, $800 m Elon Musk, DOGE, net worth $315.7 b Vivek, DOGE, worth $960 m

So you’re saying there’s a pattern…

Lessons in Fascism Prof. Ben-Ghiat has been laying out brutal truths on why Trump is a fascist

The words “fascist” and “authoritarian” are used often to describe Donald Trump and his minions, and rightfully so. But what do those terms really mean in practice? Today, Jay Kuo uses the work of Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat to contextualize Trump's brand of fascism.

You’re Not Alone TBR Sunday Read

Something to put you in a good mood: www.borowitzreport.com/p/youre-not-...

In 2016 I wrote to my doctor and asked- how will I know when to go on anti-anxiety meds? She said I’d know.

Eight years without and I may have reached it- the 2:00 am panic attacks have arrived.

Post by Jamie Selzer: Michelle Obama: “Our food environment isn’t healthy and we should explore some changes” Republicans: “You’re a communist taking our freedom!” RFK Jr: “Literally anything added to food is poison” Republicans: “Agreed! I demand you make all my food choices for me!”

Well, this gets it exactly right, doesn’t it?

And then I think about who voted third party candidates and I want to scream. I do.

I’m a regular, unfortunately. The prep is WAY worse than the procedure. Good luck!