Sometimes in journalism, one simply states the obvious.

This is insane, tinpot authoritarian shit.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Yes, this went out under his name. No, I don’t know who wrote it.

Election deniers are already claiming Virginia’s redistricting vote was ‘RIGGED’ By Wednesday morning, the skepticism of the election results evolved into a full-blown conspiracy centered on Fairfax County, a Democratic stronghold in the northern part of the state.

Right after the race was called, election deniers, anti-voting activists, MAGA faithful, and at least one Trump administration official began flooding the internet with claims that the election was rigged.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Gen. Pickett, call your office.

Today in “never failing to wander.” John Roberts, your master is calling.

(And, as Paul Simon might have sung: Everything looks worse in Low IQ and white)

For the record: The Washington Post is run by partisan hacks who think we won't remember that they took the *exact* opposite stance when it was Republicans pushing their own gerrymandering grab in Texas last year -- *without* putting it up for a vote.

Or, as Henry Ford used to say: You can have it in any color you want, as long as it’s Low IQ.

Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges related to past use of paid informants The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges related to its past use of paid informants to infiltrate extremist groups.

The apparent theory here--SPLC was defrauding donors by paying right-wing extremist org informants, and also took completely legal steps for obscuring the money trail for very obvious reasons on this totally legal thing to do--is ludicrous even by the notoriously malleable standard for wire fraud.

Nothing about Virginia yet. They must still be scraping ketchup off the walls.

“Certain Republican Appointees let the Democrats push them around, always wanting to be popular, politically correct, or even worse, wanting to show how ‘independent’ they are, with very little loyalty to the man who appointed them.” #OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY

Texas Rep Takes Aim at ‘Sharia Tax’ Rep. Keith Self introduces legislation that would block Sharia law-practicing Islamists from implementing a tax on non-Muslims.

The “Sharia-Free Caucus” kkklowns are getting bolder
www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/20/k...

Weird. Is it Tuesday again?

When even Grok is throwing a flag …

JUST IN: Judge Amit Mehta (Obama/DC) opens door to deposition of Trump in #Jan6 civil lawsuits. Discovery against Trump on merits of cases could begin in May. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Donald Trump imitates “Bored of the Rings”:

“Argle-bargle morble whoosh?”

Halp. Does a “false implication” count as a false statement of fact?

Oh, just reading stuff at random.

Brendan Carr is a tender little snowflake, isn’t he?

Encouraging development in one of the Trump administration’s attacks on free speech. Proud that my Cato colleagues filed an amicus brief.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as Labor secretary | CNN Politics Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down from the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector amid an internal investigation into possible misconduct.

Oops! Looks like it’s time to restock the Liquor Cabinet
www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/p...

He’s really flailing today. “BY A LOT” is a cool borrowing; it suggests that next week, he’ll be pointing out that he won all seven swing states and Iran didn’t win any.

But one has to acknowledge the baroque splendour of “gone on to darker runways.” #OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY

Some #FoxNews coverage from Feb.28 to complement today’s ranting. Setting aside the stupidity, racism, greed, senescence and violence, Trump is spurred by jealousy. He wants a Situation Room picture as cool as Obama’s, and he knows he will never have it.

Somebody sounds nervous. But the cult is getting serious in its attack on 2020.

He’s not wrong, you know

There’ll always be an England …

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

ICYMI these people are profoundly deranged and should be allowed out only under adult supervision
techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...

As the SS Trump founders from multiple self-inflicted below-the-waterline holes, it will be fascinating to see which rats abandon ship first.

U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes

Joe diGenova, an election denier and former Trump lawyer, will now lead the Russia conspiracy investigation after career prosecutor is removed. They aren’t even trying to make this look legitimate anymore. 🤦🏻‍♀️
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Embiggen for best results. One finds it hard to imagine the reporter describing Secretary Brainworms’ vocal features in this fashion:

“‘Americans today are less safe under your watch,’ Stevens continued, her voice rising.”