The news was unremittingly gloomy tonight, from a woman fleeing home to get life-saving healthcare to the news from battleground states to Alexei Navalny's disappearance. I am going to binge watch multiple episodes of "Morse."

I am trying to remember the name of the Washington-based think tank that hosted a conference of Nazi sympathizers in 1940. Any help here?

Go easy on the Royals; King Charles has asked for cutbacks.

Over that the other place it occurred to me to ask, did Elon come to the United States to burn down the foundation of the Republic?

Name one likable, and I'd willingly have a drink with him or her, Republican leader.

Christie drops a truth bomb on his three debate partners, GOP voters, and the American electorate. The moderators don't ask for responses or follow-ups. This is a master class on how to rig the game. The fix is effing in.

Strident advocates of using the American military to respond to a PRC attack on Taiwan justify American involvement as a defense of democracy. It doesn't occur to them that their preferred 2024 candidate intends to destroy American democracy from within.

It isn't comforting when Amazon sends it Best History Books of 2023 and it includes books about decades you lived through.

Sandra Day O'Connor may have broke the glass ceiling for SCOTUS but let's not discount Lara Trump's cover songs.

When my wife and I were first married we (okay she) would make at leat 12 dozen to include in cookie trays.

"I'd like to see you eaten feet first by pigs."

The problem with a basic understanding of Realism is that it conceives state action in terms of pursuing the national interest. The problem is that is also assumes that power, especially military power, is the way to achieve the national interest.

The moral lesson I learned today is about the importance of keeping a bottle of champagne in the fridge at the ready. I'll be prepared next time.

Only the good die young. That's all I have to say here, for now at least. #HenryKissinger

Kissinger's passing marks the end of several eras.

So if he is re-elected, Trump can use the Insurrection Act, but state governments cannot use Trump fomenting insurrection to disqualify him from being on the ballot.

Got it.

Yet another example of Jared serving as a bag man for his father-in-law.

Yet another worry to keep me up at night.

I wonder what project management app Trump used to keep track of his innumerable trials?

I see an advertising opportunity for that app's company.

No fuss Christmas 😉

What do I know but I am thinking a plant . . . or maybe just a pop of color.

Just to be clear, all you Democrats and Independents who will either not turn out or vote for a third-party candidate rather than support Biden: You are all good with Trump's reelection and the damage that will wreak on the democratic republic?

One reason Biden's age resonates with voters is that everyone has a father or grandfather who should have the car keys taken away.

I love Dolly as much as anyone else, but no more half-time shows, please. And please don't cover any more Queen songs. It looked like a crypt-kicker.

I don't suppose all the GOP politicians and faux journalists who got the Rainbow Bridge incident wrong will issue apologies and retractions.

Next year, we plan to spend one whole day cooking per Thanksgiving guest.

It seems like tech geniuses suffer from almost (!) as many management pathologies as the rest of corporate America. Hi Elon, Hi Sam #1, Hi Sam #2.

Elon Musk sword master also talking about his enemies graveyard

Ben Shapiro studied the blade

James Lindsay studied the blade

Jordan Peterson studied the blade

Easily the funniest subgenre of racist well adjusted men

Biden campaign advertisement ideas for running against Trump, Part 1:

(1) 90-second spot consisting of Trump's daily COVID pressers

(2) 60-second spot, silent, showing photos of Trump's daily agendas while he was president.