S Moyn in NYTimes: gerontocracy holds America back. Yes, we need young people to vote more and generational change (or 2) in politics. But our plutocracy is worse. The wealthiest 1% own almost $56 Trillion, the bottom 50%: $4.31 Trillion. And the ultra-rich sit on the podium at Trump’s inauguration.

That’s as far as we know right now …

I wish I could focus on what I want like that GBH does …

How submissive can you be? Grotesque groveling is the GOP way these days …

I actually like the idea of Trump giving himself medals for military valor. While I realize Trumpers and the GOP think he would deserve them, the comics of today and historians of tomorrow would have another fine example of the man’s true nature. Might still happen…

NYTimes reports Robert’s SCOTUS began using shadow docket, ignoring traditional processes for explicit policy goals. Supposed concerns about how not limiting Obama climate policy with an immediate unexplained judgement would harm SCOTUS legitimacy set pattern favoring Trump without justification.

So Trumpers now allow the rainbow flag to fly over Stonewall. Like other Trump/GOP reversals, like easing Minnesota immigration intensity, despite appearances, this is not about moderation. Their message is that they can do what they want anytime they want. Resist intimidation.

Too much ketamine?

Thomas actually preceded Trump in the strategy of hide, deny and lie when being caught for corruption.

Trump and Jesus … it’s so hard to not confuse them!

Hate to see that American perversion of democracy spread

Hard to no think those “donors” could not also be called “bribers”.

Trump’s finest!

I wonder if, after the deep analysis of Trump, Graham made himself a stiff drink of expensive bourbon and just laughed at the suckers he influences

Mining in the Boundary Waters? How evil can Republicans get? They will destroy anything permanently for a moment of gain.

Epstein. Epstein. Epstein. Epstein

He has yet to outmaneuver Xi. Whatever deals those two make will favor China. The Chinese economy is wobbling, but not Xi’s power. Hmmm … I wonder if Donald will bring up the Uyghers? The Pope would.

For Trump, all words and actions are deniable or another’s fault if they are unpopular. His consistency on that is undeniable

Yep, imagine if the Unites States invested the war money in alternate fuels and education…

Paul would back down if directly confronted by Trump.

Now that VP Vance has successfully made peace with Iran, he can focus on his role as the “fraud czar.” His crack team needs to identify the many corrupt Trumpers so the president can pardon them in a timely manner. Are you stealing federal Medicare funds? Contribute to a Trump cause today!

Drive what you want. No problem. But we ought not increase the deficit/debt by hundreds of billions because Trump’s ill-planned war raised oil prices. Perhaps we need an oil surcharge tax to control the deficit & debt consequences. But it’s the GOP’s war, so they should find the way to pay for it.

And JD Vance was in Hungary earlier this week campaigning for Orban. It’s America’s turn to reject narrow nationalistic authoritarianism in November. Good work, Hungarians!

Hope Congress follows up with action against insider trading

Amazing how Reagan is forgotten. I did not care for many of RR’s policies, but he did good on immigration and Social Security. The GOP today are like Trumpers, running things into the ground hoping PR and bankruptcy can make make others pay for their recklessness.

Trump/GOP destroy to advance their interests. Some targets, Obamacare or infrastructure programs, are chosen just to deny credit to competitors. They destroy other things for small-minded immediate rewards or to prove their exaggerated sense of power. Their hubris is paired with gross incompetence.

Trump must be very frustrated to find his abuse of power relative to young women prevents him from using power law intimidation

Figuratively speaking, of course

Me too

Maybe Scott wants them all to speak Trumpese - profane, incoherent, and heartless. My WW II veteran father was Republican, but he believed in the Golden Rule and civility. And he would not support threatening to take Greenland and Canada. That’s what he fought against.