Great writing. "I'm not the guy you kill. I'm the guy you buy."
Posts by Ellis Weiner
Come on. Is this real?
Our latest, now with fancy-schmancy son-e-lumiere multi-media like it's 1999!
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Amen, sister.
Better Names for the Sequel:
The Devil Still Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada Again
The Devil Wears Prada Size 2
The Devil Re-Wears Prada
Same Devil, New Prada
This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job
You'd think. Except Catholics far and wide were okay with the Crusades, the pedophile priests, and...what were they called again? Oh, yeah: the Nazis. So don't be so sure.
That would make Elon Musk eligible to be the False Prophet, so...maybe.
Sofa, so bad.
I was thinking "Peter Yankee."
I think I found my next career move
Our latest. Yes, it's been superceded by events, but it's still "fun," if that's the word.
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Lemme get this Strait: It took pro diplomats 2.5 yrs to reach an agreement w/ Iran last time. Trump sends amateurs Vance, Kushner & Witkoff, who give up in 15 hours. He wants Hormuz open so now he's blockading it. He doesn't care if there's a deal bec. "we've won." So he commits an act of war. Yes?
Yes, let's ask a group of people who fundamentally disagree with each other about the most important issues in the world for guidance and clarity on the topic of morality, for the purpose of refining a computer program.
The lawyers under Trump should all be disbarred. They continuously write opinions that lie about law and precedent.
Raskin wants Trump to take a cognitive test. Thus, this reminder: Every time Trump brags about "acing" such a test, he's talking about doing great on a test *designed to be as simple as possible.* The whole point is for it to be easy, so that if you *don't* pass it, we know something is wrong.
Everybody has to get it through their heads that the cowardice of the Republicans should be mocked just as relentlessly and enthusiastically as we mock Trump's stupidity and dishonesty. It should be *embarrassing* to be seen being a Republican.
When Trump's actions blow up in his face, it's not just a coincidence or even a pattern. It's a law of physics.
Great clip. "It WOULD be nice if we were right." In fiction movies, the suspense often comes from us not knowing if the protagonists are right. In this one, we know full well they are, and there's still suspense. Plus all that camera movement!
Response by Epstein survivors to Melania's bullshit press conference.
Somebody should ask Trump if he knows what "IQ" stands for and how it's calculated. Somebody else-preferably a sixth grader--should challenge him to an IQ contest. Both take the same test, and we see who wins.
IRAN: You may pass through the Strait for free.
TRUMP: Oh, yeah? Well, I'm going to decimate you.
IRAN: Therefore you may pass through the Strait for $2 million per ship.
TRUMP: I win!
(This seems to confirm the Fight Back at the Bully and He'll Retreat theory.)
Shh! Don't give him any ideas.
So does this mean he's not crazy any more? Or not really crazy? No. Wait a day. The crazy will be back.
I wish. I am sick and tired of sitting around, waiting for all that infrastructure.
It's a Twofer! TACO Tuesday AND the famous Two Week Prediction. Those two weeks will give him time to come up with that replacement for the ACA he's been promising. Can't wait!
This, to the extent that anything about this nightmare can be called funny, is hilarious. Suddenly Trump is concerned about what's "illegal."
"I'm going to bomb you back to the stone ages."
"We're going to stand in the street."
"Hey, no fair!"
Dems and media, ask Republicans to defend this.
This times a bajillion. The rest is commentary.
More proof, as if any were needed, that some Republicans don't suffer from cowardice. Some suffer from complete moral rot.
I liked how you greeted Greg Sargent.