Missing The Point
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Ask not for whom the point is missed. It is missed for thee.
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I hate when they take away things you were just starting to really enjoy, like your favorite TV show or democracy.
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Ooops, I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet. Oh dear.
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Ooops, I said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet. Oh dear.
I mean you could at least learn the name of the leader of the country you are planning to invade.
Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I mean you could at least learn the name of the leader of the country you are planning to invade.
Oh so it is just a policy dispute
Q: Jamie Dimon said today that it's not reata g idea to be chipping away at the Fed's independence. Do you think he's wrong about that?
TRUMP: Yeah. I think it's fine what I'm doing. We have a bad Fed person. He was extended by Biden.
TRUMP: Yeah. I think it's fine what I'm doing. We have a bad Fed person. He was extended by Biden.
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Oh so it is just a policy dispute
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It'd be the most-watched clip in history. I personally would watch it a thousand times.
What President Trump should appreciate is that his expiring on live national TV would be a ratings bonanza that he can never otherwise match, he'd be going out on top.
checking in on the president of the United States
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It'd be the most-watched clip in history. I personally would watch it a thousand times.
Lindsey Halligan again being called to task by another renegade judge appointed by *checks notes* Donald Trump.
Halligan defends her use of U.S. attorney title in combative court filing
Lindsey Halligan was a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump before being appointed as interim U.S. attorney in Virginia’s Eastern District.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Lindsey Halligan again being called to task by another renegade judge appointed by *checks notes* Donald Trump.
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new segment “Smoke Em If You Got Em with Tony Doukopil: Sponsored by Marlboro”
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
new segment “Smoke Em If You Got Em with Tony Doukopil: Sponsored by Marlboro”
What President Trump should appreciate is that his expiring on live national TV would be a ratings bonanza that he can never otherwise match, he'd be going out on top.
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
What President Trump should appreciate is that his expiring on live national TV would be a ratings bonanza that he can never otherwise match, he'd be going out on top.
Arresting every ICE employee would get more criminals off the streets then arresting all of the people ICE is targeting.
ICE Employee Arrested in Child Sex Sting Allegedly Told Cops, 'I'm ICE, Boys.' The Police Chief Was Not Impressed
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after allegedly trying to hire a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minn., police said.
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Arresting every ICE employee would get more criminals off the streets then arresting all of the people ICE is targeting.
"CBS News had rejected the originally-proposed name for the segment, 'Whiskey Dok.'"
New: CBS News seems to be preparing a new segment called "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil," per sources.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
January 13, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"CBS News had rejected the originally-proposed name for the segment, 'Whiskey Dok.'"
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I bet this is all an elaborate scheme to land an interview with Pete Hegseth
New: CBS News seems to be preparing a new segment called "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil," per sources.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
Some staff were only first made aware of it as they encountered CBS testing out set designs of a faux-stocked bar in the newsroom, featuring a large sponsor banner for Jack Daniels.
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I bet this is all an elaborate scheme to land an interview with Pete Hegseth
Breaking: Pedophile president does not like being called a pedophile protector.
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Breaking: Pedophile president does not like being called a pedophile protector.
There's a weird kind of smugness in the way that some of these liberal white women assume they're not going to be murdered in broad daylight in the middle of the street by government agents.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
There's a weird kind of smugness in the way that some of these liberal white women assume they're not going to be murdered in broad daylight in the middle of the street by government agents.
Actually, it doesn't matter if you have your papers.
“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Actually, it doesn't matter if you have your papers.
Promises made, promises kept.
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Promises made, promises kept.
The wheels of the free city bus go round and round.
If you're excited for universal child care and you know it, clap your hands! 👏🏽
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The wheels of the free city bus go round and round.
These truly are fun facts.
Fun fact: your local fire departments, EMS, and police are not required to provide services to federal buildings or lands except in rare cases when there is a specific written contract
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
These truly are fun facts.
Sure would like to hear the reaction to this from Republican members of Congress from states with sanctuary cities.
Trump: "Starting February 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities"
January 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Sure would like to hear the reaction to this from Republican members of Congress from states with sanctuary cities.
Let's make it a dozen.
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Let's make it a dozen.
*ICE agents tackle the President.*
January 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
*ICE agents tackle the President.*
President Trump receives first message from Scott Adams: "Pack for warm weather."
President Trump discloses that he asked Scott Adams to "prepare the way" for his own upcoming transition.
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
President Trump receives first message from Scott Adams: "Pack for warm weather."
President Trump discloses that he asked Scott Adams to "prepare the way" for his own upcoming transition.
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
President Trump discloses that he asked Scott Adams to "prepare the way" for his own upcoming transition.
With rumors of Pam Bondi's potential departure from government, the Trump Administration floats the trial balloon of Jonathan Ross as the next Attorney General.
January 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
With rumors of Pam Bondi's potential departure from government, the Trump Administration floats the trial balloon of Jonathan Ross as the next Attorney General.
Congrats on the new job!
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Congrats on the new job!