Trump has admired dictators and will admire dictators. This might be in his interest: again, in the basic sense that he needs to learn how to stay in power and die in bed. But it has nothing to do with the interests of Americans. — Timothy Snyder

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What does msnbc do now?

TL;dr? Double down (obviously fire Scarborough because it ain't MSNVICHY; otherwise full speed ahead - you have a monopoly)

Me, just published, for @variety.bsky.social variety.com/2024/tv/news...

Luigi Mangione just shouted at cameras covering his arrival at his extradition hearing that something was an insult to the intelligence of the American people which as we've known since November 5 is now an absolute impossibility

I think Cameron Maybin — who played for both the Yankees and the Mets — has it right: given the eerie similarity between what these teams offered him, it was clear Soto wanted to be in New York. He just didn't want to be in The Bronx.

When Trump talks about "our" country, he's not talking about you: he means himself and those in the same tax bracket who look like him. They literally believe they own the country — and everything and everyone in it. IOW: this land is *not* your land, it's theirs.

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here's today's post: "Hunter Biden’s pardon has broken the media’s brains" — isn’t there anything else going on in the world?
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There is still such a thing as losing the battle and winning the war.

At least I hope there is.

Biden did what any father would have done for his son if he had the wherewithal. Hey, SCOTUS said it's ok to do it if it's an official act; this sure looks official. Anyway:

The President IS. ALLOWED. TO. CHANGE. HIS. MIND.

Happy 70th Bruce Hornsby, still an inspiration. As much as I love his work with The Range and now The Noisemakers, his solo work is equally astonishing.

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Progressive-ish rock anyone? More music shortly but for now just two unreleased songs. Enjoy — #musiciansky
soundcloud.com/at-fulcrum

If you object that we’re not in a zombie movie because there are no brain-eating cannibals, let me reassure you, there are. — Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Gaetz out of the running for AG. Small victories are still victories.

If you haven't cancelled your subscription to the Times yet, now would be a good time. It's not like they're about providing unbiased coverage any more, beholden as they are to pre-emptive obeisance to the incoming administration — Sulzberger's lame, utterly cynical protestations notwithstanding.

this is like something a character in Animal Farm would say, and every 6th grader in the classroom would understand why it's wrong www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/o...

When Trump supporters come to grips with the fact that he doesn’t give a damn about them, they may finally understand something their tribalism could never allow them to see: we Liberals were fighting for them all along. — John Pavlovitz

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Progressive-ish rock anyone? #OriginalMusicTracks

soundcloud.com/at-fulcrum

You want my rights? Come take them from me. — Danielle Belton, editor-in-chief, HuffPost

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