Bryan Sorohan
@bsorohan.bsky.social
Retired professor until something interesting comes along
Given his silence on this subject, I've increasingly begun to view Jake Tappers screed as not just an act of unethical greed, but also a cowardly act of compliance in advance to allow himself and other such journalists to engage in false equivalence when we point out Trump's deterioration.
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Given his silence on this subject, I've increasingly begun to view Jake Tappers screed as not just an act of unethical greed, but also a cowardly act of compliance in advance to allow himself and other such journalists to engage in false equivalence when we point out Trump's deterioration.
Some of them look good, but I can always do without the "flavored" whiskies.
December 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Some of them look good, but I can always do without the "flavored" whiskies.
Where, oh where would he have gotten that idea? Did Trump pay for his flight and hotel that week as well?
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Where, oh where would he have gotten that idea? Did Trump pay for his flight and hotel that week as well?
Expecting the acting Director to stave off this disaster is the moral equivalent of saying the Admiral in charge was responsible for the boat killings. The idea that this sort of thing was impossible to predict is the worst kind of moral abdication.
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Expecting the acting Director to stave off this disaster is the moral equivalent of saying the Admiral in charge was responsible for the boat killings. The idea that this sort of thing was impossible to predict is the worst kind of moral abdication.
If he wasn't President we'd all be looking at this deteriorating codger who could be influenced by a fake gold trophy for a fake prize with abject pity and/or disgust.
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If he wasn't President we'd all be looking at this deteriorating codger who could be influenced by a fake gold trophy for a fake prize with abject pity and/or disgust.
Kind of puts that "fuel surcharge" that never seems to go away in perspective, too.
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Kind of puts that "fuel surcharge" that never seems to go away in perspective, too.
The real problem with the tiny cars is that they are seen as expendable by people driving giant pickups and SUV's. If not as an outright target.
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The real problem with the tiny cars is that they are seen as expendable by people driving giant pickups and SUV's. If not as an outright target.
Yeah, but it's also very likely he was enjoying it throughout.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yeah, but it's also very likely he was enjoying it throughout.
I mean, it's not just that, it's extrajudicial as well.
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I mean, it's not just that, it's extrajudicial as well.
He makes millions for himself sitting and spitballing ridiculous crap like that. Unfortunately, he makes millions for some corporation doing it as well. They'll never stop the gravy train just because it's stupid, dishonest, and harmful.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
He makes millions for himself sitting and spitballing ridiculous crap like that. Unfortunately, he makes millions for some corporation doing it as well. They'll never stop the gravy train just because it's stupid, dishonest, and harmful.
Of course the interview with some woman in the food court is helpful, but maybe understanding why the World's Worst Superhero thought he should claim to have a bomb might also be useful information.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Of course the interview with some woman in the food court is helpful, but maybe understanding why the World's Worst Superhero thought he should claim to have a bomb might also be useful information.
"There should be as many people taking and filling orders for people who come inside the restaurant as there are for the ones sitting on their butts in their cars."
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"There should be as many people taking and filling orders for people who come inside the restaurant as there are for the ones sitting on their butts in their cars."
God help any decent soldier if that man was beside him in a foxhole.
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
God help any decent soldier if that man was beside him in a foxhole.
And the next Republican demagogue who tells them he's going to do bad things to people they hate will get their votes as well, regardless of any easily-foreseen consequences. They won't listen to decent Americans, because we aren't members of their tribe, which is the opposite.
December 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And the next Republican demagogue who tells them he's going to do bad things to people they hate will get their votes as well, regardless of any easily-foreseen consequences. They won't listen to decent Americans, because we aren't members of their tribe, which is the opposite.
Funny, but seriously, what does that asshole ever do that would fatigue anything? It's the walk of physical deterioration. That name just isn't as catchy.
December 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Funny, but seriously, what does that asshole ever do that would fatigue anything? It's the walk of physical deterioration. That name just isn't as catchy.
Good of him to consider the more benign but obviously incorrect alternative first. Although poor training does not mean there wasn't evil intent as well.
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good of him to consider the more benign but obviously incorrect alternative first. Although poor training does not mean there wasn't evil intent as well.
Whatever name they cook up will be lame, no doubt about it.
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Whatever name they cook up will be lame, no doubt about it.
That guy is walking in Charlie Kirk's footsteps, espousing the same level of Christianity he did. And it's always going to be despicable.
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
That guy is walking in Charlie Kirk's footsteps, espousing the same level of Christianity he did. And it's always going to be despicable.
I keep saying it: that was the most alert and best looking that teams of doctors and cosmetologists could get out of him. Imagine what he looks like when he rolls out of bed at 11:30 every morning.
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I keep saying it: that was the most alert and best looking that teams of doctors and cosmetologists could get out of him. Imagine what he looks like when he rolls out of bed at 11:30 every morning.
When you hear "no good evidence," you think that the idea that vaccines are safe is correct, but only if you understand the scientific method. If you do not, you think, "somebody is hiding something." That's why despicable liars like Kennedy can drive cracks in public opinion.
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When you hear "no good evidence," you think that the idea that vaccines are safe is correct, but only if you understand the scientific method. If you do not, you think, "somebody is hiding something." That's why despicable liars like Kennedy can drive cracks in public opinion.
Odd how we see examples of journalists actually following journalistic best practices these days and get all excited about it. Simply pressing the interviewee to answer the question asked ought to be high-school level practice.
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Odd how we see examples of journalists actually following journalistic best practices these days and get all excited about it. Simply pressing the interviewee to answer the question asked ought to be high-school level practice.
It's only a problem for people who think they have to be trendy.
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's only a problem for people who think they have to be trendy.
Of course he did, and he's probably laughing at us about it right now. I am not in favor of Congress taking petty retribution next year if we win, but it sure seems like some form of consequence for this poison little rat would be appropriate.
December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Of course he did, and he's probably laughing at us about it right now. I am not in favor of Congress taking petty retribution next year if we win, but it sure seems like some form of consequence for this poison little rat would be appropriate.
I don't know, maybe after all of this, when people try to start serious conversations about the long-needed expansion of the Court, the precedent fetishists won't have quite as much sway as they did 4 years ago.
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I don't know, maybe after all of this, when people try to start serious conversations about the long-needed expansion of the Court, the precedent fetishists won't have quite as much sway as they did 4 years ago.