@maddow.msnbc.com Sorry, Rachel, to suggest a correction, but I beg to suggest yet again that Trump’s team *IS* “sending their best.” This is indeed the caliber of talent willing to work toward the dismemberment of democracy in service to a convicted felon and sex criminal.

The “Katie Johnson“ deposition video online specifically cites a Trump ‘rape fantasy’ involving her and a fellow Epstein girl named Maria that ended in “Johnson’s” assertion that Trump brutally took her virginity at age 13. Please inquire if this Maria participated in such a “fantasy.”

@maddow.msnbc.com You say Trump is “not sending their best people.” What if they ARE?!! I suggest for a guy who bankrupted casinos, was convicted of defamation in a sex abuse case and of 42 felonies in a corporate civil corruption trial—that this IS the best he can attract.

@weissmann.substack.com Legalisms are complex. But when a fed judge rules that an act is unconstitutional, why let an appeal stay allow the unconstitutional act to proceed while the offender seeks a different outcome? The illegality persists!

The cruelty is the point. The grift is the point. Which IS it? Well, truly, they BOTH are!

@nicollewallace.bsky.social: Hosting Jacob Soboroff’s empty Port of Long Beach sailing tour, with drone coverage, was very creative TV—one cargo ship at dock and empty cranes throughout! A strong visual representation of Trump’s tariff fiasco.

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social: Fabulous idea & fantastic job sailing the Long Beach port with its director & and overhead drone! Very effective way to show how moribund the economy has become because of Trump’s cockamamie tariff “war.” Just ONE cargo ship visible at dock and empty cranes everywhere!

This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there….
Michelle should update her mantra: “When they go low, we go ghost!”

@nicollewallace.bsky.social If you aren’t already on the case, you might consider a shoutout to The Contrarian, the Substack commentary site just launched by Jennifer Rubin (who just quit WaPo on principle) & Norm Eisen, which has a roster that includes most of MSNBC’s regular panel of experts.

From NYTIMES:
In abandoning the original spending deal and stripping it of an array of policy changes that had been included, Republicans dropped at least four bills related to pediatric cancer research and treatments. That drew sharp criticism from even right-leaning pundits….

It takes a special combination of chutzpah, ignorance and incompetence to lose these early legislative battles of one’s second term in office even before you’ve been sworn in.

A ton of voters only get their news about Democrats… from Republicans. To fight back, we should build up independent progressive media, reach out to voters who don’t watch political news—AND go on offense on conservative outlets.

That’s why I went on Fox News. Break the bubble.

Tulsi Gabbard is not just completely unqualified to be Director of National Intelligence – she is anti-qualified.
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I’ve been hoping some astute journo would post this nimrod’s hit list, so thanks for that. Patel obviously has too much time on his hands. We should probably send holiday greeting cards to all of them. I’m sure I can’t be the first to mention, though, that Eric Holder was Obama’s AG, not FBI chief.

Where’s Arlen Specter when you need him?

How can anyone ‘own the libs’ if there are none in attendance?