Couldn’t get agree more. Douhat pains himself to flak for Trump, conservatism and Catholicism be damned actually.

Talked to my Uber Swifty college aged daughter today about the album. She hates it. “The whole album is dumb,” she says. She’s especially disappointed that after 15 years of producing great music signifying women who stand on their own, this one is all about her boyfriend.

Weak reply.

What’s required to RESTORE, not preserve, democracy? It’s already gone.

JD Vance (not his given name) is a product of the welfare state, and rightly so. His family was in need, we responded. Other families are in need, he snubs them. It’s remarkable.

Sounds like the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Nothing foggy about it. The Times acts like a battered spouse, constantly making excuses for fear of getting murdered.

Nothing like Newport Creamery. Awful awful!

Fired no doubt for being a Russia hawk, not for being an idiot.

Fired no doubt because he’s a Russia hawk, not because he’s an idiot.

Thank you, Jalen.

We need more from Democrats. You should be setting up a shadow Congress with daily expert briefing on these horrors. Hakeem Jefferies gives a great speech. What else is he doing?

Just finished Henri Nouwen’s “Way of the Heart” and now onto “Learning America” by Luma Mufleh about educating refugee children.

AP said "crowds" gathered and "thousands" from Coast to Coast. I wrote them and asked why not just say "many dozens." If you're going to downplay it, be bold!

Great venue for a mass protest!