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You guys need to see this and take it in… Wise words from someone who is a target. And he’s been listening.

Donald Trump. An Apology. The new Private Eye is out now

We know from Mitt Romney that there were Republican senators who wanted to vote for Trump's impeachment in 2021, but backed away out of fear for their safety and that of their families. Now we've got 1500 Capitol rioters turned loose. A chilling prospect.

Someone is going to need this video today.

Angles matter.

In withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the US joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen. So proud.

I love this song 🤣

Trump is our very own Caligula.

I was just thinking about Lincoln's two inaugural addresses. How powerful and beautiful they are! If I dwell on the comparison with today, I'll start weeping. AOC is right -- let's not celebrate a rapist.

AOC: I don’t celebrate RAPISTS, so no, I’m not going to the inauguration tomorrow

Pretty clear where this is going ….

This is more than I ever knew about the business of property insurance. It's complicated, but JVL explains it well: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-insura...

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The Orange Grievance Baby never wanted to be President, he wanted to be King. President is too much like work.

If a bully is paying you and helping you win elections, then of course you will side with the bully and blame the victim for defending themselves.

My mum’s very old dog is not well. The truly horrible part of having a pet. It gets to a point where it’s all you can think about.

Fine. Top 10 Bette Davis performances. Let's do it. 10. Juarez 9. The Little Foxes 8. OId Acquaintance 7. The Man Who Came to Dinner 6. Mr. Skeffington 5. The Catered Affair 4. Dark Victory 3. Now, Voyager 2. All About Eve 1. The Letter

At the moment, I have exactly the same number of followers as people I'm following.

A YouTube mystery: "Since you searched for Sly and the Family Stone -- Johannes Brahms, Symphony Number 4 in E Minor, Op. 98" Is there some connection I'm not seeing?

[North Pole, 3am] “You got the stuff?” “You got my money?” “I wanna see them first.” “Here you go, 50 squeaky toys.” “How’s the quality?” “100% pure, unchewed.” “Santa won’t notice them missing?” “You let me worry about that.”

One aspect of NYC history that I always adore is when old establishments have had the same phone number for like 100 years. As this one does.

"2024 has been a good year to be a cute baby animal at a zoo." A Baby Capybara’s Rise to Fame Is a Perfect End to 2024 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/s...

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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What law could the members of the House Jan 6 Committee have possibly violated?

Kevin Drum makes a good point about whether Joe Biden should pardon everyone Trump has mentioned prosecuting. It would go against precedent... "But the real precedent buster is an incoming president who threatens to prosecute political opponents over and over and over."

Number games: 2025 is the last time the square root of the year will be an integer until 2116. The last time it happened was 1936. Those turning 45 next year will share an honor with those turning 44 in 1936 or 46 in 2116. The 1936 cohort is dead. Will anyone from the 2025 group be alive in 2116?

An issue that I've seen no coverage of: Did President Biden's pardon of his son go through the usual vetting in the Justice Department? There are supposed to be some objective standards, although Trump is going to blow up this system.

According to this article, the Trump campaign used streaming ads to target individuals in the swing states, while the Harris campaign used ads in a more old-fashioned way. Probably not outcome-determinative, but depressing anyway. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/u...

To save millions in data storage, the National Sex Offender Registry has announced it will merge with the White House’s government website. Sex Offenders can be viewed on the ‘Meet the Team’ page beginning January 20th, 2025.

Trump elected, and now this. Coincidence? I think not. Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year Is… www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/a...

NEW: "We are about to face at least four years of unrelenting lies." Our Will Saletan clinically dissects just one Trump lie to show how he gets away with it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNmo...

Another good thing that Biden and Harris didn't manage to take credit for: jabberwocking.com/the-national...

(I dunno who made this image but I looooooove it)

Mike Johnson

Funnily… I have that book too!

Tesla Cybertrucks are being mistaken for trash dumpsters by raccoons, and they’re getting thrashed as a result. Honest mistake. 🤣

I don’t think it will all fit in there.

New York's 12th Congressional District, basically Manhattan from 14th Street up to 110th, is the smallest House district in the country. It also has the highest per capita income. I just learned this. Does anybody else read Wikipedia articles for fun? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yor...

This is heart-rending. The man had so much courage. A Dissident’s Final Act of Protest Stuns Iran www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...

It took a humiliating military defeat, crushing sanctions, and a historic economic collapse to turn Germany fascist. All it took in the United States was the election of one Black president.