Nine stories, 16 links. New from me: The Trump regime is the latest this millennium to fail to create reality; how I learned about the Strait of Hormuz in 1984; Iran was not close to having a nuclear bomb; Iran tries to destroy petrodollar exclusivity; the Orbánization of the US
President Trump demonstrates how little he cares about our safety; so many justifications for the Iran war; Trump lies about bombing a school; Iran, Armageddon, and Trump supporters who want to start the end times; and congestion pricing demonstrates why we have No Kings here. Here we go. I’m
Trump launches an illegal war; after taking the majority, Democrats should make this the last State of the Union speech; how to make Trump’s lying bad again; SOTU’s plans gave us a glimpse of the government’s doomsday plan; the forced-birth lawyer using abusers to attack abortion; and
Jake Tapper was wrong to criticize a Minneapolis business owner for explaining how the Trump regime is using concentration camps, how Democrats could legitimize Trump by being a loyal opposition during the State of the Union, a new poll highlights the president’s unpopularity, the Heritage Foundation outlines its plans
Democrats rightly defend the Constitution in the DHS budget fight; the Heritage Foundation’s 250-year plan to eliminate women’s rights; CBS does not allow Stephen Colbert to air an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico; Senator Ron Wyden indicates our spies have done something bad; a fond farewell
In this edition: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start actually resisting the Trump regime. That means embracing conflict, not defending a broken system, and ceasing to help confirm Trump’s nominees. (Seriously!) Also, how to support Minneapolis and how the Insurrection Act actually works.
In this edition: the Trump regime is trying to rewrite the history of Renee Nicole Good’s murder in Minneapolis and the January 6, 2021, insurrection. We must oppose the regime’s authoritarian command that we reject the evidence of our eyes and ears. Here we go. I’m glad
In this issue: we should not sane-wash what Trump did in Venezuela, Democratic leaders fail once again to meet the moment, Europe needs to understand the dangers it faces, and Cory Doctorow outlines one action that would effectively hit back against Trump and his tech-bro supporters. Here we go. I’
In this edition: thinking about being more optimistic about the state of everything as we enter 2026 than I was a year ago. Plus some quotes and ideas to which I keep returning from articles and books I’ve read over the past 12 months. Here we go. I’m
In this edition: Bari Weiss has made quick work of CBS News’ reputation while, perhaps inadvertently, creating a kill switch for the Trump regime to use to prevent negative stories. Plus, there are links to other stories I am following involving false accusations, large language models, the Trump regime’s
In this edition: The House Democratic Leader recently expressed support for racist Donald Trump policies, a corrupt Democratic Congressmember, and shared a lame and counterproductive political slogan. I would like him to stop doing that. Plus links to other stories I am following and a closing quote about what Jesus
President Trump has figured out how to send his MAGA fans after people who disagree with him—including Republican elected officials. It’s been happening for a long time, it’s bad for our democracy, and we shouldn’t normalize this dynamic. Plus links to other stories I’m following.