Republicans Fiddle While America Burns

Democrats have an opportunity to simplify the treacherous and near treasonous behavior of Donald Trump. Plain talk is required. I attended a neighborhood improvement meeting, and the local councilman started … Read More

Rep. Schiff reminds GOP colleague that Trump-Russia collusion was real

Contrary to Donald Trump’s usual attempts to pulverize reality into an unrecognizable heap of dust he can power-snort directly into his fib-pickled brain, the Trump-Russia investigation was neither a witch hunt … Read More

Rep. Schiff reminds GOP colleague that Trump-Russia collusion was all too real

Contrary to Donald Trump’s usual attempts to pulverize reality into an unrecognizable heap of dust he can power-snort directly into his fib-pickled brain, the Trump-Russia investigation was neither a witch hunt … Read More

Trump Organization criminal charges coming, because its lawyers are “outraged”

It begins…more likely prosecution of Trump corporate tax fraud coming first because it’ll always be about strong cases. Trump Organization facing possible criminal charges, sources say https://t.co/yfzrKV0jGu — Morning Joe … Read More

Barr the door… won't someone prosecute him

The Justice Department this May refused to tell Schiff whether any Republicans were investigated. Schiff: “Trump repeatedly & flagrantly demanded that the Dept. of Justice carry out his political will, … Read More

Trump's DOJ Spied on House Intelligence Committee Democrats [Update w/ Schiff Call to Investigate]

Just broke by the New York Times and picked up by Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow: Hunting Leaks, Trump Officials Focused on Democrats in Congress As the Justice Department investigated … Read More

Minerva @ Midnight: a Trump indictment has Florida officials preparing extradition plans

A Trump indictment moves closer with McGahn agreement to testify to Congress, as with a variety of other possible witness cooperation and NY DA activity. The Manhattan DA is signaling such possible … Read More

Minerva @ Midnight: Big Liar's Deep State. Trump's DOJ procured Washington Post phone records

Trump's DOJ secretly obtained Washington Post reporters’ phone records “The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained Washington Post journalists' phone records and tried to obtain their email records over reporting they … Read More

Audit Facebook, regardless of its oversight board decision on previous guy.

Previous guy added a page to his website, one which mimics Twitter and Facebook in its appearance, because the grift needs to be fed. In a related story, Bloomberg reports … Read More

Facebook Oversight Board continues ban of Previous Guy!

The Facebook Oversight Board sustained the ban on Trump — for now. Previous guy added a page to his website, one which mimics Twitter and Facebook in its appearance, because the … Read More

Charlie McCarthy's cousin Kevin rails against 'wokeness' to distract you from the Liz Cheney purge

GQP, the “radical cult that used to be a political party” now attacks “wokeness” to divert attention from their retribution against Liz Cheney’s vote against previous guy during the insurrection. x … Read More

Gaetz Invited to Speak to Women’s Group

Politico just put this story up: Gaetz to be featured speaker at pro-Trump women’s group event Rep. Matt Gaetz, mired in an ongoing federal sex trafficking investigation, is headed to … Read More

Minerva @ Midnight: 1941 was a bad year like 2020, then there's Gaetz's friend Molly

Actually, had Spielberg reduced the running time, the film 1941 might have been a classic. The classic film history teaching exercise would be to edit it down to 2 hours. Craig Lindsey’s article … Read More

Minerva @ Midnight: “it works” a pragmatics of lived experience

We remain weary about the callow stupidity of the GOP/GQP but we must not patronize or condescend about how superfluous their grievances have been and continue to be. Now that … Read More

“Their stupid is always bigger than their evil” in an ex-POTUS's hope for military coup

Banana Republic is not yet a bankrupt concept in America, although it is being sorely tested. Trump’s 1/6 coup counted on the numbers of RWNJs in the US military, including … Read More

CNN Tapper pressures Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Trump election conspiracy theory, FAIL!

Politicians like Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves are responsible for implicitly continuing Trump’s Big Lie. We must hold them accountable. Governor Tate Reeves and Trump’s BIG LIE See full episodes here. … Read More

ex-POTUS* noise increasing because something even worse is coming for him and the GQP

Plenty of dimwittedness to share as Trump demands via a cease and desist order that the GOP not use his likeness or name unless they pay for it. Also, Trump threatens … Read More

finagling a coup: the US was closer to the end of democracy than previously thought

Combined with a Capitol insurrection that would frighten more than 147 legislators to overturn the Electoral College, an acting AG replaced by a Trump crony would have fronted a successful … Read More

LEGACY

Marchers were beaten into withdrawal, spoiling their first attempt to march from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery, Alabama. In the ensuing successful march in 1965 to Montgomery, Dr. … Read More

“…an assault perpetrated by domestic terrorists who were fueled, incited and assisted by POTUS.”

No more delays and no more excuses. Donald Trump must be removed immediately. https://t.co/YTYlMtCSFD — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 7, 2021 Trump is “a dangerous person who should not … Read More

Trump forfeiting the security deposit on the White House “Are you still a believer in Santa?”

“Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?” Trump’s pardon spree is a series of corrupt gifts, administrative vandalism on the way out of the … Read More

Barr slaps down Trump again, this time over Hunter Biden and election 'fraud'

You may have heard over the weekend that Donald Jizz-O-Matic* Trump has reached the pre-bunker phase of his months-long post-presidential pout. Several news outlets reported that Trump hosted weirdo dead-enders Sidney … Read More

Trump discussed the possibility of a military coup to change the outcome of the election he lost.

Contradictions and false consciousness inhabit many Trumpists and Trump voters, demanding a crypto-fascist election outcome, a sad commentary on the times. Trump himself is left with autocratic fantasies fed by his … Read More

Trump firing spree ahead may eclipse the pardoning of over two dozen people

There are now so many pardon requests there’s a spreadsheet for them, but Trump’s so angry at the lost loyalty, the list could be smaller. Trump just sees no evil, … Read More

To his supporters, Trump's shamelessness became a badge of honesty and strength, and he still lost

There’s an agitated Trump up late tweeting more conspiracy nonsense as the Electoral College has voted and the sedition attempt has failed with the so-called longshot of a Congressional maneuver on 6 … Read More

VA Gov Candidate Wants Trump to Declare Martial Law

The latest Trump Toady to dive off the cliff into the deep end of the swamp is Amanda Chase, a Republican state senator in Virginia who is running for governor … Read More

Where the votes went as Trump lost the election and the electoral college

Philip Bump has the goods: it is nearly impossible for the fraud claimed by Trumpists to have occurred in 2020. No evidence has emerged to support an already conspiracy-ridden and … Read More

Community Live Bloggers: Joe Biden addresses the nation because he won the Electoral College

CBS News reports that technically Trump got fewer electoral college votes (304) in 2016 because of two faithless electors. Biden received all 306 elector votes. “President Trump called his Electoral … Read More

The Kraken Caucus in a GOP Congress joins the sedition parade of losers

The Kraken Caucus makes itself known. GOP sedition messaging harkens back to the 19th Century, except Trump's lost cause won't rise again. This time it’s not a Brooks Brothers Riot … Read More

Barr Reads the Writing on the Wall, May Flee the Scene

Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump’s Term Ends Attorney General William P. Barr is considering stepping down before President Trump’s term ends next month, according … Read More

WaPo asks every GOP member of Congress which reality they inhabit

We know for sure that Mo Brooks lives in the Phantom Zone, or is it on Bizarro World. The Post is asking every Republican member of Congress the same three questions … Read More

previewing Trump's Saturday Nuremberg Rally

A loser’s victory rally, what a message. In his Valdosta, Georgia speech on Saturday Trump will essentially repeat his 46 minute Facebook rant from Wednesday with a few local references and additional … Read More

The Bridges of Edison County emerge in the Trumpist parallel universe, aka The Phantom Zone

“It has all gone too far,” Trump continues to raise money off a highly confused grift, and still remains unindicted. x Edison County must be where Trump has been keeping … Read More

probable cause and a 'bribery for pardon' investigation involving the White House

There was a partial unsealing in the DC district court involving a bribery for pardon scheme several months ago. Lots of redaction in the document, and it’s unclear who was involved other … Read More

'acting-AG Giuliani'? says “(Barr's) opinion appears to be without any knowledge or investigation.”

LOL ”acting AG Rudy Giuliani” because Trump could fire AG Bill Barr. x Three weeks ago I told @thenation readers not to be freaked out about Barr’s “investigation” of voter … Read More

Bill Barr says he hasn't seen anything like the fraud Trump and his allies are alleging

I never thought I’d see the day when Trump consigliere Bill Barr became part of the sinister deep-state cabal, but here we are. I mean, if we’re going to take … Read More

more problems of Democracy: Neal Katyal defends corporate slavery because it's complicated

“America is advanced citizenship” –The American President The Age of Citizens United continues. x Even Barrett asksQ: So could you sue on torture?A: YesQ: But not if it was a … Read More

the real Turkey during the Mike Flynn pardon saga could come from some other misdirection

Michael Flynn’s real time in the barrel goes back to the Mueller investigation with whatever Russian involvements Flynn had, as well as a variety of other deals like the Russian/Saudi nuclear “Marshall … Read More

Can President Jim Crow pardon himself like a turkey

Trump could try to pardon himself, but it is more likely that he could resign and VP Pence could pardon him, much like the ceremony on Tuesday, live and domestic. … Read More

The orange grifter won by a Lot, but did his wife turn into assault

Ann Coulter tells Texas crowd “a second term of Trump would have killed us”: “I'm glad he lost” “It's like he didn't know he was president..” He didn’t. These remain dangerous times, but they will get … Read More

Biden is “He Who Must Not Be Named”

White House officials are acting like President-elect (!!!!) Joe Biden is Harry Potter’s Voldermort: He who must not be named. Trump’s National Security Adviser Tells Staff: Don’t Even Mention Biden’s … Read More

GOP donors paid $130,000 in GoFundMe to postal worker claiming voter fraud

With a Biden lead of nearly 15,000 ballots, 180 have been challenged in Arizona and a claim of postal interference in Pennsylvania debunked as an employee recants. x Postal worker featured … Read More

“Growing Discomfort” as ​​​​​​​Obamacare faces Supreme Court remade by Trump

The lawfare against the ACA now being heard in SCOTUS now resembles the attempts to reverse the results of the 2020 election. Scorched earth and total lawfare, total landscaping. Schrödinger's … Read More

Read this and consider. President Elect and VP Elect Harris know this. Don't panic.

Do you really believe the little turtle and pig Barr and loonie Graham and others will go so far as to try and disenfranchise the first Black /Asian woman VP … Read More

GOP folly: “Branding Trump as anything but a loser”

Trump has always been a loser, but is reaching the end even as he’s trying to keep the grift going. Remember that he began campaigning for 2020 right after his … Read More

Trump brings a perfectly stable end to his campaign by misnaming rapper Lil Pump

Because Trump has the best words, rappers who complain about their tax bills do have political preferences and endorsements, because gangsta. “All I gotta say is Trump 2020 b*tch.” x In Michigan, … Read More

The Trump fantasy projection machine: $250 million HHS COVID pep talk as planned propaganda

A presidency whose essence is publicity and public relations, because the most important thing before declaring the pandemic over, was to “defeat despair and inspire hope”. The most important thing … Read More

Trumpian Festivus and Dirty Grandpa Rudy: there can't be enough spoilers in 2020

The Trumpian grievance tour continues: Today in North Carolina, apparently the Trump campaign cares about whether a terrorist conspiracy gets to fly its flag. In a car-rally in Philadelphia, PBO … Read More

just say “no” on that second debate, Joe, the White House might blame you for trying to win

The White House is now blaming Michigan governor Whitmer for the kidnap/assassination plot against her by domestic terrorists. Similarly Trumpists think Biden is weak for not wanting to catch COVID … Read More