Minerva @ Midnight: oral history of the bin Laden raid demonstrates the smallness of previous guy

Politico constructed an oral history of the bin Laden raid and it’s worth the read to get a sense as one can from on oral history, of the authenticity of … Read More

Mitch McConnell reportedly 'leaving the door open' on voting to convict Trump

I’m not going to get my hopes up for this. Mitch McConnell has done the right thing exactly once in his 200 or so years on this planet. Of course, … Read More

Hi, Mitch. Say hello to Attorney General Merrick Garland

This is too, too much. The schadenfreude! The sheer, sheer joy! CNN: President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, people familiar with the matter … Read More

GOP false fraud claims can become a feature

Even after getting past 6 January, the new Congress until the next election will have GOP members willing to repeat the same Trumpian foolishness. As Raffensperger’s response to Trump underscored, … Read More

So Moscow Mitch can convince his lackeys to steal a SCOTUS seat but not to *not* steal an election?

So by now you’ve heard that 12 angry phlegms are going to keep pretending through January 6 and beyond that something untoward occurred during the November 3 election, during which … Read More

Rep. Katie Porter wants to expose Moscow Mitch's corruption, so I'm gonna help her

All I’ll say is I’m glad Katie Porter is on our side. She’s fierce and unafraid, and her latest Twitter thread amply demonstrates that: x You may have heard that … Read More

What are we Debating?

Two names, Dr. Anthony Stephen Fauci and President Donald John Trump. Dr. Fauci has served as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. That … Read More

eponymous ground-meat dish calls Greta Thunberg brainwashed

I have just always liked that the NY Times refers to him as “Mr. Loaf” x Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg has been 'brainwashed' over climate change https://t.co/8A5Csm6Xbd— The Independent … Read More

Trump snaps at reporter when asked about his upcoming meeting with Putin

Has anyone ever thought about sticking a meat thermometer in Trump’s head when he gets like this? I kind of want to know if there’s any chance he’ll self-combust. And … Read More

Trump made fun of Secret Service director's looks, called him 'Dumbo'

I used to get teased at school because my ears stuck out. Of course, I was 5 — and the people making fun of me were neither septuagenarians nor the president … Read More