Katie Gucer

Why did Trump have himself put in charge of the Kennedy Center?

Because he knows that the educated and cultured people who patronize it despise him.

So he seeks revenge. And he knows that his being in charge of the center will destroy it.

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Video: Trump 2.0 Arrives in Force Two weeks into Trump’s second term, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Charlie Savage help us understand the overarching goals of Trump and his team, and make sense of the moment.

Trump's people: "Let it go through the courts this time. We like our chances now."

Inmate Sues the Trump Administration Over Transgender Executive Order The suit challenges an executive action that required trans women to be housed in prisons for men, and ends transition-related medical treatment for prisoners.

A federal inmate sued the Trump administration on Sunday, challenging an executive action that requires trans women to be housed in prisons for men, and ends transition-related medical treatment for prisoners.

Dr. Phil, embedded with ICE, films raids in Chicago Phil McGraw, the television host known as "Dr. Phil," embedded with ICE agents in Chicago to film raids as Trump ramps up deportations.

Only media slaves to Trump gets embedded on ICE raids

Trump order could upend Hopkins research, state economy An executive order from the Trump administration could upend research by pausing NIH grants, which scientists say could harm health and the economy.

Trump froze grantmaking for health research. Now Maryland is shivering. https://buff.ly/40z6Y3b

Please look at this baby capybara whose name is Tupi.

Trump Is Sentenced in N.Y. Hush-Money Case and Will Avoid Jail: Live Updates The president-elect received an unconditional discharge of his sentence, which formalizes his status as a felon and makes him the first to carry that distinction into the White House. He had fought to...

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« Defend my civil liberties and raise my paycheck; that is what would actually work. Get money to gig and temp workers, in particular. . . [M] uch of what passes for Democratic politics goes right past us. »

Cormac McCarthy secret muse vanity

What’s in a “muse”? This story resonates with a thriller l I’ve been reading lately, “Disclaimer” by Renee Knight. Hinges on the power, and theft, of women’s narratives.

Vanity Fair's weird story about Cormac McCarthy grooming an abused 16-year-old girl and then stealing her stories and voice for his books thing has really bothered me (and a lot of other women). A bit more on that subject from my memoir Recollections of My Nonexistence about muse as trap....

Opinion | Why DOGE is an essential and important idea I’m not holding my breath. But even failure could be instructive.

We could certainly trim some fat off defense but I doubt DoGE will do that. wapo.st/4fVz1jx

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Don’t attribute subtle intelligence to a moron.

YouTube video by Pod Save America Ezra Klein Speaks Frankly About Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Where Democrats Went Wrong

Highly recommend this episode of @podsaveamerica.bsky.social with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social for an insightful analysis of the election and the way forward for Dems. youtu.be/vkXJiEzWxFs?...