Richard Obenauf

This essay would be better with a Buzzfeed-style quiz.

In America, the law is king!

Same.

The single greatest failure of the Democrats was not investigating this election.

Hey Elon Musk,now that your brain injury or disease or whatever it is has now disabled you so much that you are reduced to retweeting Catturd, can we just cut to the part of the script where you OD?

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

White Nationalist Forces Consolidate Power Alongside Musk’s Junta A second update on Elon Musk's coup from our intrepid imaginary foreign correspondent

Following on the overwhelming response to last week's column, I wrote a second dispatch imagining how the Musk takeover would be covered by the US media if it was happening overseas, and they felt comfortable calling a spade a spade.... www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/white-nati...

Elon Musk and the DOGE engineers are the best argument for the Humanities

Every headline that does not say “illegal” or “unconstitutional” is a failure to convey to the public the stakes of what is going on.

Why is the GOP shielding Elon Musk from Oversight!? 

Maybe…because while we’re sitting here he’s dismantling agencies, threatening national security, stealing our data, and breaking the law. 

Dems are not clutching our pearls. 
Dems are fighting back. 
And we won't stop!

My middle school bully came from a rich, politically connected family.

One day when he was late to English class, everyone watched as I put a thumbtack in the only open chair.

Everyone howled with delight as the bully howled in agony.

Not even the teacher ever told him who did it.

How about “No taxation without representation?“ The Musk regime is claiming the right to take our money without heeding the laws made by our elected representatives.

This is an excellent summary of our situation, which is quite bad.

It’s not just that they’re breaking laws. They’re breaking laws that are centrally important to our constitutional order and are constitutive of its identity. They are targeting the best parts of what democracy has built here.

This explains everything.

"Trump famously turns on aides who he believes eclipse him. But by his own account, he remains enamored of Musk, seeming to relish the fact that the world’s wealthiest person is working for him."

Elon Musk Offers Self $10 Billion Federal Buyout WASHINGTON—Saying he was just more deadweight hampering the executive branch’s ability to function efficiently, Elon Musk confirmed Monday that he had offered himself $10 billion to resign from his position as head of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. “Like many other federal employees, I too have been presented with a buyout option as part […]

Elon Musk Offers Self $10 Billion Federal Buyout
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Good time to see which people are genuine conservatives vs those who are happy to go along with destroying checks and balances for short-run goals

I'm glad that America is doing real classic end of empire stuff. A king who is visibly losing his mind declaring a war based on a dream he had. Greedy courtiers feuding over access to the treasury. Some looks are timeless.

I signed out of Twitter when it was sold. You were my favorite account there. Glad to see you haven't changed.

Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.

Just when I worry I'm turning into Candide, I remember that it was long before the revolutions that Voltaire said to cultivate our gardens.

In troubled times, tending to our gardens is how we survive, heal, and grow.

I'm not naïf, but I will never surrender my optimism.

I've got nothing against kids, but I'm sure not a fan of a lot of parents.

Orwellian! I will be studying this. Thanks for the lead!