November 5, 2025 A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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Crockett: Instead of the President cosplaying as the next pope, he may want to cosplay as an actual President of these United States.
That means he may have to do a little bit of research and understand that he swore a an oath to defend and protect the constitution.

Resistance is not futile Harvard is demonstrating that bullies don't like to get hit back.

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Autism is not a disease and these kids are not damaged, despite what HHS Secretary Kennedy says.

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Democrats: Be a fox, not a possum, on the budget Shrewd plays can show the American people that Democrats are on their side.

With inflation rising, confidence plummeting & Trump tariffs looming, the last thing America needs is a GOP shutdown. But with funding expiring March 14, chaos is likely on the horizon. Jim Kessler urges Dems to be strategic—offer reasonableness. Let the GOP own the mess.

After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.

Even Fox News isn't backing up Trump's Russia-Ukraine stance

Is it possible to talk about MLK or Rosa Parks without using banned DEI words? Josh Johnson investigates

The Department of Government Ineptitude Elon Musk's DOGE team is violating every basic principle of good management.

6,700 IRS employees fired during tax season, rescinded terminations, bungled buyouts, and cuts that increase costs rather than save money. DOGE is ignoring the basic realities of government & the damage is piling up. Max Stier sounds the alarm.

The cost of efficiency Let's not cut off our legs to lose weight

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Since Trump has claimed Elon doesn’t run DOGE, we wanted to make sure you know who is running our government. This list has been updated with 15 names.

DOGE’s expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.

We had a blast in Orlando for gymnastics and Medieval Times!

The Trump administration is giving the black market the green light Now, profits are power, regardless of how they are obtained.

“Trump’s zeal to open the floodgates to bribery in the name of national security is a troubling development in a country that has traditionally adhered to the rule of law.”

@barbmcquade.bsky.social discusses Trump’s new EO to halt enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

February 4, 2025 A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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The word for this is "coup."

Love this: Grill Baby Grill. Let's go, journalism!