I'm Joe Santos

Question: After AI lays waste to white-collar IT jobs can we get Billy Joel to come out of retirement and write our "Allentown" or "Downeaster Alexa"? Or is the plight of grizzled programmers holding fast to their badges and waiting for that next conference call not sufficiently romantic?

"If she had just complied!" - Some Dude Who You Know Refused to Wear a Mask Because That's Tyranny

A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.

And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.

I remember back in the aughts saying that when Dick Cheney died I was going to throw a "Yay! Dick Cheney is Dead!" Party. It's incredible to me that things have gotten so much worse that when it finally happened, I'm strangely unmoved. Don't get me wrong. He was very bad, but... ~sigh~ #DickCheney

It's so telling that each and every one of these people "lose it" when confronted with credible evidence of what corrupt pieces of shit they are. It's their tell.

Saw this headline this morning and thought, who the fuck would you like them to run against? Mitt Romney? And oh my lord running against Trump should be ENOUGH in any normal universe. Social media and the right-wing's media infrastructure have destroyed us.

I've got that Connecticut state flag flying on the front porch right now. Until Trump is deposed that other one can stay in storage.

But OHMYGOD HE'S SOOOOOO TOUGH!

Sounds like he's coming off a massive bender and having the world's worst hangxiety episode. Don't ask me how I know anything about that... #Hegseth

I really would like someone to explain Trump's charisma. Maybe there's a book in it. Just baffling.

The Jets have entered the chat.

Why does everyone - EVERYONE! - from singers in videos to local news doing "on scene" stuff to politicians think that "Talking to you as I stride forward into the camera" is a sell?

Charlie Kirk was a shit stain on the underwear of America who wanted to turn our nation into Gilead. He did not deserve to be executed for his views.

I feel like The Colbert Report aired a million years ago and yet still, whenever someone says "which brings us to...", my brain jumps in with "Tonight's Word." #ColbertReport

Matthew Yglesias... rings a bell. Wait, isn't he the guy who wrote that article way back about how craft beer sucks and we should all drink Bud Light or something? Yeah, *definitely* listen to him about fighting for the future of the country.

Look at Wordle doing a Trump-themed puzzle today!

Oh my god. I have no words.

I totally get it. Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell have similar hair here. I'm quite a bit face blind and it's wild how we see hair. If you change your hair I don't know you. 🤷

I'm probably not the first person to make this connection but reading "Hiding in Plain Sight" by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social is basically putting on the glasses. #TheyLive

2016: Proven, accomplished white woman or... Trump?
America: Trump.
2020: What about an old white guy who uses random archaic idioms or... Trump?
America: Old white guy for sure.
2024: Could I interest you in a kick-ass, whip-smart black woman or... Trump?
America: Yeah, Trump.

I read this and all I could think of was Atrios and Jon Chait locked in eternal combat in some political 5th dimension.

Not saying it'll make me eat there but I'm pleasantly surprised they finally figured out an elderly dude leaning on a barrel might not be the most appealing look.

Kid Rock: I will no longer sell my music in California.

Scott Baio: I will no longer act in California.

Governor Newsom: My policies are working.

Please stop saying this is about the Epstein files. They are trying to turn the United States into a full blown autocracy.

Not a competitive autocracy.

Just outright autocracy.

It is good, Jamelle. It's very good. 😉

Do you have any that don't rely on Republicans putting country above party? Because those aren't happening.

Jeez, it's a bit early to be making assumptions about what I'd think, yes? I'm truly stymied by our current circumstances. It does seem, however, that the courts are not terribly interested in making this man obey the law.

To our National Guard members. You are our neighbors, our friends, part of our community, our last line of defense. If you are asked to abandon those loyalties, to control and harm us at the behest of a would-be authoritarian, please do the right thing. "Just following orders" is never an excuse.

Every Blue State Governor needs to block Trump from "federalizing" their state National Guard right now. I'm not a politician or a lawyer so I don't know how that works. But if they don't, we're defenseless and it's already game over.

Describe how to stop him.