Todd H. Baker

Tweet from Really American stating that Senator Andy Kim questioned FCC Chair Brendan Carr, prompting Carr to admit his oath was to the Constitution, not the president. Below is a C-SPAN video still showing Kim speaking at a Senate oversight hearing.

Sen. Andy Kim is a force to be reckoned with.

on the bright side three years from now will be boom times for businesses that specialize in removing garish brass letters from buildings

Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly.  We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."

Politics. Brought to you by banks.

Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:

He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.

C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.

NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.

So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.

"The $1,776 per person bonuses [...] will be covered with funding approved in the Big Beautiful Bill [...] confirmed by the Pentagon.

The payouts — which will cost roughly $2.6 billion — will be a “one-time basic allowance for housing supplement to all eligible service members,”"

David Brooks Said ‘Count Me Out’ Of Epstein Story, Then Wound Up In Epstein Photos There's no indication The New York Times columnist did anything wrong. But wow, the timing of his column and the photo dump is unfortunate!

NYT columnist David Brooks wrote an op-ed a few weeks ago titled, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out,” lamenting people are too focused on the Epstein scandal + saying "the QAnon mentality has taken over."

Today he appeared in 4 photos from the Epstein dump. Welp! www.huffpost.com/entry/david-...

Trump has called for at least three of these senators to be thrown in prison. And they’re still voting for his agenda.

GOP Senator Grills Trump Nominee on Statement that Marriage Is Not Intended for Disabled People Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), a generally reliable Republican foot soldier, grilled a...

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I truly can’t believe we didn’t stop everything to make sure he never walked free

Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to o...

This is one reason why we got that horror show speech today. Notice how little attention this got.

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President Trump says that checks for $1,776 each are going out to nearly 1.5 million servicemembers. I have questions.

+ When did Congress approve such a plan?
+ Where is the money coming from?
+ How is it non-taxable? Did Congress vote to do that?
I'm sure there must be specific bill text.

👉 Donald Trump’s businesses have sought to bring in at least 2,033 foreign workers to staff his clubs, resort, and winery since 2008.

Or an invitation to the Chilmark softball game.

Yeah, no @nbcnews.com, that's not what he did.

Dan Bongino Says He Will Step Down From F.B.I. in January

How Dan Bongino got canned because he pissed off Pam Bondi. Meanwhile, longtime FBI agents were left agog that he had lasted that long, given his inability to even feign competence. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...

Trump: “One year ago, our country was dead!”

The Economist, one year ago:

I'm old enough to remember when the networks refused to carry an incredibly important speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by President Biden about creeping fascism in the U.S. because it was "too political".

Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄

and, reiterating, refusing obama's immigration address on what i recall were the grounds of being too political and or partisan:

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014...

If the 25th amendment were triggered by any objective metric of presidential insanity or unfitness, Trump would have been launched out of the White House ten seconds into tonight’s speech. Or 11 months ago. Or daily since.

Trump is attempting to bribe his way to a military loyal to him, and not to the United States.

Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...

Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers

American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP

RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”.

The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…”

The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.