Karl Friedhoff

Trump tries — again — to deliver a winning message on affordability The push comes after weeks of freewheeling speeches and international controversy that reflected Trump’s tendency to derail his own message.

Does this effort include his calling affordability a hoax or nah?

YouTube video by Simon & Garfunkel - Topic He Was My Brother

one of the things about the moment is that 1960s protest songs no longer feel nostalgic but like urgent calls.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZl8...

Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room

Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."

When we do eventually look back, I think The Horrors is at least a contender to be the name by which this time in US history becomes known.

Federal Agents Kill Again; Gunmen Still At Large | Defector On Saturday in Minneapolis, federal agents surrounded 37-year-old Veterans Affairs intensive care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who’d been filming them in the street with his phone camera as they conduct...

Federal agents kill again; gunmen still at large: defector.com/federal-agen...

Shields

Unless they are stopped, all the worst things that Trump and the Republican Party are going to do are in the future, not the past.

This makes stopping them the highest priority for the future of human life on the planet.

I think this speech will be talked about for a long time, honestly.

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

Lee Jae-myung catching a stray.

Let's normalize requiring people to actually go out into the world and learn about something -- some actual subject matter -- before becoming pundits.

The vibe I get from TCW, or Weiss, or [pick a name] is that they emerged from college directly into the mediasphere & know nothing else.

YouTube video by Allen Toussaint - Topic Yes We Can Can

I think a lot about the role of music in protest, and how it seems to be wholly absent in the current moment. But this from Allen Touissaint, while not new, fills that gap as we watch the USG terrorize communities.

Denmark confirms an expanded, more permanent Danish and NATO military presence in and around Greenland, beginning today. Deployments span land, sea, and air, including protection of critical infrastructure, fighter jets, and naval operations. Sweden has committed forces; other NATO allies may follow

Auditioning for Secretary of Defense.

Trump Supporter Has Few Backup Scapegoats Ready To Go In Case Crackdown On Immigrants Doesn’t Fix Everything

Trump Supporter Has Few Backup Scapegoats Ready To Go In Case Crackdown On Immigrants Doesn’t Fix Everything https://theonion.com/trump-supporter-has-few-backup-scapegoats-ready-to-go-i-1819579570/

Trump Proposes Arms Control Talks with North Korea Trump Proposes Arms Control Talks with North Korea U.S. President Suggests Including North Korea in Negotiations with Russia, China Amid Strategy Shift

Trump Proposes Arms Control Talks with North Korea www.chosun.com/english/worl...

Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof X.com I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide. Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.

The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership

This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.

Diminish a band

Squint 182

Shot in the dark, but if anyone knows of protests tomorrow in San Antonio, please drop it here.

Jesse the Body from the top rope.

The DC think-etariat is so utterly blinkered it is, at times, hard to believe.

Just because analysts dismiss spheres of influence as a viable foreign policy does not mean the president does the same.

Former Uvalde Teacher’s Testimony Throws a Trial Into Chaos

A reminder that the Uvalde response was led by Border Patrol, which waited 77 minutes to confront an armed gunman in a school.

But shooting unarmed civilians in split seconds, no problem for them at all

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering Career In Law Enforcement

Insecure, Frustrated Bully With Something To Prove Considering Career In Law Enforcement https://theonion.com/insecure-frustrated-bully-with-something-to-prove-cons-1819575405/

A resignation letter:

"We all saw it.

We all saw, with our own two eyes, people getting dragged like dogs and killed.

But we could not write one line about it on the newspaper.

In shame, we put down our pens.

May 20, 1980
All Journalists of Jeonnam Maeil Shinmun"

Report: Average American’s Retirement Plan Involves Richard Gere Falling For Them After Paying For Sex

Report: Average American’s Retirement Plan Involves Richard Gere Falling For Them After Paying For Sex https://theonion.com/report-average-americans-retirement-plan-involves-richard-gere-falling-for-them-after-paying-for-sex/

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This fight needs Emmanuel Steward on the mic to give it the savaging it deserves. Total farce.