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The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is our Secretary of State apparently, or War, or both.

BTW, the paywall free link to the article:
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Interview: Scott Ferson His new book argues that Democrats need to start listening to the electorate to heal the disconnect.

I interviewed consultant Scott Ferson about his new book: “How the Democrats Lost America.” Listen here:

open.substack.com/pub/goodpoli...

To those outraged they couldn’t understand #BadBunny’s lyrics, but have spent their entire lives singing the wrong words to Benny and the Jets: It’s not about the lyrics

I think the Democrats should have this message for elected Republicans:

I’m not looking at him. I know what he is. I’m looking at you.

If you complained about the number of times Obama played golf, but don’t complain about the number of times Trump plays golf………

It isn’t about the golf.

When I was a kid in New England, adults would say “it’s too cold to snow.” Now I question everything.

Count me 100% in on buying Iceland. Hot dogs in destination rest stops? What’s more American than that?

Trump says US will run Venezuela oil production. This war, unlike the last, isn’t about false weapons of mass destruction, but of very real weapons of mass production.

It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.

If documents signed by #autopen are cancelled, I’m worried the 40th birthday greeting signed by George W. Bush to me is just a hallow gesture.

Who was the last Mayor of New York who also held the responsibility of representing the Democratic Party? Is New York City representative of the Democratic Party? “
#Trump hopes people think that.

My cab driver in Arkansas was a Bush-McCain-Romney-Trump-Trump-Trump voter. He said he hadn't given much thought to the 2028 election, but that if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor of New York, the Democrats can kiss his vote goodbye.

In the cemetery in Hum, Croatia, the “littlest city in the world” a reminder of the cost of war.

In Croatia I’m speaking with an Austrian who tells me she feels there is not only nothing to look to the US for, in fact the opposite. She says we are not, what sounds like ‘shit-zen.” Schutzen- to protect or safeguard our citizens.

I know there is concern the House will not seat Rep elect Grijalva because of #epsteinfiles, but in doing so #speakerjohnson sets a precedent for not seating Dems elected next Nov.

Does a president who is term limited from re-election care about poll numbers?

NEW: There are enormous holes and oddities in the Justice Department's hastily assembled case against Jim Comey

We breakdown why this case may struggle out of the gate — and thanks to Trump's constant commentary — may never reach a jury.

w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Actually I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States with my hand on @bpl.boston.gov’s 1782 edition Aitken Bible—also known as the Bible of the Revolution.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

“Your mower smokes meats?”
“No, my smoker cuts grass” may be the most American line spoken. #budlight

That is right— a TAX . Any Dem who says tariff instead of TAX isn’t ready for this fight

The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin

This eve, the crescent Moon will do
What a crescent moon does best.
And that’s join Venus in twilight
Orbiting Earth east to west

Watch the Moon skirt by Venus.
A mere finger’s width nigh.
A celestial en passant
Oh my. Ohh my. Ohhh my!

The tech bro who wasn't on Trump's inauguration stage Four things NPR's Steve Inskeep learned from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman in their discussion of his latest book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future?"

The tech bro who didn't attend the inauguration: my talk with Reid Hoffman about AI, Zuckerberg, Elon and retribution.
www.npr.org/2025/01/31/n...

Istanbul

珊盟旺 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01/26/25 ICYMI: President Donald J. Trump's TRUTH on Columbia Sanctions E@realDonald Trump I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia's Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people. Petro's denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:

Ngl, that sent a chill through our faculty lounge today

With ICE raids I guess we should all carry our passports. If someone stopped and asked for my papers how would I prove I was a citizen? My drivers license? Library card? If you’re not worried about this I wonder why?

Jules Feiffer strip from April 23, 1958. Part 1 of 4. A mouse and a cat are arguing. Mouse: "Go ahead! Eat me! Play into their hands." Cat: "Please. Must we continually bicker? Can't we just accept our given roles?" Mouse: "Of course. You'd say that. Refusal to change is a characteristic of your class." Cat: "Look. I'm not against intelligent change. But this question has been looked into before. Cats have always killed mice. It's a tradition." Mouse: "An outmoded ritual unfit for today's humanistic values. Don't you see who profits most from the unnatural enmity between our peoples?" Cat: "Your kind always has to look for villains. It bores me."

Part 2 of 4. Mouse: "How incredibly naive! Whose ends do you really serve? Who gains by diverting both of us into a useless struggle that can't ever end?" Cat: "*sigh* I suppose you'll tell me whether I want to hear or not." Mouse: "It's MAN! You silly innocent! MAN!" Cat: "Oh, come now. Man pets me. Man gives me food."

Part 3 of 4. Mouse: "Sheer paternalism, you booby! How else can he keep his waning power?" Cat: "You always make me uncomfortable with that kind of talk." Mouse: "We mice have been playing a waiting game! Man is torn by inner dissension. Let mouse and cat join hands against the common enemy! Unite! Unite!" Cat: "Quiet – somebody might hear — " Mouse: "I see my words are wasted. All right then–eat me. Go ahead." Cat: "I can't. You've made me all upset. I've got a stomach ache."

Part 4 of 4. Cat: "I'll be back later. Maybe I'll eat you then." Mouse: "Weakling – wishywashy – I would have eaten him." [The cat has left the panel.] Mouse: "What can you expect from liberals."

Jules Feiffer drew this 65 years ago.