David Corn

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Accommodating authoritarianism sure ain't rock and roll.

NEW: After a decade of defying gravity, Trump and his MAGA movement are now looking susceptible to the laws and rules of politics. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I examine the reemergence of political gravity.

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They lie and lie.

Trump Pardon Alert!

So now MTG is worried that Trump's hateful rhetoric can incite violence. I'm sorry she and her son have been threatened. But Trump has been doing this to others for years, and it apparently never bothered MTG. It's very MAGA to only care about stochastic terrorism when you're the target.

Make politics cool.

Absurd. The bailout exists to ameliorate the negative impact of the tariffs.

Hiding the crazy is their key to power.

NEW: The Olivia Nuzzi-Ryan Lizza saga consuming the polimedia-sphere prompted me to ponder my own journalistic failing regarding another RFK Jr. scandal—a failing that haunts me. I explain all in my OUR LAND newsletter.

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Cruelty is recreation for the Trump and MAGA crowd.

Way to encourage Putin.

Trump’s birthday replaces MLK Day as a free National Parks day U.S. residents will be able to enter the parks free of charge on what the Trump administration refers to as “patriotic” days, which will now include Trump’s birthday.

A true sign of autocracy. Let's hail Dear Leader over Martin Luther King Jr.

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NEW: The Olivia Nuzzi-Ryan Lizza saga consuming the polimedia-sphere prompted me to ponder my own journalistic failing regarding another RFK Jr. scandal—a failing that haunts me. I explain all in my OUR LAND newsletter.

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Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.

The Justice Department has waged an unprecedented campaign to intimidate states into handing over voters’ private information.

The goal, as @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social & @ariberman.bsky.social report, could result in the unprecedented harassment of individual citizens like you and me.

Hard to believe that Trump lied about rounding up people of color.

This is like “Severance” for MAGA.

Just legal Calvinball. Obviously lawless.

Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.

In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.

What a confession.

The Roberts court is a handmaid to authoritarianism.

Democracy dies if justices enable minority rule.

Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections #ELB You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. All the Republican-appointed Justices are letting Texas engage in re-redistricting, at least for the 2026 elections, and all the Demo...

Supreme Court endorses minority rule. Says democracy is for suckers.

Hey, remember the time when Donald Trump said he didn't believe in "American exceptionalism"?

I do:
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Revenge is a dish that needs to be served competently.

Where’s the CBS News town hall focused on the Democrats assassinated in Minnesota?

Let’s make a deal.

This is what government censorship actually looks like: defunding entire fields, deporting researchers, and quite effectively chilling speech that helps people understand how our information systems are being exploited and calls out powerful people and platforms for their bullshit.

Oops.

Yeah, there's a teeny-weeny chance of that, right?

Soviet-style white-washing commenced hours ago.

"Dear comrade, you are mistaken to state we said it was 'inside job.' Never have we used words 'inside' or 'job.'"

Do these guys ever bother to listen to themselves?

Yeah, that's exactly what pardoning the 1600 J6 rioters show.