Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

You cannot shame the shameless.

Oppose, oppose, oppose. do not congratulate. this is not business as usual.

The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

This fight is for everything.

The Giant Orange Man Baby is having a bad day.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.

75% of people clapping liked the show!

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Those who are easily outraged are easily manipulated.

If you thought you’d already seen people saying the stupidest things possible on the internet, prepare yourselves.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

Of course you can have champagne before noon. That’s why orange juice was invented.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

Hey hey, RFK, how many kids did you kill today?

Not all heroes wear capes.

🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵

In my day, never was longer.

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

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  1. 1.

    stinger

    And it was great! Thanks so much to Steve Benen, John Cole, and WaterGirl, and for the participants with sharp questions and observations.

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    SiubhanDuinne

    That was an excellent, informative, thought-provoking event. Echoing @stinger’s thanks to John, WG, and Steve for making it happen.

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    stinger

    @Jackie: Dunno, seems like commenting has been slow since the Steve Benen zoom. Have to say I was disappointed at the attendance. A fraction of what I had assumed would turn up. The discussion was fascinating anyway!

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    rivers

    @stinger: You’re welcome. What’s great about The Fifth Risk is that its focus is the Trump administration and its total cluelessness (and lack of interest) about how government works, but in the process the reader finds out how many essential agencies quietly go about their jobs supporting our daily lives. I feel I learned so much from it.

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    zhena gogolia

    @WaterGirl: I’m sorry I didn’t make it. (I think I was always a tentative!) Thank you for organizing — it sounds as if it was great.

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    Scout211

    @Jackie: That was discussed in the comments downstairs and TBH, I didn’t believe it could be true. So I did a google search and found out that it was indeed true. Trump is losing his ability to know the room. On second thought, I doubt he ever had that due to his narcissism.

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    Jacel

    Will this Zoom talk be available for viewing later? I was conducting a band for an Oktoberfest. at the time.  Otherwise, I would have enjoyed being there when it happened.

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    Jill

    Want to add my appreciation and thanks to John and Watergirl for setting up the meeting and for Steve Benen for being so generous with his knowledge, insights and time.

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