Another One For the “Why Do They Call Us Nazis?” File

A student group at the University of Illinois adds to the list.

A Headline for the Trump Era

Combining two items that will be hallmarks of his second term.

Fine Line Between Public Right to Know and Doxxing

Ethics and masked law enforcement.

SaturTabs

FBI Raids Georgia Election Center

The big lie of 2020 continues.

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Trump Reverses Course in Minnesota

TACO Tuesday?

Bovino Out of Minneapolis

And maybe out entirely.

Bovino Needs to Read the First Amendment

Gestapo is as Gestapo does.

Mid-Week Tabbery

This is Fascism

Just the latest example.

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Mess in Minnesota

Going from bad to worse.

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(Also) In Front of Our Noses: The Ongoing Corruption of DoJ

More attacks on political enemies.

SaturTabs

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Trump Wants ‘Garbage’ Somalis Out

The President minced no words.

The Same Subject Continued

More on the clear white supremacist ideology oozing from the Trump administration.

Trump to ‘Permanently Pause’ Immigration from Poor Countries

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for.

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CDC is Over

The health agency has been gutted under RFK Jr.’s reign.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

In Front of Our Noses: War Zones!

Hyperbole? Dishonesty? Distraction? Fantasy? Too much cable TV?

Shutdown Stupidity

Here we go again.

More Attacks on Universities

An attempt to connect higher education and political violence.

The Seductive Allure of Collective Blame

“He that spits against the Wind, spits in his own Face.”

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Charlie Kirk’s Murder

A shocking, but not surprising, event. I fear it’s a harbinger rather than an outlier.

President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. President Donald Trump thanks the crowd after remarks at the Salute to America Celebration, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.

Bloodshed, Bedlam, Squalor and Worse

Authoritarianism is popular.

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Fact Checking in an Era of Bullshit

One of the big ones has given up.

SCOTUS Allows Mass Firings, For Now

An odd, impactful ruling.

Tabby Tuesday

Contemporary Politics are Exhausting

It is hard to focus.

In Front of Our Noses: Another Democratic Official Arrested

The pattern of attempted intimidation continues.

A No Kings Field Report

Montgomery, AL.

Minnesota Speaker Emerita and Husband Assassinated

A state Representative and his wife have also been shot and are in the hospital.

DLC 2.0?

Is it time for the Democrats to move to the center?

SaturTabby

‘The Economic Version of the Iraq War’

We are about to find out the degree to which trade wars are good and easy to win.

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Booker Breaks Thurmond’s Record

He filibustered nothing for a very long time.

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Carter Funeral Edition

Pro-tip: Googling BEFORE posting a Hot Take can save a lot of embarrasment

Muslims Shocked—SHOCKED!—Trump is Pro-Israel

Of leopards and faces.

“Fox & Friends Weekend” Host for SECDEF

No, I am not kidding.

Vibe Check

How we feeling?

A VP Debate That Changed Nothing

A mild-mannered JD Vance out-debated a nervous Tim Walz. It won’t matter.

Jimmy Carter Turns 100

The 39th President hits the century mark.

The Undecided Voter: Iconoclast Edition

Alan Dershowitz is trying to make up his mind.

Tim Walz’s Political Origin Story

An oft-told tale turns out to be bullshit.

Harris Pivots to the Center

It’s not 2019 anymore.

A Hopeful Convention

A stark contrast in vibes.

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The Ezra Klein Phenomenon

From Juiceboxer to arguably the most important media figure on the left.

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The Lack Of Economy In Trump’s “Economy” Speech

I love a good data visualization!

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Tim Walz’ Military Record Redux

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

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[Updated] Reviewing 5 Claims About Tim Walz Military Record

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service