Ceasefire in Iran War

This phase seems to be over. [Or maybe not!]

Was Bombing Iran Legal?

No. But it won’t matter.

TGIF Tabs

In Front of Our Noses: Noem’s Liberation Promises

The authoritarian rhetoric continues.

US Senator Taken to Ground and Handcuffed [Updated]

The crime: trying to ask DHS Secretary Noem a question at a press conference in a federal building.

US Representative McIver Indicted

“A brazen attempt at political intimidation.”

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Where Americans Get Their News

The information bubble is real.

The Great Realignment

Half the counties in America have moved more Republican in each of the last three elections.

SaturTabs

Speaking of Human Rights

What Trump and DOGE hath wrought.

The Case of the Afrikaners

What it tells us about race and the Trump administration.

Authoritarian Intimidation

Arresting Newark Mayor Baraka is clearly a signal.

Pentagon’s Purge of Trans Servicemembers to Begin

Roughly a thousand will be discharged forthwith.

What Anti-DEI Really Ends Up Meaning

A case from rural Alabama.

Monday Tabs

Lying in the Service of Human Rights Abuse

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

A Musical Observation

Eye of the storm, indeed.

Sun Tabs

Rules for Thee, Not For Me

Unequal treatment for senior officials is the norm, like it or not.

Now Is It a Constitutional Crisis?

We are at least on the precipice.

A Decency Deficit

Small cruelties can add up to far larger ones.

The Leader of the Free World?

The postwar era may have ended yesterday.

Measles Death in Texas

The sadly predicted has come to pass.

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Trump Purges Pentagon Leadership

Three members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been fired.

A Grotesquerie for Our Age

Trump blames Ukraine for being invaded.

DOGE Has “Receipts”!

The efficiency is something to behold.

Senate Puts Tulsi Gabbard in Charge of Our State Secrets

The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body is not doing its job.

Trumpy Sunday Tabs

Sorting through the deluge.

Tabby Thursday

SaturTabs

Tabs for Thursday

Yoon Escapes First Attempt at Impeachment

But reports are he will leave office “early.”

Another Inexperienced Pick

This time for Secretary of the Navy

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Two Tweets

The politics of humiliation and gaslighting.

Performative Bigotry in the House

Nancy Mace edition.

What ‘Mass Deportation’ Might Look Like

Turning a campaign slogan into policy.

Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Likely the Presidency

The 45th President looks to be the 47th.

TGITabs

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North Korea Sending Troops to Ukraine

Escalation? Russian desperation?

Defining and Discussing Fascism, Part II

Hitler comparisons.

TGITabs!

Well, at least it’s Friday…

Tabby Tuesday

SaturTabs