Pentagon Cutting Ties With Harvard

Other schools are likely to follow.

A Bad Bunny Observation or Two

It’s Super Bowl week!

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

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

Demond Wilson, 1946-2026

The Sanford and Son actor is gone at 79.

President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting, Thursday, January 29, 2026, in the Cabinet Room. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting, Thursday, January 29, 2026, in the Cabinet Room.

Chaos Works Both Ways

Flooding the zone saps his opponent’s attention, but also his White House’s.

President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. President Donald Trump addresses members of the media in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Trump Reverses Course in Minnesota

TACO Tuesday?

Bovino Needs to Read the First Amendment

Gestapo is as Gestapo does.

Video Tells The Tale

And, like with Renee Good, it tells us that the administration is brazenly lying to us.

This is Fascism

Just the latest example.

Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras. Federal agents ram a man's vehicle and demand identification at Park Avenue and 35th Street in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. The Latino man says he was let go once they realized he was a US citizen. While doing so, a crowd as well as more officers continued to arrive before releasing tear gas and pepper spraying members of the media and their cameras.

Mess in Minnesota

Going from bad to worse.

The Department of Wars

The quest for the elusive Peace Prize continues.

President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, from Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.

“Serious” People in Serious Times

Clowns on display.

U.S. Invades Venezuela, Captures President

We’ve seen this movie before.

Expanding ICE

Anti-Immigrant Ideology from DHS

Not just the illegal kind. Just anti-immigrant.

United for Iran - Global Day of Action July 25, 2009 United for Iran - Global Day of Action July 25, 2009

Another Wave of Anti-Government Protests in Iran

The economy sparked this particular uprising.

President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after delivering remarks on the economy at the Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Friday, December 19, 2025. President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after delivering remarks on the economy at the Rocky Mount Event Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Friday, December 19, 2025.

US Struck ISIS Targets in Nigeria on Christmas

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

Vibing in the Wrong Direction

More thoughts on Klein’s column.

Shifting Vibes?

If the politics of cruelty has peaked, what follows?

U.S. Congresswoman and United Nations Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. U.S. Congresswoman and United Nations Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Stefanik Drops Out of Governor’s Race, Leaving Congress

Everybody knows you never go full MAGA.

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Baby Farming

The most bizarre report I’ve seen in some time.

The Futility of Blowing Up Some Boats

Tough guys actions don’t solve massive problems.

Will’s Attempt to Criticize Trump’s Foreign Policy Takes a Turn

Come for the shots fired at the cabinet, stay for the weird digression.

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Getting Old in America

It beats the alternative but it ain’t for sissies.

In Front of Our Noses: Plans to Pardon a Convicted Drug Cartel Leader

(While murdering people without due process because of [checks notes] drugs.)

Hegseth Ordered ‘No Quarter’ for Drug Boats

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

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.

This Just In!

The NYT has discovered that Trump is old.

A Very OTB speech: A Republic, Not A Democracy–A False and Misleading Slogan

Our present-day politics reminds us that the “unfinished work” of democracy is never fully complete.  

Notes on Discharge Petitions

Some notes on House process and how it relates to recent and ongoing political news.

Trump Bows To Reality, Says Release Epstein Files

After months of demanding Republicans resist, he says “We have nothing to hide.”

Thoughts on Outcomes

A bad night for Trump.

Trump’s Call to End the Filibuster to End the Shutdown

He’s making a major admission.

A Word of Caution on the NYC Mayoral Race

Don’t let pundits spin too many fantasies.

Let Them Eat Renovations

The Trumpian Twilight Zone.

Shutdown Winding Down?

The light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

Meanwhile, in North Korea…

Lies about past White House upgrades. It all start with Jesse Waters, but also heads to the op/ed pages of the NYT and WaPo.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2020. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 3, 2020. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications.

We’re on the Verge of War With Venezuela (and Maybe Colombia)

What could possibly go wrong?

In Front of Our Nose: Capricious Petulance

A commercial has hurt the CINC’s fee-fees.

The Internet of Everything

The downside of our increasing connectivity.

Free Speech Warriors Went Down to Riyadh

They were looking for a show to steal. They were fine with contracts that bind. And they were willing to make a deal

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East Wing Demolished to Built Trump Ballroom

It’s huuuuge.

King Trump?

I mean, who would even think such a thing?