David Corn
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Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. MSNBC commentator. Author of AMERICAN PSYCHOSIS and other NYT bestsellers. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
I looked it up. It’s a question. Asking if we should forget old friends. The answer seems to be no.
“What does this song mean? For my whole life I don't know what this song means. I mean, 'Should old acquaintance be forgot.’ Does that mean we should forget old acquaintances or does it mean if we happen to forget them we should remember them, which is not possible because we already forgot them!?”
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I looked it up. It’s a question. Asking if we should forget old friends. The answer seems to be no.
Trump abandoned his duty to defend the Constitution on January 6. It was a profound betrayal of American democracy. And Republicans, MAGA, and right-wing media have tried to erase one of the most treacherous acts in US history.
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
January 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Trump abandoned his duty to defend the Constitution on January 6. It was a profound betrayal of American democracy. And Republicans, MAGA, and right-wing media have tried to erase one of the most treacherous acts in US history.
Fahrenheit 45-47.
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Fahrenheit 45-47.
Slam meet dunk.
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Slam meet dunk.
Happy New Year with real fascist stuff about expelling a third of the nation. Wonder who’ll be targeted.
December 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy New Year with real fascist stuff about expelling a third of the nation. Wonder who’ll be targeted.
Who’s Trump going to believe?
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Who’s Trump going to believe?
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We're just hours away from the end of the year, and I wanted to suggest some of my favorite nonprofits, if you have the ability to donate.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We're just hours away from the end of the year, and I wanted to suggest some of my favorite nonprofits, if you have the ability to donate.
First of all, please consider contributing to @motherjones.com, which produces fearless, hard-hitting accountability journalism (and also keeps me employed)
First of all, please consider contributing to @motherjones.com, which produces fearless, hard-hitting accountability journalism (and also keeps me employed)
Homer Simpson would be more useful.
Why is the dad so useless in Stranger Things?
December 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Homer Simpson would be more useful.
Talk about a holiday news dump.
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Talk about a holiday news dump.
I’ve always enjoyed your piece reporting the Japanese Imperial forces were about to strike Pearl Harbor. If only people had listened to you.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’ve always enjoyed your piece reporting the Japanese Imperial forces were about to strike Pearl Harbor. If only people had listened to you.
A shill for Putin couldn’t say it better.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A shill for Putin couldn’t say it better.
So now we’ll see JD Vance and Stephen Miller denounce violence on the right, eh?
The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021 told investigators someone needed to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen, prosecutors said Sunday. n.pr/45ij2ZU
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted U.S. political parties, memo says
The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021 told investigators someone needed to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen, prosecutors said Sunday.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
So now we’ll see JD Vance and Stephen Miller denounce violence on the right, eh?
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Russia can offer much larger bribes and business deals to Trump, his family, and his friends than Ukraine can, and since Trump is the most corrupt and most compromised US president in history, that puts Ukraine in a tough spot
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Russia can offer much larger bribes and business deals to Trump, his family, and his friends than Ukraine can, and since Trump is the most corrupt and most compromised US president in history, that puts Ukraine in a tough spot
Nothing but the best people.
Harmeet Dhillon is in charge of voting rights for the Department of Justic.
For those who asked for an update.
December 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Nothing but the best people.
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Zelensky lands in Miami. Not a single US official is on hand to greet him. In the language of diplomacy this send an unequivocal message of coldness and hostility. Compare it with the lavish pomp and red carpet shown to Putin when he landed in Alaska a few weeks ago.
December 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Zelensky lands in Miami. Not a single US official is on hand to greet him. In the language of diplomacy this send an unequivocal message of coldness and hostility. Compare it with the lavish pomp and red carpet shown to Putin when he landed in Alaska a few weeks ago.
Griftocracy.
“Since President Trump was elected a second time, he and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion for his favored political causes and passion projects.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Griftocracy.
That’s just an afterthought.
The Washpost edit board calls Trump’s bombing in Nigeria “a welcome change in a part of the world that has always been little more than an afterthought for the president” — and has zero mention of the thousands in Africa facing starvation because of USAID cuts
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Opinion | Why West Africa is worth worrying about
Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
That’s just an afterthought.
This is beyond Christian nationalism. Imagine worshipping Trump.
December 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is beyond Christian nationalism. Imagine worshipping Trump.
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The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
Should someone tell him who wrote “White Christmas” and where that person was born.
December 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Should someone tell him who wrote “White Christmas” and where that person was born.
That’s a second-drink thing.
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
That’s a second-drink thing.
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
December 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For those not following at home, “Heritage American” is a category of white supremacy covering people whose ancestors were white folks who were pioneers.
tHiS iS nOt ChRiStIaN nAtIoNaLiSm.
December 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
tHiS iS nOt ChRiStIaN nAtIoNaLiSm.
A bipartisan group of US senators released a statement on Russia's Christmas attacks of Ukraine,calling Putin "a ruthless murderer"with no interest in peace
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
They reiterated that Zelenskyy agreed to a Christmas truce,while Putin declined
Thank you for your support!
foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/rele…
December 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It’s always projection.
Trump wishes a Merry Christmas to "the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein … only to 'drop him like a dog' when things got too HOT, falsely claimed they had nothing to do with him."
Trump then says he dropped Epstein before anyone and had nothing to do with him.
Trump then says he dropped Epstein before anyone and had nothing to do with him.
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It’s always projection.