digby
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columnist for Salon.com
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So, is the America First MAGA GOP rallying around the flag like the Republicans always do?
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
So, is the America First MAGA GOP rallying around the flag like the Republicans always do?
She was on Maduro's ticket --- the ticket that they say was illegitimate. So, I'm guessing whatever lip service they have paid to democracy is out the window? Surprise...
It's also very possible that he was just ignorantly blathering assuming the people will make Trump their emperor by acclamation.
It's also very possible that he was just ignorantly blathering assuming the people will make Trump their emperor by acclamation.
This uhh lady down there who Marco had a really nice phone chat with is gonna do it for us. Won’t cost a thing.
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
She was on Maduro's ticket --- the ticket that they say was illegitimate. So, I'm guessing whatever lip service they have paid to democracy is out the window? Surprise...
It's also very possible that he was just ignorantly blathering assuming the people will make Trump their emperor by acclamation.
It's also very possible that he was just ignorantly blathering assuming the people will make Trump their emperor by acclamation.
Apropos of nothing:
Mexico has oil. So does Canada, for that matter.
Mexico has oil. So does Canada, for that matter.
January 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Apropos of nothing:
Mexico has oil. So does Canada, for that matter.
Mexico has oil. So does Canada, for that matter.
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Tulsi Gabbard in 2019:
“The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela.
Let the Venezuelan people determine their future.
We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.”
“The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela.
Let the Venezuelan people determine their future.
We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.”
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Tulsi Gabbard in 2019:
“The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela.
Let the Venezuelan people determine their future.
We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.”
“The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela.
Let the Venezuelan people determine their future.
We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.”
No doubt. Although he may have to appease Trump's desire to take Mexico first.
rubio pretty much believes in a reverse domino theory for latin america and since he is effectively running foreign policy in the region i would expect him to see cuba as his next target
And I don’t want to sound conspiratorial, but if they feel like they can do this in Venezuela without any serious consequences, they’re absolutely going to try it in Cuba too.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
No doubt. Although he may have to appease Trump's desire to take Mexico first.
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This is the most extreme, irresponsible, and un-Constitutional sentence Trump has yet uttered in office.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
January 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is the most extreme, irresponsible, and un-Constitutional sentence Trump has yet uttered in office.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition."
WE'RE GOING TO RUN THE COUNTRY.
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Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
Yes. And it's is an incoherent slop bucket full of mush, much like his mind.
I don't think a lot of people read the administration's national security strategy document but it was essentially an effort to shoehorn Trump's contradictory and unfocused desires into a cohesive worldview.
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
January 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Yes. And it's is an incoherent slop bucket full of mush, much like his mind.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Where's Tulsi?
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Where's Tulsi?
Has everyone read "Imperial Life in the Emerald City"? Looks like we're gonna have a sequel.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Has everyone read "Imperial Life in the Emerald City"? Looks like we're gonna have a sequel.
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Trump's got a taste for blood.
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Trump's got a taste for blood.
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I mean given that he is constitutionally barred from re-election what exactly can you call this other than legalized bribery?
NEW w/ @kenvogel.bsky.social: Trump’s team raised more than $100 million for MAGA Inc. in the second half of 2025, with much of the money coming from wealthy people and corporations with issues before the administration. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
Trump Super PAC Raised More Than $100 Million in Recent Months
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I mean given that he is constitutionally barred from re-election what exactly can you call this other than legalized bribery?
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We criticize headlines a lot on here, so I'm going to compliment one. No notes. 10/10
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM
We criticize headlines a lot on here, so I'm going to compliment one. No notes. 10/10
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Jack Smith's deposition must be bigger news
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Jack Smith's deposition must be bigger news
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
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Imagine thinking you're gonna win an online fight with Andy Cohen.
And then telling people that you're "more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite."
And then telling people that you're "more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite."
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Imagine thinking you're gonna win an online fight with Andy Cohen.
And then telling people that you're "more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite."
And then telling people that you're "more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite."
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Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
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There’s even an emoji 🫱
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
There’s even an emoji 🫱
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This is the clearest confirmation yet
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
This is the clearest confirmation yet
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Man who eats a Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, Fillet-o-Fish and fries and then gobbles half a bottle of aspirin has some thoughts
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Man who eats a Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, Fillet-o-Fish and fries and then gobbles half a bottle of aspirin has some thoughts
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Trump promoted his head of SBA, Linda McMahon, to Secretary of Education. He fired the Black Inspector General, Hannibal Ware, who uncovered the fraud.
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Trump promoted his head of SBA, Linda McMahon, to Secretary of Education. He fired the Black Inspector General, Hannibal Ware, who uncovered the fraud.
In fact he's just announced that he plans to flood the 2026 campaign on behalf of the GOP. And they're thrilled.
Any other product that called itself “MechaHitler” and produced CSAM would be immediately withdrawn from the market, discontinued, and its creators facing legal consequences.
But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.
But for some reason, the guy who gave the president a quarter of a billion dollars is not worried.
the biggest gop donor runs a website that produces csam, somehow the mainstream media is disinterested in this angle
January 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
In fact he's just announced that he plans to flood the 2026 campaign on behalf of the GOP. And they're thrilled.
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If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money. Famously, we know that's people working in child care.
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We love frosting and make no apologies
January 2, 2026 at 10:19 PM
We love frosting and make no apologies