I don't know why Canadians don't want to come to the U.S. After all ICE now offers a special sweepstakes for lucky visitors who get a stay in El Salvador thrown in.

The limited authority of executive orders rather depends on there being a functional Congress, no? And an independent judiciary, no?

U.S. voters seem woefully ill-informed on the basics of national security, the Constitution, the functions of government, the civil service, the U.S. budget and deficit work, etc. Even my 10-year-old grandson is dumfounded by Signal-gate.

I myself have found that environments devoted to free academic inquiry and learning, led by some of the most erudite and knowledgeable people in our society, standing on the forefront of research across a myriad of fields, (etc) to feel quite liberal. Probably why I love them.

Faced with a dilemma of historic proportions, unimaginable in all of U.S. history, I cried hot tears at Columbia's decision. But Trump wants to destroy Columbia and you will join his team? NO. We must shout from the rooftops why you LOVE Columbia. Why it matters to ALL Americans.

And no one really believes that today. Lining up behind Trump has become a mindless genuflection, purely performative. They are deriving gratification from the shitshow. It's not about belief.

AMEN. The Republicans are bailing him out. Putin is more desperate, I think, than Zelensky. I'm afraid we are going to hand it to Putin.

I am just back from Antarctica and these guys are REALLY cute. But just so you know...their colonies are nasty. Poop sprayed everywhere. I think it's why we only see photos of penguins on the move--the snow is pristine white. ;-)

I want to laugh out loud...but it's SO not funny.