“We should all be fuming today…because the very notion of accountability is being hollowed out.”— @harrylitman.bsky.social
“The pardons complete the project begun on January 6: not merely to seize power, but to erase the evidence that power was ever stolen. harrylitman.substack.com/p/trumps-sin...

They should also have zero tolerance for corruption & self-dealing in the party or the campaign consultants and vendors.

Also, I’d like a pony.

Well, you should go start a new media startup if you feel this way. Show how a lean, smart team can profitably produce sound independent journalism while adhering to editorial standards for ethics, scientific integrity, & sourcing, without losing your ability to speak truth to power or be irreverent

A) that’s what investing in world class public education, libraries, and public media is for

B) there’s no solution for human nature

C) We can do both

Use A.I. “to give people more voice in our policy choices and better results,” not to replace distant, unresponsive institutions with authoritarian algocracies in which there’s no one to hold accountable.
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@davidkurtz.bsky.social is spot-on about the implications of President Trump’s pardons:
(1) It’s a precursor for election denialism in the future
(2) It’s extremely broad
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The only remedies for abuse of the pardon power by a POTUS are impeachment or the 25th Amendment

Go deeper: “Trump rewarded all who helped try to subvert the 2020 presidential election, as he had rewarded those who tried to block the peaceful transfer of power.”—Bill Kristol “But the true message…is that pardons will be available to everyone who joins him in…election subversion in 2026 & 2028”

Wow! Super cool. I can see how the cargo van would be much more adaptable for van life.

Yes, they should have.

Obama led that work, but Biden neglected or undermined it. Corruption within the party & gerontocracy has done the rest.