Secession might be the only option. Sadly, it'll take a century or more to fix that landscape, if a fix is even desired. Europe is full of countries much smaller than American states, so why not fragment? California and New York would easily thrive as independent nations.

True, but he's probably competing with Trump on the dementia scale. Mitch will never face judgment for his biggest failure, but the history books - likely to be published outside the authoritarian USA - will mention him as a partisan too willing to humor Trump.

In the words of a wise colleague, "Many a good thought has been choked off by a too-tight necktie."

What's really sad is that Mitch McConnell enabled Trump to take a second shot at a presidential run. He has that to answer for. I don't wish him a grisly death, but I suspect that he's now figuring out his place in US history. There's something to be said for one's legacy.

She needs a separate plane for her nurse injectors.

I think you can actually see crows on the ground in the second photo. They don't hang around unless they feel safe from human interference.

This just never gets old!

Yeah, it's disconcerting to think that slightly more than half of the electorate voted for Trump. That said, he does things every day that drive voters away from him. (His sycophants become more vocal, the more ridiculous he gets, but it's safe to ignore them, as they're exiting soon.)

I don't know about you, but I find having only one jet very limiting.

Remind me to use "brown liquid" as a reason for not showing up at work. Would it really have exposed the NYT to litigation, identifying the bombing payload as excrement? Couldn't they run Trump's AI through another AI to have it weigh in? Their journalists deserve to have NYT legal tell the truth.

Anyone else notice how scared Trump looks in that fighter jet? It's almost as if the AI has picked up on the facial expressions that emanate from him. AI models trained in analyzing video will be infinitely more attuned to Trump's micro-expressions, the moments where he betrays his emotions.

The things people say (and do) in jest often serve as tells about what's really a concern to them. I'm guessing all the rumors about foul smells are very true and that the commander-in-chief regularly has to have his diaper changed. (We know he's got the baby part covered.)

Trump, looking at the instrument panel: "Everything's computer!"

The shit normally comes out of his mouth. Only Real Intelligence would know that.

Her new business: Urns by Ernst.

How about a death with dignity!

Her new business: Urns by Ernst.