"With characters like Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the nomination funnel, there will be more opportunities to mock anyone pretending they are imminently qualified. We need less "how dare they" and more "ha ha people who give in are sad bootlickers.""

@emptywheel.bsky.social I know you’ve said a lot before, and I don’t mean to ask you to repeat yourself, but is your sense that Garland did a good job given the constraints? Or just that there are much larger fish to fry? Genuine question - your posts push a lot of my own reflexive thinking