No. They're all praising Trump for bringing hostages home from Venezuela.

Not just rambling but false and dangerous talk.

Lovely essay. Echoes of your recent conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill and her characterization of this as the planting time.

Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny”. A must read.

This has been happening to some extent in the US for a long time. Reagan’s southern strategy, gerrymandering to benefit the minority, Fox News polluting journalism. All now escalating under the new guy. I agree that it’s an American version of fascism but still horrifying.

Some is already coming out. The attorney for two of the girls has been giving interviews talking about what they testified to.

The profound dishonesty of the Republican Party, going back to Ronald Reagan’s “welfare queen” sobriquet and accelerating like crazy in the past eight years, can’t be ignored. I believe it’s fundamental to understanding why Democrats are losing battles that they should be winning.

I’ve been hoping to wake up to that for a long time.

I agree.

I burst out laughing when I heard the announcement. Jeebus.

No.