Terry Carter
@terrypcarter.bsky.social
Long-time legal affairs writer, retired. Still have stinger.
Aggressive ignorance. Worst kind.
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Aggressive ignorance. Worst kind.
Actually, we are selling Norway down the river. Perhaps the Nobel committee should be transactional and say he’ll be considered if he stops enabling Putin and gets his course reversed in Ukraine. Gotta be consistent when it comes to peace.
October 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Actually, we are selling Norway down the river. Perhaps the Nobel committee should be transactional and say he’ll be considered if he stops enabling Putin and gets his course reversed in Ukraine. Gotta be consistent when it comes to peace.
Meanwhile, last night thousands of ham sandwiches fled Virginia for other states.
September 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Meanwhile, last night thousands of ham sandwiches fled Virginia for other states.
Will he blackball news organizations that continue calling it by its legal name?
September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Will he blackball news organizations that continue calling it by its legal name?
I sat at the press table for the Bork hearings, back when it was actually inside the ring. I thought that helped with visceral reactions. My takeaway was that here was a guy going to a job interview and jousting with the interviewers, making sure they knew that he was smarter than they.
August 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I sat at the press table for the Bork hearings, back when it was actually inside the ring. I thought that helped with visceral reactions. My takeaway was that here was a guy going to a job interview and jousting with the interviewers, making sure they knew that he was smarter than they.
Some say he ran in 2024 to avoid the criminal cases against him.
August 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Some say he ran in 2024 to avoid the criminal cases against him.
If she’s making amends, her convenient damning of Al Franken would be good for revisiting.
July 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If she’s making amends, her convenient damning of Al Franken would be good for revisiting.
Democracy dies in glibness.
June 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Democracy dies in glibness.
There will be salacious tidbits that will make news. This is a step toward re-naming the Kennedy Center.
March 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There will be salacious tidbits that will make news. This is a step toward re-naming the Kennedy Center.
Busy day at WPost.
February 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Busy day at WPost.
Ready. Fire! Aim.
February 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ready. Fire! Aim.
And Greenlanders are like, ‘This guy who wants to rule us moved his inauguration indoors because of what we consider a warm spell.’
January 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And Greenlanders are like, ‘This guy who wants to rule us moved his inauguration indoors because of what we consider a warm spell.’
Given the context, this is a cold day in Hell.
January 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Given the context, this is a cold day in Hell.
Since last year, I’ve been referring to Musk as an idiot savant tech entrepreneur.
January 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Since last year, I’ve been referring to Musk as an idiot savant tech entrepreneur.
Uh, because they’re such jerks that people sometimes let their air out of their tires. Easier being a jerk where there’s an air pump.
December 3, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Uh, because they’re such jerks that people sometimes let their air out of their tires. Easier being a jerk where there’s an air pump.
I remember paying $50 for Netscape Navigator when it first came out.
November 30, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I remember paying $50 for Netscape Navigator when it first came out.
How about “untested”? They have passed every Trump test.
November 24, 2024 at 11:19 PM
How about “untested”? They have passed every Trump test.
They are at the starting gate!
November 16, 2024 at 5:09 PM
They are at the starting gate!
Over and over and over Ryan promised that he had magic beans that would fix the economy. And he would never reveal the magic beans, because it would show the scheme.
October 22, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Over and over and over Ryan promised that he had magic beans that would fix the economy. And he would never reveal the magic beans, because it would show the scheme.
And I wonder why it took 20 months for us to learn that White House doctor Dr. Ronny was demoted from Rear Admiral.
March 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM
And I wonder why it took 20 months for us to learn that White House doctor Dr. Ronny was demoted from Rear Admiral.