Also, Hitler was literally inspired by US settler colonialism - specifically the genocide we perpetrated against indigenous Americans, and that whole slave trade slavery thing.

Naziism, unfortunately, is as American as apple pie & we need to reckon with that. Yesterday.

🧵Former Philadelphia and Atlantic City mob boss "Skinny Joey" Merlino was photographed at Mar-a-Lago a while back.

But it's the Israeli mobster to Merlino's left that's the real story.

Just remember all the following details the next time Trump blows up a supposed drug boat.

I asked the NYT why it played the “No Kings” parades—which drew an estimated 5 million+ protesters—with two small photos below the fold on their Sunday Page One, teasing to a story on page 23.

Their spokesperson gave me this answer, excerpted in today’s Laurels/Darts.

www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Stephen Miller: "Let me just say Mr President that this country was going to die without you. This country was going to actually die without you ... you alone saved it."

Trump: "The ocean drugs and the sea drugs, drugs by sea they call it also, that's almost down to nothing."

Trump says destroying the east wing to build his giant $250,000,000 ego room is “getting incredible reviews”

NYT reporting on this story has been exceptional, but it’s worth considering how the framing might differ if a foreign nation or group was blowing up American boats with Americans a few miles off the Florida shore.

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Q: How comfortable are you w/Trump seeking $230m from the DOJ?

MIKE JOHNSON: Uh, I don't know the details. I just read it. I know he believes he's owed that reimbursement. What I heard is that if receives it, he's gonna consider giving it to charity. They attack him for everything. *changes topic*