The wieirdest thing about this is that it emerged as a dunk on Dems at the exact same time GOP politics was collapsing into "orange man God"

This! They look at America, and they hate most of the people they see in it. They seeth over the "hell hole" cities where most Americans live, but also claim the misery of the rural country and small towns is justification for their calls to tear it all down.

Has Johnson ever been asked at one of these pressers whether Americans should be concerned that the Speaker of the House is so frequently unaware of what's happening in the government on his watch?

Some call it "extortion." Others say it's extortion they can't afford not to comply with.

Not ALL Americans (laudatory, diverse) celebrate Xmas. And to neglect that diversity is the most American (derogatory, homogeneous) thing that a person can do.

I feel like this is a real politics-as-aesthetics thing. A non-trivial portion of these mouth-foaming lefty haters are just repackaging the kind of butter battles over cultural preferences that most normal people grow out of by the time they turn 20.

Just following strangers around the Trader Joe's: "Wow! Putting some hot dogs in the cart. You don't tend to think of that as a wokester dinner... Ooh! Feta cheese. Little more on brand. Let's see where this goes..."

Was it also Epstein who turned Mearsheimer into a Russian stooge?

Also Leavitt: All girls seen with Trump and Epstein circa 2002 should be "presumed legal"

It is 2025, and trust in news media is at a historic low. What's your plan?

Weiss: I've invented Crossfire! You're welcome.

It is 2025, and trust in news media is at a historic low. What's your plan?

Weiss: I've invented Crossfire! You're welcome.

You gotta fall for the dumb, obvious shit! Otherwise, you get clocked as a snobby elite, completely out of touch with regular folk. Then, your pricey journalism degree is a total waste, just like your dad, the insurance executive, always said.

"Folks should read every word":

A serious (and presumably unintentional) indictment of the media-political industrial complex.

Kavanaugh's rage that he should face questions about a sexual assault allegation, as a condition of serving on the nation's highest court, vs his ambivalence about an intern having his car windows broken as a condition of driving home from work sums up the worldview perfectly.

Talking in code to set up the meet. Nicky has to change cars multiple times before driving out into the desert.

Look, when the world sees that the once-adorable mogwai has morphed into an army of disgusting and malicious gremlins, the one thing you can be sure people will want to bring home is a mogwai that hasn't turned into a gremlin yet.

Also, the mogwai was always kinda racist.

"with even less experience than Mamdani."

I feel like you hear this a lot. Mamdani served in the State Assembly for five years. That's not a particularly light public service record for somebody running for mayor of a large city.

Look, when the world sees that the once-adorable mogwai has morphed into an army of disgusting and malicious gremlins, the one thing you can be sure people will want to bring home is a mogwai that hasn't turned into a gremlin yet.

Also, the mogwai was always kinda racist.