The problem for Biden is that this is the Kobayashi Maru test. All answers are wrong. You can’t just tell a country of people who are delusional that their delusions are correct. But you also can’t enrage them by telling them that they’re deluded.

I get that American troops fought and died to defend our freedoms, including freedom of speech (for which we should all be profoundly grateful), but I still think this isn’t what they had in mind.

And I don’t get why anyone wouldn’t be appalled by this.

When obstructing justice and violating multiple gag orders are baked into who you are.

Devastating—->

I should add: If you are one of these Republicans, I would love to hear from you. Email in bio.

Happy Memorial Day to all. I hope your weekend has been enjoyable and safe.

Please take the time to read this beautiful and story of the sacrifice of a young man and his bride. I am grateful for those who answered the call of their country to protect democracy and our republic.

A story to read today (full post in Charlie Sykes thread) to remember all the lives touched and altered in the long fight for freedom and democracy.

Today seems a good time to re-up this—-> thebulwark.com/p/the-case-aga…

Meanwhile…

Memorial Day Special: Remembering My Mother's Hero

A few weeks after my mother's death, as I was sorting through her things, I found a green metal file box.  Inside the box was the story of her first husband, a young man named Lambert Hruska, who joined the army in the months

Here’s the link to the full post: open.substack.com/pub/charliesyk…

In August 1943, my mother received this telegram.

This piece of paper changed her life. My mother would have been 24 years old.

It took a full year for the War Department to declare Lambert Hruska dead. He was never found.

sad.

Libertarians not done dunking on Trump.

Overwhelming.

The Greatest Self-Parodist of All Time.

And/or the creators of this simulation are shameless hacks doing a complete Idiocracy ripoff.

Some Memorial Day reading about how much Trump, the man who would be Commander in Chief again if he gets the chance, disdains our military - especially those who gave their lives, who he calls 'suckers and losers.'
Gifting these articles:
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A moving piece by Charlie Sykes on his mother's hero, Army Captain Lambert Hruska, killed in action in Sicily, August 10, 1943.

open.substack.com/pub/charliesyk…

Remembering My Mother's Hero

This is really a remarkable story...

From the Seventh Army history:

open.substack.com/pub/charliesyk…