"Trump’s problem is bigger than a bad debate. He can’t fire the person responsible for his bad performance, because that person is himself. And his many bad answers were driven by a fundamental defect: He simply doesn’t care about other people." thebulwark.com/p/narcissist-d…

"Trump—appearing joyless and increasingly agitated—never seemed to look at Harris. She, by contrast, shifted her body to the right when he spoke, turning to him like a mother addressing a child in tantrum." Sam Stein on the visuals: another win for Harris thebulwark.com/p/kamala-harri…

"Trump’s problem is bigger than a bad debate. He can’t fire the person responsible for his bad performance, because that person is himself. And he can’t repair his many bad answers, because those answers were driven by a fundamental defect." @Saletan: thebulwark.com/p/narcissist-d…

Yesterday my wife didn't watch the debate because she didn't know how it would turn out and didn't want to deal with the stress. Today, after finding out who won, she relaxed, played the whole thing off our DVR, and enjoyed it. Welcome to being a sports fan.

Great moments in endorsement buzzkill

JD Vance on CNBC says that if immigration was the path to prosperity, then "America would be the most prosperous country in the world." (Who wants to tell him ... )

"A small town ... churned through a balkanized media ecosystem that lets false rumors spread like weeds. Trump says he wants to protect these communities. He ends up dividing them... while using them as pawns." Andrew Egger on the exploitation of Springfield. lnk.thebulwark.com/4go9ErB

Listen to Trump's campaign surrogate, RFK Jr. make the case against Donald Trump.

I believe this is the first time anyone has tried the "homework ate my dog" excuse. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…

Ben Sasse, admirer of Cincinnatus and civic virtue, needed a career beyond the confines of the petty and corrupt US Senate *months later* He spent a car’s worth of money on sushi

To any wacko heads who believe this story I invite you to go find a goose in a pond and carry it away. Call me if you live.

People who are clutching their pearls over Trump hanging out with conspiracy theorist lunatic Laura Loomer are cracking me up. Guys, Trump is the chief lunatic conspiracy theorist. He’s not “being influenced,” he’s just hanging out with people who think the same way he does.

Many east coast cities have housing supply problems even while their current populations are much lower than the 1950 peak. What happened? Households shrunk and we don’t have single people in crowded “rooming houses” anymore. slowboring.com/p/housing-and-…

One of the ironies I found in tracing Graham’s capitulation: Republicans often criticized the villains around Trump but refused to blame him for choosing them. “The history of this person is just really toxic,” says Graham. But he won’t say it about Trump nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/…

Triple Hearsay: Original Sources of the Claim that Haitians Eat Pets in Ohio Admit No First-Hand Knowledge newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/origins-hait…

"Loomer had no role in debate prep and didn’t spend much time speaking with Trump en route to the debate, said a source familiar with their relationship." Joe Perticone and Marc Caputo puncture the blame-Loomer excuse for Trump's rant about eating pets. thebulwark.com/p/laura-loomer…

Percentage of independents in Reuters/Ipsos polls who say each candidate is "mentally sharp and able to deal with challenges": July 22-23: Harris 53, Trump 44 Sept. 11-12: Harris 62, Trump 45 Sources: ipsos.com/sites/default/… ipsos.com/sites/default/…

Your occasional reminder that the insanity in today's Republican Party goes way deeper than Trump. This is an entire cohort of politicians who simply can't deal with reality.

This wins the internet 🤣

NBC: “The woman behind a Facebook post spreading a harmful and baseless claim about Haitian immigrants eating local pets says she had no firsthand knowledge of any such incident and is now filled with regret and fear…” 🤷🏼‍♀️ nbcnews.com/news/us-news/-…