Dep press secretary Andrew Bates has the White House response to Trump’s “Gestapo” comment from his donor retreat:

Why did the police steal the neighbor’s car?

“We like to think of writers as courageous individuals who believe in free expression without fetters,” George Packer writes. “In practice, they turn out to be no more able to resist the authoritarian spirit than most other people—maybe less.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Excellent point. Shutting down the North Carolina border would keep all the crime-prone Floridians from getting in via I-95.

That song honors violent criminals who assault police officers.

Hamas is a terrorist organization. Its ideology is ultra-conservative. Hamas has nothing in common at all with liberal or progressive values.

Sierra Leone can still win if Mike Pence has the courage.

Clear, fact-based reporting here, backed up by video and reporters who witnessed it.
Peaceful pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA was violently attacked by counter-protesters chanting pro-Israel slogans on Tuesday night. Police were then called in, and arrested the victims...…

This framing of college protests is terrible. On one side, there are terrible, pro-Hamas, anti-Semitic protesters. On the same side there are peaceful protesters who genuinely want an end to Palestinian suffering. On the other side there are Jews protesting terrorism, the…

And people said Handmaid’s Tale was far fetched.

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Likely 8th Amendment problem.

“Americans simply cannot imagine how badly Trump’s first term might have turned out, and how ghastly his second term is likely to be,” Tom Nichols writes in The Atlantic Daily. We just don’t know how to conceptualize “the end of democracy in America.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Trump supporters tore down the U.S. flag on Jan 6 and put up a Trump flag.

Where should they be sent?

Weissmann Notes from 100 Centre St today: while awaiting entry to the Trump trial, a total of two “protestors” were present. Both with what appear to be severe mental issues (one had a large cross and a big bell). There are more such folks on a typical NYC subway than in the…

Asked about Trump's suggestion that he may not accept the 2024 election results, “Listen to what he says,' Joe Biden tells reporters.

Sanctions are working:

Good to remember that when supporters of Israel talk about its right to “Judea and Samaria,” they are — and have been for decades — talking about Israel owning everything from the river to the sea.