
Palace Intrigue: Trump Prepares His Consolation Prize for Vladimir Putin
The report that Trump is engaged in Deep State fuckery in an attempt to release is virtually worthless to rebut the strong case that he "colluded" with Russia. It would, however, serve as a consolation prize for Vladimir Putin on Trump's way out the door.

The Last Time Billy Barr Ordered a Politicized Investigation, DOJ Altered Documents for Public Consumption
Last night Bill Barr authorized what had previously been forbidden for over forty years, DOJ's conduct of investigations into claims of irregularities ginned up by the very same lawyers -- Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani -- who invented the complaints about the Flynn prosecution. That makes the fact that his last politicized investigation altered documents all the more pressing.
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0) Afraid? Who, Us? We're Not Afraid!
Politco writes about Trump staffers and what they will face in a post-Trump world. They say they'll be just fine, but I think they are more worried than they are letting on . . .

Don Jr's Demand to "Declassify Everything" and the Secret Grand Jury Information His Buddy Shared about Julian Assange
Don Jr might want to stop advertising how happy he is to leak America's secrets given how Julian Assange got advance notice of his indictment.

Trump's Enablers Are Mistaking an Insurgency for an Off-Ramp
Trump's enablers are excusing his efforts to discredit his electoral loss as a means to get him to come to accept it. That's a dangerous game.

It Didn't Go Away: COVID, COVID, COVID
Remember Trump's gaslighting the American public, telling them COVID would simply go away after the election because it was just a hoax?

A Woman. Of Color. From California. Is the Vice-President Elect
Really, that is all I have to say.
It is simply glorious.

Goodbye Earl Trump
"Well, the weeks went by and spring turned to summer
And summer faded into fall
And it turns out he was a missing person
who nobody missed at all"
Listen, this has been really over since mid Wednesday morning. Am not sure how long The…

Congratulations, America — Once More, with Feeling [UPDATE-1]
We have a lot to celebrate, not only because we can finally see an end to the Trump administration in 74 days. We can celebrate real change is coming.

Distraction and Disinformation: The Stakes of Lessons Not Learned
We need to find a way to better debunk and ignore COVID Donny, otherwise he will become a dangerous martyr doing further damage to this country.

Steve Bannon and His Competent Lawyers Part Ways
Steve Bannon is parting ways with his competent lawyer, William Burck.

Congratulations, America! Welcome President-Elect and VP-Elect Biden and Harris!
The wait is finally over. We have a new president-elect.

Braced for Impact
This has to end; it will end. The really sad part is that we don't know what will happen when it does end.

Election Day Countdown: There's Got to be An Afternoon After [UPDATE-1]
We need to snap the fuck out of our funk, stop the self-flagellation. We have a lot to celebrate. Let's get at it!

The Mueller Charging Decisions Through Ratfucker Rashomon's Eyes
Once you consider what we know about the ongoing investigations into Roger Stone (some of which appear to have been shut down), the charging decision language unsealed on Monday looks far more interesting.

Election Day Countdown: Zero Day (Or Is It '0-day'?) [UPDATE-2]
Finally, the last text messages, phone calls, emails, political ads will be dispatched today. Finally, the people get their say.

We're So Not Through Here
This union has always been aspirational, a work in progress. It most certainly isn't done.

What Comes After America
Whatever happens today, the Union is done.
It has been for a long time, maybe even from the start. But we have reached the point where the longer it goes on, the more harm it will inexorably do. It's time, past time, to admit it didn't work,…

Unsealed Mueller Report Passages Confirm the Then-Ongoing Investigation into Roger Stone
The Mueller Report didn't say that Roger Stone didn't have a role in the hack-and-leak conspiracy. Instead, it said they were still trying to get the evidence to prove he did.

Election Day Countdown: Better Than 1 Day Left [UPDATE-2]
A couple hours or twenty minutes left is better than a day left, amirite?

