
DOJ's Past Lies Continue to Backfire
DOJ has made its problems so much worse by refusing to do the right thing with Kilmar Abrego Garcia . And because they've charged him, that may actually finally backfire.

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI (Part Three)
Proteins, Factories, and Wicked Solutions
Part 3- But What is AI Good For?
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There are many frames and metaphors to help us understand our AI age. But one comes up especially often, because it is useful, and…

John Thune's Flopsweat about Funding Stephen Miller's Gulag
John Thune has taken up Susie Wiles' marching orders to get the Big Ugly bill done by July 4. The time pressure may come from immigration pressures, not financial ones.

Does Stephen Miller Know Pam Bondi Is Harboring Criminal Aliens?
Pam Bondi may let the two guys who allegedly directed Kilmar Abrego Garcia to smuggle migrants out of prison and into the country so she can sustain a claim that Abrego Garcia is a terribly dangerous threat for doing what they directed him to do.

When Hegemons Backslide
Trump's military parade failed to give him the psychological fulfillment he sought, and so Bibi Netanyahu was able to sell him on an illegal invasion of Iran that would fill that need instead.

Without a Doubt, Worse than Nixon
Yet another abuse of office today, this one similar to Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia. At least Nixon eventually resigned.

What WSJ Said about Stephen Miller at 9PM on a Friday
In a profile of Stephen Miller posted in the Friday night news black hole, some untold number of Republican sources tested whether it's okay, yet, to start dishing on Trump's consigliere.

Fridays with Nicole Sandler
We talked a lot about Gavin Newsom's trolling.

Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions, Friday Edition
SCOTUS released six decisions today ahead of the end of its term next week. Here's an open thread to discuss decisions released today.

National Park Visitors Are Not Impressed With Trump's Revisionism
Trump wants to rewrite American history, and Doug Burgum wants the public to help. The National Park-going public is having none of it.

Gavin Newsom's Troll Wars as a Check against "Usurpation or Wanton Tyranny"
Gavin Newsom's legal challenge to Donald Trump's invasion of California has gotten most of the press attention. But he has also been waging a pretty funny trolling challenge as well.

The Golden Teapot Dome: Mark Kelly Warns "This Is a Very Hard Physics Problem"
The newest spectacular failure of SpaceX raises the stakes on an exchange between Mark Kelly and Pete Hegseth yesterday. Kelly described, first, that the physics that Trump's planned Golden Dome would require are nearly impossible to pull off. And then he observed that Hegseth just fired the people who would have demonstrated the physics were impossible.

Open Thread: SCOTUS Decisions
The Supreme Court's term ends this month; the court will release a number of key decisions between now and the end of the month. Here's an open thread to discuss decisions released today.

Remember when Brad Lander Caught Kristi Noem Stealing $80 Million?
Brad Lander's role in suing Kristi Noem for stealing $80 million from New York City means his arrest bears three similarities to that of Ras Baraka: both sued DHS, both were arrested before an election, and Noem's goons premeditated both arrests.

Why Kristi Noem's Kidnapping of Brad Lander Failed ... Thus Far
Yesterday, Kristi Noem's goons detained but did not charge New York Comptroller Brad Lander. They didn't succeed because of the law, solidarity, and independent media.

Kristi Noem's Goons Engage in what Emil Bove Calls Election Interference
By Emil Bove's standards, Kristi Noem's goons just engaged in election interference.

Trump's Blank Page
Blank page. Flubbed lines. Fumbled prop. Repeated assurances of deals that never come. The entire press conference was a testament to the way in which the aging reality star has become little but.

Trump Chose to Hunt Law-Abiding Migrants Rather than Right Wing Terrorists Like Vance Boelter.
Stephen Miller and Donald Trump have made a choice: To hunt law-abiding migrants rather than the Trump supporters gunning down Democrats in their homes.

WSJ Memory Holes Trump's Near-Assassination of His Vice President
WSJ seems to have forgotten about January 6 and the WaPo and NYT have forgotten about Trump's role in it.

Sunday Night WTF: Tankers with a Tantrum
Timing is everything they say. Why so many tankers in the air shortly after a POTUS blog tantrum?