Here in Week 44, it’s not like we’re surprised any longer by how insane everything is. And, yet, still: this week was pretty fucking crazy, even by Trump regime standards. This week, a guy who had a journalist chopped up with a bone saw partied in the White House, several hardcore MAGA supporters called out the President for accusing someone of getting remarried too soon, Marjorie Taylor Greene called it quits, Trump called a female reporter “piggy,” the real estate lawyer masquerading as a US attorney got caught forging documents, the bill to make Trump do the thing he said he totally wants to do but won’t do without a bill making him do it which he told everyone to vote for just so he could claim that’s the only reason they voted for it passed, and Trump called for the execution of several members of Congress. Luckily, the Even More News crew was on top of all that shit and provided not one, but two, excellent breakdowns of all the lunacy. Is MAGA turning on Trump? I remain skeptical. Stil, it’s comforting to know that, after all this time: they’re still incompetent.
Other things you need to know this week:
- Another indispensible week in review from Adam Kinzinger. The heights of insanity this week are covered in just the right amount of detail.
- Legal Eagle has an excellent explanation of how Khanna and Massie finagled the discharge petition to force the vote on releasing the Epstein files. It was way more complicate
d— and cleve r— than I understood.
- Robert Reich has a quick video this week on the hilarity of the CEO of McDonald’s complaining that no one has enough money to buy their crappy products any more. One of the most frustrating things about late-stage capitalism is that it’s not only terrible for working people, but, in the long term, the billionaires are screwing themselves as well.
- On this week’s Weekly Show, Jon interviews Sherrill and Spanberger, the governors elect of New Jersey and Virginia (respectively). The two women, who, it turns out, are old friends, are surprisingly optimisitic, but also honest in their assessment of the challenges they face.
If you need some hope this week, I invite you to listen to Kat Abughazaleh, who spoke at the Lincoln Memorial this weekend. Here’s a taste:
So, to our representatives: we don’t want any more excuses. We don’t want to hear that impeachment is unpopular, because it’s not. And guess what? You’re a leader. You better lead. We don’t want to hear that you’re worried about your reelection. Our lives are more important than your campaign. And you don’t deserve our votes: you earn it.
But definitely go watch the whole thing; it’s inspirational. And, as she concludes:
Good things are possible, and, no matter what anyone on TV or on the Hill tells you, we don’t have to settle.Preach on, sister.
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