Taco Bell Sues over Taco Tuesday Trademark

A regional chain registered it in 1989. Has it become generic?

CNN Loses to Newsmax?!

Did the Trump stunt backfire? Or just an anomaly?

Trump’s Town Hall

CNN gave the former Liar in Chief a huuuge platform.

Post-Shame America

The courts can’t save us from ourselves.

Sandra Day O’Connor and Bush v Gore

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

Tucker Carlson’s Depressing Realization

The fired propagandist has had an epiphany about bullshit.

Fox News Finally Finds A Bridge (Or Three) Too Far

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Class Sorting in American Politics

Most high-income Congressional Districts are Democratic and low-income Districts are Republican.

Dianne Feinstein is MIA

It’s time for her to step down.

Trump Indicted (Updated)

And so it begins?

Digital Blackface!

Inventing outrage in an already outrageous world.

Trump Isn’t Magical

The former President gets too much credit for his ability to manipulate news coverage.

Microsoft Going All-in On AI

The future is here, whether we like it or not.

Tucker Carlson In Private: “I Hate [Trump] Passionately.”

Tucker is one of those “elites” he saying hates his audience.

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Goes Bye-Bye

Disney has replaced a controversial song at its theme parks.

Friday Fiddly Bits

A true hodge-podge.

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Monday Morning Tabs

A true hodgepodge to start the week.

Fox Hosts Knew Election Claims Were B.S.

They went all-in on the Big Lie and we now have the receipts that they knew what they were doing.

Maybe Calling People “White Trash” is Unnecessary?

Carville, MTG, and hierarchy in America.

What the Hell Are We Shooting Out of the Sky?

It’s probably not strange visitors from outer space but we can’t rule it out.

Trumpy Tabs for Tuesday

Because I had a lot of open tabs.

Signs and Portents

Trump is still in the GOP driver’s seat.

Weekend Leftovers

Some tab clearing.

Biden’s Documents vs Trump’s

One of these is not like the other.

Bernard Kalb, 1922-2023

The longtime journalist is gone at 100.

Republican ‘Hardliners’ Are Idiots

Castrating their party’s Speaker is not smart politics.

More Tabs and Quick Takes

The no electoral politics, no Trump edition.

Pelé, 1940-2022

The soccer legend has passed at 82.

Some Tabs and Quick Takes

Some tab plus some tabs equals some tabs.

Thursday Morning Tabs

Enjoy.

Trump Facing Multiple Criminal Charges

The January 6 Committee is expected to make a minimum of three referrals.

Elon “Free Speech Absolutist” Musk

I don’t think that means what he thinks it means.

Whelan, Griner, and the State of Our Politics

Knowing what FNC is likely saying without watching FNC.

Rehnquist and the ‘Independent State Legislature’ Theory

The late Chief Justice was right; his successors are wrong.

The Weird New York Times Walkout

Did you even notice?

The Deterioration and Death of Old Media

Headline News Network is shuttering after four decades.

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Biden and Congress Stop Rail Strike

Washington has imposed a contract that workers rejected.

Increased Diversity in the 118th Congress

The next Congress will look a bit more like America than did the last.

Gun Control Around the Anglosphere

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

Red and Blue States Aren’t Permanent

The margins for 2024 are likely to be slim. But that hides a larger story.

Trump’s Run Exasperates GOP Elite, Thrills Dems

Some of the early reactions to the inevitable announcement tell the tale.

Trump Announces 2024 Run

Covering the coverage.

Nevada ‘Blue Shift’ Expected to Keep Senate Democratic

Adam Laxalt’s big lead is slowly erodiing.

Beware The Exit Polls

The numbers aren’t real. Not yet, anyway.

Trump 2022’s Biggest Loser

The 2020 loser has doubled down on losing.

RNC Can’t Pay Trump’s Legal Bills if He’s a Candidate

An interesting wrinkle in the 2024 race.

Pelosi Attacker an Illegal Alien

They’re not sending their best people.

Trump Special Counsel Likely

The Justice Department is looking to inoculate itself against charges of partisanship.