Thursday Evening Tabs

Lie down with dogs you get up with fleas edition.

Guiliani Ordered to Pay $148 Million

A Pyrrhic victory in one of many cases against America’s mayor.

Anti-Gay Extremism in Nigeria

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

The Georgia Case is Different

It’s the only one that puts all the piece together.

Trump Indicted in Georgia

This makes four.

Could Trump Really Be President Again?

It’s not nearly as far-fetched as most of us would like to believe.

Fox News Settles Suit, Will Carry on As Before

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

Trump Committed Four Crimes, Say January 6 Committee

The ball is now in Merrick Garland’s court.

Netanyahu Returns as Israel’s Premier

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

Pelosi Attack a Turning Point?

What will it take to end the cycle of violence?

Resetting Our Politics

Did Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony change anything?

Trump Ordered the Code Red

You’re goddamn right he did.

January 6 Committee Divided on Which Non-Starter Recommendations to Make

They’re taking their eye off the ball.

Republican Efforts to Steal Election Were Widespread

Did we not already know this?

Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far?

Republicans are aghast that he’s abandoned his principles.

Hunter Biden’s Laptop

New evidence changes the story ever so slightly.

If It Was an Insurrection, Why Hasn’t Anyone Been Charged with ‘Insurrection’?

It doesn’t matter what I believe. It only matters what I can prove.

Senators Graham and Lee Owe us an Explanation

Really, they owed (and still owe) us better behavior.

More Tabs to Clear

The Arizona Audit

The latest front on the war on truth.

Rudy Thinks he has an “Out” Clause

Rudy may not be a very good lawyer…

Performative Leadership

The downfall of Andrew Cuomo shines a light on toxic workplaces and governance styles.

Seuss (and Electoral Fraud) Redux

The politics of bait-and-switch.

CPAC as a Leading Indicator

The annual gathering showed us what the Republican Party would become years ago.

The Key Number: Two Hours

The pivot point in the impeachment charges: two hours of silence.

Trump Deserves to be Impeached, Plain and Simple

As we assess Trump’s role in all of this, it is important to think through what he did (and did not) do.

The Irresponsibility of Giuliani

Masklessly criss-crossing the country.

Reaping the Whirlwind

That thing that happens when you sow the wind with conspiracy theories.

Third Circuit Rejects Trump Campaign Appeal

They were rejected bigly.

GSA’s Certification Decision

Why did Emily Murphy finally do her job?

Rush Limbaugh Slams Trump Legal Team

The EIB host and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient is not impressed.

Trump’s Legal Team Imploding

We won’t have Sidney Powell to kick around any more.

COVID and Sons

Truly the dumbest timeline.

More Kook Than Coup

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

This is what a loser looks like. This is what a loser looks like.

Republican Leaders Refuse to Lead

They know Trump lost the election yet are aiding his outrageous assault on democracy.

Four Seasons Total Landscaping

A tale so bizarre it is hard to believe it is real.

UPS ate my Propaganda

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

Glenn Greenwald Quits Intercept

The iconoclastic journalist is out at the publication he founded.

NY Post Agitprop

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

Foreign Interference in the 2020 Elections

The Russians are at it again, with the cooperation of the Trump administration and its enablers.

Trump Pushing Out US Attorney Investigating Trump Associates

For the second time, the chief federal prosecutor for Manhattan has been fired.

Nevada Debate Reflections

The clear winner was Donald Trump.

NH Sample Ballots

Rudy is in Conspiracy Nut Land

America’s mayor talks like a snake oil salesman/conman.

No, Citizens United Didn’t Ruin Our Democracy

Money has increasingly dominated American politics but the court case had little to do with it.

Democratic Primary Reset?

The 2016 frontrunners at this stage won their nominations easily. But that’s often not the case.

Bolton Now Says He’d Be Willing To Testify

After months of delays, Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton is now saying he’d be willing to testify if he were subpoeanaed.

House Set To Debate And Vote On Impeachment

By the end of today, Donald Trump will most likely be the third President of the United States to be impeached by the House of Representatives.