man, thats a lot of money. helps me understand someone willing to take it a bit more..........

“the deal was reached a week ago, but has been kept ‘a big secret’ because Michele’s camp feared the seven days of criticism that would surely lead up the divisive President-elect’s big day.”

Rumor is Trump’s camp has been offering $1 mil to anyone willing to play. Seems like a lot of words to say “I wanted the money.”

Sarah Kendzior has been scarily prophetic up to now, and I really don’t like where she thinks we’re headed.

She and Sarah Kendzior  are two clear-eyed writers I read with increasing fear and loathing.

“Write a note to yourself about what you would never do. And when you come to the line, don’t cross it.”

Gessen goes on to list all of Trump’s likely steps as an autocratic ruler, from blocking the press to challenging resistance by turning citizens against each other.

Masha Gessen’s remarkable composure when she discusses impending doom makes her case all the more terrifying. Her interview with Sam Bee was scary, but her writing is downright paralyzing (and vital):

This apparently includes the DOJ’s 25 Violence Against Women grant programs.

Ugh, can you imagine having to go there for a dinner with “Human Q Tip” Pence, though? It would be like being given a beautiful diamond necklace but you can only wear it with shoes made of cat turds.

His body language is so awkward and revealing and his insecurity is so bizarrely obvious. I believe after a while the ceaseless scrutiny is going to reveal how deeply uncomfortable and tone deaf and self-centered he is, even in a contained and scripted environment.

She’s 76 and lives in D.C., can you imagine what she has seen? I want to be like her when I’m that age.

For fuck’s sake. Double thumbs up at a fucking Wounded Warriors event.

OT but related: Does anybody else remember getting their first paycheck, taking a look at it and asking “Who the fuck is FICA and why do I have to pay them?”

Sad thing is I’m willing to bargain. He can keep this guy if Davos goes.

I’m beginning to think that you’re a master of understatement ;)

i wish they were simply not good people...at least Cheney resigned from Halliburton and gave the appearance of no conflict. these fools are straight up stealing from everyone they have ever worked with.

I’m beginning to think that some of Trump’s nominees might not be good people.

They are absolute in the sense that Trump cannot reverse Obama’s decisions.

Are these absolute in the sense that Trump couldn’t decide he didn’t like someone Obama gave clemency to and then hunt up new charges to go after them with? The government originally decided to charge Bob with A and not B related to a particular situation, but now we’ll charge Bob with B because that will show Obama…