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Dems in Disarray

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) November 11, 2024

Reporters on our Supreme Court beat discuss the top things to watch for when the Trump transition team orders Seal Team Six to assassinate the liberal justices.

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) November 11, 2024

(Trump is immune. Seal Team 6 is not. Although I suppose they could expect Trump to pardon them. But would that extend to the Navy overlooking their violations of the UCMJ?) (And yes, I know it’s satire. Some people seem to think satire and reality are now co-terminous. I don’t, but they do.)

If Democrats want to appeal to Christian family values voters, they must nominate a candidate who has been married three times, slept with a porn star while his wife was pregnant, sexually assaulted 27 women, and was best friends with the world’s most notorious pedophile.

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) November 11, 2024

If Trump won't force companies to advertise on Twitter, I'm going to become an even bigger libertarian.

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) November 10, 2024

That one’s real; kind of.

Give Elon Musk money or else you will be prosecuted is just a classic limited government, free market principle. pic.twitter.com/ORrUQwq43t

— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) November 9, 2024

And Trump is going to evade advice and consent (I do wonder if the Senate would remove him for that. “This time, it’s personal!”).* He’s also going to "enact draconian, across-the-board tariffs; begin massive roundups and deportations of law-abiding 'dreamers;' repeal the Affordable Care Act and major bipartisan legislation passed under President Joe Biden; and enact a new round of massive tax cuts for big corporations and wealthy individuals." It’s like we live in a TeeVee version of reality. Or Very Serious People think we do.

Who are these pundits, and why do we listen to them?

This quote is absolutely insane. pic.twitter.com/OqaFOj2rct

— Philly’s Original Harden (@KHJ_Esq) November 11, 2024

It’s pretty clear the majority of the electorate doesn’t.

Obviously this is all the Democrats’ fault.

*No, I don’t think he will get to evade the Constitution. Thune or Cornyn will probably continue McConnell’s practice of pro forma sessions to prevent recess appointments (Trump famously elevated “interim” replacements, but I think the interims have to replace appointed replacements). A) they’ll do it because the Senate has a tradition of independence from the House and the White House; and B) because Cruz is not signing on to support Trump’s pick for Leader, which is pissing MAGA off. So I think the race is between Thune and Cornyn.