Mark Bashore

"People come up to me all the time—big strong men, with giant quill pens and tears pouring down their cheeks—and say 'Sir, the Magna Carta is truly a great Carta, but no one makes Cartas like you do, tremendous Cartas like no one has ever seen. How do you do it? How do you keep the Sharpie from smudging the parchment?'"

@MollyJongFast Like a teenage boy in search of those special tingly feelings…Hegseth got to blow some stuff up and capture the flag. The America we knew slips farther away with every passing day.

Members of Congress pretending to do something.

To all the Ukrainian warriors in trenches tonight on Christmas defending freedom in Ukraine, Europe, and the world, thinking of you. In awe of you. #SlavaUkraini !

@jaketapper The only higher compliment would have been to call her a hoax.

1) “Kaitlan Collins” 2) she’s smart 3) she’s nice 4) it’s a legitimate question about construction of a controversial project on White House grounds 5) Thanks for the explanation 6) generally speaking if someone or something is irrelevant, the President doesn’t talk about them

@RonFilipkowski Qatar gives Trump a big plane Trump gives Qatar Article 5 protection Trump gives Qatar an installation at a US Air Force base Qatar finances a golf course for Trump in Qatar. cozy isn't it?

@GavinNewsom Nexstar announced last month it had entered into a $6.2B merger with Tegna. The corporate merger will require approval from the FCC. Trump's goon at FCC threatened Nexstar, using its power over the deal to get Jimmy Kimmel fired. That's government oppression of free speech.

This aged well.

The below observation seems truer than ever today.

@SpartyWRLD The real one.

In what world is this roughing the passer??? Sport has gone soft.

@krassenstein How long before they go Putin and just “annex” it?

BREAKING: Denmark has summoned the U.S. envoy after Trump allies were exposed running covert operations in Greenland. The US is a threat to Europe. I say this as an American who loves America. Denmark is an ally with us and a NATO member. This is a violation of numerous International laws. Trump is out of control.

@gtconway3d Yes, BUT he became CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST of TRUMP UNIVERSITY!!! 🤣🤣🤣

He got into Wharton as a transfer student, but—according to his sister!—only after paying someone to take the SAT for him. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

@_K0MMZ @McFaul Really articulate. She nailed it.

@McFaul “The most important thing for me, personally” is such a perfect intro to girrlboss magical thinking

She is so impressive!

@highbrow_nobrow @Acyn @RadioFreeTom The US has already achieved the first, essential condition for an authoritarian (or, indeed, dictatorial) regime: It has normalised lying in public life to the point that its supporters simply do not care about the truth any longer. No democracy can function that way for long.

Why do Trump, Musk, and the MAGA team ridicule, offend, and berate our allies but never say anything critical about our adversaries? Strange.

When making a MAGA cabinet, it's very important to strike a careful balance between billionaires, sex criminals, Russian assets, anti-vaxxers, and just plain unpleasant people.

It’s 10:15 am. Anyone care to split a bottle of wine??

A first? The Breslin Ctr arena horn was just turned off after sounding non-stop for about 15 minutes. Volleyball game has resumed between MSU and OSU.

Trump will not support Ukraine. If you're pro-Ukraine, you can't be pro-Trump.

@themarketswork @Angry_Staffer Globally, Trump often acts dovish, but I think he might be excited over a US Civil War. “Ya gotta fight (lie, cheat & steal) like hell!”

@Angry_Staffer It’s just wild to see democrats become the party of warmongers

Trump called for Liz Cheney to be executed yesterday and it’s barely a blip on the radar. Insane.