Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said today that a “third term”in office for trump is clearly forbidden by the Constitution. [FN1] She explained that even if a convention is called under Article V and a “new” Constitution is written, still there are steps that must be taken to ratify it. 1/6

There will be no further steps taken and the “new” Constitution that only a fool would think is not already written by people at the Heritage Foundation. Because once called to order, such a convention…

The arts provide moments of escape from an increasingly mordant World. It was unsettling to read that Robert DeNiro referred, inaccurately, to Stephen Miller [FN1] as “the ‘Goebbels’ of [t]rump’s cabinet.” [FN2] [FN3] "’(He's) a Nazi!’ De Niro said.” [FN4] 1/13

There is no evidence that Miller is, or has ever been, a hate-filled, bigoted, racist member of the NSDAP. Rather, Miller has been been, a hate-filled, bigoted, racist person involved w/ the GOP and other “conservative”…

trump can order that the U.S. arsenal of nukes be launched. You cannot say, “That’s silly - he’d never do that.” This afternoon his mouth piece to the media, Karoline Leavitt, was asked if trump also had the authority to tear down the rest of the White House. In “trump speak”? 1/7

Employees of trump cannot give definitive answers that limit his authority. Leavitt said that other Presidents have carried out renovations without prior approval from anyone. Her answer, unless you are a…

Whether X distracts us from Y can be tough. [FN1] X derives strategic value by being so obvious that we cannot see Y. Today there are a lot of X’s, a ton of Y’s & they seem interchangeable. Example: demolition of a big chunk of the White House is in our faces, w/funding > 1/9

detailed, but still opaque, today. [FN2] It’s a crap shoot. Given trump’s failures at running the “house” (i.e., casinos), the outcome bodes ill for us. And then there’s what most people would agree tops…