Recent Notes

The Case For Troy Jackson


“Troy Jackson is a real person, a genuine person. He’s not a stunning orator (though he gets better each time I hear him), but as someone said, he’s someone you would expect to run into at the hardware store. You won’t run into Collins at the hardware store.

“He’s at ground zero in the internal war for the Democratic Party, with the establishment trying to push him toward AIPAC. He needs to stand firm, because we’re done with the establishment Dems.”

Noted on: September 26, 2026

ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe — ProPublica


An unusual move: Collins and her staff made misleading statements in her defense and ProPublica debunked them.

Noted on: September 24, 2026

Wanting all humans to be treated equal should never be controversial.

I’m proud of everything our daughter and her fellow students accomplished at Columbia.

Noted on: September 23, 2026

Donald Trump is an international embarrassment


Heather Delaney Reese watched the UN debacle so you don’t have to hear his voice.

“Donald Trump is not America; he is just the person representing us to the world right now. He does not get to decide what this country ultimately becomes. We do. The America that (we) believe in … is still here in millions of us who remember what this country can be and refuse to let anyone take that from us. In 41 days, we will be voting to show not just each other that we still know who we are, but also the world. That is why I still have hope for America. And you should, too.”

Noted on: September 23, 2026

Dana Milbank: Sorry About the Kennedy Center, Mr. President. But There’s Still the Donald J. Trump Bestiality Waiver. – The Washington Sun


“Dana proposed that President Trump — locked in a battle over whether he can have his name on the Kennedy Center — consider naming other things after himself too. Some suggestions: The Donald J. Trump Iran War. The Donald J. Trump Homeownership Crisis. The Donald J. Trump Bestiality Waiver. And more.”

Noted on: September 20, 2026