We're making progress on DOGE! And 100 other things that happened this week.

Rather than a dearth of pushback against Trump's fascism, as many overly focused on the State of the Union complained, there was instead a flood of it this week. You just had to know where to look.

What will it take before the spineless GOP congressional caucus, in thrall to the current administration, snaps out of its sleepwalking submission to Musk's Department of Gawdawful Errors?

What We are Quietly Losing in All the Tumult
Last week the ghouls of DOGE came to gut NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) by firing all the probationary employees, because they were the easiest to fire. It was terrible, but it won't be their last visit.

I wanted to take a moment to focus on this small…

Thus far, Trump is making a sustained attack on the United States and Republican Members of Congress are still easily bought off with tailored exemptions rather than policies that serve the common good. That may change, but thus far, Article I remains solidly and easily co-opted.