The White House press corps' eagerness to participate in the "briefing room" charade is testament to what political journalism has become -- infotainment in the guise of news.

Any news organization with even a tiny sense of duty or honor would send its reporters elsewhere.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/media/karoline-leavitt-first-press-conference/index.html

Road trip today and saw more speed traps than ever. One stop had officers in military uniforms. Giant roadside sign said Trust in Jesus, Trump and Vance.

This is the bad place.

The final chapter of Tesla isn't about innovation. It's about the hubris of a white supremacist who thinks he rules the world. The brand that once promised to save the planet is now a study in how fast one ketamine-addled man-child can drive a company off a cliff.

https://www.theindex.media/nobody-wants-a-nazi-electric-car/

My personal favorite moment from today’s RFK Jr. confirmation hearing:

Senator Raphael Warnock: “You have compared the CDC's work to Nazi death camps. You have compared it to sexual abusers in the Catholic Church. Do you stand by those statements?”

RFK Jr: “I don't believe that I ever compared the CDC to Nazi death camps.”

Warnock: “I have a transcript.”

Trump dismisses the 16M jobs created under Biden-Harris with the lie that they're just lost covid jobs coming back.

1. Trump's botched covid response is WHY he left office with a net loss of ~3M jobs.

2. It took smart policy to bring those jobs back.

3. 16 is more than 3.

McDonald's Standard of Business Conduct

"...Finally, do not use Company assets or resources for any political activities without prior approval from the head of Global Government and Public Affairs..."

Wonder if a specific franchise owner is about to get the hammer.

#politics #mcdonalds