Takes™

It is important to understand that claims of mass voter fraud by hordes of illegal, non-citizen voters are total fabrications. They are deployed by Donald Trump and his allies as cope for losing elections. Video on YouTube.

At a recent rally, President Trump's allies made clear what their movement is really about. Video on YouTube.

I cannot emphasize enough how significant — in a distinctly bad way — it is that the president of the United States is the worst kind of gutter bigot; that he performs that bigotry on a regular basis; and that he seems to encourage his followers to indulge their bigotries. It is deeply corrosive on the entire society, as we are experiencing right now. Video on YouTube.

The Republican Party's single largest donor is also a deranged white supremacist whose foray into government killed hundreds of thousands of people. And yet, the press is totally uninterested in making Republicans answer for their connection to him. What's up with that? Video on YouTube.

Despite broad and bipartisan condemnation of the abysmal anti-Amy Acton ad, both Ramaswamy and his partner-in-crime, JD Vance, are running with the attack. Video on YouTube.

The Ramaswamy campaign claimed responsibility today for one of the most heinous political ads I've ever seen. Let's talk about it! Video on YouTube.

I think that the job of a political commentator is to say what is true, even if it is a little impolite. Video on YouTube.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio went to Athens last week to tell a juvenile story about an imaginary construct and among the worst things about the speech is that he didn't even get the basic details right. Video on YouTube.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox is making the rounds with a new book where he, again, insists that the problem facing American politics is polarization, and that the best way forward is to forgive and forget. Here is why that is nonsense. Video on YouTube.

Trump's open racism paradoxically makes many Americans think he is more honest and trustworthy. Call it the "Archie Bunker" effect. Video on YouTube.

At the very least, they must hold these people accountable. Anything less is a betrayal. Video on Youtube.

The "D" stands for "Dipshit." You can watch the video version of this on YouTube.

I hope JD Vance is proud of himself. Here, I'll leave a quote from the Bel family's pastor. “I know that I’m a pastor and I’m supposed to be forgiving,” he said. “But right now as I sit with a broken family, I’m crying out to God for righteous judgment in those who made this happen.” Video on Youtube .

Also known as "How Seth Moulton misread the 2024 election and destroyed his career as a result." Video on YouTube .

In the scheme of things, the fact that the justices seal their records isn't the biggest deal in the world. And yet, it is emblematic of the way the court sits above the political system — of its imperious attitude towards the American people. Video on YouTube .

Everything about the MAGA agenda has completely failed to produce security or prosperity for the American people. Democrats need to be as loud and emphatic about this as possible. Video on YouTube .

Rep. Jim Clyburn told Meet the Press on Sunday that he would support expanding the court to 13 justices. That is a very strong indication that should Democrats win a trifecta in 2028, they will try court reform in 2029. Video at YouTube .

It is useful to remind ourselves that this president is engaged in an open conspiracy against the Constitution and the basic rights of the entire American people. Video at YouTube .

Another look at how gender anxiety and highly reactionary notions of gender identity shape the Trump administration. Also, some classical Greek political history. Video on YouTube .

The title is pretty self-explanatory. Video on YouTube .