DYSPEPSIA GENERATION

Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse. (Amanda Chu/Politico)  This is, of course, a not-so-subtle dig at Trump for not rolling over on Obamacare subsidies.

Why Does Steve Witkoff Keep Taking Russia’s Side? (Anne Applebaum/The Atlantic)  Riussia! Russia! Russia!

Clown Car Diplomacy (Dan Rather/Steady)

The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer. (Chris Geidner/Law Dork)  The problem is not crime in D.C.—the problem is Orange Man Bad. (Shooting suspect drove across country to target National Guard members: Officials (Reuters))

Where Trump Sees Deals, Russia and China See a Chance to Disrupt U.S. Alliances (Wall Street Journal)  They could depend on Obama and Biden to disrupt U.S. alliances all by themselves. Trump, not so much.

A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. (The Boston Globe)  The Narrative Media, by this constant drip—drip—drip of tear-jerking stories, attempt to hand-wave away the simple fact that IF YOU ARE NOT HERE ILLEGALLY YOU WILL NOT GET DEPORTED. (19-year-old college student deported despite judge’s order blocking her removal: Lawyer (Laura Romero/ABC News))

Kennedy Katch and Kill Kontinued (Scott Lemieux/Lawyers, Guns & Money)

White House Tells Reporter To “Shut The F**k Up” for Saying National Guard Should “Never Have Been” In DC

Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row (Miranda Bryant/The Guardian)

Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed (Josh Boak/Associated Press) Screed!

Trump says he may cut income tax ‘completely’ because of tariff income (Reuters)

More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin’s mass detention policy (Kyle Cheney/Politico)

Getting Ready to Party Like It’s 2008 (Paul Krugman)  Since Krugman has been wrong with every prediction he’s ever made, I am optimistic.

Retired judges warn that the rule of law is unraveling (Brianna Tucker/Washington Post)

Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams (Paul Waldman/Public Notice)  On their planet.

How Trump made his Justice Department a tool for retribution (Vox)  As Biden had made his.

Trump Uses National Guard Shooting to Cast Suspicion on Refugees (Shawn McCreesh/New York Times)  And rightly so.

There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun (Michael Tomasky/New Republic)  I guess that’s the new Narrative.

Trump’s Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low (Megan Brenan/Gallup)

NY AG James sues Trump admin for trying to block green card holders from SNAP benefits

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