Staring down the black hole of Russia's future --
So deep is Russia's malaise that even Russian President Vladimir Putin’s exit from the political stage, whenever it occurs, is unlikely to change the country’s current trajectory. https://t.co/FirvfQheEt
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) March 11, 2023
Breaking News: The International Criminal Court plans to open two war crimes cases over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and seek arrest warrants, officials said.https://t.co/BXmxmACMq3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 13, 2023
Spare us the lectures --
We will not let extremists lecture America about fiscal responsibility. pic.twitter.com/e5ITuPeu6k
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) March 10, 2023
Snowflake says what --
At a Republican political rally in Davenport, Iowa today someone gave @GovRonDeSantis and @IAGovernor Kim Reynolds a handmade “snowflake” with the word "Fascist" secretly embedded in it. pic.twitter.com/as8UN3WRsp
— Steven Goffman (@SteveGoffman) March 11, 2023
Pusillanimous Pence --
Media: @RonBrownstein to @Acosta: "It's convenient for @Mike_Pence to say it's history that will hold #DonaldTrump accountable when #Pence is doing everything he can to be sure #Trump doesn't face accountability in the here and now," by fighting the grand jury subpoena, etc. pic.twitter.com/YvO5MncrvN
— Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) March 12, 2023
The Oscar for the Truest Take goes to ... --
Biden: "During the Obama administration, we put in place tough requirements on banks like SVB and Signature Bank, including the Dodd-Frank law to make sure that the crisis we saw in 2008 would not happen again. Unfortunately, the last admin rolled back some of these requirements" pic.twitter.com/pzBdDhFFFj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 13, 2023
The Oscar for Dumbest Take goes to ... --
Are you ready for the dumbest take on Silicon Valley Bank? It’s here and it’s “woke” being responsible for the bank’s failure. Really the dumbest thing. pic.twitter.com/G81dXz9iuM
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) March 12, 2023
Woke Peter Thiel https://t.co/nJt4v51ZcP
— Schooley (@Rschooley) March 12, 2023
A shout out to video editors --
Jimmy Kimmel takes a dig at Fox News’ Tucker Carlson during the #Oscars:
— The Recount (@therecount) March 13, 2023
“Editors do amazing things. Editors can turn 44,000 hours of violent insurrection footage into a respectful sightseeing tour of the Capitol.” pic.twitter.com/u5BjMG3yYc