My son, Joe Franken
Clearly, it’s been a dark time since Trump took office. But there was a momentary respite in the news cycle when we got to celebrate SNL’s 50th last month.
A Five Million Dollar Bargain
Trump announced last week that he’s going to be selling a new path to citizenship: The “Gold Card.” For just $5,000,000 (that’s $5 million), a (wealthy) foreigner will gain the right to live and work in the U.S. and earn their way to becoming an American. What a steal! Trump suggested that “millions” of these […]
Live Reactions!
Here is my live reaction to Trump’s speech last night:
This email is very short!
Some of my emails can be a bit long-winded — but not this one. Here’s why:
Exhausted yet?
You’ve probably noticed something about the Trump administration: They’re really good at flooding the zone with bad news.
The worst person in the world.
What are the odds that the worst person in the world and the richest person in the world would be the two most powerful men in the world?
Trump Calls Putin’s War “Genius.”
It appears that Sec. of Defense Hegseth has already ruled out two outcomes in the now nascent peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Why USAID Matters
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social last week that USAID’s spending “IS TOTALLY UNEXPLAINABLE…CLOSE IT DOWN!”
“The Riviera of the Middle East.”
Earlier this week, during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump offered a brilliant idea: to deport the Palestinians in Gaza to points in Jordan and Egypt where they can live comfortably and, most important, safely.
Doesn’t get much more Minnesota than this
We have a new DNC chair, Ken Martin!
