News, politics and commentary from Daily Kos Contributing Editor David Waldman
Remember "Earth Day"? My AI chat tells me that's today! It's also National Jellybean Day, for those who observe. David Waldman spent Earth Day eve riding the transportation of the future… The Seattle Monorail! (Can it really compare to the Detroit Monorail though?)
Virginia is for lovers of cracking and packing, redistricting and redrawing. All hail Governor Abigail Spanberger and State Senator L. Louise Lucas! MAGA screams, John Fetterman pouts, and Barack Obama chuckles.
Republicans better hurry if they want to pass anything as a majority. Then again, Mike Johnson can just hang it up right now.
It's official: "Tucker Carlson – Marjorie Taylor Greene '28"! Bumper sticker: "Tucker? I hardly even knew him!"
There's a good chance that Cory Mills may have committed some light rape, but he did remember that the second to the last refuge of a scoundrel is Pam Bondi. Nancy Mace, however, has a zero-tolerance policy… which is probably a good thing.
The bluest sky you've ever seen is in Seattle. And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle. And David Waldman, plus one is in Seattle! KITM reaches apogee in their orbit around the US. Hear all about it, and some news!
It seems as if everyone knew that Kash Patel was a freaking out pass-out drunk, but that's not enough for Kash. Patel will sue the Atlantic until everyone is sick of hearing about him.
Kash believes that he can withstand non-stop media attention like the boys of the Trump brigade, rather than the girls. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her job as Labor Secretary, making it 0-3 for women cabinet members.
Over on the other end of the ethical spectrum is brand-new Representative Analilia Mejia. Si, se puede!
The US Forest Service is being not only "dismantled". The administration is salting the earth to make sure nothing can ever thrive there again.
Got their motor running, headed on the highway, looking for adventure, in whatever comes their way. Week two of David Waldman, like a true nature's child, and whoever that might be riding pillion, rolling into the "Easton of the West", Spokane, Washington.
We podcast under the cloud of another mass shootings in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Oman. The first guy is dead, the second psycho unfortunately remains at large, his unholy demonic screeching howl piecing the night. The perpetrator was last sighted attempting to score hallucinogens at a local drug den.
Also partying on, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who is so awful at her job that Pam Bondi was offered her position. If she keeps it up, she could be made FBI Director. Kash Patel has had a few episodes of his own, but not enough people know about it, so Kash has arranged for Epstein-levels of future media coverage. Patel hopes for the Defense Secretary job.
On today's KITM, David Waldman says, he was drinking at a bar in Deadwood, when in walks Rambo, who told him he was Chef Rambo… and David has been at this for less than a week.
Kids today! Is it the rock and roll? No, it's the AI! AI is taking over their education, but also their thinking, undermining their persistence, curiosity and personal effort, encouraging in their place growing passivity and indifference… Or maybe not.
Rape! There's an online rape academy which is not a Trump LLC. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales have not been accused of rape but are ducking out before something like that happens.
Murder! John Edward's body man, Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault, but unfortunately killed himself and sadly, also his wife.
War! Children… It's just a shot away.
Donald K. Trump didn't turn into a pathological sadistic narcissist overnight. It took years of work, focus and the power of positive thinking to make him whatever he is today.
Today, David Waldman is on the road again, going places that he's never been, seeing things that he may never see again… And he can't wait to try to record on the road again!
Donald K. Trump is a vengeful god… Or at least he plays one on TV, which as far as the Trump administration is concerned, is exactly the same thing. Donald is of the opinion that the Pope's God is a low-IQ loser, which as far as MAGA is concerned, all opinions are equal and just like facts, and everyone's allowed to have one, not just some "Vicar of Christ" elite.
Every generation gets the Axis of Evil they deserve. This time, Dems come out against the Rapture, at least under Trump's timeline.
Trump is a forgiving god. He supplied Byron Noem's beard with a beard in her time of need. Now his DOJ has moved to erase the convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who led the Jan. 6 attack, some of whom will require more forgiveness than others.
We've hidden David Waldman somewhere in the United States. Follow the clues, find Kagro, and he will personally autograph the body part of his choice!
Donald K. Trump might not be telling us the truth… about his height. When he stands next to people who are established to be his height, weight, etc., he seems to have embellished a bit… Of course, he could just be a moron. Trump heard that Riley Gaines might have dissed him but didn't recognize Riley as the participation trophy star of Mitch McConnell wannabe Andy Barr's campaign commercials. Gaines then had to apologize to Trump.
This lying moron is the most powerful and weakest person on Earth and is destroying everything, everywhere, all at once.
If Hungary can do it, we can too. In fact, Hungary is doing it for us too.
Day two of On the Road with David Waldman™ and Daily Kos is closed for renovations! If it's not one thing, it's the other.
The Donald K. Trump Memorial Middle East Catastrophe is going as well as expected, with the implementation of a Trillion dollar Marshall plan for Iran, Israel booted out, and support for Iran's new nuclear program. We in turn will receive a blockade of our blockade and a shattered economy.Now, that's some deal-arting right there. Give negotiations another week and they'll have Trump sharing pictures of himself as Muhammad...
Have you noticed that Trump is crazy? More and more people are beginning to notice, although only a few are taking action.
Where in the world is David Waldman? ™ David has left "on vacation" for the next few weeks... similarly to Eric Swalwell, but for quite dissimilar reasons. In fact, Mr. Waldman talked to me in a small Ohio diner only yesterday and just might be heading to your town soon!
Only a few days ago, Donald JFC Trump announced a beautiful joint venture, shaking down tankers with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz. The following day, Donald discovered that those Iranian bastards were holding on to his cut! Two days later, Trump decided to set up his toll booth a hundred yards ahead of Iran's, then flay and impale those trying to hop his turnstiles. (This is all about Uranium, by the way.)
Who's to blame? JD Vance is set to be Trump's Biden of the midterms. Vance's failure in Iran folded right into his failure in Hungary. "Obliterated Iran" and "Unoustable Orbán" were pretty slow pitches to whiff, too.
The Trump administration has been trying to explain to our allies that the greatest threat to the world are the people most opposed to the Trump administration, and if those countries don't believe that, then they are also the greatest threat to the world. Trinidad's prime minister is using that same energy to aim US guns at those who oppose her.
David Waldman delivers us to the weekend Gateway of Chaos™… but as far as KITM is concerned, that chaos might lead into Weeks of Chaos as David literally drives around the nation for a while. We will still have "shows" … but what that looks or sounds like is anybody's guess!
Melania Trump Streisanded herself and Jeffrey Epstein back into the news cycle by daring anyone to find any evidence that connected her to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell other than the existing photographs, emails, witnesses, books, etc. Donald K. Trump has responded that he barely knew Melania, though possibly she brought him coffee a few times. Paolo Zampolli better stay away from windows for a while.
Donald is also shocked, SHOCKED, to find out that Iran might be monetizing their control over the Strait of Hormuz. Wait until he finds out that JD Vance orchestrated an inept war on Iran a little over a month ago! House Dems attempted to pass an Iran war powers resolution. but were gaveled and dropped out of history.
Kristi Noem is barely showing up for her new job now that they took away her F-jet, and her F-buddy.
Renowned Minnesota racist nutjob Nathan Hansen has no immigration law experience but has been appointed immigration judge as he is a renowned racist nutjob.
A US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after the Pentagon entered agreement with company. Where do they get all that money?
David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are back together for their last "normal" KITM before David hits the road. Don't fret, they plan on joining together for several abnormal shows over the next few weeks!
How's Donald K. Trump's war doing? Bad… awful. There is no ceasefire. It's not a TACO, it is a complete US strategic failure, a defeat of historic proportions. Hey guys, Trump could still pull out a win! Except, even Gops don't see that happening. Vance, Rubio, and Wiles are out bragging that they were against it all along. Didn't anyone Grok "Strait of Hormuz"? Cadets were stranded in the Persian Gulf, probably as a little D.O.W. hazing. There is an offramp, but Republicans aren't taking it.
Trump will use foreign steel for his ballroom. If US steel wanted it, they should have stepped up their bribe game. The Pentagon threatened the Pope after he criticized Trump. Maybe if Trump kissed some babies and told them how the 2020 elections were rigged, he could pull out of this slump.
How're Democrats doing? In Arizona, voters are seeing the light. In New Jersey, they love their Governor not Trump, boo, boo, boo! They're going to have a tough time holding the Texas House. And in Wisconsin… WTF? Seriously… WTF?
JD Vance certainly has "a type" … Now JD's stumping for Viktor Orbán, as Trump and/or Putin can't afford to lose a member of their authoritarian ratpack.