As of Friday, Jan 9th 2026, we're still here.

It’s the weekend. Might be a little shorter.

This was a week that marinated in horror, hopelessness, and asking yourself how the hell this is all happening. [Unless you are the kind of person who loudly voted for Trump and promptly made sure you ignored any news of the consequences of that decision.]

There are what seem like multiple, coordinated assaults on any kind of belief our nation can survive this.

• Openly evil people are breaking our laws, our norms, and our fundamental structures of government to institute their evil ends.

• Almost every power structure has capitulated or acceded, from Congress to courts to corporations to the zombified dusty remains of the fourth estate.

• Anytime the law catches up to these people, it’s after a journey through the courts after immeasurable irreparable damage has been done.

• 70% of Americans hate all this, but are made to feel insane because the only options available in the media to process it are (A) the stuff you hate is good or (B) the stuff you hate is just the other side of a 50/50 issue, shame on you for thinking that stuff is bad it’s just someone else’s opinion and we need to all learn to get along and agree to disagree.