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  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM

What A Day: 'I Thought It Was Me as a Doctor'

View this post on the web at [link removed] MIDTERM MESSIAH Donald Trump’s erratic decisions are boosting Democratic odds of reclaiming control of Congress this November. You almost have to wonder: Is Trump actually trying to tank the midterms? President Donald Trump is famously willing to grab…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM

What A Day: Phantom Ayatollbooth

View this post on the web at [link removed] STRAIT FLUSH? JD Vance is personally heading up a high-stakes mission to end the Iran war for good. What could go wrong? Great news, everybody: President Donald Trump’s A Team for International Peace is jumping into action. With these pros on the case…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM

What A Day: Holy Smokes

View this post on the web at [link removed] UNLIKE A PRAYER Donald Trump’s global rampage has drawn the pope’s ire. The White House insists that Trump is still on his good side. President Donald Trump has publicly mused about finding [ [link removed] ] ways to improve his odds of getting into h…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM

Open Tabs: “Vile on Every Level”

View this post on the web at [link removed] State of Play: The Enemy of My Enemy There’s a ton of uncertainty about what’s actually happening in Iran, Lebanon, and the Strait of Hormuz — who’s agreed to what, which statements are genuine, even whether the the Strait is open or closed — but we kn…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM

What A Day: Pants on Ceasefire

View this post on the web at [link removed] BRINKMANSHIPWRECK Donald Trump’s team is running victory laps, as its ceasefire with Iran falls apart. Well, that didn’t last long. The fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is already breaking down. Unfortunately for President Donald Trump (and…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM

What A Day: Apocalypse... Now?

View this post on the web at [link removed] FROM DON TIL DUSK Even Donald Trump’s craziest friends are starting to warn that he’s dangerously crazy, as he threatens to level Iran. For years, no transgression was ever too vile for Trump’s mega-fans on the kooky right. From his January 6 insurrec…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM

What A Day: Bad (Easter) Bunny

View this post on the web at [link removed] DEVILED EGGS Donald Trump called Americans who don’t support his war in Iran “foolish,” while redoubling threats to target Iran’s civilian infrastructure. President Donald Trump appeared next to the Easter Bunny [ [link removed] ] on Monday morning to…
  Crooked Media · [email protected]
April 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM

Jon Favreau on Big Tech Finally Facing Consequences

View this post on the web at [link removed] I think there was a huge development last week in the fight to free kids from having their lives controlled by what’s on their screens – something that worried me before I had kids, and keeps me up at night that now I do. It has to do with Mark Zucker…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM

What A Day: Slumdog Trillionaire

View this post on the web at [link removed] D-DAY CARE? Donald Trump wants $1.5 trillion for the military, and he wants to pay for it by spending less helping everyday Americans. It’s the opposite of what he campaigned on. “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars,” President Donald…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM

What A Day: Legally Bondi

View this post on the web at [link removed] THE PAM SLAM Pam Bondi tried to turn the Department of Justice into a revenge machine. It wasn’t enough for Donald Trump. President Donald Trump has been crystal clear about wanting to unleash the federal government’s army of prosecutors on his enemie…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM

What A Day: April Fool Proof Plan

View this post on the web at [link removed] TACO WEDNESDAY? What will Donald Trump tell the nation in his big address on the Iran war tonight? Don’t get your hopes up: His options are all terrible. President Donald Trump’s team is pitching an “important update on Iran” when he hits the airwaves…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
April 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM

Open Tabs: “Carry On, Patriots”

View this post on the web at [link removed] State of Play: Flyby With everything going on, you may have missed that on Saturday, as protesters were marching at a No Kings demonstration in Nashville, two Army attack helicopters visited Kid Rock at his hilltop mansion outside the city, which he ca…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 31, 2026 at 9:39 PM

What A Day: Let's Make an Ordeal!

View this post on the web at [link removed] THE PRICE IS SMITE Can Donald Trump strike a deal with Iran? America’s ex-lead Iran negotiator tells What A Day: It ain’t lookin’ good. It’s been 31 days since President Donald Trump started raining missiles on Iran, launching a nonsensical war which …
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM

What A Day: The Elephant in the Ballroom

View this post on the web at [link removed] TRUMP STUMPED Donald Trump keeps saying the war is going super well, while gearing up to make it much worse. The contradiction reveals he has no idea what to do next. “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world,” the writer Mark Twain once qu…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM

What A Day: California Screamin'

View this post on the web at [link removed] GOLDEN STATE OF CHAOS Democrats are making a hash out of the California governor’s race. Can they get it together in time? A clown car full of Democratic candidates is raising the real possibility of a split vote that forces Californians to choose bet…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM

What A Day: Trump Misses the Boat

View this post on the web at [link removed] BATTLE TANKERS Donald Trump boasted that Iran gave the U.S. a “present” as a goodwill gesture. He might be making it up. President Donald Trump, forever a showman, created intrigue when he teased a “very big present, worth a tremendous ​amount of mone…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 26, 2026 at 3:28 PM

Open Tabs: Manly Men

View this post on the web at [link removed] State Of Play: The Male Gaze On Wednesday afternoon, Donald Trump posted a message [ [link removed] ] on Truth Social, praising the ICE officers he’s sent to America’s airports and raving about the great reception he imagines they’re getting from trave…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 25, 2026 at 10:03 PM

What A Day: Mar-a-Uh-Oh!

View this post on the web at [link removed] FLORIDA BLUES A Democrat just flipped Donald Trump’s Florida home district in a surprise victory. It’s official: Even Trump’s neighbors are sick of his shit. Emily Gregory never ran for public office before. She owns FIT4MOM Palm Beach, a fitness club…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM

What A Day: Thwart of the Deal

View this post on the web at [link removed] SHUTDOWN SMACKDOWN What’s been standing in the way of a deal to end the DHS shutdown? Surprise, surprise, it’s the master dealmaker himself, Donald Trump. Republicans and Democrats rarely agree on anything these days. But everyone on Capitol Hill know…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM

What A Day: Trump’s TACO Truck Peels Out

View this post on the web at [link removed] PICO DE LIE-O? Donald Trump turns to his all-time favorite weapon to threaten Iran and tame markets: His big, flappin’ mouth. President Donald Trump ain’t no Winston Churchill. The British prime minister famously “mobilized the English language and se…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM

What A Day: War Department, on ICE

View this post on the web at [link removed] ICE SCREAM Donald Trump is asking Department of War employees to help ICE… again. President Donald Trump knows that most Americans disapprove [ [link removed] ] of his chaotic immigration enforcement policy. That may explain why he reportedly told adv…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM

What A Day: Rage Is Just A Number

View this post on the web at [link removed] FOR PETE’S SAKE Pentagon Pete wants a ton of extra money — one fifth-of-a-trillion dollars — to “kill bad guys” in Iran. So much for that whole “government efficiency” thing. The war has been “won,” but America has still “got to finish the job,” accor…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 18, 2026 at 10:19 PM

What A Day: Fools on the Hill

View this post on the web at [link removed] WAR & SHEESH Why, exactly, did Donald Trump attack Iran? His top national security and intel officials couldn’t give Congress a straight answer, showing just how much he’s winging this war. America’s spies, military analysts and national security geek…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM

What A Day: MAGA Family Feud

View this post on the web at [link removed] AMERICA… CURSED? Donald Trump’s war in Iran has unleashed a MAGA vs. MAGA feud that’s growing more intense in the wake of a senior administration official’s resignation in protest. President Donald Trump’s war of choice in Iran, the kind of war he spe…
  Crooked Media · [email protected]
March 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM

What A Day: With a Little Help From My Frenemies

View this post on the web at [link removed] AGAINST OIL ODDS Foreign nations shrugged off Donald Trump’s plea for help securing the critical Strait of Hormuz. He might just have to get himself out of a jam he created, for once. President Donald Trump is publicly begging other countries to send …
  Crooked Media · [email protected]
March 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM

Jon Favreau on the Human Cost of Trump’s War Memes

View this post on the web at [link removed] You might be wondering how we ended up right back where this century began: fighting a dumb war in the Middle East because of politicians who lied about why they started it, don’t have a plan to finish it, and can’t stop spending our money on it. You m…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM

What A Day: Pelosi on Iran, Israel, and Trump

View this post on the web at [link removed] THE SPEAKER SPEAKS Nancy Pelosi called on Dems to remain committed to Israel, despite criticisms of Netanyahu. The strained relationship is “one of the casualties of this war,” she says in an exclusive interview. Tomorrow marks two weeks since Preside…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM

What A Day: Trump Drafts Spongebob, Kylo Ren

View this post on the web at [link removed] THE AI SLOP WAR The White House keeps posting memes making light of its war in Iran, in stark contrast to the deadly reality on the ground. The United States military likely bombed [ [link removed] ] an Iranian school, killing scores of children. More…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM

Open Tabs: "We’ve won."

View this post on the web at [link removed] State of Play: All New is Good News “We’re going to be in very good shape,” Donald Trump told reporters [ [link removed] ] last night, after returning from his trip to Kentucky and Ohio, fielding a question about Iran’s moves against the oil trade. “We…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM

What A Day: ICE Barbie's Next Act

View this post on the web at [link removed] NOEM MONEY, NOEM PROBLEMS Kristi Noem’s days as a jet-set movie star are finally over. But her next act is raising big questions. Kristi “ICE Barbie” Noem was living the good life for a while. As DHS secretary, she enjoyed a queen-sized bedroom and b…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM

What A Day: How Graham Cracked Trump

View this post on the web at [link removed] LINDSEY NO EVIL The costs are mounting for Donald Trump’s war in Iran. But Sen. Lindsey Graham seems to think the war he helped launch couldn’t be any more marvelous. How is the war in Iran going? A top Iranian official made a thinly-veiled death thre…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM

What A Day: Trump's Crude Awakening

View this post on the web at [link removed] ONCE AND FOR OIL Donald Trump single-handedly sparked one of the worst oil crises in decades. His team doesn’t have a clear plan to fix it. President Donald Trump appears to believe his war against Iran will be won with sheer military might. Iran has …
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM

What A Day: Trump's Internal Vibe War

View this post on the web at [link removed] PRESIDENT WHATEVER President Donald Trump appears to be adopting a new attitude toward his widening war in the Middle East: Que será, será. What will be, will be. Trump is famous for egotistical hyperbole. Anything he does is the “greatest” or “the be…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM

What A Day: One Billion After Another

View this post on the web at [link removed] REGIME CHANGE MY MIND Sen. Mark Kelly thinks funding Donald Trump’s war in Iran is a bad idea, he said in an exclusive interview. Other Democrats could follow suit. It’s been five days since President Donald Trump launched a war against Iran, and his …
  Friends of the Pod · [email protected]
March 5, 2026 at 6:01 PM

DC, don’t miss ‘Lovett or Leave It’ live!

[Live in DC! LOVETT OR LEAVE IT ]([link removed]) [Hey Washingtonians, We have some good news (remember that?): Lovett or Leave It is coming BACK to DC for an incredible live show at the Lincoln Theatre on April 23rd.]([link removed]) [That's right, everyone’s favorite live gay political late-…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM

Open Tabs: Pete Hegseth’s War

View this post on the web at [link removed] State Of Play: War Games At a press briefing on Wednesday morning, Pete Hegseth characterized [ [link removed] ] America’s war plans for the day, and many days to follow, like some kind of end-times weatherman: “Death and destruction from the sky, all …
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM

What A Day: Lone Star Wars

View this post on the web at [link removed] JAMES & THE GIANT PREACH Is this the year Texas will finally stop breaking Democrats’ hearts? Even Donald Trump is sounding nervous that the Lone Star State might turn blue in November. Five years ago, a fresh-faced Democratic state lawmaker from Texa…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM

What A Day: Weapons of Mass Distraction

View this post on the web at [link removed] AMERICA SECOND? The United States appears to have started this war, in large part, because of Israel. Donald Trump admitted that he doesn’t know what comes next. Why did the U.S. strike Iran? President Donald Trump and his own top officials are tossin…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
March 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM

What A Day: Donald J. Bush

View this post on the web at [link removed] REGIME CHANGE MY MIND Donald Trump is having a George W. Bush moment. In some ways, he’s going in even wilder than Bush dared. President Donald Trump swept into the White House promising he’d never repeat the “stupid” wars of his predecessors — especi…
  Crooked Media · [email protected]
February 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM

Black History Month: Hold Your Applause

View this post on the web at [link removed] Every year, Americans commemorate Black History Month by celebrating the contributions and achievements of Black Americans. But treating Black history as celebration alone is a mistake. It reduces history to something safely behind us, rather than a gui…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM

What A Day: Pentagon Pete's Killer Robots

View this post on the web at [link removed] MIS-ANTHROPIC Pete Hegseth wants America’s tech wizards to help him harness the full power of artificial intelligence for the battlefield. Some think that’s a dangerous idea. Will the future of warfare look like the opening scene [ [link removed] ] of…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 26, 2026 at 11:08 PM

What A Day: Clinton, Epstein, and UFOs

View this post on the web at [link removed] MELTDOWN ON THREE FILE ISLAND Democrats accuse Trump’s DOJ of covering up potentially explosive Epstein files. Meanwhile, House Republicans grill Hillary Clinton… about UFOs. The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein isn’t done haunting President Donald Trump. Thi…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM

Open Tabs: SOTU Fallout, Epstein Intrigue, and AI Weapons

View this post on the web at [link removed] State of Play: Waiting for the Wave Twenty years ago I worked on a House race in New Hampshire during the final months of the midterm campaigns. It was a true Democratic wave year: the candidate I worked for, Paul Hodes, didn’t even show up on the DC r…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 25, 2026 at 10:49 PM

What A Day: The Psychedelic Lunar Priestess Will See You Now

View this post on the web at [link removed] ‘EMBRACE THE WOO-WOO’ Wellness guru? Psychedelic lunar priestess? Magic mushroom enthusiast? Whatever she may be, Casey Means is poised to become America’s top doctor. Influencer Casey Means isn’t your typical nominee for surgeon general. She’s far mo…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM

What A Day: Rage Bait of the Union

View this post on the web at [link removed] SOAP BOXING Donald Trump’s political foes have a plan to counterprogram his State of the Union: They’ll try and upstage him by throwing bigger, better parties. Planning to watch President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech tonight? Buckle up: He…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM

What A Day: Conceited Rivalry

View this post on the web at [link removed] TIN FOIL HAT TRICK Kash Patel’s beer-soaked Olympic partying prompted widespread outrage and mockery, at a moment when the FBI has serious crimes to solve. There was a time when FBI Director Kash Patel loved to accuse his predecessor of using the agen…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM

What A Day: Supreme Thwart

View this post on the web at [link removed] LIBERATION SLAY The Supreme Court crushed Donald Trump’s favorite economic policy like an empty soda can, showing even conservative justices have limits with his authoritarian overreach. When President Donald Trump unveiled hefty worldwide tariffs las…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 19, 2026 at 11:14 PM

What A Day: Shame of Thrones

View this post on the web at [link removed] LONDON CALLING British police arrested a royal for the first time in almost half a millenium. What a contrast with Donald Trump’s penalty-free universe. This week, 250 years after Americans rebelled against a monarch, it’s the British crown that’s loo…
  Reid (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM

Open Tabs: Dynasty

View this post on the web at [link removed] State of Play: Long-Term Problems There are a lot of reasons to feel good about the midterms, and provisionally, the 2028 presidential. But buried under all the real news today—a brewing war [ [link removed] ], the arrest [ [link removed] ] of the form…
  Matt (Crooked) · [email protected]
February 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM

What A Day: Confusion Missile Crisis

View this post on the web at [link removed] GAME OF GROANS Will President Donald Trump launch an attack on Iran? His advisers warn it’s likely, as Trump keeps everyone guessing. President Donald Trump, self-styled “president of peace,” has war on his mind again. This time, he’s focused on Iran,…