Once again, in the aftermath of the OAFPOTUS's demented press conference yesterday, I need to remind everyone to ignore what he says and watch what he does. He's not as harmless as the guy at the end of the bar who everyone avoids talking to, but he's just as idiotic.
Meanwhile, in the real world:
- Block Club Chicago interviewed Mayor Brandon Johnson in the wake of the City Council barely passing his 2025 budget by a vote of 27-23.
- Perry Bacon Jr. blames President Biden's overconfidence for the failures of his presidency.
- Brett Stephens thinks about how he'll be remembered.
- Josh Marshall never thought Meta's content-moderation scheme was anything other than a scam.
- Anne Applebaum warns of the anti-science mysticism afflicting more and more of the world.
Finally, the temperature in Chicago dipped below freezing just before 2 am on January 1st and hasn't risen above freezing since then, with no relief in the forecast. Even though we don't expect any seriously cold weather in the next two weeks, it would be nice to have one day above freezing.