(If you don’t know, “heeling” because Trump misspelled “heal” four times today in two tweets.) Matt Rickett on Twitter

On the topic of, “Liberals secretly want things under Trump to get really bad, because then they get more support,” I present this thread.

Alexandra Erin on Twitter

So apparently, the Environmental Protection Agency calling the New York Times fake news is now a thing.

Gabriel Malor on Twitter

The drumbeat that all liberals are violent is getting louder, and will lead to dark places.

20,000 come to march in protest of fascism. Donald Trump says: Donald J. Trump on Twitter

She did not mock Nazis. She did not mock Nazi sympathizers. What she said was, “It is so *blindingly* obvious that all of you are rightly upset about Nazis and Nazi sympathizers that I’m going to poke fun at how we’re coping with those chinless turds.” It’s a message of inclusion—but *only* to antifascists, which Fey rightly assumes to be damn near everyone.

“But she told people to stay home!” Yes, she did. Let’s even give you the benefit of the doubt, and not say “she’s a comedian” or “she meant that satirically.” Let’s unpack that.

Tina Fey is a goddamn hero | The Vast Jeff Wing Conspiracy

Every once in a while, I revisit what I’ve recently written to see whether they stand up. I think this deserves a re-post. Jeff

This isn’t merely a must read. It’s a must-memorize so you can share with others of all political persuasions.

“[T]he willingness to employ organized violence to achieve political goals remains a signature quality of only one side. And it’s not the left.

Extremism on the left is real…. Yet all of this falls well short of the methodical, organized and strategic violence and incitement embraced by right-wing extremists, whose leaders profess faith in the necessity of the fight. Nothing the left can do today even comes close to that — and hasn’t for decades.” Perspective | Why the American left gave up on political violence

A must read. “One might be tempted to view [Bannon’s firing] as some kind of recalibration that could result in a change in the administration’s outlook toward matters of race.

Don’t be fooled.

Republicans will likely seize on Bannon’s ouster to argue that, in his heart, Trump isn’t really a racist.”

My additional thoughts: he won’t come for the Jews first. He’ll start with the Muslims and nonwhites like he’s already doing. Maybe anti-Semitism is still totally radioactive and we’re safe. But if and when he does, he’ll point to his children and say, “I’m only doing this to the dangerous Jews.” Opinion | Steve Bannon is out. That’s good, but the problem is still Donald Trump.

A week ago, when I thought Trump was mostly described as a narcissistic tabula rasa and Bannon was his neo-Nazi influence, I would have cheered what happened today.

Today, I know a Nazi sympathizer is still in the White House, and Bannon is now free with friends in an existing media empire, and access to effectively unlimited Mercer resources.

Meanwhile, Saturday reminded me that there are 250 militia organizations, all of them heavily armed, and we learned that when they deploy, cities and governors are reluctant to send in police and deploy the National Guard.

Trump gets rid of Stephen Bannon, a top proponent of his nationalist agenda

This feature alone is a strong incentive to switch back to an iPhone. Are you listening, @projectfi? The Verge on Twitter

Dear Democrats: the most important things to respond to this week does not include the fucking statues. Yashar Ali on Twitter

This is fascinating. The POV Trump is getting is absolutely breathtaking. Analysis | Now you can see what Donald Trump sees every time he opens Twitter

I rarely share links I don’t agree with, but here’s one with important food for thought about the viral crying Nazi video. https://twitter.com/emkayanders/status/897907963444068354

My take: sure, that’s possible. You have to take into account that that video was published for a reason, and it surely wasn’t so all of us could feel schadenfreude. But I think it was more likely to be from a stunning lack of self-recognition. M. K. A. on Twitter