There were more anti-Nazi protests today than there were individual Nazis in Charlottesville.

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Yesterday, it was a violation of Godwin’s Law to say that Donald Trump is a Nazi sympathizer. Today, it’s a statement of fact.

Nazi Sympathizer Donald Trump | The Vast Jeff Wing Conspiracy

It’s not the few thousand in Charlottesville that scare me. It’s this capacity to normalize them that makes me want to throw up. John Kelly on Twitter

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting several hundred commenters who claim to support the ACLU but are unclear on the concept of free speech. Bonus amusement: outraged people claiming to have donated for years without ever hearing about Skokie, IL.

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It’s 2017 and this was written hours ago by someone in America.

Phone died. Still okay. We took shelter in a church. At one point, an armed Nazi with a gun attempted to breach the entrance. #defendcville

Kim Kelly on Twitter

I have not seen a picture or heard the name of the driver, but since this is officially a “crash” rather than “attack”, I’m sure he’s white. Charlottesville City on Twitter

You can hear the complete disinterest in the prepared statement he’s reading until he ad-libs “on many sides.” Brandon Wall on Twitter

If you carry pepper spray to a protest, you are not a protestor; you are intending to commit violence. Protestors carry only defenses. Joshua Eaton on Twitter

I’m not sure if this is a hack or a parody, but it’s twelve kinds of awesome. Don’t miss the store. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR MIKE PENCE

So considering that one of the top things not being discussed much yet is whether China might get involved with our threats against the DPRK, I spent some time Googling our ambassador there. Shocker 1: we *have* an ambassador there. Shocker 2: he actually seems qualified.

Trump picks Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad — a ‘friend’ of China’s leader — as Beijing ambassador

I find it fascinating that immediately after reading an op-ed about the importance of engaging with conservative values, this headline comes up about how half of all Republicans are fine with dictatorship so long as they’re in charge. Analysis | In a new poll, half of Republicans say they would support postponing the 2020 election if Trump proposed it

Oh, please, spare us the horseshit. Last week you tried to beatify Kelly as a moderating influence who would control Trump. Now it’s one day after we threatened a nuclear attack, and Kelly is a magical apolitical Tinkerbell.

Of course Kelly has politics. He’s willing to work for Trump. He’s spent his life in the military. He is a sentient American adult.

Since January, you’ve been desperate to see a grown-up in the White House to report a new narrative, and just like Trump, you’re clinging to military daddy figures. Stop it. You should know better. Even in North Korea crisis, retired general John Kelly is an apolitical force in a White House divided by ideology

Peter Cohen pointed out to me the terrifying body language here. Arms crossed, tight in. Defensive, self-protected. Watching again on a larger screen: his facial expressions, especially after he finishes talking. I don’t know what they mean, but it reminds me of a kindergarten bully.

North Korea will be met with ‘fire and fury’ if it continues threats, Trump says

Hey, looks like Trump just threatened World War III completely by accident. Did Donald Trump accidentally threaten nuclear war out of a penchant for hyperbole?: Analysis | Toronto Star

If you’ve got friends or family in South Korea, this is a good time to suggest they get the hell out of there. I’m skeptical of the insanely rapid progress reported in DPRK, but I’m *more* concerned about the motives of the people leaking this information.

Trump needs a war. This is the best casus belli he’s going to get. And frankly, he’s likely to start one even if he doesn’t mean to. North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say