What The Fuck Just Happened Today?

Today's essential guide to the daily shock and awe in national politics. Read in moderation.
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Day 1081: "Reign of terror."

Day 1082: Get this done.

Day 1083: "Historic nightmare."

Day 1084: Standing down.

Day 1085: Reckless.

Day 1086: Destabilizing activities.

Day 1089: Interpretations.

Day 1090: "Deserve the truth."

Day 1091: Con job.

Day 1092: "Do impartial justice."

Day 1093: "Dopes and babies."

Day 1096: "The Framers' worst nightmare."

Day 1097: "Deliberately designed to hide the truth."

Day 1098: "Protect our democracy."

Day 1099: "No president has abused his power in this way."

Day 1100: "What our framers feared most."

Day 1103: A colorful distraction.

Day 1104: A diversion.

Day 1105: Public interest.

Day 1106: Bogus claims.

Day 1107: "A grand tragedy."

Day 1110: "History will not be kind to Donald Trump."

Day 1111: An unmitigated disaster.

Day 1112: A giant asterisk.

Day 1113: "It was all bullshit."

Day 1114: "You'll see."

Day 1117: Parasite.

Day 1118: Excessive.

Day 1119: "Ought to apologize."

Day 1120: Impossible.

Day 1121: "Crime fighters."

Day 1125: "Openly and repeatedly flouted."

Day 1126: Cleaning house.

Day 1127: Desperate.

Day 1128: Presidential preference.

Day 1131: Snakes.

Day 1132: "This might be bad."

Day 1133: "We're very, very ready for this."

Day 1134: Muzzled.

Day 1135: "Deeply troubling."

Day 1138: "No reason to panic."

Day 1139: Not good.

Day 1140: "A perfect storm."

Day 1141: Confusion.

Day 1142: "Contained."

Day 1145: "Nobody is trying to minimize this."

Day 1146: "Everything is working out."

Day 1147: "It's going to get worse."

Day 1148: Canceled.

Day 1149: "Full-scale disaster."

Day 1152: "This is bad."

Day 1153: "We have it totally under control."

Day 1154: "Just in case we need it."

Day 1155: "Nobody knew."

Day 1156: "The only thing we weren't prepared for."

Day 1159: "The pandemic is accelerating."

Day 1160: "I want America to understand: This week, it's going to get bad."

Day 1161: "Critical to maintaining national security."

Day 1162: "We may well be in a recession."

Day 1163: "Wasting time."

Day 1166: Ill informed, misleading, and downright wrong.

Day 1167: "Be prepared for it."

Day 1168: "A very heavy price."

Day 1169: "Here we go again."

Day 1170: "You don't have to do it."

Day 1173: "Not a big Trump fan."

Day 1174: "Too naive or too stupid."

Day 1175: "It's time to intensify."

Day 1176: No deal.

Day 1177: "The biggest decision."

Day 1180: "A lot of instincts."

Day 1181: "The ultimate authority."

Day 1182: "As dangerous as it sounds."

Day 1183: "Call your own shots."

Day 1184: "Never fear."

Day 1187: "Complaining."

Day 1188: "A new way of living."

Day 1189: "Dangerous and provocative."

Day 1190: "The worst is yet to come."

Day 1191: "Just to see what would happen."

Day 1194: "Not worth the time and effort."

Day 1195: "Can't imagine why."

Day 1196: "A great success story."

Day 1197: "Honestly, I'm really in charge."

Day 1198: "I will never lie to you."

Day 1201: "It goes up rapidly."

Day 1202: "Weaker and sicker and poorer."

Day 1203: "We've solved every problem."

Day 1204: "Overly prescriptive."

Day 1205: "Literally off the charts."

Day 1208: "It's scary to go to work."

Day 1209: "That's not prevailing."

Day 1210: "The darkest winter in modern history."

Day 1211: "Not an acceptable answer."

Day 1212: "Inconsistent and incoherent."

Day 1215: "I seem to be okay."

Day 1216: "Badge of honor."

Day 1217: "We still have a long way to go."

Day 1218: "Social and moral responsibility."

Day 1219: "Petulant child."

Day 1223: "Shutdown mood."

Day 1224: 100,000 dead.

Day 1225: "Big action."

Day 1226: Fuck this shit.

Day 1228: American carnage.

Day 1229: Bunker boy.

Day 1230: "Everything to divide us."

Day 1231: "No idea."

Day 1236: "Now that everything is under perfect control."

Day 1237: "We're still at the beginning."

Day 1238: "Everything about this is irregular."

Day 1239: "This is not a game."

Day 1240: "There's no strategy."

Day 1244: Transgressions.

Day 1245: "Obstruction of justice as a way of life."

Day 1246: "On the cusp of losing control."

Day 1247: Priorities.

Day 1250: "Underwhelming."

Day 1251: "Mixed bag."

Day 1252: "A massive outbreak."

Day 1253: "An explosion."

Day 1254: "And we have an election coming up."

Day 1257: "Nobody told me."

Day 1258: "We're going in the wrong direction."

Day 1259: "It's going to sort of just disappear, I hope."

Day 1260: "We are not flattening the curve right now."

Day 1264: "Really not good."

Day 1265: "Gave up and didn't try."

Day 1266: "A campaign of bullying, intimidation, and retaliation."

Day 1267: "The pandemic is still accelerating."

Day 1268: "An unbelievable thing."

Day 1271: "Highest risk."

Day 1272: "Find something new."

Day 1273: "We could go on for days."

Day 1274: "Red zones."

Day 1275: "Science should not stand in the way."

Day 1278: "I'll be right eventually."

Day 1279: "We need everything we can get."

Day 1280: "Surge."

Day 1281: "Person, woman, man, camera, TV."

Day 1282: "Just not right."

Day 1285: "Act of expressing hope and optimism for the future."

Day 1287: "Nobody likes me."

Day 1288: "A catastrophic disaster."

Day 1289: "We cannot test our way out of this pandemic."

Day 1292: "Extraordinarily widespread."

Day 1293: "It is what it is."

Day 1294: "He still doesn't get it."

Day 1295: "It wouldn't hurt."

Day 1296: "Shameful."

Day 1299: "Absurdly unconstitutional."

Day 1300: "A tragic mistake."

Day 1301: "Serious consequences."

Day 1302: "A major milestone."

Day 1303: "Do you regret at all the lying?"

Day 1306: "Widespread and expanding."

Day 1307: "A grave counterintelligence threat."

Day 1308: "Wholly insufficient."

Day 1309: "Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't."

Day 1310: "Season of darkness."

Day 1313: "I am not engaged in sabotaging the election."

Day 1314: "Grossly misrepresented."

Day 1315: "Extreme action."

Day 1316: "This is his America."

Day 1317: "Profoundly."

Day 1320: "Recklessly encouraging violence."

Day 1321: "Sounds like conspiracy theory."

Day 1322: "Why would he do this?"

Day 1323: "Playing with fire."

Day 1324: "Losers."

Day 1329: "This is deadly stuff."

Day 1330: "Phraseology."

Day 1331: "Corrupt and politically motivated favor."

Day 1334: "Reckless and selfish."

Day 1335: "Forthcoming."

Day 1336: "Herd mentality."

Day 1337: "A steady drumbeat of misinformation."

Day 1338: "You need a test."

Day 1339: RIP RBG.

Day 1341: "Without delay."

Day 1342: "What a great job we've done."

Day 1343: "Distressed."

Day 1344: "There won't be a transfer."

Day 1345: "Train wreck."

Day 1348: "The Apprentice."

Day 1349: "Hustlers."

Day 1350: "A national embarrassment."

Day 1351: "The single largest driver of misinformation."

Day 1352: "Give me a fucking break."

Day 1355: "That should never have happened."

Day 1356: "Tragic."

Day 1357: "I feel great."

Day 1358: "They knew what was happening and they didn't tell you."

Day 1359: "Unlikely."

Day 1362: Swamp things.

Day 1363: "A pawn."

Day 1364: "Dr. Johnny Bananas."

Day 1365: "Pretty close to airtight."

Day 1366: "You're not someone's crazy uncle who can retweet whatever."

Day 1369: "An absence of national leadership."

Day 1370: "Open discussion."

Day 1371: "A distressing trend."

Day 1372: "Out of whack."

Day 1373: "A dark winter."

Day 1376: "Covid, Covid. Covid, Covid, Covid, Covid."

Day 1377: "Decisive actions."

Day 1378: "Bad position."

Day 1379: "Defeat despair and inspire hope."

Day 1380: "Shock and awe."

Day 1383: "A whole lot of hurt."

Day 1384: "Fired up, ready to go."

Day 1385: "Every vote must be counted."

Day 1386: "Democracy is sometimes messy."

Day 1387: "I don't like losers."

Day 1388: A total loser.

Day 1390: "A mask is not a political statement."

Day 1391: "A smooth transition."

Day 1392: "Covid hell."

Day 1393: "Very stressful."

Day 1394: "Trying to survive."

Day 1397: "More people may die."

Day 1398: "Move on."

Day 1399: "We did it right."

Day 1400: "The American way."

Day 1401: "Incredible irresponsibility."

Day 1404: "A monster."

Day 1405: "Meets this moment."

Day 1406: "A truly fantastic Thanksgiving!"

Day 1411: "Hapless."

Day 1412: "We just don’t have time to waste time."

Day 1413: "A very dangerous place."

Day 1414: "A tremendous achievement."

Day 1415: "Grim."

Day 1418: "Nullifying the will of the people."

Day 1419: "I literally don't know."

Day 1420: "That might not go over well."

Day 1421: "Nonsense detrimental to our democracy."

Day 1422: "The dam vaccines."

Day 1425: "Congratulations USA!"

Day 1426: "A modicum of grace and dignity."

Day 1427: "We want them infected."

Day 1428: "A grave risk."

Day 1429: "Contingencies and speculation."

Day 1432: "Everything is well under control."

Day 1433: "It appears to be significant."

Day 1434: "Unnecessary."

Day 1440: "Death wish."