Good morning, Gemmers. Hope you had a good week. Let’s roll. Overlooking Montara beach, Ca. A veritable sea of humanity. Like they belong on a blue planet. The joyful emergence of Ignatius. That one that’s holding that shirt with his teeth… Giving hope to the hopeless, and heart to the heartbroken. He wants his own… Awesome synchrony. They share some things: One would have been in the WH during the Bicentennial. Current one was there for the Semiquincentennial and bungled it, while blatantly grifting. Of course, now – because of the Timeline we live in, Nixon is being lauded and recovered (https://www.wsj.com/politics/richard-nixon-social-media-videos-6c983cd1?eafs_enabled=false). Nixonmaxxing is a thing for (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/why-richard-nixon-viral-1236622806/) conservatives, who’ve worked to rediscover him (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/why-richard-nixon-viral-1236622806/). MAGA world has been working on rehabbing (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/12/trump-supporters-rehabilitate-nixon.html) ole Tricky Dick. Next on their list is most probably the 17th president, Andrew Johnson. Both these two in cartoon below, have a thing about ‘plumbers,’ and enemies lists, and pardons. Wild meets domesticated. They blow at each other. What did they say? The End. PS: Remember, if a video doesn’t play all the way for you, click on the whole post, and it will take you to Bluesky, and you can watch it there. We'll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough. We continue to be paywall-free. We continue to be supported by our readers, not billionaires or corporations. But we need to bring in more revenue. We are leaning on our community more than ever to help make ends meet. $5 $15 $25 Other OR Donate with Power matters. Sign up for our daily top stories newsletter so you don't miss how it's being used—and what comes next.