John Kelly
@JohnKelly
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Former Washington Post columnist (now Substackin'), rock and roll drummer, actual D.C. native. Also: can juggle.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2008
Trump is in danger of turning January 6th into Tiananmen Square: officially erased. We need a museum devoted to that day, lest we forget.
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I’m hearing that Trump is changing the name of the CDC to “Centers for Disease Encouragement and Support.” Make whooping cough great again!
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1, 2, 3, 4. I declare a trade war. If only @realDonaldTrump didn’t have such small hands/thumbs.
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. @realDonaldTrump is the @trussliz of the American economy. Sadly, he’s likely to last longer than 45 days — and do more damage.
It’s now clear that the @realDonaldTrump Administration computed reciprocal tariffs without using tariff data. This is to economics what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science. The Trump tariff policy makes little sense EVEN if
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Remember the Bamiyan Buddhas the Taliban destroyed in 2001? That's what @realDonaldTrump , @elonmusk, @JDVance and their accomplices are doing to the U.S. Constitution. The world was disgusted by the Taliban. I think history will be disgusted by what's happening now, too.
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Sole-searching: My family is worried about my increasing obsession with @PUMA shoes.
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An editorial comment posted in a Washington Metro station elevator. I believe this is an expression of personal liberty.
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I wonder if this will include a woman's personal liberty over her own body and the personal liberty to call a large body of water "the Gulf of Mexico" and the personal liberty not to be thrown from a high window if you disagree with Trump's friend Putin or the...
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I have a new nickname for @elonmusk: DOGEbag, pronounced “doochebag.” Feel free to use, royalty-free!
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Trump fires the nation's archivist. Now he can literally do what he's been figuratively doing: wipe his ass with the Constitution. https://t.co/OrO9DE8IGh
washingtonpost.com
The National Archives became the target of Trump’s ire when the independent agency sought to retain documents from his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022.
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And @washingtonpost isn’t even being consistent. Three weeks ago the paper endorsed Angela Alsobrooks for the Senate.
On political endorsement https://t.co/e5OTZhylIE This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.
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https://t.co/dq5RjRQC6u via @NYTimes Some people seem to be upset by this story. They should be. It shows the dangers of voting for Trump. I’m John Kelly* and I approve this message. *Not THAT John Kelly.
nytimes.com
John Kelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist.
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This is a great podcast, even if I do say so myself. And it’s the EXACT PERFECT length for the flight from DCA to ILM. (I know. I did it this morning.)
Episode 1 out now! ⚡️🎙️⚡️ We’re diving into Bo Diddley’s legacy in DC with our wonderful guest, John Kelly—longtime Washington Post columnist & drummer for The Airport 77s. 🎧: https://t.co/uVJUkAPgtS 🎶 #DC #BoDiddley #DCRockHistory
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I bet what you REALLY want RIGHT NOW are a few podcast recommendations. Here are a couple of mine, from @BBC and @BBCSounds . One is positively dystopian, the other moderately true-crime. Read about them on my new Substack. https://t.co/x6ZInFgT2u
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Watching the Olympics has me wondering: "Who can I blame for not being good at sports?" Also, do you hate the @Nike Olympics ad as much as I do?
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.@GOPMajorityWhip + other sellout "conservatives" You invited mass migration from the 3rd World. Don't lie & talk tough now! My hits on @Bannons_WarRoom & @LelandVittert's show w/ @bungarsargon Cortes Investigates article in replies to this post, w/ clips & RECEIPTS!
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Is it just me in Montgomery County, Md., but are others having trouble hearing the Olympic commentary on @Xfinity and @peacock ? @NBCOlympics is fine but on the others it’s all crowd noise.
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Man, the Olympic opening ceremony in France went pretty fast from “Ou est la bibliotheque?” to “Menage a trois?”
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I'm sorry. I can't sit idly by while media reporters are describing what's happening at The Washington Post as a "shit show." It is, technically, a "shite show." Words matter, people. https://t.co/yfBG21moQ8
notus.org
A Washington Post all-hands meeting on Monday turned combative early and only got worse, sources told NOTUS.
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