Doug Gorius

Passionate #Ravens fan; fervent #USMNT supporter; unobtrusive attorney; pub enthusiast; cruciverbalist; history buff; #Orioles die-hard; #MCFC fan . . .

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

There is a well-documented pattern to the first Trump administration. The people who worked in it stayed quiet while employed, then the moment they were fired, sat down and wrote a book. Bolton. Esper. Mattis. Tillerson. The consistent theme: the man wanted to bomb things. Iran. North Korea. Venezuela. Mexico, on at least one occasion that we know of. The adults in the room spent considerable energy preventing a nuclear confrontation because the President had seen something on Fox News.

That was Term One. Term Two is different.

The adults are gone. What replaced them is a collection of individuals who in any previous era of American governance would not have been trusted with the photocopier code.

Picture the scene. The President announces he has an idea. He is enthusiastic. He uses hand gestures. The people around the table look up from their shoes and think, in unison: sure, sounds great.

Nobody pushes back. Nobody has a map. Nobody asks what happens to global oil supply when you bomb the Persian Gulf, or what Mexico does when American special forces cross the border, or whether Greenland’s population has any opinion on being purchased against their will.

Nobody knows, because the hiring criteria for this White House had nothing to do with knowing things.

In Term One, the grownups bought time. They slow-walked the paperwork. They prevented catastrophe through sheer bureaucratic friction.

In Term Two, there is no friction. There is only nodding. And under the table, at least three senior officials are quietly Googling “where is Iran” on their phones. One of them has spelled it “I-ron” and is now reading a five-star review of a steam iron on Amazon. He finds it very informative.

He is the Secretary of Defense.

[Manchester City US @ManCityUS]

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[Doug Gorius @dgorius]

@MLB @Orioles Bmore School for the Arts!

[MLB @MLB]

EPIC GIVEAWAY!

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[Vivian Salama @vmsalama]

Another extraordinary piece of reporting from @S_Fitzpatrick — including this particularly jarring bit, on the record: https://t.co/JEJJEOjnaj

[The Athletic NFL @TheAthleticNFL]

After backing out of an agreement to trade first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 for Maxx Crosby, Baltimore Ravens GM Eric DeCosta was decried as dishonorable, dirty and duplicitous.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

I prefer Presidents who don't fall asleep in the middle of every single meeting in the Oval Office.

And I prefer a media that DOESN'T treat this shit as normal.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

Trump had another mental health episode and spiraled out of control on social media last night:

12:18am - Demands Chuck Schumer resign
12:19am - Posts a tweet saying Obama tried to “overthrow the government in 2016.”
12:22am - Reposts a statement from Sen. Mike Lee calling for the filibuster to be removed
12:27am - Posts a conspiracy video alleging Obama and Hillary Clinton committed treason
12:27am - Posts a tweet from a MAGA account calling for Obama and Clinton to be arrested for treason
12:28am - Another post calling for treason charges against Obama and Clinton
12:28am - Yet another post demanding treason charges for Obama and Clinton
12:29am - Posts an AI image of a man holding a sign
1:13am - Demands the 2020 election be “wiped from the books and be of no further force or effect.”
2:43am - Posts about Clint Eastwood complimenting him
2:44am - Posts about Elon Musk calling the Southern Poverty Law Center a “scam”
2:45am - Posts about a far-right podcast

This man is not well. He is a demented lunatic who is spiraling out of control. He must be impeached and removed from office.

[Chili Dog @RobertJMolnar]

it cannot be understated how bad this WSJ article on Trump is, for him....he got absolutely thrown under the bus by his own folks

I have said, and "reported" for months now after speaking with former staffers of mine and colleagues that the end is near, and folks are retaining lawyers for the inevitable under oath hearings they will be dragged into

Donald Trump, and MAGA, is over

The Trump schtick is over

Even this amateur ass journalist corp is finally figuring it out

More "wtf are you babbling about?" questions every day now....i applaud this

Shit even Iran regime is like dude wut

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

It's not just the Pope. I would never dream of correcting an Imam or a Harvard law professor about their fields of study using some bullshit I read using ChatGPT. Some people lack an appreciation for the depth of their own ignorance because they don't have expertise in anything.

[Jeremy @ManaByte]

This is one of the greatest photos ever taken by a human…so far.

[Doug Gorius @dgorius]

@TrueFactsStated Nice Eames chairs!

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Crab cakes hit different in Baltimore

[Doug Gorius @dgorius]

@AnthonyLozupone Redner's just changed its name to Cost Boss. Same company though.

[The Shallow State @OurShallowState]

Look at him! A mental buffoon, a physical mess, emotionally erratic, false, untrustworthy, reckless, feckless, boorish, ignorant, greedy, desperate for grandiosity, protective of his secrets and lies above all else, globally disrespected, and reviled.

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Yes, yes, you had no choice, something something. Or maybe Trump has always been a test of basic judgment and character and millions of people have failed it because they were obsessed with their own resentful grievances.

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

Let’s gooooooooooooooooo. USA!!!!!!!!!!

Hughes Bros heroes for life now.

Hellebuyck MVP

That was a great time

[Doug Gorius @dgorius]

@ProfOzzy

[Vanessa @VanessaChaseOG]

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