SNL Post-Election Cold Open For the first episode of Saturday Night Live since the 2024 Election, the cast opened with an address that began with a serious tone about Trump’s attempt to forcibly overturn the 2020 Election results and his desire for vengeance against his political enemies. But they quickly pivoted to a joking-not-joking appeasement bit, where they introduced… Read More
Rachel Maddow warns of the 5 fronts in the transition to a “tin pot tyranny” On election night, Maddow gave an impassioned missive about the transition from democracy to tyranny, and what that looks like. She also conjured up visions of the American people rising up in resistance, but gave little sense of how that would manifest. Nonetheless, she shared important lessons from history where other nations pivoted from a… Read More