Kagro in the Morning

Kagro in the Morning - September 22, 2023

Friday. The day David Waldman reserves to tie it all together, and finish everything up… or not. Hey, it’s Friday! House Oversight Chair Jim Comer thinks Joe Biden is too sexy to work, so sexy it hurts. Where is Biden’s long-awaited pivot? Joe knows that to look good, just stand next to someone ugly. Dunning Kruger poster boy Kevin McCarthy failed to see Matt Gaetz creeping up on him, even with the whole audience shouting at him to look out. There was some procedural fun around the sinki...

Kagro in the Morning - September 21, 2023

On today’s KITM, by popular demand, David Waldman will continue our discussion of Canadian pirates. By greater popular demand, Greg Dworkin returns with another of his Raft O’ Stories®rrrrr, matey. Remember TV’s Byron Allen? It’s okay if you don’t. Bryon is doing just fine without us. Mr. Allen is so well off now that he could even afford to dine with David Brooks. Kevin McCarthy’s plan to hold the House together while avoiding government default is simple. He will keep giving in to righ...

Kagro in the Morning - September 20, 2023

It’s Wednesday, time for David Waldman, Greg Dworkin and KITM, your source for Canadian pirate information and news. We have talked on the subject, and I posted a few links yesterday, but more needs to be said. It turns out that despite American’s comprehensive and detailed knowledge of pirates, Vikings and such, some are still unaware that these swashbuckling heroes might also be Canadian. For instance, there’s Peter Easton, warlord, gangster, and profit center of the North Atlantic. Proof ...

Kagro in the Morning - September 19, 2023

  Cap’n David Waldman, at the helm of the Good Ship KITM, sails us safely through another “Talk Like a Pirate Day” … uhm, “Yar”? (For our Canadian listeners, that’s “Yar, eh?”) Special Tuesday guest Joan McCarter isn’t feeling nautical today but can suggest a few members of Congress to keelhaul.  Republicans in DC have not been quite “arrayed” as of late. Republicans who always wanted to burn it down are using their fellow Republicans as kindling. The House are kneecapping the Senate, bu...

Kagro in the Morning - September 18, 2023

Greg Dworkin had an embarrassment of riches embarrassing embarrassments to go through in rounding up the weekend’s news. They put TFG back on normie TV, and to no one’s surprise, it sucked. And nobody told viewers he was a lying liar. Which they’re really going to have to do, one of these days. Meanwhile, he used the weekend to complain about Biden’s mental acuity, while also bragging that he was ahead of Obama in the polls, and that if he didn’t win the presidency in 2024, the US might fi...

Kagro in the Morning - September 15, 2023

David Waldman delivers us to the end of the week and the beginning of the year on today’s KITM. Shofar so good! Artificial Intelligence should not be writing obituaries, unless, of course, you want AI to be part of bereavement process. After all, what could be worse for AI than to be declared useless? What could be a prouder moment than to have played in video games? An AI named “EagleAI” has shown itself to be useful in disenfranchising voters and helpful in spreading disinformation. It w...

Kagro in the Morning - September 14, 2023

Thursday on KITM, and we welcome David Waldman and Greg Dworkin, your unimpeachable sources for news and mirth, weekdays.  Not-so mirthful Kevin McCarthy finally realizes the value of f—king procedure, if not adjective placement. The MAGA/Freedom caucus is beginning to realize that destroying government for their revenge fantasies isn’t a big vote-getter. Neither is their shutting down of abortion rights. Unfortunately for everyone, their MAGA doom loop is much more frequent than the Briga...

Kagro in the Morning - September 13, 2023

David Waldman, This Is Your Life! On today's KITM, David relates the true story of his rollercoaster-like ride to honchoing the KITM Worldwide Entertainment conglomerate, adding words of guidance for aspiring lawyers, politicians, ad men and women, while dishing on DC’s movers and shakers. (We won't get into names though... except for Greg Dworkin, whose name we do like to drop at least three times a week.) Also, there’s some news! Kevin McCarthy announced a formal impeachment inquiry agai...

Kagro in the Morning - September 12, 2023

It’s Tuesday on KITM. More importantly, it’s finally 9/12, and we can return to our 9/12 mindset. Even better, Joan McCarter is feeling better, and can call in and give David Waldman somebody to talk to other than all of us. After long consideration… well, after not much consideration at all, Interim Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy made his move to impeach Joe Biden. Knife out, heading for Biden, Kevin might not realize that he’s being crept up on by Matt Gaetz, who will be so preoccup...

Kagro in the Morning - September 11, 2023

On today’s KITM, David Waldman and Greg Dworkin count down the days until “Talk Like a Pirate Day”, while counting up the dumb and dumber people they find in the world. 9/11. Time for memorials, and defacing of memorials. Donald Trump is adept at turning memories into nightmares. Donald says wind farms cause cancer.  Ron Johnson will tell you they kill whales. In your universe those are lies, but in the Republican universe… they are also lies, but they’re their guy’s lies, and that’s goo...

Kagro in the Morning - September 8, 2023

Lots going on today, as always. Some of which we talked about, and some of which we assigned as homework. Navarro’s guilty. And not just of pacing around nervously. Fani Willis had a thing or two to say to Jim Jordan. And the Fulton County Special Grand Jury’s report was released today, too. In more in-depth news, here’s the take we were looking for on “Coach” Kennedy’s case. The more you look at it, the more it looks like other fake cases, like 303 Creative. That reminds me, Every R...

Kagro in the Morning - September 7, 2023

David Waldman welcomes Greg Dworkin for only the second time this week. Not that Greg isn’t always welcome, it’s just that we are running short of days this week... Yes, President Joe Biden is old. He’s not as old as Mitch McConnell, that’s for sure.  In fact, Joe Biden is every bit as young as Mick Jagger! And yet, no one can stop handwringing about Joe’s age… Doesn’t that make you feel so ANGRY? Well, repurpose that anger into moving democratic and Democratic ideals forward and changing ...

Kagro in the Morning - September 6, 2023

It’s the Wednesday KITM Special! Compared to Tuesday, we have somewhat less Joan, but a lot more Greg Dworkin, and about equal measures of David Waldman, all topped with a healthy dollop of news! Enrique Tarrio isn’t such a proud boy anymore and will be sent up the river for a long, long time. Not hardly long enough, nonetheless his verdict is a pretty effective example for those not wanting to follow him. Kingpin of the operation, Donald J. Trump, remains at large, however Special counsel...

Kagro in the Morning - September 5, 2023

David Waldman is back with an all-new, live (for those who partake) KITM. Joan McCarter is back with all the latest from DC, though she’s still recovering from a rough strain of Covid. Who knows how many of us are catching the stuff again. Get well, and good luck. There’s a lot of opportunities for bipartisanship in Washington, but many more for doing nothing. Republicans are busy dreaming of dismantling the US government to replace it with Trump’s vision, which will mean a lot less work f...

Kagro in the Morning "Encore Performance" - September 2, 2022, airing September 4, 2023

Taking the day off is the only sensible approach to Labor Day. Not that we've always done it. But we're doing it now, so that's what matters. It also gives us a chance to reflect on the fact that we're marking a full year since Biden's "Battle for the Soul of the Nation" speech. And while it's gratifying to see a few people FO what happens when they FA, we're a long way from done. And I don't feel like I've just lived through a year of battle for the soul of the nation. Do you? That ei...

Kagro in the Morning - September 1, 2023

Fridays often cast a wide net for KITM content. And this one’s no exception. First, we return to and finish up the story of Russia’s disinformation “active measures” in Africa, where people are increasingly turning off old school Western media and turning to online sources. The other Judge Starr isn’t exactly slamming on the brakes with his order for “religious-liberty training” for Southwest Airlines’ lawyers. Clarence Thomas claims he was clearing things up with a revised financial d...

Kagro in the Morning - August 31, 2023

What? Is it already National Eat Outside-Diatomaceous Earth Day? Time for another KITM, featuring David Waldman and Greg Dworkin! The Gop is primed for another charismatic phony. So, will it be Vivek Ramaswamy? Billy McFarland?  Viktor Orbán? Andrew Tate? No, that guy is way too much the real deal. For $8,000 Tate helped lonely boys find dates, subjugate them to their will through physical and mental assault, then pimp them out for cash, you know, guy stuff. Hey, but Donald Trump’s still...

Kagro in the Morning - August 30, 2023

David Waldman invites Maestro Greg Dworkin to The KITM Stage this morning for another virtuoso performance, Mr. Waldman in support, ostensibly “cooperative overlap”, actually in contrapuntal reinforcement, adding transcendent dissonant texture. TFFG is losing bigly in the courts no matter what he tries to pull. Donald Trump is so sick of losing, he might just stop showing up in court. Republicans hope to put a stop to courts, judges and laws before things really get tough and they need to ...

Kagro in the Morning - August 29, 2023

David Waldman is here for the Tuesday KITM, but unfortunately for us, Joan McCarter is under the weather, leaving it to David to ring the Tuesday Government Shutdown bell.  Joe the Plumber is out also, but more permanently. “Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher”, as it probably reads on his headstone, opposed full insurance reform, but apparently not asking for crowdfunded healthcare. TFFG’s election subversion trial will begin March 4. He’ll be arraigned September 6. Demand grows to remove Trump ...

Kagro in the Morning - August 28, 2023

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin back on Monday’s KITM, ready to lead us into another week of adventure and merriment.  You know where I don’t want to go anymore? That crap social media site, what’s it called… you know what I’m talking about. That place is useless, you know. Here, let me show you:  The Republican debate shook up the primary race for distant second place. Here’s the latest polling… (And, here’s that same post on A GOOD SITE, Threads. Which has a desktop version now, FYI) No...

Kagro in the Morning - August 25, 2023

Happy birthday to us! It’s David Waldman’s birthday today! …And Armando Llorens!’ …And mine tomorrow! It was Darwin Darko’s, aka Darwin HiM’s last week! Why are so many Virgos involved in the production of KITM? (Of course, we Virgos do not believe in that horoscope stuff.) Plus! Greg Dworkin pops out of the cake in the finale! No one could give us a bigger birthday present than Donald P01135809 Trump, who surrendered for his Georgia mugshot at a championship-ready lying weight of 215 poun...

Kagro in the Morning - August 24, 2023

Yes, Greg Dworkin watched at least some of the debate, not that any of us ever had to. DeSantis’ loss was a given, and it seems his leaked strategy to “hammer Ramaswamy” was co-opted by everyone else. And with good reason! He’s the candidate Greg says it’ll take you mere seconds to come to hate. Which is why Gop goons swooned for him. (Even as the “normies” couldn’t get any sicker of the culture war fixations.) Meanwhile, TFG skipped the debate as expected, pretending to be on white nati...

Kagro in the Morning - August 23, 2023

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin present another thrilling episode of KITM: Donald Trump, COUNTDOWN TO SURRENDER! Tonight’s Episode: A Cavalcade of RINOS. Watch to see who will win the coveted title of World’s Smallest Loser. (We already know it’ll be Ron DeSantis.) All of them know that the biggest loser is TFFG, but none of them have the courage or wisdom to say that… well, except for Chris Christie, but that’s his schtick. None of really want to win anyway, they just hope to outlive MAG...

Kagro in the Morning - August 22, 2023

Sure, it’s Trump Surrender Week, but should remind ourselves that the rest of the world has its own priorities. For example, the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. Now that’s a mouthful! Trump’s set to ruin my birthday present, by turning himself in a day early. On top of that, he’s skipping the Republican debate to go on white nationalist “TV”. Best guess: he wants no oxygen left for debate night or the day after. Online betti...

Kagro in the Morning - August 21, 2023

Kagro in the Morning - August 18, 2023

Friday brings us the Exciting Conclusion™ of “W, precisely, TF was going on in Coffee County?” We’re not too sure that what Kenneth “The Cheese” Chesebro was doing for TFG was actual “lawyering.” But we’re sure that what he was doing during the actual insurrection part of Jan. 6 wasn’t. That wacky order for “religious liberty training” for Southwest Airlines’ lawyers is on hold. But then again, well… 5th Circuit. Rosalyn MacGregor is back, to keep us up to date on bleeding edge local c...

Kagro in the Morning - August 17, 2023

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are back, and here to talk to each other again, but it’s ok if you want to hang out too. Democrats need to face facts. Whether they like it or not, they now need to accept the uneasy truth that they… might be... winning. Republicans are certainly losing and are getting tired of pretending that they aren’t. The news media is finding it tougher to invent a second, rational, side with debates still coming up. It is clear that the majority of Americans want Donal...

Kagro in the Morning - August 16, 2023

It’s Wednesday, so you know David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are up to something… It’s a good year to be an annotator. Donald Trump’s fourth indictment is out, and anybody who’s anybody is getting arraigned. Are four strikes too many to call Trump out? Are RICO charges too much? Or did Fani Willis bring perfect charges for perfect phone calls? TFFG has so many indictments, we can now appreciate how well they complement each other. There could be a market for Trump judge trading cards, so we ...

Kagro in the Morning - August 15, 2023

Such an arraigny night in Georgia! Donald Trump was indicted for the 4th time! 19 indicted! 30 co-conspirators! 98 pages! And yet the silence from KITM World Headquarters was almost deafening this morning. I’m told it was a “power outage”, but it was probably a lib plot to take the attention off of Hunter Biden. David Waldman did hit record however, and Greg Dworkin even called in, because how could he resist? Together they listed the Trump 18 plus indictments, determined that Georgia was ...

Kagro in the Morning - August 14, 2023

Bad news... No one is coming to your Biden Country diner to better understand you. Good news! David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are waiting here at KITM, and they care about most of your plights! Is this the end of Trump? Well, for the racketeer Former Guy, it’s just the beginning of RICO. Georgia Fulton County DA Fani Willis is set to bring a whole lot of hammers down on Donald Trump, and several of his soon-to-be ex-friends. Georgia prosecutors will prove Trump’s team is behind the Coffee ...

Kagro in the Morning - August 11, 2023

avid Waldman is here to do a bunch of Friday things on the KITM Friday Show. Clarence Thomas had always yearned to be wealthy but refused to allow the fact that he was a simple Supreme Court Justice to ever hold him back. White male billionaires the world over saw this and empathizing with Thomas’ struggle against adversity, decided to become his benefactors and thus act affirmatively on Clarence’s behalf, in order to give Clarence Thomas a needed leg up… into his own luxury RV. This cadre...

Kagro in the Morning - August 10, 2023

David Waldman makes certain that no pontoon boats of ignorance block Greg Dworkin’s docking of his Raft o’ Stories!™ on today’s KITM. What really happened in Loudoun County? You should have a pretty good idea by now. After all, we covered it thoroughly all this week. Glenn Youngkin rode the conservative transphobic/homophobic wave into the Virginia Governor’s office, and maybe all the way into the Republican nomination, now that Ron DeSantis’ wave is spinning around the toilet bowl. No, ma...

Kagro in the Morning - August 9, 2023

On Wednesday’s David Waldman catches up with Greg Dworkin. Actually, we all catch up with Greg, who is way ahead of us on the latest news. OHIO! Voters like freedom and democracy and will vote to protect them. It’s funny how many pundits doubted that a year ago. Now, the Gop war on democracy is in retreat, as abolishing abortion turned out to be a bridge too far. Today, Republicans are making excuses and covering their tracks. Tomorrow, they’ll be back at it, again. They’ll need more than ...

Kagro in the Morning - August 8, 2023

David Waldman and his dedicated staff here at KITM World Headquarters are in the midst of a little late spring housekeeping. From now on, whenever I need to post a link to “the social media site formally known as bird”, I will try to find an identical link somewhere else... It would be nice If only we migrated to the same place! David and I are both at Mastodon (a very quiet neighborhood). I’m also at Threads, which actually would be just dandy with a desktop version. But now David is also o...

Kagro in the Morning - August 7, 2023

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are back, and here to talk about whatever you are talking about. That’s Donald Trump, right? We’re still talking about TFFG’s latest indictment, which won’t be his last, but is presently being treated to his usual panicked bs and revenge fantasies, with maybe few added tweaks. For instance, Donald Trump never “tells” people what to do, he just “asks” in an aspirational manner. How many times can Trump try to overthrow democracy before he becomes a bore? About...

Kagro in the Morning - August 4, 2023

It’s Friday, the day David Waldman talks about as many topics as he wants, or as few. Today, it is one. TFFG’s January 6 Indictment.  We are now post-arraignment. Donald Trump supposedly doesn’t drink, but it might have crossed his mind last night. Trump plans to do just more of the same in the future. Maga plans to do worse. Donald’s lawyers plan even dumber moves, but that would be difficult. The media wonders if Donald Trump has already won. So far Walt Nauta hasn’t gotten any of hi...

Kagro in the Morning - August 3, 2023

Another indictment, another arraignment, another KITM, and David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are here and ready to rumble. Here is where you come for not only the latest TFFG indictment annotated, but also for added comments, asides, and little notes scribbled in the margins. This indictment is the most important, so far.  Expect a lot of bellyaching, obfuscation, and threats from Trump, which is what you always expect from Trump. Expect the same from Republicans, unless they’re too scared to...

Kagro in the Morning - August 2, 2023

Well, there was really only one thing on our minds today, even if there were a hundred ways to approach it. And of course, Greg Dworkin always knows exactly what it is: The Indictment. Of Michigan Attorney General candidate Matt DePerno and ex-state Rep. Daire Rendon. On charges of tampering with voting machines. As Republicans. Because all of their accusations are confessions.   Then there was another story. And that took up the rest of our day. That’s OK. It’s important! And there we...

Kagro in the Morning - August 1, 2023

It’s August, as we count down to David Waldman’s, and my birthday. But that’s old news. (Very old.) Here’s what’s happening today: Ian Reifowitz, word for word your best value in reading entertainment and political discourse, came on to talk about inflation, and the lack thereof in political discourse and how best to frame any discourse going forward into 2024. Twitter isn’t much good for discussing politics, following news, or even being Twitter anymore, but if you are looking for a fig...

Kagro in the Morning - July 31, 2023

Person for all seasons, even those Eastern Orthodox ones, David Waldman welcomes eminent herdsperson of pundits and polls Greg Dworkin for today’s Month Closing, Week (But Strong) Opening KITM: Donald Trump says that his Republican opponents might as well just give up. He’s right of course, every one of them is a loser. Just ask any of his challengers, and they’ll tell you. (If you can find any of them.) 71% of Gop voters stand with Trump even considering all his indictments and investigat...

Kagro in the Morning - July 28, 2023

David Waldman releases a Surprise Superseding KITM. TFFG told his lackies to delete security footage at Mar-a-Lago, according to Jack Smith’s superseding indictment update released last night. Henchmen hid in closets, bushes and spoke in secret emojis, and yet somehow were still found out. New revelations are now emerging, each more hilarious than the last. The only one having it worse than Donald might be Ron DeSantis, who already ceded his religion and heritage to the giamopes, yet eve...

Kagro in the Morning - July 27, 2023

I, David Waldman, and Greg Dworkin return for a Thursday KITM. Mitch McConnell freezes while the rest of the world bakes. Carry a spatula in Arizona so that you don’t stick to the pavement. Forget about frying eggs on the sidewalk, you can poach them in the ocean. Canadian bacon is now creosote smoked. Even space aliens might not be able to save us soon. Kind of a bummer that Donald Trump’s cell will be airconditioned. Members of Jack Smith’s DC federal grand jury have started arriving a...

Kagro in the Morning - July 26, 2023

Greg Dworkin has a theme today, but it wasn’t UFO-mania, or even Rudy Colludy’s confession. Seems the Ron DeSantis campaing is sinking like a stone. Staff are being cut (some more pointedly than others), plagued by an horrific burn rate, terrible polls, and of course, his latest “education” disaster (which, thank God, even some conservatives find appalling) all combined to leave “DeSantis in Disarray.” In other good news, apparently there were eight subpoenas served in TFG’s Perv-a-Lago d...

Kagro in the Morning - July 25, 2023

* David Waldman returns for a second consecutive day to KITM World Headquarters. He hasn’t changed out of his speedo and sunglasses yet, but I believe he’ll stick around for the week. Alabama shows our country hasn’t changed… It certainly shows that it plans to stay Alabama as long as possible and ignore SCOTUS in order to keep its 1in 4 Black population at 1 in 7 representation. Over in Virginia however, Arlington Public Schools won’t comply with their state’s anti-trans school board ...

Kagro in the Morning - July 24, 2023

David Waldman’s famous nom de plume, “Kagro X”, suddenly doesn’t have the cachet it once held, now that Elon is pasting “X” on everything. The old bird social media site is now an X media site, and its tweets are… Well, whoever cared what an X ever had to say anyhow? Greg Dworkin shows up with not one, but TWO Rafts O’ Stories™ The Gop is doing it wrong and doubling down. Ron DeSantis leads that effort, but that’s all he will be leading. Ron is burning through donations and campaign staff ...

Kagro in the Morning - July 19, 2023

David Waldman is still out, partially submerged in crystal blue water off the West Indies, in the North Atlantic, somewhere due south of here. Tropical hedonism might have gone to his head by now, but last week David still cared about us enough to pre-record today’s KITM, adding welcome contributions by Ace KITM Correspondent Rosalyn MacGregor! Lunatic Michigan Republican Party chair Kristina Karamo and eight others have been ordered to pay more than $58,000 because of their insane and ma...

Kagro in the Morning "Throwback Episode" - July 18, 2016, airing July 18, 2023

We’re on vacation this week, which means I’m only “working” three out of five days. But as you know, 3 out of 5 is 60%, and that’s enough to invoke cloture. The other 40% of the week is covered by re-runs. But not just any re-runs. They’re “Throwback Episodes!” Either because they’re so damned old, or because you’ll want to “throwback” some booze, to get over how bad the sound quality was in “those days.” Trust me, it’s better than a “throw-up episode.” So today, we’re taking you all t...

Kagro in the Morning "Throwback Episode" - July 20, 2016, airing July 20, 2023

This vacation week is all about the “throwbacks.” Well, two shows are about it, anyway. But as you know, 60/40 is what pollsters call a “statistical dead heat.” Anyway, like Tuesday, this Thursday’s re-run is about taking us back to a time when we didn’t yet know just how bad TFG was going to make things. We had an inkling. We just… didn’t think he’d get the chance. Remember those days? Well, we recorded them: David Waldman brings us up-to-date on all of the news and politics — no co...

Kagro in the Morning - July 21, 2023

This week, David Waldman, sometimes known as “Kagro X”, arrived in the Bahamas, explored a host of diverse undersea flora and fauna, took in the exciting nightlife and made his mark in the hustle and bustle of the local culture, all in less than a week! Kagro will return… Monday. However, David did record another one-hour KITM Vacation Special, featuring Ace KITM Correspondent Rosalyn MacGregor! I exaggerate a little on this blog... However, a bored Chinese housewife was ten billion times ...

Kagro in the Morning - July 17, 2023

Kagro in the Morning is not so “Live!” this week. Jet-setting honcho of KITM Worldwide Enterprises David Waldman is reportedly “Live!” in the Bahamas  David did say that’s where he went, but other than that one picture, no one is even quite sure what Mr. Waldman looks like. No one is certain also about “Proud Democrat, a former field organizer for President Joe Biden and volunteer for the Obama Foundation”, Erica Marsh, but whoever she is, she is probably not any of those. (David however...