David Roberts: I understand, if you're new to US politics, being surprised by the raw shittiness of the GOP. But if you are a member of the professional political press and Republican shittiness has been consistently surprising you for decades, and *still* surprises you, maybe get a different fucking job.

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David Roberts volts.wtf · Jan 27
"They told us what they were going to do. They published it. They put it on a website. And when it happened, the press was surprised." Hoo boy, everyone should bookmark this @parkermolloy.com piece & make sure everyone involved in media reads it.
This is Literally the Job

Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.

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David Roberts volts.wtf
I understand, if you're new to US politics, being surprised by the raw shittiness of the GOP. But if you are a member of the professional political press and Republican shittiness has been consistently surprising you for decades, and *still* surprises you, maybe get a different fucking job.
Jan 27, 2026 21:40
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