Roy Edroso

Former staff writer, Village Voice; proprietor of Roy Edroso Breaks It Down

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Jan. 21, 2021

[A conference room in a hotel in Indianapolis. Eight people in decent but not ostentatious business dress are seated or standing around a board table; some are nibbling on snacks and coffee from a spread at the end of the room, with their face masks…

Jan. 20, 2021

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Consider the alternative

Well, assuming the goons don’t murder them and blow the rest of us up, today begins a new Administration. That means, among other things, that we’ve come to the end of not only Trump but also Meaning of Trump stories. Ta-Nehisi Coates did a nice one…

Jan. 19, 2021

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Sure, Let's Talk to the Trump People Once Ag…

My big takeaway from the past 4-20 years is that conservatives have zero interest in facts. In my family alone, there are people who believe GW Bush was "actually a Democrat" because he started a war, that the Mueller Report exonerated Trump -- and…

Jan. 19, 2021

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Sure, Let's Talk to the Trump People Once Again, Why Not, by Someone at the New York Times

For many Trump supporters, the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. this week will be a signal that it is time to move on blah blah Jan. 6 at the Capitol blah blah interviews in recent days blah blah dark mood, voice of the unheard, etc. “I don't like…

Jan. 18, 2021

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Last-minute business

[A disused warehouse in some urban industrial area. GUNK, the teenage White House Assistant from our previous pardon-discussion scene, is sitting in a folding chair at a card table with other folding chairs in front of it. He holds a clipboard and a…

Jan. 15, 2021

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Today on Craigslist

washington, DC > district of columbia > for sale > antiques EVERYTHING MUST GO! This is the CLASSIEST antique sale in the history of all time. This sale is the height of class and breeding and sophistication. Items worth a fortune and fit for a king…

Jan. 14, 2021

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Do I look like I'm negotiating?

Totally agree with this: these garbage rage clout-chasers have been all in on fomenting revolution & are as expected attempting to weasel back out, hoping their Mercer/Moonie lucre keeps the dream alive. So many yeses: But I'm starting to see this,…

Jan. 12, 2021

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I Claim My Right To Express My Mainstream Conservative Opinion in the New York Times, Part 2

Onct more like I did last summer I am writin in this God Dam New York Slimes as is my rite as a AMERICAN to tell you stupid faggits and antifa & Black Lives Mater what I think about the Peoples Uprisin on January the 6th. An no mistake this time no…

Jan. 12, 2021

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I Claim My Right To Express My Mainstream Co…

To the Responsible Party In Charge, I strenuously object to your portrayal of Hiram Galligash, Punkin County (S.C.) Tax Assessor. He, unlike, you, is a True Patriot, as am I. We two Patriots are shining examples of the immense diverseness of those…

Jan. 11, 2021

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Plan B

[Oval Office. TRUMP, wearing a dark blue suit, is seated at the Resolute Desk and looking at a piece of paper held by White House Chief of Staff MARK MEADOWS, who stands next to him. TRUMP’s face is dark and clouded; MEADOWS has passed out of his…

Jan. 8, 2021

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Fuck Josh Hawley's Book Deal

Let’s see, who’s left to defend the mob? Well, plenty of people. You may think not, since even a lot of conservatives have gotten scared enough to turn on Tubby and his goons — even Peggy Noonan gave a whole column calling for his removal without…

Jan. 7, 2021

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Doomed to repeat

January X, 2021 — Once again supporters of President Trump occupied the U.S. Capitol and several other federal buildings in Washington, D.C. this morning, further delaying the Electoral College tabulation. In addition to the Confederate flags they…

Jan. 6, 2021

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Repeat offenders

The more I watch this play out the less optimistic I am about the long term outcomes. Not stuff in January, but 2022 and interim elections. I just do not see the Democrats being able to play any sort of hard ball (except of course against their own…

Jan. 5, 2021

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Look Back in Nausea, Part III

© 2020 Elvert Barnes, used under a Creative Commons license [Here’s the third in a series of 2020 lookback pieces — see Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t already.] A year ago today, when nobody (that we knew of) had coronavirus, no fewer than 13…

Jan. 5, 2021

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Look Back in Nausea, Part III

Trump: I didn't lose! It's all fraud! Massive, overwhelming, complete fraud! Conservative Chorus: Fraud! All fraud! Media and Normal People: Oh, rilly? How about some evidence? Got any evidence? Trump: Evidence!?!?! I've have so much evidence, it's…

Jan. 4, 2021

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Look Back in Nausea, Part II

[I’ll have a few 2020 lookbacks this week. First one is here.] Since his promotion of birther claims that Obama is a Kenyan pretender, racism has been a key piece of Trump’s appeal, and this is especially true when he can blame dark-skinned people…

Jan. 1, 2021

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Look back in nausea

[Look, I know you’re sick of it, but number one, I spent a lot of time on this, and number two, I got news for you — New Years ain’t nothing but a number and this shit is still going on.] COVID Wishes and Hydroxychloroquine Dreams. When the rumblings…

Dec. 31, 2020

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Working on a wow finish

[The Oval Office. Senator JOSH HAWLEY, in a nice suit, sits on a sofa, thumbing through a fashion magazine from the coffee table. White House Chief of Staff MARK MEADOWS, also in a nice suit, sits on a sofa opposite, leaning back, eyes closed. HAWLEY…

Dec. 30, 2020

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A free and frank exchange of views

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Dec. 30, 2020

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A free and frank exchange of views

[Note: The above tweets are real, and that’s as much disclaimer as I’m going to give you.]