I used to refer to the Tea Party as the Alien who popped out of the body Republican. It seems almost quaint now.

Here in 2026, the nascent Venezuela boondoggle is overshadowing the January 6 anniversary as well as the administration’s refusal to comply with the law regarding the Epstein files.

Join me in pausing for a moment to consider the depth and breadth of disregard for the rule of law contained in that one sentence.

To keep things Sigourney for another minute, here’s some footage of traditional American politician/pundit/public sensibilities coming into contact with a profoundly damaged and damaging crew parading around in the husk of a formerly more respectable party.

Congress could put an end to this constitutional psychotic break at any time, but thanks to Republican majorities, it won’t. With 10 months until midterms, what Republicans deserve is to be forced onto the record at every turn regarding why they continue to enable the man responsible for this trifecta.

America is now a rogue state, thanks to a rogue president and those who shield him from accountability. Like Dana, we might look the same and even be the same in many ways, but you don’t have to be a Dr. Peter Venkman to realize that something critical has gone very, very wrong.

For now, we wait for next developments in this administration’s Epstein recalcitrance and its aforementioned boondoggle — or catastrophe? How about catastrophoggle?

If you missed First Draft yesterday, revisit the Adrastos and JCO initial responses to the weekend’s events. Beyond that, feel free to check in on the J6 criminals and their behavior before and after their big touristy adventure. You know, back in the good old days, when the only government that MAGA wanted to upend was our own.