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## [How A Corrupt And Incompetent Justice Department Is Damaging Public Safety](https://www.nationalmemo.com/pirro-failed-prosecutions)

_2026-08-26 · Harry Litman · National Memo_

We have focused, for good reason, on a series of cases brought by the Trump Justice Department in rank violation of the most basic principles of due process and federal prosecutorial practice. The attorneys general who green-lighted them will live in infamy when the history of the Department of Justice’s corrupt work during Trump 2.0 is written. Reprisal prosecutions brought for nakedly political…

## [Trump's War On Press Has Intensified Since Speech At Correspondents Dinner](https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-war-on-press-2677778335)

_2026-08-26 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_

One month ago, the White House Correspondents Association gathered for its annual “dinner that celebrates the First Amendment” with President Donald Trump. Journalists assembled in Washington, D.C., sat impotently as the president delivered remarks that mixed empty platitudes about his “respect for your profession” with withering insults directed at individual reporters. The evening “was a public…

## [On Cruz Podcast, Clarence Thomas Whines About Exposure Of His Gross Corruption](https://www.nationalmemo.com/on-cruz-podcast-clarence-thomas-whines-about-exposure-of-his-gross-corruption)

_2026-08-26 · Adam Lynch · National Memo_

Justice Clarence Thomas does not do podcasts, or, really, much media of any kind, said Above the Law journalist and litigator Kathryn Rubino . So, it clearly took something serious to turn up on Texas GOP Sen. Ted. Cruz’ podcast “ Verdict with Ted Cruz .” Sure, the sit down was timed with a book launch, but Rubino said it was also fueled by the fact that Thomas is still hurting from getting caught…

## [Midterm Convention? Republicans Would Rather Be Anywhere But Dallas With Trump](https://www.nationalmemo.com/dallas-midterm-convention)

_2026-08-26 · Markos Moulitsas · National Memo_

I’ve been laughing at President Donald Trump’s idiotic midterm political convention for several months now ( here and here ). In short, Trump wants to make the midterm elections about himself, because of course he does. He wants to be onstage, humping an American flag, with the cameras rolling and his crowds looking on adoringly. Never mind all the people actually running for office. He doesn’t…

## [Trump’s EPA Clamps Down on Public Outrage Over Data Centers — the One Issue Sparking Bipartisan Revolt](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/trumps-epa-clamps-down-on-public-outrage-over-data-centers-the-one-issue-sparking-bipartisan-revolt)

_2026-08-25 · Nicole LaFond and Kate Riga · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Americans across the political spectrum are outraged and staunchly opposing the development of new AI data centers — and the...

## [EXCLUSIVE: He Accidentally Won a Michigan House Primary. He Also Attended the Jan 6 Protest.](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusive-he-accidentally-won-a-michigan-house-primary-he-also-attended-the-jan-6-protest)

_2026-08-25 · Hunter Walker · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Tom Smith sort of stumbled into the Republican nomination in his Michigan House district. But based on dozens of posts...

## [Civil Liberties Groups From Across Political Spectrum Denounce Trump’s NSPM-7](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/civil-liberties-groups-from-across-political-spectrum-denounce-trumps-nspm-7)

_2026-08-25 · Josh Kovensky · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

The White House directed federal law enforcement last year to pursue the opposition in broad strokes: if a person is...

## [Judge Clears Way for Voting Group to Get Fresh Block on Trump Order](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/judge-executive-order-mail-voting)

_2026-08-25 · Kate Riga · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

On Tuesday, a federal judge advanced the ball in a challenge to President Donald Trump’s order to overhaul mail-in voting,...

## [Undercover DHS Agent Monitored Alex Pretti Memorial, New Docs Suggest](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/undercover-dhs-agent-monitored-alex-pretti-memorial-new-docs-suggest)

_2026-08-25 · Josh Kovensky · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Federal law enforcement’s undercover campaign to surveil Minneapolis protesters included monitoring a makeshift memorial to Alex Pretti, joining a neighborhood...

## [The Supreme Court Thinks You Are Stupid](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-opinion-2026-midterms)

_2026-08-25 · Jay Willis · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. A key...

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## [Ex-NBA Troll Who Got in Mid-Game Altercation Laments That His Anti-Trans Crusade Distracts From WNBA Play](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/enes-kanter-wnba-anti-trans-fox-news)

_2026-08-25 · Kate Riga · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is just distraught that his antics — sitting courtside in an anti-trans shirt after...

## [Exploiting Anti-Trans Fear, Missouri GOP Aims To Repeal Abortion Rights](https://www.nationalmemo.com/exploiting-anti-trans-fear-missouri-gop-aims-to-repeal-abortion-rights)

_2026-08-25 · Jeremy Kohler · National Memo_

Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution, by falsely telling voters that it would allow gender transition surgeries for minors — even though it wouldn’t. Voters approved Amendment 3 anyway , overturning the near-total abortion ban enacted by Missouri’s GOP-dominated legislature that had…

## [What Even Our Smartest Economists Get Wrong About The Debt](https://www.nationalmemo.com/public-debt-and-corruption)

_2026-08-25 · Dean Baker · National Memo_

The $40 trillion debt point naturally prompted much griping among pundits, many of whom see their job as promoting hysteria in order to justify cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other popular social programs. As is clear to anyone not on the payroll of the rich and very rich, the debt is overwhelmingly the result of tax cuts , mostly to high earners, put in place by Presidents Reagan, Bush…

## [Trump Binkie: Natalie Harp's Rise Began With This Appearance On 'Fox & Friends'](https://www.nationalmemo.com/natalie-harp-fox-news)

_2026-08-25 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_

Natalie Harp, who serves as President Donald Trump’s executive secretary, has been at the center of a media firestorm since Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) invoked her name during a speech last Sunday, saying : “And while the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks. See, he…

## [Trump DOJ Colludes With Texas to Harbor Fugitive ICE Agent](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/trump-doj-colludes-with-texas-to-harbor-fugitive-ice-agent)

_2026-08-25 · David Kurtz · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

First at TPM … In important development overnight, the Trump administration is now openly colluding with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott...

## [Gambling On Graham's Sister In South Carolina, Trump Risks Big Embarrassment](https://www.nationalmemo.com/darline-graham-trump)

_2026-08-25 · Alex Henderson · National Memo_

This Tuesday night, Republican voters in South Carolina will choose a nominee for the deep red state's 2026 U.S. Senate race. And the outcome, according to Politico, will be a crucial test for President Donald Trump's kingmaker skills , risking a "massive embarrassment." Trump is campaigning for Sen. Darline Graham , appointed to the seat by GOP Gov. Henry McMaster after the death of her brother,…

## [As Trump's Power Wanes, Canadians Are Not Alone In Calling His Bluff](https://www.nationalmemo.com/canada-trade-war)

_2026-08-25 · Froma Harrop · National Memo_

Oh good, another war. This time a trade war with Canada and for no other reason than ... what? To give Donald Trump a new stage for big-league bullying? To divert attention from the Jeffrey Epstein files? Who knows. Whatever. Trying to humiliate our closest ally does not serve American interests, ya think? I say "trying" because Trump's powers are much diminished. Canadians are calling Trump's…

## [SCOTUS Sets Up Ongoing Fight Over Trump’s Executive Order on Elections](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/scotus-sets-up-ongoing-fight-over-trumps-executive-order-on-elections)

_2026-08-25 · John Light · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Trump’s Elections Order Will Be Back Before the Supreme Court Before Long A ruling yesterday evening by the Supreme Court...

## [Dems Prepare for Trump Corruption Investigation Blitz Should They Take House](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/dems-prepare-for-trump-corruption-investigation-blitz-should-they-take-house)

_2026-08-24 · Nicole LaFond · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

First Up: Qatari Jets and Crypto Schemes I received an email from Stand Up America last week about Sen. Elissa...

## [Body Horror: Donald Trump, Natalie Harp And The Political Uses Of Revulsion](https://www.nationalmemo.com/natalie-harp-trump-2677768957)

_2026-08-24 · Nina Burleigh · National Memo_

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is, for the moment anyway, the Democratic Party’s living legend in effective rhetoric. And he struck a hell of a nerve just by stating the obvious : Trump, he said, “doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.” On its face, that statement is difficult for any…

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## [What Did Trump Do That Made Carney Walk Away?](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/what-did-trump-do-that-made-carney-walk-away)

_2026-08-22 · Josh Marshall · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

You’ve probably seen that Canadian PM Mark Carney has walked away from trade talks with the US. That has led...

## [Trump wildly claims hospitals are performing ‘reverse surgery’ on trans patients ’at my order'](https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-reverse-transgender-surgery)

_2026-08-22 · Christopher Wiggins · Advocate.com_

President Donald Trump falsely claimed Friday that American hospitals are performing “reverse surgery” on transgender people because he ordered them to do so. “In fact, hospitals now are doing reverse surgery at my order,” Trump told supporters at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in South Carolina . “They’re doing reverse surgery. Nobody ever heard about it.” Trump made the claim while…

## [Why the Right Is Going All-in on Stoking the WNBA Culture Wars](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekender/why-the-right-is-going-all-in-on-stoking-the-wnba-culture-wars)

_2026-08-22 · Kate Riga, Derick Dirmaier, Joe Ragazzo and Allegra Kirkland · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

\[Essay\] They Only Have One Bit It’s been clear for weeks that right-wing media — eager to distract from its leader’s woeful unpopularity and resulting fears about November’s midterms — struck gold with its anti-trans, anti-WNBA crusade . Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (who put up an impressive triple zero statline in 14 minutes played during Thursday’s loss to the Dallas Wings) proved her…

## [Gay Republican group abandons transgender people, calling decision a return to ‘moral’ clarity](https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/log-cabin-republicans-drop-transgender)

_2026-08-21 · Jacob Ogles · Advocate.com_

The Log Cabin Republicans officially abandoned the transgender community, pulling the ladder of progress and support that benefited its members up behind themselves. Ross Hemminger, president of the nation’s most prominent gay Republican organization, announced that Log Cabin had reversed a decision from 2015 to include transgender rights in its mission statement. In an op-ed published by Townhall…

## [Missouri Republicans are trying to repeal abortion rights by leaning into anti-trans sentiment](https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/missouri-abortion-rights-trans-healthcare)

_2026-08-21 · Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica · Advocate.com_

This story originally appeared on ProPublica . Two years ago, abortion opponents in Missouri tried to defeat Amendment 3, a ballot initiative to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution, by falsely telling voters that it would allow gender transition surgeries for minors — even though it wouldn’t. Voters approved Amendment 3 anyway , overturning the near-total abortion ban enacted by…

## [Colorado GOP Gov Nominee Claims to Have Battled ‘Demons’ With ‘Reptilian’ Eyes](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/colorado-gop-gov-nominee-claims-to-have-battled-demons-with-reptilian-eyes)

_2026-08-21 · Hunter Walker · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Victor Marx was deep in the jungle and crippled by a fever when he was attacked. The self-described “high-risk missionary”...

## [How Trump’s Corruption Makes Everything DOJ Does Suspect](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/how-trumps-corruption-makes-everything-doj-does-suspect)

_2026-08-21 · David Kurtz · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

No One Is Safe One of the most pernicious effects of corrupting federal law enforcement is that it undermines public...

## [The Only Promise Todd Blanche Can Honestly Make Is More Dishonesty](https://www.nationalmemo.com/todd-blanche-dishonesty)

_2026-08-21 · Mona Charen · National Memo_

Todd Blanche was Donald Trump's personal attorney, so it was natural that when he was elevated to attorney general, a journalist asked whether he would "pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the White House?" The correct answer to such a question is obvious: The Justice Department and I are committed to the impartial administration of justice. We will always make…

## [Hey, Mr. President! Please Hit The Campaign Trail (Where You Can Only Help Democrats)](https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-campaign-2026)

_2026-08-21 · Markos Moulitsas · National Memo_

There possibly can’t be anything more terrifying to a Republican candidate facing brutal electoral headwinds this November than the prospect of President Donald Trump hitting the campaign trail on their behalf. Just these past few weeks, he’s delivered winning gems like this: “For you to pay a tiny little bit more for your gasoline, just remember you’re doing that a very evil country … we don’t…

## [Will Trump's Approval Sink Into 'Scary 20s'? White House Insiders Are Very Afraid](https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-approval-rating-sinking)

_2026-08-21 · Alex Henderson · National Memo_

With the United States' 2026 midterms only two and one-half months away, President Donald Trump continues to suffer from weak approval ratings in one poll after another — including 33 percent from Reuters and 35 percent from YouGov/ The Economist . But according to Zeteo's Asawin Suebsaeng, Trump White House insiders fear that his approval ratings could sink even lower in the weeks ahead — and…

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## [Trump Administration to Support ‘Independent Journalism’ in Europe With Anti-Immigrant Focus](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-administration-to-support-independent-journalism-in-europe-with-anti-immigrant-focus)

_2026-08-21 · Charles R. Davis · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

This piece was originally published at The Redoubt, a reader-supported publication based in Vienna, Austria. If you appreciate this reporting, consider a paid...

## [Former CIA officers warn Trump's administration is reviving the Lavender Scare, endangering national security](https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/cia-officers-warn-lavender-scare)

_2026-08-21 · Christopher Wiggins · Advocate.com_

Three former CIA officers are warning that President Donald Trump’s campaign against diversity initiatives and transgender federal employees threatens to recreate one of the darkest periods in the history of the nation’s intelligence agencies. In a historical account published Thursday by Lawfare , Trace Ballard, Julia Curlee , and Todd Johannessen trace the CIA’s transformation from an agency…

## [Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, a current U.S. senator, admits national security is ‘not my thing’](https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/darline-graham-uninformed-national-security)

_2026-08-21 · Christopher Wiggins · Advocate.com_

A sitting Republican U.S. senator was asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea matter to American national security. Her answer was jaw-dropping. “I’m just going to be honest here,” Sen. Darline Graham told voters during Tuesday night’s South Carolina Senate debate. “I’m not that informed on national security.” Graham admitted she did not understand one of the world's most consequential…

## [Trump Administration Fails to Substantiate Its Claims of Noncitizen Voting (Again)](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/trump-administration-fails-to-substantiate-its-claims-of-noncitizen-voting-again)

_2026-08-21 · John Light · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Good morning! I hope this morning dispatch, focused on the latest updates about ongoing TPM storylines, has been useful. Starting...

## [Biggest US Retailers Use $5 Billion in Trump Tariff Refunds to Appease Investors](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/biggest-us-retailers-use-5-billion-in-trump-tariff-refunds-to-appease-investors)

_2026-08-21 · Layla A. Jones · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

This week saw some of the country’s largest retailers report their quarterly earnings and the impact of some several billion...

## [Hannity Resumes Coverage Of Iran War -- And Urges More 'Credit' For Trump](https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-iran-2677741806)

_2026-08-21 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_

Sean Hannity, an avid hawk and sycophant to President Donald Trump, had largely abandoned discussions of the floundering Iran war in recent weeks. But on Wednesday night, he engaged with the conflict on his Fox primetime show for the first time since late July — and lamented that Trump is not getting sufficient “credit” for his purported success there. Trump’s administration has spent the past…

## [Advocates entered a Georgia ICE detention center to visit a queer detainee and felt ‘darkness’](https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/georgia-ice-detention-visit)

_2026-08-20 · Christopher Wiggins · Advocate.com_

When two Georgia advocates reached Pauline Nadege Binam on the other side of a glass partition Thursday, the queer Cameroonian immigrant appeared exhausted. “I could tell that she’s very tired,” organizer Noël Heatherland told The Advocate after the visit. “She just seems very exhausted.” The conversation at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, south of Columbus, lasted about 40 minutes…

## [Greg Abbott Grasps At Anything to Stir Up Anti-Islam Panic for His Reelection](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things-stand/greg-abbott-grasps-at-anything-to-stir-up-anti-islam-panic-for-his-reelection)

_2026-08-20 · Nicole LaFond · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Abbott’s Only Campaign Strategy For over two years now, the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas has had facilities...

## [The closetocracy? 11 anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans dogged by gay rumors](https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republicans-gay-rumors)

_2026-08-20 · Ariel Messman-Rucker · Advocate.com_

The Republican Party is full of politicians who actively fight to strip LGBTQ + people of their rights and humanity. But it is often those same politicians who get caught up in gay sex scandals or have their sexualities whispered about on Capitol Hill, while proclaiming their heterosexuality and adherence to “traditional family values.” Rumors that conservatives like Lindsey Graham and Mike…

## [Florida voters deliver wins for LGBTQ+ candidates and losses for Moms for Liberty](https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/moms-for-liberty-losses-florida)

_2026-08-20 · Jacob Ogles · Advocate.com_

Florida voters advanced several out candidates on Tuesday and, perhaps just as importantly, handed losses to candidates aligned with the once-dominant Moms for Liberty . Equality Florida cheered after 81 percent of the candidates it endorsed won their races Tuesday. Those winners included five out LGBTQ+ Democrats seeking seats in the Florida House: Jane Aman, Felipe Sousa Lazaballet, Samuel…

## [Is There a Polling ‘Crisis’ and Why Should We Care If There Is?](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/is-there-a-polling-crisis-and-why-should-we-care-if-there-is)

_2026-08-20 · Josh Marshall · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

I wanted to follow up on my post about Pat Ruffini’s deep dive about the accuracy of Senate race polling...

## [DHS Exempted Itself from Normal Law for Undercover Investigation Into Protesters](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-exempted-itself-from-normal-law-for-undercover-investigation-into-protesters)

_2026-08-20 · Josh Kovensky · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Tucked in at the bottom of a bombshell document released last week detailing DHS’ undercover operations in Minneapolis is a...

## [New Jersey shields abortion and gender-affirming care from out-of-state investigations](https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-jersey-medical-shield-law)

_2026-08-20 · Christopher Wiggins · Advocate.com_

New Jersey has drawn a legal line around its doctors, patients and families. Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Thursday signed an extensive shield law protecting people who provide, receive or help others obtain reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare that is legal in New Jersey. The law, S2260/A2218 , generally prevents state agencies and courts from assisting out-of-state investigations and…

## [Ex-Virginia cop demands $15 million after sharing locker room with trans colleague](https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/virginia-cop-lawsuit-transgender-colleague)

_2026-08-20 · Jacob Ogles · Advocate.com_

A former Virginia police officer has sued her department, alleging officials violated her privacy by requiring her to share a locker room with a transgender colleague. Now, she wants $15 million in damages. Former Norfolk Police Officer Meghan Grabow filed the lawsuit alleging that the department did not inform her she would be sharing a women’s locker room with a transgender woman. While Grabow…

## [California’s Dem Senators Write to SoS Expressing ‘Grave Concerns’ About Tina Peters](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchise/californias-dem-senators-write-to-sos-expressing-grave-concerns-about-tina-peters)

_2026-08-20 · Khaya Himmelman · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise! Election officials in Shasta County — a deep red California county that has...

## [Security Blankets and the Mad, Mad King](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/security-blankets-and-the-mad-mad-king)

_2026-08-20 · Josh Marshall · TPM &#8211; Talking Points Memo_

If you’ve been online in the last few days you’ve undoubtedly been exposed to Natalie Harp Discourse (NHD), the phenomenon...

## [Echoing Senate GOP Memo, Fox Targets 'Far Left' Data Center Opposition](https://www.nationalmemo.com/gop-fox-data-centers)

_2026-08-20 · Matt Gertz · National Memo_

Republican leaders who fear that the furious, bipartisan backlash against AI data centers could cost their party in the midterm election are getting help from their loyal propagandists at Fox News. On its flagship morning show, the network’s hosts and contributors are attempting to convince viewers to support data centers by telling them that the “far left” is behind the opposition. The National…

## [Parachuting Into The Slush Fund Case, Blanche Proves DOJ Colluded With Trump](https://www.nationalmemo.com/slush-fund-case)

_2026-08-20 · Harry Litman · National Memo_

After studiously avoiding any role in the litigation of Trump’s IRS lawsuit—the one that gave rise to the bogus settlement agreement—the Department of Justice has suddenly parachuted into the Court of Appeals, where Trump is challenging the district court’s finding that the parties colluded and executed a fraud on the court. The DOJ’s belated brief is plainly designed to argue that Judge Williams…

## [You Can Thank Republican Presidents For That $40 Trillion Debt](https://www.nationalmemo.com/you-can-thank-republican-presidents-for-that-40-trillion-debt)

_2026-08-20 · Dean Baker · National Memo_

I have never been a deficit hawk, and I’m not about to change my religious affiliation now. But whatever we think of debt and deficits, there is one point that should be very clear: it has been run up almost entirely due to Republican tax cuts and their inept management of the economy. Every Democratic president of the last half century has left with a deficit that was lower, measured as a share…

## [Even More Troubling Than Weird Natalie? Vicious White House Attacks On Women](https://www.nationalmemo.com/natalie-harp-trump)

_2026-08-20 · Susan Estrich · National Memo_

She is the human printer, controlling the flow of paper to the president and transcribing his social media posts. She thinks she owes her life to Donald Trump. She is always by his side. Her name is Natalie Harp. She is this week's troubling news. On Sunday, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, a rising Democratic star, hit Trump hard: The Georgia senator told a crowd that Trump "doesn't want to do the job"…

