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Mike's avatar

omg, and Paul Krugman today used the word "Muskenjugend", so great

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W. Michael Johnson's avatar

I like the Rasputin idea, too, except this time Rasputin has his own troops and news outlet. I'm fed up with all the hoo-hah and I'm trying to think about other things. Waiting for someone to get arrested.

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Mike's avatar

Speaking of Muskovites, my wife just now ran across a reference to the "South African Rasputin", which hits nicely in a couple of ways.

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Nancy Friedman's avatar

Perfect.

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Benjamin Dreyer's avatar

dogebag is my favorite, I think

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Nancy Friedman's avatar

It's in the lead.

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heydave56's avatar

Being who I am, I instantly favor dogebag, it being closest to swearing.

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Bonnie Portnoy's avatar

Thank you, Nancy, for lightening my day. I had low BP until Trump 2.0 came along.

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