Hi, dear listeners, this is Kate Riga. I'm here to make a quick pitch that you consider

becoming a TPM Prime member. TPM has used the member model for over a decade now, and our loyal

members are the only reason we've been able to weather the turbulence of the media landscape and

avoid the fate that has befallen so many other independent outlets. For $70, you get no paywall,

fewer ads, access to the Hive member forum, a member's only newsletter, and more. For $70, you get no paywall, fewer ads, access to the Hive member forum, a member's

only newsletter, and more. For $140 a year, you get all of that, plus no ads at all. Without our

members, there is no podcast, not to mention that I'm out of a job. Thank you so much for listening

and supporting us. We couldn't do it without you.

Thank you so much for listening and supporting us the Josh Marshall podcast featuring Kate Riga.

We are here to discuss the aftermath of the 2024 election, which we have all been living for the last week, I guess really exactly a week. Election day is on a Tuesday, but, you know, depending on how late you were up

last Tuesday night, when you really kind of got the full picture that Donald Trump had won

another term as president.

And everybody processes these things in their own way.

You know, this is not my first election being involved with this site.

And one of the big ways that I do is by talking to readers, right?

And writing my impressions of elections and so forth.

So there is a, there's a lot to talk about.

There's no question about that.

Another thing is this is actually the 24th anniversary of this website of TPM.

TPM was founded on, you know, founded.

It always reads to me a little grandiose because when I did the first post on the site

or when I quickly sort of design the site founded is a, again,

...