Michael Lofgren’s “Deep State” explains the mechanics of the real power in DC, and does so with surprisingly un-cynical wit.

Here are five short videos to lift you up.

Those are some funny lookin’ shorts you’re about to put on.

Your sci-fi shorts, that is. We watch crappy sci-fi shorts, so you don’t have to.

We’re going tubing down the YouHole

Questions about the use of robotics in police work have easy answers. Just watch some movies!

And how its relentless genius, insane plot, and brilliant soundtrack ruined my evening. Bonus: Biting Elbows clips!

Including masterworks like “Handsome Sentient Food Pounds My Butt And Turns Me Gay”