In last night's Saturday Night Live cold open, three teenage girls chatted over Signal. They gossiped ('Did you guys see what Jessica wore at school today' Oh my God, she is such a pick-me girl'). They teased one another ('Hey, it takes one to know one, Bannessa!'). They did what teenage girls do. And then: Yep, SNL entered the Signalgate chat. In SNL's version of events, it wasn't (just) Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic's editor in chief'played by Mikey Day'who was added to the now-infamous text chain known as the 'Houthi PC small group.' This time it was also three teenage girls, played by Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, and the episode's host, the recent Oscar winner Mikey Madison. In this scenario, Pete Hegseth, played by Andrew Dismukes, was the wayward texter. 'Tomahawks airborne 15 minutes ago,' he announced. 'Who's ready to glass some Houthi rebels' Flag emoji, flag emoji, flag emoji, fire emoji, eggplant.' Soon, more members of the Trump administration joined the chain. Marco...
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