Trump has cited his 'Jewish friend' in same story four times, changing friend's name each time

Okay, if anyone else did this, you’d immediately have his brain checked for tumors … or prion disease … or unexploded ordnance.  But when Donald Trump does it, most people just … Read More

CO-Sen: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) John Hickenlooper (D) Defeat Trump Foot Soldier Cory Gardner (R)

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: John Hickenlooper (D. CO) We have the opportunity to … Read More

IA-Sen: Sen. Tim Kaine (D. VA) Helps Theresa Greenfield (D) Get Ready To Defeat Joni Ernst (R)

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D. VA) in support of Theresa Greenfield’s (D. IA) U.S. Senate campaign: It's clear: we have a real shot at taking … Read More

Without Firing a Shot. From Nikita Khrushchev's mouth to Putin and Trump's ear.

I was six years old when these words were the words people discussed when discussing politics at the table at my grandparents. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/… “We will take America without firing a … Read More

Corporate Media using Labour Party defeat to smear progressives.

The corporate media is attempting to make UK’s Labour Party & Jeremy Corbyn’s defeat as the future of the American Progressive movement. Don’t buy it. x x YouTube Video I … Read More

Could a Secret Ballot on Impeachment in the Senate make a difference

Even if the votes leading to it might not be secret, perhaps there’s a way to get to removal. it’s not hard to imagine three senators supporting a secret ballot. … Read More

“Don’t Talk About It!”

Archives (left: graphics freedomtoprosper.org, right: photo Enver Rahmanov • CC BY-SA 3.0) In solidarity,  Mike H. for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national … Read More

SC-Sen: New Poll Shows A 2 Point Race (47-45) Between Leningrad Lindsey (R) & Jaime Harrison (D)

Some big news today out of South Carolina: A Change Research-Post and Courier poll released Friday shows that longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has just a 2-point lead on his Democratic challenger. In … Read More

The Okie Doke

If you look up the slang term Okie Doke, the definition reads in part, “to buy something you aren't selling.”  In the longer than necessary marathon markup hearing for the articles … Read More

We're Being Ruled by Sadists

Ever since he showed up on the national stage, Trump has been called — with good reason — a narcissist, a megalomaniac, a disordered personality. But he is also a … Read More

Trumpist wacko tries to disrupt reporter's live shot on Capitol Hill after the impeachment vote

Much like a Woody Allen satire of nouvelle vague cinematography, a Trumpist bystander tried to interrupt the Capitol Hill reporting of MSNBC’s Garrett Haake. Haake’s crew did an interesting job of choreography … Read More

We always knew they would be first.

The horrors of climate change are unfolding around the world with smothering heatwaves, agricultural losses from flooding, and drought — higher storm surge along with powerful and deadly cyclonic windstorms … Read More

Trump's new daily tweet record: over 123, plus Twelve GOP impeachment defenses of Trump

Doug Collins: “That was the most lack of integrity thing I’ve seen in my whole life.” Trump was panicked today as a marathon House judiciary committee continued late into the night, … Read More

Some Good News Out of Kentucky.

Between the SCOTUS decision to let stand Kentucky’s anti-abortion law and former Governor Matt Bevin’s middle finger to the justice system (see Meteor Blades’ diary on Bevin’s corrupt pardonfest), I … Read More

IA-Sen: Democrats Start Hammering Joni Ernst (R) Over Her Illegal Political Campaign Contibutions

Received this e-mail today from American Bridge: We just launched a scathing new ad against Sen. Joni Ernst in Iowa. Ernst is one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the Senate, and we need to … Read More

SC & NC-Sen: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D. WI) Goes All In To Flip Both Carolinas Blue

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D. WI) in support of Jaime Harrison (D. SC) & Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaigns: When Democrats show up … Read More

If you are poor and disabled, how can they vote Trump back in? Look folks..front page MSN

No need to say much..You poor cultish people….READ for Goodness sake. BE VERY AFRAID ! http://www.msn.com/… The Trump administration is proposing changes to Social Security that could terminate disability payments … Read More

The “Everything Terrible Trump Has Done So Far” Omnibus (Week 151)

As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has done as a reference for future political arguments and whatever few posterity survives to see … Read More

Trump trial balloons excuses for not doing any debates in 2020

There are certainly enough opinions about Trump’s ability and willingness to debate, but there’s the opening complaints about moderators, formats, sponsors before even discussing his fears. President Trump is discussing … Read More

At White House event, Trump suggests he served in the military. Narrator: He didn't

Yesterday at a White House Hanukkah party, Donald Trump appeared to suggest he had served in the military. x “Like we used to say in the military, make a path,” … Read More

#KremlinAnnex protest Thursday week 74 Impeachment vote coming

x #KremlinAnnex is here! Feeling hot, hot, hot!!!! pic.twitter.com/3nyHBzp5l0 — Kremlin Annex (@KremlinAnnex) December 13, 2019 x See you tonight at 7:30 pm, at the #KremlinAnnex protest, #resisters! https://t.co/lw40pMViXQ pic.twitter.com/8eUycWNaFF … Read More

Will Trump be hanging copies of this fake “Time magazine cover” at his golf resorts

In the tradition of Trump putting fake Time magazine covers of his face in his golf resorts, his campaign decided to indulge their propaganda jones. Trump also tried to bully … Read More