May 4, 2020

Watching videos of these rallies is like watching a squirrel play with a downed power line. What do these people think is going to happen? Really, what? How can this possibly end well? x The reopen Arizona rally ends with a singing of “Amazing Grace.” The host encourages everyone listening...

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  • May 4, 2020

Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: MJ Hegar (D. TX) There is so much at stake this November. I said it on the campaign trail, and I’ll say it again now:...

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  • May 4, 2020

Received this e-mail today from the progressive organization, Indivisible, in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Last week we wrote to you, the group leaders, members, and supporters of the Indivisible movement, to ask you a very important question: should Indivisible endorse Vice President Joe Biden for President? We believe...

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  • May 4, 2020

Received this e-mail yesterday from Dr. Barbara Bollier’s (D. KS) U.S. Senate campaign: Kansans, and people all over the country, rely on the U.S. Postal Service every day. The USPS employs 100,000 veterans. And across our state, it makes daily deliveries of prescription drugs, newspapers, magazines and care packages from...

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  • May 4, 2020

Sure. You’re not working right now anyway for some reason. Right? Hit the highways. Check out some roadside diners. Jump feet first into the Grand Canyon. Why the fuck not? I hear Amity Island is relatively shark-free this time of year. Talking Points Memo: During an interview with Fox Business...

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  • May 4, 2020

CNN reports that an internal Trump document says that US deaths per day in the US will rise to 3,000 by June, putting the lie to Trump’s desire to “have it both ways”. http://www.nytimes.com/… New projections from CDC in documents obtained by New York Times shows steady rise in number...

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  • May 4, 2020

Received this e-mail today from presidential candidate, Joe Biden, on behalf of the Wisconsin Democratic Party: We’re fighting for the soul of America. If we give Donald Trump another four years in the White House, he will fundamentally alter who we are as a nation. The road to the White...

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  • May 4, 2020

Chuck Todd decimates the president’s cognitive dissonance as he continues to claim victory as Americans continue to succumb to COVID-19. Chuck Todd inflicting “death” by a thousand cuts Watch the entire episode here. The corporate media have been getting a bit more responsible with their critiques of the president. Last week Chuck...

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  • May 4, 2020

Some big news today out of Iowa courtesy of PPP: x Our new Iowa poll finds a tightening Senate race. Joni Ernst leads Theresa Greenfield just 43-42. Our previous poll had Ernst leading 47-41: https://t.co/VSu18KQqPG— PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) May 4, 2020 In the Senate race Joni Ernst leads Theresa Greenfield just...

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  • May 4, 2020

More Roman-fiddling by Trump as he continues to measure his success by the rising death toll and his continuing incompetence. The death toll could reach 233,000 from “reopening”. Trump urgency is only about winning the election with some semblance of a growing economy, ignoring the unemployment figures and a looming second wave...

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  • May 4, 2020

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): I am writing to you today to ask if you can make a contribution to stand with five great progressive candidates who are running for re-election to the House of Representatives. Here is the truth: With the pandemic and...

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  • May 4, 2020

This writes itself.   Don Lemon of CNN went after the most vulnerable aspect of Donald Trump.  He ripped him in his self absorbed ego.  Whee doggies… ENJOY !  It was a calm,  very calm ,Keith Olberman take down. Don Lemon with zero fucks left.pic.twitter.com/kbC0zghhzB — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 4,...

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  • May 4, 2020

Friendly, reminder, we have a big special election on May 12th and voting is already getting started: In-person voting kicked off Saturday, May 2 for the special election in California's 25th District to fill Katie Hill's seat. The district includes parts of northern LA County including Santa Clarita, Palmdale and...

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  • May 4, 2020

Some big news today out of Texas: Donald Trump and Joe Biden are in a dead heat in the race for Texas, signaling that the Lone Star State is evolving into a presidential battleground. A new Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler poll shows that Trump and Biden are backed...

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  • May 4, 2020

Same poop different day, except with a large prop. “Look, I am greeted with a hostile press, the likes of which no president has ever seen,” said Trump. “The closest will be that gentleman up there,” gesturing to the statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial. “They always say nobody...

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  • May 4, 2020