Opinion: Sorting Through the Garbage
I took a moment, in the interest of “fair and balanced” reporting, to tune into Fox News’ coverage of the opening of the 1/6 Committee...
bigly Trump will begin his tunt revival tour at CPAC
Let’s hope he does another two-hour snore-fest speech. “Trump to speak at CPAC conference in Florida next week: he plans to directly attack President Biden's...
Pardoned fraudster wants Trump to run for House speaker in 2022 to impeach Biden
How did I miss this? In a recent column on the intractable assholery of conservative Republicans, The Plum Line’s Greg Sargent noted a conversation that the ambulatory...
Fox News contributor blames Barack and Michelle Obama for COVID school closings
Rachel Campos-Duffy is a former reality star … and some other things. Her husband, Sean, is a former GOP congressman from Hayward, Wisconsin, which is way, way...
Ecologists warn of a lethal, ghastly future, and they insist we stop sugarcoating it.
"In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle It is a fact that the biggest threat to our species is...
Donald J. Trump: Russian intelligence's 'confidential contact' for 40 years
It seems clear that Trump will continue to be a Russian asset, with the bonus of classified information transferred even beyond his presidency. A new...
Anti-Capitalist MeetUp Open Thread
I recently came across a typical Twitter argument about the CIA promoting modern art as propaganda. The usual distorting tweet-discourse occurred but what remained are somewhat paranoid discussions of...
ME-Sen: “How my former boss Susan Collins (R) broke my heart – and lost my support”
A former member of U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ (R. ME) staff released a very compelling op-ed piece in the Press Herald where she talks about...
Trump cognitive dissonance continues with highest COVID case numbers as disinformation turns corner
“Increase in cases is accelerating with no signs of abating. Hospitalizations already increasing. Reasonable conclusion - deaths too will follow.” If Trump wins and continues...
Assuming some violence will occur in election week, plan to keep calm and remain aware
Assuming that there will be some violent provocations, we should encourage all deescalation efforts for election week, regardless of the vote outcomes. We’ve now seen the...
'Every species of boodle corrupt politics known in any campaign' now virtual front-porch campaigns
The Trump campaign goes virtual and now may attempt a national address to get more free media even after spreading the Trump virus at a fundraiser...
ME-Sen: Susan Collins' (R) Defense Contractor Donor Busted For Defrauding Her Business Loan Program
From The Bangor Daily News: A Hawaii defense contractor who has donated to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and whose business operates in Maine faces federal...
ME-Sen: NYT, “Sara Gideon (D) Is Running Strong Against Susan Collins (R) in Maine”
The New York Times has a piece out about the U.S. Senate race about how Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon (D. ME) is running a...
MN-Sen: New Poll Has Sen. Tina Smith (D) Beating Jason Lewis (R) 45-35, Biden Beating Trump 47-40
Here’s the latest news today out of Minnesota: xSuffolk University/USA TODAY poll of Minnesota likely voters: (9/20-9/24) – SenateTina Smith (DFL) 45%Jason Lewis (REP) 35%Kevin...
ME-Sen: New Suffolk U/Boston Globe Poll Has Sara Gideon (D) Beating Susan Collins (R) 46-41
Some big news today out of Maine: Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine is narrowly trailing her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, the incumbent’s re-election bid...
What could the Trump Coup d'état look like without a Biden landslide
GOTV and get a Biden landslide. xThe Coming Biden Landslide https://t.co/DB0UYBnxoU pic.twitter.com/ePYMFI9YNi— #TheResistance | Vote Early And Use A Ballot Box (@SocialPowerOne1) September 13, 2020...
White House presser: Trump defends 17 year old Kenosha killer
The summary of today's Trump presser: Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse xTrump actually offers a defense of Kyle Rittenhouse, his right-wing supporter who killed two protesters....
MA-Sen: New UMass/Amherst Poll Has Sen. Ed Markey (D) Beating Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) 51-36
Here’s the latest news today out of Massachusetts: Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) leads primary challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) by double digits, according to a UMass/Amherst poll released Wednesday....
Trump says Patriots coach Bill Belichick would be 'as good as any general' at devising battle plans
I seriously can’t keep up with the crazy sometimes. Just as I’m done reeling from the latest Trump grotesquerie, another comes along. And another. It’s...
Trump's quarter-million deaths achievable by election day, US records 1200 deaths yesterday
Kansas demonstrated unintentionally that mask use “flattens the curve” by comparing counties that had mask mandates with those that didn’t. xUS records more than 2,000...
MA-Sen: New Poll Has Sen. Ed Markey (D) Pulling Ahead Of Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) In Dem Primary
Some good news today out of Massachusetts: x*7/29-30— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) July 31, 2020 Click here to read the full results. Past polling showed Kennedy...
MA-Sen: The Boston Globe Endorses Sen. Ed Markey (D) In The September 1st Democratic Primary
From The Boston Globe: The crux of Kennedy’s campaign against Markey seems to come down to the question of whether a generational torch-passing is needed...
Trump Attacks America, making Portland like Minneapolis and DC
Trump's protection squads may deploy drones in Portland, as he aches for another Minneapolis or DC. Feds control airspace over Portland to minimize news coverage...
ME-Sen: Joe Biden Endorses Sara Gideon (D) In Her Bid To Unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R)
Some big news today out of Maine: Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden endorsed House Speaker Sara Gideon on Friday in her effort to...
Whose deepfake personas are these and how many more are out there?
The placing of 90 op-eds in a range of 40+ media outlets signals some real disinformation problems at work. One guess is that one of...
“The 2016 campaign all over again, …the Muslim ban and the wall, just add Confederate statues”
The real question is whether Republicans are really the “unnerved who have long enabled him but now fear losing power and forever associating their party with...
AntiCapitalist MeetUp: government deficit is a myth in the eyes of Modern Monetary Theory
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) can (but not will) save the US economy. What with the White House Council of Economic Advisors now reduced to one...
Trump's anti-iconoclasm and Damnatio Memoirae, “why no one knows who won the American Revolution”
Trump has just issued an executive order to protect statues. This faux martial law applies only for objects, and specifically protects by inference, right-wing extremism....
KY-Sen: By Withholding Federal Aid To States During A Pandemic, Moscow Mitch Is Defunding The Police
Fox News recently highlighted that Moscow Mitch is totally against the “defund the police” movement: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday slammed the growing liberal momentum...
Why we must win: Fox News falls for a Monty Python bit regarding #CHAZ
Fox News, aside from photoshopping images from video and claiming that they are authentic stills, is simply run by idiots. Being devoid of journalistic ethics seems...
Columbus statues toppled… It's an iconoclasm of indigenous days and knights
So much iconoclasty, so little time to election day. Darn all those racist targets and their problematic cultural frames, constructed from their siting and historical...
curfew's coming … stay safe out there because Trump has authorized “show-of-force missions”
Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. xJUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who...
MA-Sen: “Donald Trump is scum for fueling racist hate and violence in our country.”
That’s fighting words: xDonald trump is scum for fueling racist hate and violence in our country.— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) June 1, 2020 Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) lashed...
Matt Gaetz needs to hunt Identity Evropa. Day protests versus Night “unrest” as curfews continue
We are at an interesting point, the necessity for socially distanced behavior and the imposition of De Facto martial law. Even as there is peaceful protest during...
Boston Globe, “Deval Patrick launching PAC to boost Joe Biden, other Democrats”
From The Boston Globe: Former governor Deval Patrick, three months removed from his short-lived presidential bid, is reemerging with a political action committee aimed at...
GA & MT-Sen: Loeffler (R) & Daines (R) Now On The Top 10 Vulnerable Senators List
From Roll Call: With Election Day six months away, senators facing well-funded challengers from their own parties and the late entry of a game-changing candidate...
Host at Reopen Arizona rally urges participants to hold hands and touch each other
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?...
Boeing, Boeing, splat… a COVID-19 bailout that's not called one, and the rich will get richer
Classic Trumpian economic policy, preying on chaos. Trump pimps a “V-shaped” recovery in time to re-elect him. Nope, probably not happening. DC is barely keeping...
Joe Biden Campaign Newsletter 4/20/20
Received this campaign newsletter from former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: Hi, I sincerely hope this message finds you well and you’re holding up...
Live Blog: In COVID presser, Trump hypes hydroxychloroquine treatment “What do you have to lose?”
New Trump Covid-19 taskforce briefing It started early today, as it tends to on Saturdays, Sunday will likely start later. xWowTrump, who says he tested...
Miami's LGBTQ Winter Party Festival drew thousands now some attendees are dying and becoming ill.
In early to mid-March, the City of Miami canceled large gatherings such as Calle Ocho, Ultra Music, and Coachella festivals all located in the City...
MA-Sen: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) Offers Help To Those With Mental Health Conditions Under Quarantine
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Joe Kennedy’s (D. MA-04) U.S. Senate campaign: Checking in and making sure you are doing well. We're now under...
The Trump regime's crimes against humanity may result in 1 Million death toll #TrumpPlague
Aside from the forced separation of families, The #TrumpPlague will be more than about fleas and rats. The Trumpian aversion to accurate data elsewhere has...
BREAKING! The Boston Globe Endorses Elizabeth Warren In The Democratic Primary
Breaking news: xBIG: the @BostonGlobe, who once suggested Warren should sit out 2020, has endorsed her for president.“Fearless and brilliant on her feet, Warren has...
The Nation's small, bad take on intersectionality
A short-sighted framing of Elizabeth Warren as the “first” intersectional presidential candidate speaks to some problematic fervor, particularly for a tenured feminist professor. Intersectional critique...
California Kossacks! Sign Up To Help Get Out The Vote For Elizabeth Warren On Super Tuesday!
Received this e-mail just now form U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D. MA) presidential campaign: Our grassroots movement is led by fighters like you. But...
John Legend Is Coming To South Carolina To Help Get Out The Vote For Elizabeth Warren
Some big news: Musician John Legend will campaign for Sen. Elizabeth Warren in South Carolina next week, appearing in at least two events for the Massachusetts Democrat in Orangeburg and Charleston...
Vote For Elizabeth Warren To Get Democracy For America's Official Endorsement!
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: It's time! Today we’re officially launching our 2020 Presidential Primary Endorsement Poll. As a a member-driven, people-powered...
Piketty on a radical new wealth tax because “There will be another economic crash”
Thomas Piketty’s new book, emphasizes the role of ideology in preserving and challenging capitalism even as “multigenerational wealth transfers, combined with high rates of return on...
will Trump promote tactical voting in NH tomorrow
Why would right-leaning independents cast votes for Democratic candidates, especially moderates. In what ways will the Trump speech tonight in NH appeal to tactical voting as...
