Trump Organization criminal charges coming, because its lawyers are “outraged”

It begins…more likely prosecution of Trump corporate tax fraud coming first because it’ll always be about strong cases. Trump Organization facing possible criminal charges, sources say https://t.co/yfzrKV0jGu — Morning Joe … Read More

Ivanka plays dumb in sworn deposition; Michael Cohen and ex-Melania crony call her out

Donald John Ignatius Caligulard Trump has had a lot of coffee boys for someone who only drinks Diet Coke. If you’re in the Trump orbit and that orbit begins to … Read More

Minerva @ Midnight: the 1/6 commission must succeed because the insurrection was no “tourist visit”

It does seem clear that in the name of “bipartisanship, there may be pro-Trumpists chosen who will attempt to sabotage such a commission, because some will accept the same false … Read More

House GOP leaders join Hannity to genuflect to the former guy, praise his 'energy'

The leaders of the Insurrection Caucus (aka House Republicans) appeared on Sean Hannity’s Kavalcade of Kraven Klowns last night after ousting Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position. Aware that … Read More

'Stop the Steal' lawmaker who was in D.C. on Jan. 6 is now auditing ballots in Arizona

For some reason I don’t have complete faith in this vote audit they’re performing in Arizona. For one thing, hardly anyone heard of Cyber Ninjas, the company that’s performing the audit, … Read More

Ted Cruz decries “Democrats' violence” because of his failed violent GQP insurrection

The usual Cruz hypocrisy, the pot calling the kettle violent. Because the final term of Ted Cruz will feature more nonsense serving corporate energy interests among other contradictions. He’s flailing … Read More

Former bodyguard says Trump still owes him $130 for 2008 McDonald's order

This may be the Trumpiest story in the history of Trumps. Greed. Dishonesty. Penny-pinching penury. And, of course, McDonald’s. In other words, the four pillars of Trumpism. One of Donald Trump’s … Read More

Windmill cancer deaths are down to zero … and other things we can thank Donald Trump for

After Joe Biden’s speech to the nation last week, conservatives were their usual snowflakey selves, wondering where all the plaudits for Donald Trump’s maladministration were. To be fair, Trump did … Read More

One chart shows the dramatic difference between Biden's American Rescue Plan and the Trump tax scam

I still remember when Donald Trump got up in front of a throng of masochistic fools and said, of his plutocrat-friendly 2017 tax cut bill, “This is going to cost … Read More

GOP congressional candidate howls 'Boycott Target' hours after whining about 'cancel culture'

Consistency really isn’t their thing, is it? In the last election cycle, Tom Norton, a once and future candidate for Congress, challenged “RINO” Peter Meijer in the GOP primary for … Read More

The Rot Goes Much Deeper Than One Man.

I listened to Mitch McConnell’s post impeachment weaselling, he could not refute the impeachment managers accusations or facts, so he then shielded himself behind a very weak and dubious legal … Read More

Illiberal Capitalism: In Vogue?: The Present?: The Future?

This is something I have been considering for a long time [10 years or so] and the events of January 6th 2021 are slowly coalescing my thoughts on the subject. … Read More

Dispatches From Behind Enemy Lines (Biden Edition)

These past Dispatches were obviously a Trump-era commentary.  Maybe I need to to come up with a new name. But since the Biden presidency is only weeks old, I thought I … Read More

AOC doesn't want any help from the senator who almost got her killed

So this story requires a rudimentary understanding of two completely unrelated news items: 1) The weird GameStop stock manipulation that’s currently being undertaken by Redditers. Basically, it’s a gambit intended to screw … Read More

GameStop, touting, and shorting are more like poking a bear

Not really a heist film, but a brief amusement worth another cinematic treatment of financial markets like Trading Places. If not, here’s a quick recap: a bunch of traders — … Read More

Fox News is super upset about the new 'Time' magazine cover drawing: 'That picture isn't real!'

After ignoring or defending Donald Trump’s every shambolic lie and cranial methane blast over the past five years, Fox News has zeroed in on the real crisis of credibility in our currently … Read More

The Big Lie is another Lost Cause, but Trump will keep telling it

Even as DC is now better prepared for a “million militia march” on 20 January, the likelihood is that only the most foolhardy will lay their lives down for Trump’s … Read More

'Unfit to lead': House conservatives determined to punish … *checks notes* … Liz Cheney

Read the room, knuckleheads! The Hill: A group of conservative lawmakers are plotting to oust House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.) from her leadership role, citing issues with her announcement that … Read More

Al Gore did not mind undergoing security check June 2002. Republicans whining over security ..stupid

These entitiled babies whining over extra security and metal detectors need to pack their bags and go home and hide under their beds with their guns.  They are ridiculous.   We … Read More

Republicans are shocked, I tell you.

Quite a few republicans are whining that the Tangerine Tyrant has damaged his legacy. Really? Trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy both corporate and private, pennies for the poorest. … Read More

Some Republicans know that imperiling the Electoral College with a coup is very bad for Republicans

Wait, are Republicans just starting to realize that ratfucking an electoral system that handed the presidency to the popular vote loser twice in the past 20 years might not be … Read More

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will become President and Vice President in 19 days.

Don’t listen to any lizard people this year. x Greetings from the White House. Trump appears to be tweeting and watching OANN from the Oval Office this New Year’s Day. … Read More

MAGAs mad at Walmart over 'sore loser' Twitter comment; now #BoycottWalmart is a thing

Is this like conservatives abandoning Twitter for Parler?  Actually, no. Sounds a bit more like people threatening to move to Canada if we pass “socialized” medicine. Because, uh, where the … Read More

Jon Ossoff demands TV stations pull Perdue's 'indisputably false' ad about 'delivering' relief

David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler thought they had a fig leaf all ready to go—one that would help them pretend they desperately want to deliver COVID relief to their fellow … Read More

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace to Chris Christie: Do you think 'you can clean the Trump stink off you?'

To be fair, no one can scrub away the Trump stink. No one. Including me. It’s like a raccoon has been living in your car for the past four years. … Read More

Hmm: The Lincoln Project.

I found some of their attack ads amusing for a short time, then I remembered the origins of these attacks, similar in style to attack ads released against the left … Read More

Trump golf resort joins liberals' War on Christmas, wishes everyone 'Happy Holidays'

I have to admit, I always forget about my War on Christmas obligations — which include buying the “Fuck Christmas!” cookies and hanging mistletoe over the latest amalgam of carbon atoms … Read More

Politifact unveils its 'Lie of the Year,' proving Donald Trump actually can win something

Well, Donald Trump is a big winner of something. And no one is going to steal this honor from him. It will hang around his neck forever like an albatross … Read More

The best thing to come out of Trump's latest lie-fest? Lots of delicious new memes

Donald Trump gave what he described as an “important” speech today. Actually, it was a bunch of hoary old lies he wanted to regurgitate into the yawning mouths of his deluded, … Read More

Watch Fox News cut away from Kayleigh McEnany's election conspiracy presser

Our nation’s very last Mouth of Sauron has spoken! And been cut off mid-sentence by Fox News! Finally. Lame Duck Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany saved the best bullshit for last, and … Read More

Looks like we're going to win. Pound sand, Trumpers, on the banks of a river in Egypt

It hasn’t been called yet, but the signs are there and Biden-Harris will speak to the nation tonight. At this writing the swing state margin of victory is less than … Read More

I voted for by far the lesser bullsh1t

Admittedly I had a choice of two The snake-oil-salesman from New York Crazy Uncle Snowflake Joe Biden I certainly didn’t vote for the narcissistic sociopath/psychopath whose idea of a hard … Read More

TX-Sen: Data For Progress Poll Confirms A Toss Up Race Between MJ Hegar (D) & John Cornyn (R)

Some very encouraging news today out of Texas: x 🚨New Poll – TEXAS🚨Biden 49 / Trump 48Hegar 46 / Cornyn 48https://t.co/OCRMOhwGdJ— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) October 26, 2020 Click here … Read More

It's still going to be debate chaos, Trump will pull some new stunt even with muted microphones

WASHINGTON (AP) — Debate commission adopts new rules to mute microphones to allow Trump, Biden 2 minutes of uninterrupted time per segment. (Then mikes turn back on & candidates have … Read More

It makes me sick that Barrett and Republicans keep invoking RBG's rule .

Lee is ridiculous and the only people talking about religion and the late Ginsburg are the republicans.  Not the democrats.  Hypocrisy runs deep in this hearing and people have to … Read More

Biden ad takes Trump out of context, and it's brilliant

You may have seen the ad where Donald Trump uses a quote from Dr. Anthony Fauci to “prove” what a great job his administration has done with the COVID pandemic. In … Read More

Conservative columnist on GOP senators: 'It’s too late to scurry away from the sinking Trump ship'

Jennifer Rubin is a longtime NeverTrumper member of the marginally sane community. She’s one of The Washington Post’s conservative writers, but when she decided to side with common sense over Trumpite … Read More

TX-Sen: The Houston Chronicle Endorsed John Cornyn (R) In 2014 Is Now Endorsing MJ Hegar (D)

From The Houston Chronicle Editorial Board: “I work with people on a daily basis to pass legislation who I know get up in the morning trying to figure out how … Read More

Laura Ingraham's brother: 'My sister is full of #$@%#!'

Okay, this is some bullshit. And the bullshitter’s older brother, Curtis, agrees. x My sister is full of #$@%# ! Trump’s first order of business was to rush a tax credit … Read More

'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 Thursday. Contact tracing may go … Read More

Rep. Ilhan Omar responds to vicious Trump tweet with sweet burn about his taxes

Trump has always brayed like a dopey ass on Twitter, but in the wake of the seismic New York Times report about the ocher abomination’s taxes, the rejoinders kind of … Read More

SCOTUS hopefuls Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton can't see the hypocrisy in seating a judge in election year

What are these assholes even talking about? Now, I knew they’d be pricks about this regardless, but isn’t a little convenient that they’re both on Donald Trump’s SCOTUS nominee short … Read More

Trump in ABC town hall, touts 'herd mentality' (or herd immunity) in ignoring pandemic threat

“Let's understand what this is: Donald Trump has confessed, on tape, to the greatest and most deadly lie in all the long history of the United States bar none.” — Steve … Read More

Trump gives book report on Woodward's 'Rage': (spoiler: he didn't actually read it)

First of all, while there’s really no such thing as a zero percent chance of any particular event occurring (epistemologically speaking, I don’t know I’m not a brain in a vat … Read More

Perdue (R-GA) May Be McConnell's First Falling Domino

Back in July, Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman had a story that Trump knew he was in trouble: “What Do I Do? What Do I Do?”: Trump Desperate, Despondent as Numbers … Read More

Trump hasn't tweeted about West Coast wildfires since November, when he tweeted nonsense

I live in Oregon. My state is burning. People are losing their homes and being forced to evacuate. I’m choking on smoke and God knows what else. Where is Donald … Read More

bees stop murder hornets as a swarm, but can mass demonstrations stop another Trump coup

There will be a variety of responses to the impending Trump attempt to steal the election. Be prepared. x The Transition Integrity Project has run an interesting set of war-games … Read More

Trump tweets attempt to distract us from his vulgarian reality, revealed by Michael Cohen

Trump’s desperation shows in attempting to try nearly anything, however inept he was in trying to confuse the public about voting by mail. Such wackiness is meant to avoid the … Read More