Frozen by Inaction
Yes, everyone has the right to swing their fist; but no one has the right to swing their fist at my nose. The previous statement...
Truthful Race Theory
For the past few weeks, I have heard from friends, colleagues, and enemies who say, ‘I never heard of ‘ Black Wall Street.’ Statements like...
Mike Lindell's new 'free speech' website is even more of a disaster than any of us could have hoped
I can’t stop watching the MyPillow Guy, Mike Lindell, and his “Frank-a-thon” to launch his stupid new Arby’s dumpster of a website. The guy has been...
Minerva at Midnight: better sex under (democratic) socialism
"As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the results of studies conducted in Germany from the mid-nineteen-eighties onward,...
Dem senator wants Merrick Garland to probe possibly 'fake' FBI investigation of Brett Kavanaugh
Remember when Brett Kavanaugh was embroiled in controversy during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing and we all thought the powerful and seismic testimony of Christine...
A great feel good post for me that I found after looking foryears.
Ok, this is Sunday and I try to stay away from political posts on Sunday. Something happened yesterday and took me back 30 years and...
ex-POTUS* noise increasing because something even worse is coming for him and the GQP
Plenty of dimwittedness to share as Trump demands via a cease and desist order that the GOP not use his likeness or name unless they...
March 4 will not be a day of “camo, bear-spray, and noose enthusiasts”
Likely there will some stunt somewhere today, perhaps not in DC. Hopefully there will be no casualties, but nothing will match the easing of mask...
FBI Director Wray to be questioned by Senate Judiciary Committee – look for GQP disinformation
Today will feature questioning of Christopher Wray about the intelligence on the Insurrection of 1/6. It's true that not ACAB, but an armed bunch of them...
MD-Sen: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Boosts Public Support For Pres. Biden's HHS Secretary Nominee
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D. MD) Today the Senate begins confirmation hearings...
Nine senators who voted to confirm Betsy DeVos flog Biden Cabinet pick's 'lack of experience'
Remember back in the olden days when Republicans were consistently willing to set aside petty partisanship and perpetual grievance in order to ensure that only...
TX-AG: Corrupt Idiot Attorney General Also Pulled A Ted Cruz (R) While Texas Froze During A Crisis
Texas really is full of dumb GOP fuckers: xNEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton left the state during the deadly power outages last week to meet...
since 2017, Steve Bannon concluded Donald Trump was suffering from 'early stage dementia'
Darn that confirmation bias, the enabling veered many places during the former president’s tenure. Needless to say, Bannon’s disinformation messaging is legend. Bannon later started a...
Trump “showed no remorse and took no accountability” after the 6th January attack
On Friday, three hours of Castor and Schoen defending Trump, demonstrating that there will be very fine people on both sides in an insurrection somehow not...
Putin's Palace (the dubbed version) soon may look for its next Trump (it's not Junior)
Lots of events happening even if they’re all quite chaotic in the Russian Federation. Numerous anti-Putin demonstrations in the middle of winter. and some mysterious...
WI-Sen: RoJo The Traitor Wants To Hold Pres. Biden's Cabinet Hostage To Stop Trump Impeachment Trial
Fucking traitor: https://twitter.com/SenRonJohnson/status/1352389925832941569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has suggested that the Senate may not confirm President Joe Biden's cabinet nominees if Democrats proceed with an impeachment trial for former President Donald...
Community Live Bloggers. First Press Briefing of the Biden Administration.
There’s actually a White House press briefing at 7pm ET. Just in case you’re watching it live. MSM is comparing the use of press briefings...
McConnell Throws Trump Under the Bus, Skips Trump Farewell for Mass with Biden [Update: No Pence]
The Malignant Mangoturd is trying to upstage President-elect Joe Biden one last time before he becomes President Biden (yea!) by staging a big farewell at...
Clyburn: Speaker May Delay Sending Impeachment to Senate
The drive to impeach Trump is gaining momentum by the hour, and the House will almost certainly approve an article of impeachment sometime between Monday...
GA-Sen A & B: NYT, “Native Americans Helped Flip Arizona. Can They Mobilize in Georgia?”
I know this New York Times article is a month old but I wanted to reference it for the purposes of this diary: More than...
GA-Sen A & B: Jordan Peele & Bradley Whitford Launch “Get Out” The Vote Event
Received this e-mail today from actor Bradley Whitford on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) & Jon Ossoff (D....
Trump forfeiting the security deposit on the White House “Are you still a believer in Santa?”
"Are you still a believer in Santa? Because at seven it's marginal, right?" Trump’s pardon spree is a series of corrupt gifts, administrative vandalism on...
Trump is mad at everyone — Pence, Pompeo, McConnell. Everyone
This is what happens when you put crazy in the White House. The import of the job doesn’t humble such folks. It makes them barmier...
GA-Sen B: “Sen. Loeffler’s (R) Husband Bought Stock In Sectors Set To Benefit From Then-Secret Bill”
From The Huffington Post: For weeks, the couple had done almost nothing but sell. Loeffler was one of several senators who faced public outrage for...
more problems of Democracy: Neal Katyal defends corporate slavery because it's complicated
“America is advanced citizenship” -The American President The Age of Citizens United continues. xEven Barrett asksQ: So could you sue on torture?A: YesQ: But not...
Mark Kelly Will Be Sworn in as Newest Senator on Wednesday
www.msn.com/… Arizona’s Mark Kelly will be sworn in as the newest Democratic senator Wednesday, after winning the special election filling out the term of John...
Trump tweets the most absurd OANN propaganda you'll see, well, this week
I’m convinced Rupert Murdoch secretly launched One America News Network in secret to make Fox News appear sane. Though he probably didn’t expect Donald Trump...
Georgia SOS staffer confirms Lindsey Graham asked about tossing votes
Oh, Lindsey. What in God’s name are you up to? First of all, Donald Trump needs to overturn the results in more than one state....
GA-Sen A & B: PPP Confirms Ossoff (D), Warnock (D) & Biden All Leading In Georgia
Some very good news today out of Georgia courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: PPP’s newest Georgia poll finds Jon Ossoff right on the cusp of...
Don't forget that Republicans also eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees
Just a quick reminder about something I see largely left out of the coverage of Republicans’ bad faith regarding the Supreme Court: Republicans eliminated the...
Trump claims a corner has been turned – it's upward again, flying a white flag of surrender
The hope for a post-Trump era will bring with it already growing challenges to democracy. Along with $3 for a glass of water. xPres. Obama...
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...
ME-Sen: Susan Collins (R) Is “Truly Grateful” For Endorsement From Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Group
From The Huffington Post: Though Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has lost several key endorsements to Democratic challenger Sara Gideon this election cycle, she received the...
A short, perfect argument: “Originalism is invalid because no evidence the Founders believed in it.”
Thinking recently about questions for nominee Amy Coney Barrett, and her Originalism theory, I thought of an interesting argument — “Originalism is not a valid judicial...
SC-Sen: New Poll Shows Jaime Harrison (D) Pulling Ahead Of Lindsey Graham (R) 47-46
Some good news today out for South Carolina courtesy of Data For Progress: x#SCsen:Harrison (D) 47% (+1)Graham (R-inc) 46%@DataProgress/@IndivisibleTeam (D) LV, 10/8-11https://t.co/TEi0L5YL4G— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls)...
Ah . . . too late I guess and I should have written this before about Nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
I have written two posts about suggested questions for Nominee Barrett — here and here. But watching a good deal of today’s confirmation hearing, and listening...
SC-Sen: New Dem Internal Poll Confirms Jaime Harrison (D) Is Tied With Lindsey Graham (R) 46-46
Some big news today out of South Carolina: xNew #SCSen Dem internal poll for @LindseyMustGo PAC finds the race tied:- @LindseyGrahamSC 46%- @harrisonjaime 46%- Bill...
Graham Goes There: He TELLS Barrett to Kill the ACA
Sen. Lindsey Graham (T-SC) (T for Trump) spilled the beans in his opening statement at the Barrett confirmation hearing. Judges and justices are supposed to...
AZ, CO, GA, MI, NC, SC, TX-Sen: Morning Consult Poll Has Dems Winning 4 Seats, 3 Remain Competitive
Some very encouraging news today courtesy of Morning Consult’s latest poll: x#NCsen:Cunningham (D) 47% (+6)Tillis (R-inc) 41%.#AZsen:Kelly (D) 49% (+8)McSally (R-inc) 41%.#MIsen:Peters (D-inc) 49% (+9)James...
Sorry, Republicans, but a majority of American Catholics are pro-choice
It is one of the GOP’s tried and untrue slanders, deployed every time a Republican President nominates an anti-abortion Catholic to the federal judiciary. The...
MI-Sen: John James (R) Received Donations From Militia Members Who Plotted To Kidnap Governor
Donna Provencher at The American Independent has a great piece about how U.S. Senate candidate, John James (R. MI), has been cozening up right-wing extremists...
Title IV-E provided by Clinton. Is the SC nominee receiving free medicaid for her adopted children
I highly approve of Title IV-E Adoption Assistance that insured more adoptions for children. Now under this act one has to qualify but wealth is...
IA-Sen: CBS News/YouGov Poll Has Theresa Greenfield (D) Beating Joni Ernst (R) 47-43
Here’s the latest news out of Iowa today courtesy of CBS News/YouGov’s latest poll: xIOWABiden 49%Trump 49%.#IAsen:Greenfield (D) 47% (+4)Ernst (R-inc) 43%@YouGovAmerica/@CBSNewsPoll, LV, 10/6-9https://t.co/kcXxQoy7Y2— Political...
Nominee Barrett: How does your “originalism” theory account for Women? For African Americans?
Another in a line of proposed questions for Amy Coney Barret at the confirmation hearing. I actually think it is criminal if these questions are...
Branch Covidians: Typhoid GOP Senators and their court-packing attempts
The GOP Senate mischief continues, as the GOP’s rush to endanger the women’s health of at least 17 states and 30 million people also continues....