The Right-Wing and mainstream media have been hyperventilating about inflation. Fareed Zakaria puts it into perspective. And it is not bad at all. Fareed Zakaria gets the numbers right on inflation but … x x […]
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Passing Judgment
I had a spirited discussion a little over a week ago with a family member about getting vaccinated and the idea of a vaccine mandate. Both of us and our families are vaccinated. We agreed […]
The question needs to be asked, repeatedly: Why do Republicans want to inspect children's genitals?
It’s sick. So, so sick. But that’s what Republicans are all about these days: inspecting children’s genitals. It’s pretty much all they talk about—when they’re not talking about Mr. Potato Head. And his starchy, androgynous genitalia. […]
The previous guy and his unsteamed pants, 'wasting away again in Mar-a-Lagoville'
More gaslight: Trump’s speech Saturday in North Carolina was one being delivered by the person who incited an act of terrorism designed to overturn the 2020 election. Lapsing into irrelevance, Trump says the same lies: […]
Too angry to swear. The world is not an open sewer.
It’s one of the crimes that the victim is held immediately responsible for the crime. I am talking about la décharge sauvage [English: Fly-tipping, American: Fly dumping]. We have been at our small farm [our […]
So you thought the Orange Blimp would dissipate in a puff of ocherous smog?
Once upon a time a long time ago Republicans stood for obstructing Democrats no matter what the cost by claiming capitalist conservatism or other such nonsense. They were then engulfed in a miasma of tangerine […]
Stephanie Ruhle gets it right. If businesses want workers, pay them more.
MSNBC Host Stephanie Ruhle did not mince her words. She pointed out that businesses should pay more if they want more workers. Full stop. Stephanie Ruhle makes a lot of sense. See full episodes here. Today’s jobs report […]
Ha ha ha ha – Charles M Blow Remembers Liz Cheney The Same Way I Do: As A Nasty Piece Of Work.
[note to bubba for the title copyright infringement, so sorry] It is like the G-Dubya soft focus nostalgia trip, yuk. The Good Republicans, argh, Now to the article. This has lifted Cheney to a sort […]
A Morning Muse: Whatever happened to “liberal” Internationalism?
Now firstly it is important to define Internationalism since commonly it is divided into three different major categories. 1] Hegemonic Internationalism example: Globalization [Colonization]. Main player: USA. 2] Liberal Internationalism example: United Nations. Main player: […]
Funny thing about “Freedom of Speech”
At home with my elder five sisters I very soon learnt that freedom of speech had consequences, by that I mean that you better had been damn ready to defend what you said. My parents […]
GQP claims Dems coming for your hamberders because Climate Crisis
More GQP spotted owl-isms, riffing on culture war again because Moscow Mitch claimed last year that the Democrats’ nanny-state will regulate 'how many hamburgers you can eat'. Now GOP governors are beefing with a Biden policy that […]
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 jabbering for the better part of two days. This morning, […]
Minerva @ Midnight: End LEO qualified immunity, let insurers find different profit centers
Ending qualified immunity for police officers would certainly fill the gap in insurance company revenues created by universal healthcare in the US. There’s plenty of other liabilities that insurance companies can cover including civilian firearms […]
Dominion lawyer explains in detail why Fox may be f*cked
I’m not a lawyer—simple country, unfrozen caveman, or otherwise—but I have to think that knowingly spreading lies about the one thing a company does, thereby shredding that company’s credibility in the eyes of millions of Americans, […]
I'll risk arrest to give water to Georgia voters, but there are other ways to fight
Of all the hundreds of voting suppression bills popping up across the country right now, one of the most nefarious is Georgia’s recently passed law that, among other things, makes it a misdemeanor to give water […]
Ted Cruz slams Biden's first weeks as 'boring.' Yes, and it's wonderful
In just 50 days, President Joe Biden got our vaccine production and distribution system whipped into shape and signed a historic COVID-19 relief package to boost our economy and give a helping hand to millions of struggling Americans, […]
16 years ago, Jon Stewart famously called Tucker Carlson a d*ck; now he's apologizing … to d*cks
Not sure if you remember the infamous Jon Stewart Crossfire appearance in which he basically burned the erstwhile CNN show to the ground. Okay, “burned to the ground” is a metaphor, but it’s not really […]
OH-Sen: “Stop talking about Dr. Seuss and start working with us on behalf of the American workers!”
In case you missed this: Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) erupted Tuesday on the House floor, imploring his Republican colleagues to stop their obsession with stoking culture wars and shift focus to helping Democrats pass legislation […]
This is what a Democrat must sound like. Now let's make the words mean something.
Ohio Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan got the narrative done right perfectly. He gave a progressive speech. Congressman Tim Ryan See full episodes here. If Democrats went into areas that seldom see Democrats and give speeches like […]
Lindsey Graham scolds Democrats over sexual harassment allegations: 'Follow the Republican model'
Is Lindsey Graham for real? No, that’s a serious question. Because he looks like a Rankin-Bass Claymation character to me. Lindsey, the misfit Christmas elf who never liked to make toys and forgot to show up for […]
Anti-Capitalist Meet-Up: the Climate Crisis has weak carbon markets and lagging technology
The sparse number of actual carbon capture and sequestration projects plus weak carbon markets amplify the problems of the climate crisis yet to be revisited, post-Trump. Two heartland examples in North Dakota and Texas show how there are several interlocking […]
