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Trump did tread water today because it now appears that the last instance for SCOTUS will be a ruling on his financial records. In the same context the looting continues from … Read More
At the end of the movie Cast Away starring Tom Hanks, in the final scene he is left contemplating his next move after reaching a literal fork in the road. … Read More
Trump got himself elected in large part by playing on this country’s racism, exploiting resentment over Barack Obama for not only being the nation’s first Black president, but for being … Read More
President Donald Trump said a few days ago that in a mask, he believes he looks like the “Lone Ranger.” Setting aside, that even the simplest of comparisons escape him—the … Read More
As reported by DailyKos recently, a white woman, Susan G. Schulz, in the community of Montclair, NJ, harassed a black man by demanding that he tell her if he had a permit … Read More
First off, she needs to be called out for her bull shit: Embattled Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement Monday that she agreed with the Supreme Court decision … Read More
Trump’s phone calls with world leaders has probably been a source of much entertainment for the SIGINT community, considering how leaky his channels of communication have been. The current revelations … Read More
New reporting from CNN: From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officials In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with … Read More
There’s so much unhingery packed into this CNN story on Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders that choosing among the outrages is kind of like picking your favorite Egyptian plague. … Read More
This is going to be a mess. Worse than it is. I noticed Teacherken http://www.dailykos.com/… had an informative post up. We are becoming the hot spot, literally for the Covid-19 Pandemic … Read More
Trump wanting to be so mask free and wanting his own way, Florida is going to be a nightmare I predict come August. Ron Desantis is so naive that he … Read More
From the Leavenworth Times editorial board today: Guns should be kept safely and securely. The news that U.S. Senate candidate Kris Kobach had four guns stolen from his truck in … Read More
Paul Krugman has done it again. His latest column combines the erudition of a Nobel laureate with the plain speaking of an excellent writer: A Plague of Willful Ignorance. A … Read More
Another bit of information has come out about the Louisville police killing of Breonna Taylor. The new LMPD Chief has stated that Officer Hankinson fired ten shots through Taylor’s patio … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Slate Magazine’s The Slurge that highlights seven U.S. Senate races to keep your eye one: 1. Kentucky The national Democratic establishment gets its way in … Read More
The Louisville Courier-Journal is reporting today that one of the police officers involved in the Breonna Taylor killing will be terminated. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that … Read More
Newsweek has a good piece out that discusses the control of the U.S. Senate and which seats are at most danger for the GOP: With polling in the presidential race … Read More
More Trump lies and spin, and again he took no questions because it’s a pageant. It had the usual earmarks of such speeches, including a “sir” remark and the confabulation … Read More
Jared Kushner, wonder boy, prince of darkness, the “jar” part of Jarvanka, is getting some really bad press right now. Not about his many failures and his total unfitness for … Read More
Trumpian Colorado Rep. Dave Williams posted a flyer on his Twitter feed that he claims was found at the Colorado capitol building. Dave isn’t the sharpest tack in the box. … Read More
Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. x JUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who showed up to the … Read More
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 the day time, there will … Read More
Received this e-mail yesterday from Democracy for America in support of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: This is outrageous, but not surprising at all: First, we learned … Read More
Trump has gotten sanctioned by Twitter because he’d like looters shot. What kind of outrage will occur this morning when IMPOTUS* sees Twitter’s public interest notice on his tweet. This … Read More
Some encouraging news in Utah: A @UtahPolicy/@KUTV2News poll (May 9-15; 1,099 LV’s; +/- 3%) found @realDonaldTrump leading @JoeBiden by just three points, 44%-41%. Recall that while Trump carried the state … Read More
A white woman walking her dog was mad at a black man who asked her to leach her dog. Upset, she calls 911 and accuses the man falsely. The life … Read More
This happened yesterday in Frankfort, the state capitol in Kentucky: Beshear hanged in effigy as Second Amendment supporters rally at Capitol before Memorial Day What started out as a freedom-loving … Read More
Eugene Robinson’s article “The United States is a country to be pitied” should be a wakeup call to many. Many of our peers around the world have held us up to a … Read More
A leaked recording of a May 11 conference call held with right-wing operatives and a staffer from the Trump re-election campaign discussed recruiting “extremely pro-Trump” doctors to go on GOP television and prescribe … Read More
Absentee voting, which Trump and his family utilize every year, is critical during a pandemic. However, Trump just told the states of Nevada and Michigan that he is perfectly fine with … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, The U.S. Postal Service is in serious danger: Postal workers are getting sick, mail volume is dropping – and … Read More
Pew pew pew and the operation warp speed…. x President Trump compared the accelerated effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine by January 2021 to the Manhattan Project. Experts have noted … Read More
The Hill had a piece this week that goes into how U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R. SC) full embrace of Trump might be putting his re-election bid in danger: Graham’s … Read More
Steve Schmidt is a regular critic of the president. But today he strung an all-encompassing narrative that highlights his incompetence and danger. Steve Schmidt did not hold back Watch the entire … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: This year's election has the power to be monumental. We saw the proof last week when Larry Sabato's … Read More
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 … Read More
National Editor of the Cook Political Report appeared on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd with some salient words on Joe Biden winning the presidency. Biden must make a break out lest … Read More
The only way this could be better is if Max von Sydow were still alive so this Grim Reaper dude could play chess with him on the beach. Daniel Uhlfelder, … Read More
Host Katy Tur covered a protest demanding the opening of the economy. A Trump cultist showed ignorance of our new reality that explains her behavior. Tur gave the proper context … Read More
This diary will not be long. Half of America has not just turned into a Banana Republic but a Guyana cult. When this country has become so dumbed down that Lysol … Read More
I had to do a double-take when I saw the president asking about injecting disinfectant and using light to somehow treat a virus that has invaded the body. Does he … Read More
Imagine if the mainstream media had covered the Tea Party protests in the same manner MSNBC Host Katie Tur had. Cover it but dismiss it for what it really is. … Read More
CNN is just now reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has had surgery and is in grave danger: US source: North Korean leader in grave danger after surgery … Read More
I never liked Jennifer Rubin’s columns during the Obama era. She came across as automatically opposed to everything President Obama did, and in 2012 she practically worshiped the ground Mitt … Read More
A phalanx of supposed adults assembled in Brookfield, Wisconsin, yesterday to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home policy. They stood shoulder to shoulder, and there appeared to be far … Read More
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin has a new piece out that highlights how certain U.S. Senate races are shaping up to put Moscow Mitch’s GOP majority in danger: Sen. Susan … Read More
I have been a veterans advocate for years. I never ever heard one say that when at war they whined and complained about sleeping in the rain and mud while … Read More
< p class=”is-empty-p”> Trump is using Twitter to encourage those right-wing idiots who want Michigan and Minnesota (and also Ohio and Virginia) to drop their stay-at-home orders. In response, Governor … Read More
While everyone is running around screaming that Trump’s acting unconstitutionally (which is is), they shouldn’t worry too much that Trump is effectively calling himself a dictator. He doesn’t really want … Read More
While we experience dread over the pandemic and climate change, a new threat emerges in Ukraine. Wildfires have been burning near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exclusion zone since April … Read More
