Previous guy's an alien, “…because when you're a star they let you do it”

Former President Trump ordered the Pentagon to release all of its information on “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP) within 18 days in his last coronavirus relief bill in December 2020. More inexplicable … Read More

Trump Presser – more of the same – another sideshow with few questions

Presser started at 536pm ET. It ended at 613pm. Trump needed another faux-campaign speech opportunity today — he should be trying to clarify his criticism of Birx — perhaps there’ll be some … Read More

Should Democrats impeach Trump after he loses re-election to prevent him from pardoning himself?

If Trump loses his re-election bid, we can reasonably count on the period from Election Day until Inaugaration Day (Nov. 3, 2020 to Jan. 20, 2021) to be one of the most perilous, … Read More

“Person, woman, man, camera, TV.” This week we learned a lot about who's more fit for the job

Trust the plan. Enjoy the show. Nothing can stop what is coming. x From a WaPo editorial 4 years ago today: 'His politics of division could strain the bonds of … Read More

Fauci will warn the Senate about “needless suffering and death” with premature opening of US

The new normal is already here, at least for another year. BREAKING: Dr. Anthony Fauci tells me he will warn the Senate on Tuesday that Americans will face "needless suffering and … Read More

Trump Org asks Trump administration for break on D.C. hotel lease payment

Wouldn’t it be nice if your landlord answered to you? Maybe next time we should think twice about electing a pr*sident with more conflicts of interest than functioning brain cells. The … Read More

Trump won't say he'll turn down bailouts for his hotels, but he will commit to endless whining

Oh, look! It’s the actual president of the United States turning a worldwide pandemic into a personal grievance session! (Second tweet) x REPORTER: Will you commit that no money from … Read More

Like the “Muslim ban”, Trump's COVID-19 travel ban exempts countries where his resorts are located

Self-serving as ever, no Trump policy ever negatively affects a Trump property. President Donald Trump’s new European travel restrictions have a convenient side effect: They exempt nations where three Trump-owned golf resorts … Read More

Weekly Recap: Impeachment! Debates! More!

Archives In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Deb, Janis, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Donna, and Dan—Your PDA National Team Progressive Democrats of America Supports Convictionand Removal of Donald … Read More

Weekly Recap: Impeachment! Get Involved in Nation-Wide Rallies!

Archives In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Deb, Janis, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Donna, and Dan—Your PDA National Team Progressive Democrats of America Supports Impeachmentand Conviction of Donald … Read More

Weekly Recap: How You Can Mobilize For Progress

Archives In solidarity,  Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Deb, Janis, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Donna, and Dan—Your PDA National Team Click Here to Demand Student Debt Cancellation!   This … Read More

Trump's unpardonable crimes rationalized in 123 pages by GOP

Trump has just tweeted that he’d like SCOTUS to stop the impeachment, and aside from the signal he’s trying to send them, Trump has finally realized that there will be … Read More

Bribery/Extortion facts keep coming in as Witness-Day approaches

A desperate Trump imagines himself in numerous ironies in advance of must-see TV. x But you didn't. You didn't sign the Whistleblower Protection Act. The law in its present form … Read More

“If this president were to get away with this, forget about it all…” Pelosi on convicting Trump

“I don’t know if he’s guilty of treason,” she said. “But I do know…everything that he says, understand that he’s projecting his own” qualities. House leaders had hoped the Senate … Read More

The “Everything Terrible Trump Has Done So Far” Omnibus (Week 144)

As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has done as a reference for future political arguments and whatever few posterity survives to see … Read More

Here’s What’s Phony – RW Content Masquerading as Local Newspaper Websites.

The Constitution and the emoluments clause are not phony, but dozens of websites pretending to be local newspaper sites are:   Lansing State Journal “LANSING — Dozens of websites branded … Read More

Speaker Pelosi's office releases impeachment fact sheet: Shakedown, Pressure Campaign, Cover Up

Keeping it simple, even as there’s so much obstruction, self-dealing, and just basic corruption. x READ: Pelosi's 'fact sheet' on Trump impeachment Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Monday released a “fact … Read More

Morons' Watergate: Impeachment inquiry continues, despite numerous diversions

What a day. Trump opines: “You people with this phony Emoluments Clause” because apparently there’s a US Constitution. So much diversionary activity as Trump repeats campaign lies during his “Cabinet meeting” … Read More

Individual-1: “We never gave a commitment to the Kurds”- “I’m the one who did the capturing”

Trump had a Cabinet meeting today and said more nonsense, repeating his campaign rally talking points, as well as using the Cabinet meeting to make other announcements. This is the Pool report … Read More

Trump won't host the G-7 at Doral because of “Irrational” criticism of self-dealing

BWAHAHAHAHA Darn, another line of the articles of impeachment removed. Mr. Trump added: “Therefore, based on both Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility, we will no longer consider Trump … Read More

Fox analyst on G7 site: 'This is about as direct and profound a violation … as one could create'

Occasionally, someone at Fox other than Sean Hannity gets to put forth an opinion. And even though Shep Smith’s recent departure has knocked the average IQ at Bizarro World down … Read More

Mulvaney made Arms for Dirt much worse for Individual-1, and Rick Perry will resign … really

Mick Mulvaney, fact witness, copped to the quid pro quo by admitting that “we do it all the time, get over it”. This rendered null a week of Trump proclaiming “No … Read More

White House Announces that G7 to Be at Trump's Doral Resort in Florida.

More enriching of Trump’s bank accounts at taxpayers’ expense: WASHINGTON — President Trump intends to host next year’s G7 conference at his Doral International Resort in Miami in June, the … Read More

Trump tries to flip Minnesota with yet another campaign rally

Trump is at the Minneapolis Target Center tonight for yet another campaign rally. Below is the Daniel Dale tweet thread in anticipation of another even more stupid Trump statement. It … Read More

We’ve Been For Impeachment For Years. Will You Help Us Now?

In solidarity,  Mike Fox for Alan, Mike H., Dan, Janis, Deb, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA national team. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends … Read More

The White Man’s Last Stand

Growing up as a black kid in America, the running blaxploitation film theme was getting “the man” before he got you. Donald Trump is un-circling the wagons for the white … Read More

Trump still freaking out over Obama's Netflix and book deals

The little man just can’t stand the idea of another president making money. In this case, a former president. Ever since the black man had the temerity to get himself … Read More

The “Everything Terrible Trump Has Done So Far” Omnibus (Week 136)

As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has done as a reference for future political arguments and whatever few posterity survives to see … Read More

Trump's Miami resort — where he wants to hold next G7 — was sued over bedbug infestation

Donald Trump wants to hold the next G7 summit at his Miami resort, because how else is he going to recoup all the money he’s losing for being an egregious … Read More

Workers at Shell plant were given choice between hearing Trump speak or losing a day's pay

Now there’s a fun game of “Would You Rather?” Would you rather listen to Trump speak or be sent home without pay? Or … would you rather listen to Trump speak … Read More

DOJ: Trump is 'too busy' for congressional subpoenas

Too busy? Yesterday he told a longwinded story about stacks of bald eagles dying underneath windmills. He also tweeted 14 times. By definition, he’s not too busy. CNN: After a … Read More

I'm a Convert to Impeachment

I have been reluctant to push for impeachment up til now, on the grounds that, since the Senate would never convict, it’s a fruitless exercise which might well help Trump … Read More

Forbes: $1.3 million of campaign donor cash has gone directly into Trump's own pocket

Personally, I’d rather hitchhike to Branson, Missouri, with a syphilitic fruit bat duct-taped to my genitals than give Donald Trump’s reelection campaign a dime of my money. But some idiots … Read More

Ted Lieu Receives Invite From Kuwaiti Government; Declines Because Event's at drumpf's Hotel.

We all know Ted Lieu’s one of the good guys but he keeps showing us anyway… x Appreciated Amb Al-Sabah's invite to Kuwait's independence day event. Regrettably, it was held … Read More

About that upcoming Mueller report.

I’d like to take a minute to draw a couple of distinctions about the upcoming Mueller report, and the soon to begin congressional committee hearings. The Mueller investigation is not … Read More

Inspector General of the GSA Finds GSA “Ignored The Constitution” Allowing Trump to Keep D.C. Lease.

Think Progress “Officials at the General Services Administration (GSA) ignored the Constitution in allowing President Donald Trump to keep the lease at his namesake Washington, D.C. hotel, an inspector general … Read More

Trump's DOJ – It's Not an Emolument Because We Say It's Not An Emolument.

x “Like the venerable Sen. Clay Davis, the President may simply walk away with their money and give nothing in return. Sheeeeit.” — Thomas Ursinus (@thomas_ursinus) December 17, 2018 x … Read More

Mr President, meet Medusa. Medusa, meet lunch.

Now I know for sure that I’m getting up there in years, because I find myself ore and more pining for “the good old days.” A kinder, simpler time, when … Read More

Incoming NY AG Letitia James: “We will use every area of the law to investigate President Trump.”

Looks like Barbara Underwood is leaving the office in good hands. Vanity Fair “…the prospect of a House of Representatives that has the will and the power to, say, get its … Read More

Believe it or not, there's somebody even more worried about Mueller than Trump.

You know, Der Gropinfuror really should stop calling it a “witch hunt.” At last check, small as it is, Trump still had a teenie-weenie, so he really should be referring … Read More

NY-AG: Bernie Sanders Endorses Zephyr Teachout (D) For Attorney General

Some big news today out of New York: x Huge huge YUGE news!!!! Bernie Sanders just endorsed our campaign for Attorney General and @JumaaneWilliams for Lieutenant Governor!!! — Zephyr Teachout … Read More