TOMORROW! COVID-19 Emergency Coalition Virtual Town Hall

TOMORROW! COVID-19 Emergency Coalition Virtual Town Hall Solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team National COVID-19 … Read More

TOMORROW! SPECIAL GUEST on Emergency Healthcare Online Town Hall

TOMORROW! SPECIAL GUEST on Emergency Healthcare Online Town Hall Solidarity, Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team … Read More

Demand The Healthcare Policies We Need

Demand The Healthcare Policies We Need Solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Protect Nurses, Patients, … Read More

We’re Heartbroken! Nurses Are Dying!

We’re Heartbroken! Nurses Are Dying! Solidarity,  Mike Hersh and Dr. Bill Honigman for Alan, Mike F., Dan, Donna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, and Kimberly—Your PDA National Team Healthcare Emergency Virtual Town … Read More

Kentucky: Microcosm of the Best and Worst During a Pandemic.

God/Jehovah/Allah/Buddha/The Goddess and any other possible higher power save me from the worst in human beings during this time of pandemic.  If it were not for Governor Andy Beshear, I … Read More

This country's going to need billions of masks: what about that Defense Production Act, Donald?

Like Trump’s toughness, pretending you’re using the Defense Production Act of 1950 and hoping for corporate volunteerism is not the same thing especially if you claim you’re in “wartime”. WWII … Read More

Trump's DHS stopped updating pandemic models in 2017

You’re doing a heckuva job, Clownie. If you thought the breadth and depth of Donald Trump’s fucknuttery was limited to what’s currently in front of your astonished, bloodshot eyes, guess again. … Read More

NC-Sen & Gov: PPP Shows Voters Really Don't Like Both GOP Senators, Strongly Approve Of Dem Gov

PPP has some bad news for U.S. Senators Richard Burr (R. NC),  Thom Tillis (R. NC), and Donald Trump and some very good news for Governor Roy Cooper (D. NC): … Read More

ICE deportation squads demand 45K masks as nurses have to make their own

In the final days of World War II, when the Allies were surrounding Germany and even landed in France, Hitler diverted critical and increasingly shrinking military resources to accelerate the … Read More

who knew? multiple violations of the STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge)

When Chris Collins, Trump’s first endorser, got caught making a stock dump while on the WH lawn, one assumed that other legislators would be chastened, but no, during the worst ever … Read More

Census Bureau News and The Coronavirus Pandemic.

I have a term position with the U.S. Census Bureau, and I want to let you all know of some of the insanity that has been occuring at the Census … Read More

“You see, I know the Truth” – Donald J. Trump, despite the 'Crimson Contagion' report

The daily WH brief hosted by IMPOTUS is now becoming a Real Housewives show in the absence of campaign rallies and chopper talk. More whining about the press verging into intoning his … Read More

AZ-Sen: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) Continues To Help Mark Kelly (D) Defeat A Weak Trump GOPer

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of Mark Kelly’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign: A new poll out of Arizona has my friend, … Read More

Help Change Our Cruel and Dangerous Immigration Policies

Help Change Our Cruel and Dangerous Immigration Policies For a better future,  Debra Schrishuhn and Dan O’Neal for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Mike H., Donna, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your … Read More

Help Elect Two Progressive Champions To Congress!

Help Elect Two Progressive Champions To Congress! In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, and Donna—your PDA national team. Support Progressive LeaderEva … Read More

Six dead including shooter in Milwaukee

Molson-Coors brewery campus had an active shooter situation, now secure. Early reports indicate a workplace shooting where ex-employee carried a .45 pistol. x FIRST ALERT UPDATE: Two law enforcement sources tell … Read More

BREAKING!!! Jack Black Endorses Elizabeth Warren In The Democratic Primary

FUCK YEAH!!!! x #WarrenTime pic.twitter.com/WjyWlH0WeD— Jack Black (@jackblack) February 24, 2020 Actor and musician Jack Black endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) presidential bid on Monday. The comedic celebrity said he’s “all in” for … Read More

Heads We Win, Tails You Lose Reviews From the Corporate Media on Democratic Debate.

Hmmmmm…Media asks leading questions of Democratic presidential candidates to get them to attack each other.  In latest debate, Elizabeth Warren comes out swinging against all the other candidates.  Bernie Sanders … Read More

Trump Regime Eviscerates Democracy: commuting sentences and pardons for the white-collared

Excellent article in The Atlantic on the current regime. Collars of color go to jail as “Americans aren't practicing democracy anymore” The underlying principle here, from Stone to Iran-Contra, is authoritarian but … Read More

Roger Stone gets 3.3 years. With IMPOTUS acquittal, Congress's GOP declared themselves “Trumpocrats”

Justice gets done, despite the tweet-bleating of Trump and the intervention of Barr. The Trumpocracy’s court jester is sentenced to 40 months in prison (three years, four months, $20,000 fine, … Read More

Trump claims to be chief law enforcement officer, commutes Blago's sentence, and pardons others

Lawlessness continues as Trump commutes a sentence and pardons others prior to the Thursday sentencing of Roger Stone. Trump’s celebrity pardoning of Bernard Kerik and Eddie de Bartolo Jr. is an … Read More

Lady Justice is Blind, not Stupid

Lady Justice has functioned very well—for years, being blind, but now Donald Trump, William Barr, and  Republican officialdom are rendering her mute.  Last night, and for as long as Attorney … Read More

GA-Sen A: Tomlinson (D) Pushes The Call To Eliminate The Filibuster So We Can Finally Pass Gun Laws

Received this e-mail today from former Columbus, GA Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: If you had asked me a few years ago whether we should eliminate the … Read More

McCabe Will NOT Be Charged [UPDATE: Vindman Also Won't be Investigated]

WaPo is breaking the news: Justice Dept. won’t charge Andrew McCabe, the former FBI official who authorized the investigation of President Trump The Justice Department will not bring charges against … Read More

Devin Nunes can't stop talking about nude Trump photos

Here’s a fun little drinking game. Every time Devin Nunes mentions nude pictures of Trump, drink … Drano. And it wouldn’t hurt to gouge your eyes out with the kitchen implement … Read More

Trump's disinformation in local media this year may deploy Potemkin local news sites

The Trump campaign’s media strategy will more directly address “local news” that at some moment might trade on the same model of Sinclair Broadcasting. Brad Parscale described it as “fighting … Read More

Elizabeth Warren, “Anyone who seeks to be the Dem nominee must condemn the use of disinformation”

I couldn’t agree more! On Wednesday, presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled a new plan to fight disinformation, aiming to stem the effect of the Russian troll campaigns that … Read More

The “Everything Terrible Trump Has Done So Far” Omnibus (Week 157)

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

AZ-Sen: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) Goes All In To Help Mark Kelly (D) Defeat Martha McSally (R)

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of Mark Kelly’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign: It’s not enough to elect a Democratic president and … Read More

You Give Me Yovanovitch and I'll Give You Biden [UPDATED: J. Rubin Gets It]

This story’s been up for over 3 hours now; I’m surprised no one has picked up on it: Ukraine prosecutor offered information related to Biden in exchange for ambassador’s ouster, … Read More

You Give Me Yovanovitch and I'll Give You Biden

This story’s been up for over 3 hours now; I’m surprised no one has picked up on it: Ukraine prosecutor offered information related to Biden in exchange for ambassador’s ouster, … Read More

Justice Department is winding down Trump-requested Hillary investigation; guess what they found!

Uh … Nada. Zip. Bupkis. The Washington Post: A Justice Department inquiry launched more than two years ago to mollify conservatives clamoring for more investigations of Hillary Clinton has effectively … Read More

Full Yellow Jacket: Jacob Wohl planning to enlist in a war against Iran

The best of the best: a budding Gung-Ho Psy-Ops recruit. https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/1213215518502608902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Energetic but ineffectual young conservative operative Jacob Wohl is all-in on the prospect of war with Iran. Wohl is so into … Read More

Yes, Donald, you have committed the 'crime of the century'

Just before leaving for the golf course this morning, Trump reminded us of his concern for law enforcement hygiene. Darn those dirty (filthy) cops. Darn that psychological projection. New unredacted … Read More

McConnell Crony Kentucky State Attorney General Mum On Investigating Bevin's Corruption.

While I grateful that Democrat Andy Beshear beat the corrupt Republican Governor Matt Bevin, Kentucky voters elected one of Moscow Mitch’s political cronies as state attorney general —  one Daniel Cameron.  … Read More

Courier-Journal: FBI Asking Questions About Former Governor Matt Bevin's Pardons.

The Louisville Courier-Journal is reporting that the FBI is asking questions about former Governor Matt Bevin’s pardons.  For those not familiar with loser Matt Bevin, he issued a whole lot … Read More

Ecuador declares State of Emergency after barge carrying diesel fuel sinks in the Galapagos Islands.

“Strong safeguards and rigorous enforcement are needed to prevent this from ever happening again. If we can't protect a biodiversity hotspot like the Galapagos Islands from this kind of pollution, … Read More

Join Us As We Work For Peace, At Home And Abroad.

Archives Looking forward to our best year yet, in solidarity with peace on earth. Debra Schrishuhn and Mike Fox for Alan, Janis, Mike H, Donna, Dan, Dr Bill, Kimberly, and … Read More

Breaking: Individual Mandate Declared Unconstitutional by 5th Circuit. Fate of ACA Not Clear.

The question of whether the Individual Mandate can be separated from the rest of the ACA (or some parts of the ACA), and therefore whether the entire ACA is unconstitutional, … Read More

VA-Sen: Sen. Mark Warner (D) Pushes The Call For Attorney General Bill Barr's Resignation

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Mark Warner’s (D. VA) re-election campaign: Sen. Mark Warner (D. VA) This week, the Department of Justice released a long-awaited report into the … Read More

So Economist Austan Goolsbee Is For Buttigieg? Here Is a Little Story About Goolsbee.

Sometimes you can tell something about a politician by their supporters.  Oh, I am not necessarily talking about the every day voter but the big time movers and shakers.  Take … Read More

Barr: Don't protest cops or you might find yourself without police protection

Does Bill Barr have to sound like a mobster every time he talks? This is a nice community you have. It would be a shame if someone wrecked it. The … Read More

Help Eva Putzova Defeat Blue Dog Tom O’Halleran in Arizona

Archives In solidarity,  Alan Minsky for Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike H., and Donna—your PDA national team. Join PDA Supporting ProgressiveLeader Eva Putzova For Congress! … Read More

Mob consigliere Bill Barr disputes IG's finding on validity of FBI's Trump campaign investigation

Remember back in the before times when members of both parties were horrified that Trump appeared to be hectoring Jeff Sessions into resigning as attorney general? It was clear to … Read More

Ilhan Omar's GOP opponent banned from Twitter for suggesting congresswoman should be hanged

Republicans sure like to throw the word “treason” around these days. Unfortunately, they tend to throw it at everyone but our very guilty pr*sident. Danielle Stella, who is running for … Read More

weapon used in Saugus CA school shooting was an unregulated “ghost gun”

A troubling element of the murder-suicide in Saugus is that the firearm used was a “homemade” or rather home-assembled gun, put together with a parts kit. This subset of the … Read More

Elizabeth Warren: A Great Public School Education for Every Student

I attended public school growing up in Oklahoma. After I graduated from the University of Houston, a public university where tuition cost only $50 a semester, my first job was … Read More

darn those 2020 election red/blue pills – Hacker simulation yields 32 possible deaths

Without panicking, the potential chaos of the 2016 election, regardless of result could repeat itself, noting Moscow Mitch’s complicity then and now in 2020 election security. This training event could … Read More

Russians and Retaliation at the White House

Individual-1 continues to not work in the interest of the US, as Vindman gets reassigned, and what was suspected becomes more evident. As expected, retaliation.Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who gave a … Read More

Proliferating the myth of pervasive left-wing violence in time for a RWNJ hate-filled 2020

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally classified the activities of anti-fascist groups (antifa) as “domestic terrorist violence” since early 2016, according to confidential law enforcement documents obtained by Politico and … Read More