Exercise

The Threats to American Democracy

2 weeks ago LaFeminista

I don’t know if this statement has been diarized, my apologies, but it bears repeating…

RWNJs are workshopping the false dichotomy of 1619/1776 in advance of the mid-term elections.

3 weeks ago annieli

These are days fraught with political battles over cultural histories abjuring complexity. Today it’s The Wall…

The Truth is an Easier Master to Serve

1 month ago William Owens

Voter rights legislation is winding its way through Congress with the foregone conclusion that Senate…

Minerva @ Midnight: Josh Hawley whines, “Help, I'm being repressed… by Big Tech.”

1 month ago annieli

Because Hawley’s whines about Big Tech while promoting sales of his book on Amazon, the epitome…

previous guy continues to hallucinate a 2020 victory, demands National Guard protect AZ 'audit'

2 months ago annieli

Francisco Franco is still in Madrid waiting for his COVID shot, but previous guy seems full…

It is Long Past Time to Reimagine Policing in America

2 months ago William Owens

The Black Codes of the late 1800s are making a comeback in America. These ordinances…

The GOP and TrumpWorld appear to be bailing on Gross Gaetz

2 months ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

I’m not sure what Matt Gaetz expected. After all, the only exercise Donald Trump ever…

Minerva @ Midnight: 1941 was a bad year like 2020, then there's Gaetz's friend Molly

3 months ago annieli

Actually, had Spielberg reduced the running time, the film 1941 might have been a classic….

CO-Sen: “A national government that did nothing to protect a generation”

3 months ago Sam Sero

I wanted to make sure you all saw this: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on…

Remaking the Culture

3 months ago William Owens

Senator Ron Johnson said the blatant part out loud, that he fears black people and…

Has the US raised “a stink” about North Korea because it “gave off a powder smell”

3 months ago annieli

North Korea is starting to test its relationship with the Biden administration. One of the…

Anti-Capitalist Meet-Up: the Climate Crisis has weak carbon markets and lagging technology

4 months ago annieli

The sparse number of actual carbon capture and sequestration projects plus weak carbon markets amplify the…

“…to have metaphorically beheaded Trump, only to recast him in a younger female version.”

4 months ago annieli

There are now far too many Trump proxies to ignore, but ignore them we must, simply…

Racism is the Connective Tissue

4 months ago William Owens

In 2008 when former President Obama was thrust into one of the biggest financial messes…

Trump tries to burn his SAG card before they take it away. “You have done nothing for me.”

4 months ago annieli

Darn those performances in Zoolander and Home Alone 2. Trump again shrinks in media prominence to Reagan, because failing…

Pennsylvania Democrats Are Gearing Up To Stop The PA GOP From Gerrymandering The PA Supreme Court

5 months ago Sam Sero

Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidate, Superior Court…

virtue/vice signaling: 1/6/2021 as the GOP LARP of the Trump era

5 months ago annieli

Democracy is an afterthought for Trumpists. Whether it’s the “sense of style” or “good men…

Mitt Romney: If Republicans want unity, there's one really obvious step they can take

5 months ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

During the 2012 election cycle I had a lot of fun with Mitt Romney before he…

GOP congressman pretends Trump had a vaccination plan that Biden wants to steal

5 months ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

Donald Trump is gone, but the gaslighting on his behalf continues. Rep. Steve Scalise is…

is a querulous Trump also a frumious Bandersnatch due to his massive lie of election fraud

5 months ago annieli

The national madness of 74 million people sent to the fainting couch by voting for…

not a lot of time but plenty of evidence, just like the last impeachment if 45 gets “more unstable”?

5 months ago annieli

Impeachment and insurrection part deux on deck for next week, even as there’s now mixed…

Trump continues to speak at rally as Congressional joint session begins. Trumpists storm Capitol.

5 months ago annieli

Two hours after the Trump speech was scheduled, the joint session begins, leaving us to…

Trump’s best defense could be insanity or ignorance as he becomes exposed to criminal prosecution

5 months ago annieli

“Trump at this point should welcome someone using the 25h amendment, an insanity defense is…

Trump’s GA phone call was a significant attack on democracy; it's likely criminal as well.

5 months ago annieli

Speaking of criminal behavior, protesters left placards and votive candles at Josh Hawley’s house, which…

Far-Right Websites Urging Protestors to Bring Guns to DC

5 months ago dankoh

The Washington Post has put on hip waders and gone on some far-right websites, reporting…

Trump attacks on US democratic institutions create a “pretty good sedition case against himself”

6 months ago annieli

Aside from the usual caveats, Trump continues to act seditious. The GOP is plunging into…

goodness gracious, great balls of autogolpe as Trump tries to blame China for the Russian Hack

6 months ago annieli

If his puckered lips are moving, he’s lying, but the circular limit to that lie…

The Kraken Caucus in a GOP Congress joins the sedition parade of losers

6 months ago annieli

The Kraken Caucus makes itself known. GOP sedition messaging harkens back to the 19th Century,…

previewing Trump's Saturday Nuremberg Rally

7 months ago annieli

A loser’s victory rally, what a message. In his Valdosta, Georgia speech on Saturday Trump will…

Mike Flynn loses his mind post-pardon, calls for martial law and new elections

7 months ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

So this is why all decent candidates have graciously conceded in the past. When you…