cheeseheads in Wisconsin GOP Assembly vote to end 'patriarchy' by banning its K-12 mention
Beetle-Juice Three Times. Thank Jeebus that cheesehead is not banned from primary and secondary schools in Wisconsin. Because nothing says “Freedom” and “Liberty” like being the...
Has Anyone Ever Asked; Why?
Republicans swing the word freedom over the heads of their voters like the Sword of Damocles. It has become a meaningless mantra, cutting away real...
Installment Plan
Layaway, on-time, and paying-something-down-on-it have been very familiar phrases in black, brown, and poor neighborhoods for generations; credit was for the people who did not...
It's been awhile since we reported on the MyPillow guy, so you know this must be big
Mike Lindell, Diamond & Silk, Dinesh D’Souza’s daughter, and my home state of Wisconsin? TAKE MY MONEY! NOW! https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1397218618799267840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Wait, is there a cover charge...
It is Long Past Time to Reimagine Policing in America
The Black Codes of the late 1800s are making a comeback in America. These ordinances were meant to control the free movement of people of...
Boyz Out the Hood(s)
Yesterday the state of Georgia defined election integrity as—black people not voting. Republicans love to throw around the image of liberal politicians in hemp-filled rooms...
Ted and Greta more like 'Son of JFK Killer' versus TEDtalks Climate
There’s really only one Ted that’s applicable to an unconfirmed source trying to connect Greta Thunberg with the Unabomber and that’s Ted “Zodiac Killer” Cruz....
Your relief check may be delayed because Trump hated the media coverage of stimulus negotiations
Donald Trump didn’t really say why he blew up the meticulously negotiated $900 billion stimulus bill, throwing Washington into chaos and screwing over millions of people who...
Trumpian cruelty continues as COVID spreads
Surely it couldn’t be cynical demagoguery about denying the existence of of a pandemic or is it more about trying to visit ever more cruelty...
GOTV continues because post-Trump, we know “it will get better” even with 'Trump conversion therapy'
Trump and his supporters are such dupes that rather than taking a village, it may take a dominatrix to de-program Trumpists: But up until recently,...
a chickenized economy, gigging work everywhere
Industry concentration and monopolization have become boring and technical so the exploitation of labor now gets a meme-term from Zephyr Teachout that sounds more like a QAnon...
Steve Schmidt masterful takedown of Trump’s entire debate performance
One would think that Steve Schmidt would exhaust superlatives to describe Trump for what he is. He never disappoints. This is a classic. Steve Schmidt...
the last free election in US history… maybe, removing swing-state postal sorting machines?
He’s golfing again this weekend in Bedminster. Will he do more pseudo-pressers and populate the “press corps” with “reporters’ from Epoch Times, Gateway Pundit, and...
Portland protests continue not because of “professional anarchists” but because there's no justice
In his presser, Trump blamed Portland violence on “professional anarchists” because of course they carry cards noting their memberships, rather than those awful amateur anarchists....
Trump 'furious' at Kushner over polling; Republicans giving Trump till Labor Day to right the ship
The redoubtable Gabriel Sherman has a new dispatch from the Land of Make-Believe (née the White House). Seems the current occupant, Donald John Trump, is feeling...
Trump Predicts “Big Win” But Admits He's Losing
Two stories picked up from Political Wire this morning: Trump predicts 'big' win in November, pointing to 'silent majority' Trump admits it: He's losing This...
Safe Bets About Trump's Twitter Rampage Tomorrow.
To be a fly on the wall on Air Force one tonight. We already had the lies tonight about the Trump Coronavirus Fest in Tulsa from...
WTF is wrong with the White House press corps?
On the one hand, this is a bizarre, inexplicable story. On the other hand, it is probably the most revealing story about the failure and...
LIVE BLOG: daily COVID Taskforce briefing – “There’s death by keeping this strongly closed country”
Live Blog below (still doing it only because Trump says stupid stuff) 5:00* PM EDT ( expect delays — yesterday’s presser started at 6:15pm) Members of...
Trump is trying to brainwash Americans. Only safe if he’s president!
Donald Trump in his most recent press conference began using his rhetoric to brainwash as he equates American's safety from coronavirus with him as president. Watch Trump...
Tennessee's GOP-dominated legislature reluctant to include tampons in tax holiday
As many have convincingly argued, tampons shouldn’t be taxed anyway because, like food, they’re a basic necessity. Of course, in the “good old days” women who were...
Good Hair?
The recent case of DeAndre Arnold, a black Texas teen of Trinidadian extraction, who is not being allowed to walk the stage to celebrate his...
The Republican Party brings you holiday miracles
The holiday season is a special time of year for Americans of all faith traditions. The arrival of Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s brings good...
Dear future Trump rally attendees, please save gas, stay home and read Trump's sad, aggrieved letter
Assuming you’re not a cult follower, and that you as a Trumper want to learn something, today’s six page letter covers all the themes in a typical Trump rally...
GOP Panic: Graham challenger broke a fundraising record, and new poll shows 7-point gap.
Maybe Lindsey’s idea to convert himself into Trump’s boot licker wasn’t such a hot idea idea after all. Although Lindsey Graham is still currently the favorite...
Trump tweets his humiliation on #NationalBossDay
Trump tries to recover from his unhinged meeting with Democratic leadership https://twitter.com/sfpelosi/status/1184610805469200384? https://twitter.com/PieceDeReSister/status/1184610977930711040? https://twitter.com/ktumulty/status/1184591230992355335? https://twitter.com/samstein/status/1184575078635319302? https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1184601926060654597?
Erdogan Will Not Meet with The Vice-Colluder, only The Colluder-in-Chief Himself.
In another move to slam dunk on the dotard and disrespect the U.S., Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he will not meet with V.P. Pence,...
Fatal Distraction
There is a term used in Syria and Turkey about the Kurds, “Arabize.” Essentially the Kurds since the 1920s and 30s have been ostracized as...
Is Mitt Romney Jerking Our Chains?
Mitt Romney has a tweet or two critical of Trump, and now he wants to be some kind of hero during impeachment? That’s what is...
Jennifer Rubin – Trump “spitting on the graves of 2,996 people killed on 9/11…”
Actually her entire quote in the Washington Post is…. ”Trump can hug the flag all he likes, but it doesn’t make up for spitting on...
Multiple Messages Being Sent By Trump And Republicans With Pence Visit to Border Facility.
I see the MSNBC segment on Pence’s visit to a border facility, and my first reaction is, “Why the hell would anyone want to allow...
Alex Acosta's job is safe…Tick-tock-tick-tock
I wrote in an article yesterday about his pathetic one man dog-and-pony show that I had gone on an Official Acosta Resignation (or Termination) Watch. Nothing...
Leaked cables from UK ambassador describe Trump as 'inept,' 'insecure,' 'incompetent'
Breaking news! The U.K. ambassador to the United States has eyes! And they’re attached to his brain! Which functions as it should! CNN: Cables sent...
Politics meets ideology. A match made in hell.
I’m getting too old for this shit. When i began obsessing on politics, back in my teens, following the game the way other guys followed...
Challenge accepted. I told him eight things I absolutely love about Trump.
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I had served with over 20 years ago is, today, a huge Trump fan. He’s the complete package, down to the...
Challenge accepted: I told a Trump supporter eight things I absolutely love about Trump
Sadly, an Air Force buddy I served with over 20 years ago is a huge Donald Trump fan today. He’s the complete package, down to the...
Chris Hayes succinctly demonstrates how Trump is the worst negotiator ever
Remember that guy who somehow managed to parlay a single red paper clip into a house through a series of canny trades over the course...
Irony isn't just dead, now the Cheney family is spitting on its grave
As the GOP becomes more unhinged and terrified of the ideas of Elizabeth Warren and AOC it is becoming more we are in an irony...
Irony isn't just dead, now the Cheney family is spitting on its grave
As the GOP becomes more unhinged and terrified of the ideas of Elizabeth Warren and AOC it is becoming more we are in an irony...
GOP congressman forgets he's no longer in charge, throws tantrum after getting checked
Friendly reminder: Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, run the House. Sadly, GOP congressmen are having a hard time adjusting to this new reality. The latest...
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xTrump finally gets a championship team that’s willing to degrade themselves enough to meet him at the White House and all he does is spend...
Alternate Theory On Governor Matt Bevin's ProPublica Rant: Auditioning for Job with Trump.
According to Joseph Gerth of the Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky Republican Governor Matt Bevin’s rant against ProPublica’s partnership with the Courier-Journal is more about his auditioning...
The next “great” President.
It has been a week of heart touching images, towering praise, and warm personal recollections. Yet, through it all, I was continually drawn to one...
LOL: Philadelphia Flyers Mascot “Gritty” Doesn't Like Proud Boys, Who Can't Get a Uber Alles.
Philadelphia Flyers’ Mascot Gritty is a different kinda guy so he takes representing his diverse city of some 1.5 million residents seriously and has no...
Jeff Flake gets dosed and winds up pulling the train for Trump and the Republicans
Jeff Flake (JF): This party is getting out of hand. Lindsey Graham (LG): Oh it gets that way sometimes Jeff. You know that. Those unethical...
Stormy went there: NSFW, not safe for children, not safe for adults, not safe for functioning brains
Grab your air-sickness bags. No, seriously. I mean it. Or skip ahead to the end. And by “end” I mean the end of your now-squalid,...
OMG! We've gone full circle. Trump is doing 2016's “greatest hits” all over again!
You know, I'd like to blame this feeling on a flashback, but I didn't do any acid back in the late 60's or 70's. But...
The dangerous veto power of right-wing rage
Many Congressional Republicans were shocked—SHOCKED!—this week at Donald Trump’s humiliation in Helsinki. Like the rest of the world, they watched in real time as an...
The game just fundamentally changed for Trump and the GOP.
Let's start our Saturday rime together off on a lighter note. By far and away, my choice for "Comment of the Week" goes to Chuck...
Poor folk still paying the costs of Mich Emergency Mgrs. One sold off the school playground equip.
Crossposted from Eclectablog.com. In April of 2012, control over Muskegon Heights schools was handed over to an un-elected Emergency Manager, appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick...
