Uncle Joe Still Has Bad Judgment and Arrogance to Boot.
Joe Biden has not done himself any favors in the last day. First up, he has demonstrated again that he has bad political judgement, arrogance, and won’t acknowledge, “I fucked … Read More
Category: Reputation
The Trump Campaign Tipped Their Mitts. And Nobody Noticed.
For the last 22 months, Robert S Mueller III’s trump-Russia investigation has been a political total eclipse. It has spent that time blotting the sun out from pretty much everything … Read More
Founder of spa connected to Robert Kraft has been selling access to Trump and family
Every day you wake up, and there’s a new scandal nearly twice as bad as the tan suit thing. Today, Mother Jones is reporting that Li Yang, the woman who … Read More
Guess Who's Got To Be As Scared As Hell Right Now?
OK, I’ll deal with this right at the top, because I know how y’all absolutely dote on every golden drop that falls from my fingers to the keyboard. Judge Ellis … Read More
Trump watched Super Bowl with founder of day spa that 'serviced' Robert Kraft
The Miami Herald has a bombshell of sorts this morning. Or it would be a bombshell, anyway, if Donald Trump had been wearing a tan suit in the photo in … Read More
Today in EVs: Cobalt: What is it good for (absolutely nothing?). Plus: 250kW Superchargers go live
1) Cobalt In High-Nickel Batteries: Does It Do Anything Useful At All? Of all of the components of a lithium-ion battery, cobalt has historically been one of the more expensive … Read More
The Daily Bucket–The Snail Whisperer
I recently set up a 5 gallon aquarium and germinated lotuses in it from storied seeds. I purchased two Japanese “trapdoor” snails to eat the aquarium’s algae. They just had … Read More
Black man takes over leadership of neo-Nazi group, seeks to destroy it from within
How dumb are white supremacists? Well, dumb enough to let a person of color take over as president of one of their most popular organizations. It sounds like a narrative … Read More
This is where it gets dangerous.
Anybody who has ever thrown a birthday party for a kid knows that there are two basic forms of entertainment. There are clowns, and then there are magicians. Donald Trump … Read More
Trump runs out of disparaging nicknames for people who oppose him
President Donald Trump became notorious for concocting nicknames for political opponents of him during the 2016 presidential campaign. During the Republican primaries, he gave no quarter to the likes of … Read More
Trump's ghostwriter: Trump 'really one of the worst' dealmakers ever
Clearly we’re all seeing this unfolding in real time, but for what it’s worth, one former Trump Organization executive who worked for the Orange Teletubbie for years thinks he’s a … Read More
Karma about Jefferson Davis Defender of Slavery.
I was thinking about defender of slavery and traitor Jefferson Davis tonight because of the Senate debate in MS, and I am not sure if I ever wrote about how … Read More
Ivanka Trump for UN Ambassador. Woot! Woot! Updated with Trump statement.
Every time you think it can’t get any more stupid, the moron train just keeps chugging down the tracks. With the sudden announcement of UN Ambassador Nikki Haley resigning from her … Read More
Pat Robertson prays that God will smite the brains of Kavanaugh's accusers
This is how I know the rapture isn’t real. If it were, God would have beamed Pat Robertson’s shrunken Gollum head into a Piper Cub 20 years ago. Because he … Read More
Snubbed Parkland father slams Kavanaugh: “Your life and family are not ruined”
Kavanaugh’s awful spectacle last night was hard to stomach and sit through. Although he violently sexually assaulted multiple women, he cried like he was the victim—and then had a meltdown where … Read More
UPDATE: w/ story — Ronan Farrow just dropped another Kavanaugh bombshell
UPDATE: And BOOM goes the dynamite. The story is here: www.newyorker.com/… And here’s an excerpt: Ramirez said that she felt confident enough of her recollections to say that she remembers Kavanaugh … Read More
Bush to the rescue?
No sense makes sense Charles Manson O-tay, somebody is gonna have to walk me through this one. I know we've all been unfairly transplanted to the barren steppes of … 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
How John McCain got lost in 'crazy base world'
When Senator John McCain was laid to rest on Sunday at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the nation lost one of the giants of American public life. … Read More
Anti-trans 'journalist' Alex Jones tries to explain why he had trans porn on his phone
One of the least surprising news stories of all time concerned a group of researchers who were forced to abandon a controlled study on the effects of porn because they couldn’t … Read More
Why Can't the Media Admit that Senator Lindsey Graham Has No Principles?
While the Media is eulogizing Senator John McCain for having principles, there is this noted puzzlement from the same talking heads about Senator Lindsey Graham throwing his little buddy Attorney General … Read More
With Omarosa, the media is setting a disturbing double standard.
* Spoiler Alert * I will not be watching Chuckles' big interview with Omarosa on Meet The Press tomorrow. And I won't be watching on Monday either, when Tweety interrupts … Read More
Rudy Giuliani accidentally dropped his pants on Thursday. And it's as ugly as you think.
I swear to God. If I ever get busted for shoplifting, and Rudy Droolingonmi is my court appointed defense attorney, I'm pleading guilty at the arraignment, and begging for the … Read More
Florida's governor getting six-figure donations from Florida private prison detaining migrants
Because Rick Scott is that freaking awful: Gov. Rick Scott’s new U.S. Senate campaign report shows generous support from a Florida-based company with a controversial track record, the Boca-Raton based … Read More
Hey, Jim Jordan! Your (Freudian) slip is showing!
Man, oh man! Jim Jordan (R-Blowhio) was something to behold today in his non pay per view Trumper tantrum directed at FBI agent Peter Strzok. Mostly, what I thought was … Read More
BBC Totally Trolled Trump
Burn: x just saying ¯_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/1zoOGFKeU3 — BBC Three (@bbcthree) May 19, 2018 J.K. Rowling tweeted a similar photo comparison and added a very clear distinction: x Love > Hate … Read More
Okay, let's tweak the Franken/Tweeden story a bit and see what we think.
Okay, let’s tweak the Franken story a bit, turn it around so say Tweeden was a accusing a staunch Republican with no history of sexual misconduct like Jeff Flake. Let’s … Read More
Elections in Iceland Liveblog: On The Head of a Pin
Saturday, October 28th: it’s election day here in Iceland. Always a Saturday, because what sort of country would schedule elections on a working day? Seriously, people! 😉 Some background information: … Read More
Mining disasters and Trump's pick for Sec. of Transportation
In 2001, Bush 43 selected his Secretary of Labor, a Taiwanese-American woman with a long history of involvement in conservative causes. Elaine Chao resigned her position in the Heritage Foundation … Read More
Dear Mr Trump: Europe's Article 10 and Freedom of Expression
Sorry fellahs, but the precedent has been already set In its statement on Wednesday, the Trump Organisation said the UK would “create a dangerous precedent and send a terrible message … Read More
2022 A World Cup Bathed In Blood
No sporting event is worth 1 death let alone over 4000 to date Qatar has the highest ratio of migrant workers to domestic population in the world: more than 90% … Read More
After release of torture report, the only thing Ted Cruz condemns is Democrats
After reading a report that included descriptions of horrific acts like “forced rectal feeding,” the only thing Senator Ted Cruz chose to condemn is Democrats. In a statement on his … Read More
Who Are The Top Five Fossil Fools in Illinois Politics?
Illinois may be more famous for imprisoned Governors, but as a coal state struggling with its energy future, some of our politicians have wacky things to say about fossil fuels. … Read More
Oil Interests Want Illinois To Frack for the Children
In what may be the most shameless in a long line of dishonest appeals, the Illinois oil industry is now asking us to start fracking for the children. The oil … Read More
