'Stop the Steal' lawmaker who was in D.C. on Jan. 6 is now auditing ballots in Arizona

For some reason I don’t have complete faith in this vote audit they’re performing in Arizona. For one thing, hardly anyone heard of Cyber Ninjas, the company that’s performing the audit, … Read More

Illiberal Capitalism: In Vogue?: The Present?: The Future?

This is something I have been considering for a long time [10 years or so] and the events of January 6th 2021 are slowly coalescing my thoughts on the subject. … Read More

The NYT still doesn't get it.

The editorial board after highlighting the crazy that is Marjorie Taylor Greene and wondering why the Republican Party is failing to act, comes to these observations :- The silence from … Read More

disinfo 101: retreating from Twitter to where… Parler? (hahahahahaha…)

Apparently there’s RWNj demand for something that’s like Twitter but monetizes subscription scams and harvests influence among like-minded crazies.  Parler is the RWNJ refuge from Twitter, like it makes much … 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

Elizabeth Warren: Debating Bloomberg will show how we take on an egomaniac billionaire

The disappearing of Elizabeth Warren is, in my opinion, a tragedy and a crime. (Full disclosure: She’s my top candidate and has been for some time now.) But she’s not … Read More

Good lord, the Dear Leader cult has colonized Planet Cray-Cray

What on God’s green Earth could possibly account for such uncommon unhingery? x On Fox & Friends, Ainsley Earhardt says Trump never loses his temper and always answers when reporters … Read More

NYT: Trump wanted a moat along border wall 'stocked with snakes or alligators'

So in case you were wondering if Donald Trump could come up with something dumber than killing hurricanes with nuclear weapons … well, you have your answer. Enjoy this bonkers shit … Read More

Trump insists he knows more about hurricanes than the National Weather Service

Oh, those pencil-necked eggheads who study things and use science and shit instead of their gut instincts. Now they think they know more about weather and where Alabama is than … Read More

GAO: Ben Carson broke the law with extravagant furniture purchases

Unfortunately for Ben Carson, creeping brain death is not a legal defense. Just because you could push him out onto a Walking Dead set with a leg o’ lamb and no formal … Read More

Donald Trump Jr. retweets a tweet saying Cohen had no reason to lie

Didn’t Michael Cohen just say Trump thinks his son has the worst judgment in the world? Guess he’s right. So yesterday, Junior retweeted this: x Incredible to see all the … Read More

Now Trump is reportedly ragging on Sean Hannity

How do you like your schadenfreude? Cold, hot, or piping fucking hot?  Well, here you go then. From The Daily Beast: Donald Trump’s close relationship—on air and off—with Sean Hannity hasn’t stopped … Read More

Donald Trump Jr. says 200,000 noncitizens on Florida's voter rolls; real number: 85 (in 2012)

Sheesh, Jesus Christ himself didn’t work this hard to please his dad. Republicans are frantically searching for voter fraud as the races for Florida governor and U.S. Senate continue to … Read More

Mikhail Gorbachev Says drumpf's Decision to Dump Missile Treaty “is not the work of a great mind.”

CNBC “Mikhail Gorbachev, the former president of the Soviet Union, criticized President Donald Trump's threat to withdraw from an international nuclear disarmament treaty, saying the move “is not the work … Read More

Giuliani admits Trump administration will likely try to block release of Mueller report

It’s hard to imagine what else Donald Trump could do to make himself look guilty. Maybe streak down Pennsylvania Avenue wearing nothing but an authentic Russian Army ushanka cap and an … Read More

NRA finds new scapegoat for shooting deaths: loud video game headphones

When I heard there was a shooting at a Madden 19 tournament yesterday, I thought it was just a matter of time before gun-rights advocates started blaming video games for the … Read More

Poll: More Republicans think Jimmy Carter used the n-word than believe Trump has

This isn’t really a diary about the n-word. Unindicted co-conspirators (that has a nice ring, huh?) who don’t use the n-word are still unindicted co-conspirators (just rolls off the tongue, … Read More