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Like most people, I like Girl Scout Cookies. I think my favorites are the Thin Mints, because they taste the most like socialism. On the other hand, the Tagalongs remind … Read More
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
If you’re looking for justice for Paul Manafort you’ll have to wait for D.C. x Judge TS Ellis before giving Manafort his sentence noted he “lived an otherwise blameless life,” … Read More
Because Donald Trump loves the vets so, so much. The AP: The Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help … Read More
I have a humble request for all of the non-FAUX News media outlets out there. Pretty please, with sprinkles on top, do you think you can pull your collective heads … Read More
This must be why Donald Trump was so eager to meet with bloodthirsty dictator Kim Jong Un. Tired of being a mere useless idiot, he was hoping to at least graduate … Read More
In solidarity with democracy, Mike Fox for Alan, Mike H., Shayna, Janis, Deb, Bryan, Kimberly, Dan, and Dr. Bill — your PDA National Team Vote To Decide Who PDA Will … Read More
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
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Brian Schatz’s (D. HI) re-election campaign: When I talk to a group of students or have a town hall meeting, there is a … Read More
Political Analyst, Stuart Rothenberg, has a new op-ed in Roll Call with a focus on another top race for Democrats in 2020. In this case, it’s the Colorado U.S. Senate seat currently … Read More
(Aaron Rupar is a reporter for Vox.) This is gonna leave a mark. .@SecNielsen confirms that she's aware of parents who have been separated from their children & deported without … Read More
Can he possibly go one day without embarrassing us all? x Trump just called Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple†pic.twitter.com/gTHHtjWvc9 — Sean O'Kane (@sokane1) March 6, 2019 Sure, everyone … Read More
Received this e-mail from Climate Hawks Vote, started by fellow Kossack, RL Miller, in support of Dan McCready’s (D. NC-09) campaign: Finally, climate hawk Dan McCready gets an election do-over in North Carolina’s … Read More
That’s a nice merger you got there. Be a pity if anything happened to it. Don Cornholeone The Birdcage Papers The story that Rachel Maddow and David Fahrenthold told last … Read More
photo: Join DREAMers Saying “Build Bridges Not Walls!” In solidarity, Dan O’Neal and Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F, Mike H, Janis, Dr Bill, Kimberly, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National … Read More
Well, it looks like Michael plans a long visit to the House Intel Committee Hearing… x Michael Cohen is back on the Hill today for his return appearance before the … Read More
Received two e-mails yesterday in support of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D. MN-05). The first one from Democracy for America: Since her election, Rep. Ilhan Omar has been an prime target … Read More
Everything he touches turns to Cheeto dust. Other than blowing up our alliances, coddling dictators, and consistently embarrassing two-thirds of the country with a stream of fatuous non sequiturs, Donald … Read More
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
x Sean Hannity is trying to scare people away from @AOC's Green New Deal by telling them it offers “guaranteed vacations, universal guaranteed income, [and] a guaranteed retirement.” Chilling. pic.twitter.com/RYw4VtpYdz … Read More
Guess the ‘vanka half of Jarvanka is unfit to know government secrets, too. CNN: President Donald Trump pressured his then-chief of staff John Kelly and White House counsel Don McGahn … Read More
In solidarity, Mike Fox for Alan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Janis, Mike H. and Shayna — your PDA National Team Stand In Solidarity With Union Brothers And Sisters! … Read More
The Democrats have painted themselves in to a corner with Ilhan Omar. By using selective outrage to vociferously attack Ilhan Omar they are wide open to charges of bullying and … Read More
The Democrats have painted themselves in to a corner with Ilhan Omar. By using selective outrage to vociferously attack Ilhan Omar they are wide open to charges of bullying and … Read More
As the GOP gaslights Rep. Omar for criticizing the state of Israel for it’s policy positions vis-a-vis its treatment of the Palestinian people, and democrats in the House apparently moving … Read More
Hoo-boy. Cue the McRib sauce spittle and/or barking-mad tweetering. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, the GOP’s bête noire du jour, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called out Donald Trump in a … Read More
No word on whether they spent any time at the cee-ment pond. Politico: Trump on Monday once again welcomed a college football champion with a spread of fast food, serving … Read More
Part of Jared’s “Peace” plan? CBS News “Jerusalem — The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by … Read More
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
In solidarity, Alan Minsky for Deb, Mike F., Mike H., Janis, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National Team Help Us Reach Our Goal ByBecoming a PDA Sustainer … Read More
If he doesn’t ooze his way out of this, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced that he will vote for the resolution that seeks to block Trump’s declaration of a national … Read More
Somehow I picture Democrats getting fresh documents from the White House and smelling each sheet like we did in grade school when they handed out mimeographed tests. (I realize that’s a … Read More
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was back in the headlines this week—not for any particular wisdom regarding authoritarian regimes and movements she shared with the House Intelligence Committee, but … Read More
Saturday Night Live had some fun with the Cohen hearing last night and so will you: (Closed Captioned) x x YouTube Video It started with Kenan Thompson playing Representative Elijah E. … Read More
photo: Rally / Press Conference / Bill Launch For Medicare For All In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Dr. Bill, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National … Read More
Hey, what smells in here? Stick a pin in this week. In years to come, when we look back on the sad and sordid history of the Trump Presidency, this … Read More
Making EV news today: Hyundai and Tesla generate price dissatisfaction… but for opposite reasons! Tesla Prices Go Down? Some Existing Owners Angry In response to Tesla announcing a massive reduction in prices in … Read More
We all know Ted Lieu’s one of the good guys but he keeps showing us anyway… x Appreciated Amb Al-Sabah's invite to Kuwait's independence day event. Regrettably, it was held … Read More
Something’s happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear For what it’s worth Buffalo Springfield Sweet Jesus, doesn’t 30 months just fly by when you’re having fun? It seems like only yesterday, … Read More
Eric Coleman is a dream candidate. He’s a retired Naval veteran injured in the line of duty, a business owner, and is well known in the community for his extensive … Read More
Trump is addressing the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference, lying , as usual and the crowd is chanting “lock her up”. x QUITE A RIFF HERE: Trump … Read More
On Thursday, Michael Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that Cohen had given the House Intelligence Committee “game-changing” information about Donald Trump and his gooey web of lies. … Read More
Sarah Kenzior has the most accurate view of the Trump crime family of anyone in journalism, and she is killing it this morning on AM Joy… x “It is ridiculous … Read More
After this week I have to wonder, for lots of reasons. Let me start by acknowledging that the leadership of the school where I work and my fellow educators are … Read More
Sean Hannity long ago ceded his soul to Donald Trump in exchange for access and an eternity spent as Satan’s go-to ass loofah. But now it looks like his pusillanimity … Read More
Here’s some good news today out of North Carolina: x New @dccc poll showing ALG client @McCreadyForNC leading a generic Republican by a 4 point margin (50% to 46%). pic.twitter.com/bgZZd3eb3o … Read More
photo: Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-5) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) For Peace, Alan Minsky for Mike H., Dr. Bill, Mike F., Janis, Deb, Dan, Kim, Bryan, and Shayna—your PDA National … Read More
The parents of Otto Warmbier, the young American brutally murdered by the despotic regime of North Korea, issued a brief statement thoroughly repudiating the Orange menance, who could not bring … Read More
The first time I realized Trump wasn’t terribly bright was, well, the first time I heard him talk. In fact, it’s always boggled my mind that anyone has ever taken … Read More
Well, it's finally happened: Tesla has released the $35k Model 3. While the whole Model 3 programme had been previously moved forward two years, the failure to meet the accelerated timeline … Read More
