July 16, 2017

Maybe this isn't just about past Trump crimes. Could it also be about an ongoing Russian threat?

It might be vital to our national security to know the whole truth about what went on and what may still be going on between the Russians and the Trump family, since the Russian plan, whatever it is, may very well still be in full progress.

If so, by hiding the truth, the Trump family is not merely attempting to cover their butts, they're also interfering with efforts by our intelligence community to identify and combat what may be an ongoing Russian assault. This would mean that they're not merely guilty of having committed various crimes, they're also currently committing treason!

July 12, 2017

On MSNBC, the still photos of Sarah Huckabee Sanders are getting less and less flattering.

Did anyone else notice that? On MSNBC, the still pics of her while playing audio recordings of off-camera briefings seem to be getting progressively worse and worse, capturing increasingly odd and awkward facial expressions. Maybe, in a subtle way, MSNBC is trying to tell them what they think of the camera-banning policy.

July 3, 2017

Upvote the Google Maps review of Governor Christie's Ocean House!

https://goo.gl/maps/uigzGwK3NrR2

And maybe even add a review of your own.

July 2, 2017

The spooky prescience of the 2006 movie, Idiocracy

First read Why pro wrestling is the perfect metaphor for Donald Trump's presidency:

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On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump sent out a tweet containing video in which he pummels a person with a CNN logo as its head.
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The video Trump used for the tweet came from an appearance Trump made in 2007 on the pro wresting juggernaut World Wrestling Entertainment. In the original footage, Trump clotheslines WWE CEO Vince McMahon, who is taunting "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
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Then read this.

July 1, 2017

CNN needs a word starting with "F" that means charges.

Founder of failed Fyre Festival faces federal fraud charges

July 1, 2017

Paul Krugman - "... this is what modern Republicans do; this is who they are."

Understanding Republican Cruelty

In short, Paul Krugman says "I think there are two big drivers — actually, two big lies — behind Republican cruelty on health care and beyond."

His first reason is that they hate Barack Obama and his second is that they hate the poor, whom they characterize as lazy people who don’t want to work.

But I suspect a third, and perhaps primary, driver is that they serve the rich people who finance their campaigns and who expect and demand profitable returns on those investments. Like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, or (deleted due to an attempt to distract from the topic), they throw honesty and common sense to the wind and offer what they hope are the most effective arguments to serve their employers' interests, because that's what they're paid to do.

Maybe I'm way off base on this, but if not, I wonder why Paul Krugman didn't mention it.