July 30, 2020

Meidas Touch - Nobody Likes Trump

July 27, 2020

Iowa football and Kirk Ferentz see Black players speak out on program's racial inequities

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29517486/iowa-football-kirk-ferentz-see-black-players-speak-program-racial-inequities

This sounds terrible. It’s amazing how long this sort of thing can persist before someone feels comfortable speaking out.

July 21, 2020

Clampdown by the Clash is sadly relevant right now

July 20, 2020

Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song

So, for the record, this is my favorite country artist ever and my favorite punk rock artist ever, covering a folk song by my favorite reggae artist ever. Music is universal, if you accept it.

July 20, 2020

The entire Chris Wallace interview with Trump can be found here

Apologies if it was already posted.

July 17, 2020

The Lincoln Project: What is wrong with the president?

The number of COVID19 cases goes up every day, Americans are dying...and he’s talking about dishwashers and light bulbs. Unreal.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1283938709348519938

July 10, 2020

The Meidas Touch - Donald Trump is a Supreme Loser

July 7, 2020

What 9 GOP Campaign Consultants Really Think About Republicans' Chances in November

I reached out to nine of my former allies and rivals who still consult for Republican candidates at the highest levels of Senate and House races, some who have gone full MAGA and others for whom the president is not their cup of tea. I asked them to speak candidly, without their names attached, to learn about the real behind the scenes conversations about the state of affairs. How is the president’s performance impacting their candidate? Are there discussions about either storming the cockpit or gently trying to #WalkAway from Trump? And finally, why in the hell aren’t they more pissed at this incompetent asshole who is fucking up their life?

What I found in their answers was one part Stockholm Syndrome, one part survival instinct. They all may not love the president, but most share his loathing for his enemies on the left, in the media, and the apostate Never Trump Republicans with a passion that engenders an alliance with the president, if not a kinship. And even among those who don’t share the tribalistic hatreds, they perceive a political reality driven by base voters and the president’s shitposting that simply does not allow for dissent.

As one put it: “There are two options, you can be on this hell ship or you can be in the water drowning.”

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-reelection-chances-2020-house-senate-candidates-biden-1024862/

July 7, 2020

NFLPA president JC Tretter at odds with league over virus plan

NFL Players Association president JC Tretter escalated a disagreement Tuesday with the NFL over the terms of training camp and the preseason amid the coronavirus pandemic, writing in a blog post that the league "is unwilling to prioritize player safety and believes that the virus will bend to football."

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29422830/nflpa-prez-odds-league-virus-plan

July 6, 2020

Crazy woman films herself attacking a face mask display at a Target store

https://mobile.twitter.com/rexchapman/status/1279860278679801856?s=21

Serious mental health issues here.