Lindsey Graham CNN is reporting today that Lindsey Graham is calling for Donald Trump to seize emergency powers (emphasis mine): South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham issued a statement Thursday calling for President Donald Trump to … [Read more...]
What does it take?
Mr. Trump has ordered an immediate and precipitous withdrawal of our military from Syria — a step Mr. Putin has been seeking for years. This move betrays our allies and friends as well as our own national interests. The entire defense and … [Read more...]
Annulment instead of impeachment
Since dealing with the criminal takeover of our government will require resolving several constitutional crises in parallel, it occurred to me over the weekend that perhaps its time to invent a constitutional alternative to impeachment — … [Read more...]
Lock her up!
Ivanka Trump Updated 21-Nov-2018 Apparently at least one opinion writer at the Washington Post had a similar reaction. Original post The Washington Post reports this evening that Ivanka Trump made extensive use of her personal email … [Read more...]
Democratic dog-whistles
The current agitation against Nancy Pelosi epitomizes a sexist and ageist trend in our party that I want to call out in its own thread. Here are some (not all!) dog-whistles intended to pander to stereotypes among Democratic voters: - … [Read more...]
Cyberwarfare — A cyber Pearl Harbor?
China Telecom's Internet Traffic Misdirection A potentially major cyberwarfare story broke yesterday in the midst of the usual din of Trumpist outrage (emphasis mine): China Telecom, the large international communications carrier with … [Read more...]
Election day open thread
The time has come, the day is here. An open thread for the 2018 midterm elections. … [Read more...]
“A Party Defined By Its Lies” — Paul Krugman nails it
In this morning's New York Times, Paul Krugman clearly says what needs to be said — the GOP is "A party defined by its lies. At this point, good people can't be good Republicans." The column is well worth the read, especially as it … [Read more...]
Actual attacks on actual Native Americans
Spirit Lake officials inspecting address rolls Today's New York Times reports a real, immediate, and actual attack on every Native American resident of North Dakota. This is yet another example of the GOP using the non-existent … [Read more...]
Scary time for men
A scary time A call to VOTE. Editors -- a video embed would be marvelous and greatly appreciated! ... I can’t walk to my car late at night while on the phone. I can’t open up my windows when I’m home alone I can’t go to a bar … [Read more...]
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