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View ArticleI Made a New Friend at the Dog Park (not)
So I’m at the dog park with my buddy Duque today (he’s the one on the right in the picture). We go four or five times a week, so we pretty much know everyone there.Today there was a new guy there,...
View ArticleBreaking: Mark Kirk is an Ignorant Racist Asshole
Unbelievable… xWow. In debate, @MarkKirk says to Tammy Duckworth: "I had forgotten your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington."— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC)...
View Article"It is time for us to come together as one united people."
I’m sorry, but no.I won’t unite with bigotry.I won’t unite with hate.I won’t unite with sexual battery.I won’t unite with discrimination.I won’t unite with denying women control over their own bodies.I...
View ArticleEverybody Just F*cking Stop It!
You’re not helping.If you’re a Sanders supporter saying “I told you so” and he would have won, you’re not helping.If you’re a Clinton supporter arguing why Sanders couldn’t have won, you’re not...
View ArticleChris Matthews is Really Being an Ass Tonight
Someone at MSNBC please rid us of this jackass!Multiple time tonight, with two separate guests including the obnoxious Kellyanne, he has pushed the idea that Trump should pardon Clinton. Pardon her for...
View ArticlePakistan releases notes of PM's call with Trump
I wish this were a parody, but it's real:PR No. 298 PM TELEPHONES PRESIDENT-ELECT USA Islamabad: November 30, 2016 Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif called President-elect USA Donald Trump...
View ArticleAnd Of Course, PEEOTUS Tweets "Fake News"
xFAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017This has got to be driving him nuts. #GoldenShowers is top trending on Twitter at over 50k tweets....
View ArticleNO REALLY: Trump Did Not Plagiarize The Bee Movie
There’s a diary in second place on the wreck list right now that claims Trump plagiarized The Bee Movie in his inauguration speech. He didn’t.Here is the script.The alleged line is not there. Nothing...
View ArticleDrumpf Told Australian PM "This was the worst call by far."
I’m literally numb from the repeated stunnings our illegitimate president has subjected me to, but this one has managed to stun me yet again:It should have been one of the most congenial calls for the...
View ArticleTrump/Tillerson to Name Elliott Abrams to State Dept. #2 Position
The zombie apocalypse upon us? Convicted felon (albeit pardoned) and original neocon nutbag Elliott Abrams is slated for Deputy Secretary of State: xTillerson expected to pick Elliot Abrams as Deputy...
View ArticleThis Tweet Sums Up the Trump Presidency
xA senior US official tells @NBCNightlyNews' Pete Williams that he and others in a position to know have no idea what Trump is talking about.— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) March 4, 2017Can’t believe...
View Article"Dual US-Israeli Citizen Behind Most JCC Bomb Threat Calls"
The Jerusalem Post is reporting that the person behind the majority of the spate of JCC bomb threats worldwide is a Jewish dual citizen of the US and Israel.Israeli authorities have arrested an...
View ArticleIs Mike Flynn Cooperating With the FBI?
John Aravosis has an important new item up: The National Equirer, which is very much aligned with Trump, is accusing Mike Flynn of being a Russian spy. Now, the big news: The National Enquirer is...
View ArticleUnited Airlines and the law
First a caveat: I am not a lawyer. I’m certainly open to expert legal opinion demonstrating that I’ve got this wrong.Second, in my humble opinion United fucked up badly even if they are technically...
View ArticleUnited Airlines and Dr. Dao - Some Further Legal Analysis
This is a follow-up to my previous diary where I argued that United was legally in the wrong when they applied the denial of boarding rules to a passenger who was already boarded.Yesterday I was...
View ArticleSteve Ballmer Unveils New Database of Government Finances
Steven Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, has just unveiled the project he has been working on since his retirement. USA Facts is a searchable database of government finances — federal, state and...
View ArticleBritish Defense Minister Says Nuclear First Strike is a Possibility
Maybe we’re supposed to take comfort in the fact we’re not alone in plunging off the cliff into insanity?Theresa May would fire Britain’s nuclear weapons as a ‘first strike’ if necessary, the Defence...
View ArticleWhat was Senator Whitehouse Driving at Today?
I haven’t seen anything about this in this evening’s news coverage, but to my mind the most fascinating exchange in this morning’s Judiciary Committee hearing was this one:WHITEHOUSE: Yes. With respect...
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