We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. But I still believe in America and I always will. And if you do, then we must accept this result and then look to the future. Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and the …
November 2016 archive
Nov 10 2016
Future Directions
This is a title I use mostly for Meta musings about changes in the presentation and content of our site (not that I don’t make changes without announcement or have them forced on me by circumstances beyond my control). After consultation with TMC we’ve agreed that the best thing we can do right now is …
Nov 10 2016
The Breakfast Club (Mass Stupidity)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Nov 09 2016
Brexit
Well, that was certainly something, wasn’t it. What we have just witnessed is the final failure of Neoliberalism. There is no faith left anymore in our institutions, and why should there be? They lie constantly because they think we are too stupid to see the truth and they are too vain to admit their incompetence. …
Nov 09 2016
The Breakfast Club (Winners And Losers)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Nov 08 2016
Election 2016
Exit Polls are starting to trickle out so I’ve decided to put this up a little earlier than I planned. The first Polls (in this case meaning actual results and not ‘scientific’ samples) will close at 7 pm ET. Frankly I think results will come quicker than pundits are promising. I know Dixville Notch, New …
Nov 08 2016
Politique
As you might imagine a busy day ahead with little opportunity to write. Election night coverage will start around 9 pm and we’ll try to concentrate as much down ballot as we do on the top. I never tell people who to vote for, or even to vote. If you read us with regularity you …
Nov 08 2016
Vile Calumnies
Or in common parlance- lies. You remember, waaay back in the dim dark mists of history (like 2 months ago), Labour Leader Jeremy Corbin faced a Quisling rebellion by the Tory-lite, Neoliberal, Blairite Labour Party Members of Parliament (the Parliamentary Labour Party or PLP). Now we know as a matter of fact that the real …
Nov 08 2016
We’re Back
In case you were having issues logging in to the site, posting or commenting, there was a glitch in the system. The WordPress folks fixed it and we are back in time to cover tis never ending election. Trump has already filed a law suit in Nevada.