So TMC has kitties. I’m sure this shocking revelation surprises only our most casual readers. Now kitties are wonderful companions and those who claim that they don’t show affection or are untrainable don’t know them very well, though it is fair to say that if they were bigger they would eat you. One of the …
May 2017 archive
May 21 2017
The Breakfast Club (Giddens)
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 …
May 20 2017
Triple Crown: The Middle Child
I was wrong, this is the most racist theme song of the Triple Crown- Maryland, My Maryland The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland! Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore, And be the battle queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland! Hark to …
May 20 2017
Get your score cards!
Can’t tell the players without a score card! This summary is extensively re-written but it’s based on Recapping a stunningly bad two weeks for the Trump White House by Philip Bump of the Washington Post. 12 Days In May Monday, May 8– Former acting attorney general Sally Yates testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee that …
May 20 2017
Health and Fitness News
Welcome to the Stars Hollow Gazette‘s Health and Fitness News weekly diary. It will publish on Saturday afternoon and be open for discussion about health related issues including diet, exercise, health and health care issues, as well as, tips on what you can do when there is a medical emergency. Also an opportunity to share …
May 20 2017
The Breakfast Club (Hold On)
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 …
May 19 2017
The Russian Connection: It Doesn’t Stop – Friday Night News Dump
Trump is on his way overseas for a nine day tour that, hopefully, will exhaust him. That doesn’t mean that another shoe on the centipede hasn’t dropped. Two reports came out late this afternoon at the New York Times and Washington Post. In the Times article, Trump, not only revealed highly classified intelligence to the …
May 19 2017
The Russian Connection: Racing To Weekend
It was only Wednesday when we last left this unfolding saga of Donald and the Russians. It was then we were told that former FBI Director James Comey had made detailed notes about his meetings with the Donald. Comey’s associates have since revealed that Comey was uncomfortable meeting or even talking on the phone with …
May 19 2017
The Master and The Student
Stockton– Richard Nixon is gone now, and I am poorer for it. He was the real thing — a political monster straight out of Grendel and a very dangerous enemy. He could shake your hand and stab you in the back at the same time. He lied to his friends and betrayed the trust of …
May 19 2017
The Breakfast Club (Black Holes)
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 …
May 18 2017
Beware The ‘Gifts’ Of The Jinn
Otherwise known as Genies your wish, as they say, is their command. The results are seldom satisfying and often self destructive. This piece has some “category errors” (h/t Lambert). The Institutional Democratic Party is hardly any definition of “progressive” and certainly is not representative of “The Left”. There is apparently little or no interest at …
May 18 2017
Brazil Part 2
It’s a metaphor. Brazil Sinks Deeper Into Political Crisis by Rachel Gamarski, Simone Preissler Iglesias, and Samy Adghirni, Bloomberg News May 18, 2017, 12:50 PM EDT Brazil’s political crisis deepened on Thursday as government allies began openly discussing scenarios for the replacement of embattled President Michel Temer. Brazilians watched in shock as federal police carried …