Because I am naturally cautious and have experienced too many Zombie Resurrections I’m not quite ready to declare Trumpcare staked, decapitated with a mouthful of garlic, pumped with a clip of silver bullets, dissolved in a vat of Holy Water, and shot into the surface of the Sun. Though I certainly hope so. The important …
July 2017 archive
Jul 18 2017
Dead Again, Naturally
The Republican House Trumpcare 2.0 was dead on arrival in the Senate. Late last night the Senate’s second version (by my count that would have been 4.0) bled to death before it even reached the floor when two more senators defected to the rational side, or maybe not, depending on the reasons. It doesn’t matter, …
Jul 18 2017
The Breakfast Club (Crazy)
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 …
Jul 17 2017
Teabaggers!
Ok, ok, they are the scum of the earth, bigoted, racist, misogynist assholes the lot. They are a lot more reliable than Neo Liberal Centrists (who are of course reliable in their own way, which is they’d sell their own children for a magic bean) because they actually believe that flat earth reprehensible cow manure …
Jul 17 2017
7 Days, 6 Lies
I dunno, there may have been some more today. I don’t watch Cable Noise, ‘Tween Comedies and Cartoons only (want to know about Star Butterfly and Marco Diaz? I’d be happy to tell you.). 6 defenses of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting — each more dubious than the last By Aaron Blake, Washington Post July …
Jul 17 2017
Subdural Hematoma
Essentially it’s a bruise between the skull and the membrane that surrounds the brain. If it’s not drained and the pressure on the brain relieved… well, it will probably kill you. But not to worry, Doctors have been treating these for thousands of years by drilling a hole in your head (Trepanning) to let out …
Jul 17 2017
The Breakfast Club (Smile)
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 …
Jul 16 2017
Elric VIII, 428th Emperor of Melniboné
Elric is a weak, wasted albino, product of at least a millenia of inbreeding. His febrile Empire clings to illusions of past grandeur, the inconsistent favor of the Chaos Lords, and half remembered remnants of once puissant magic Elric is too anemic to perform unaided by drugs. The only thing that gives him power is …
Jul 16 2017
Brilliant
Disaster Politics. There Is No Alternative. Why would the GOP want to pass a hugely unpopular health-care bill? By Aaron Blake, Washington Post July 16 Consequential political liabilities are built upon narratives that take hold over a period of time with multiple proving points. A poll on a complex legislative issue three weeks after it …
Jul 16 2017
The Breakfast Club (Caught Stealing)
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 …
Jul 15 2017
Klein and Corbyn
I don’t mind saying that The Intercept is a publication we much admire around these parts not only for their stellar cast of writers like Dave Dayen, Glenn Greenwald, and Jeremy Scahill, but also for their integrity. They recently acquired the services of Naomi Klein of Disaster Capitalism fame and it is a spectacular addition. …