As I reminded myself by re-watching The Good Place episode Leap to Faith… Ok, let me stop right there because I’m not going to let you off that easy. The Good Place is really, really good and far funnier than you would expect a show about Ethical Philosophy to be. Jianyu Li/Jason Mendoza, a human, …
January 2018 archive
Jan 21 2018
The Breakfast Club (Lizard Crossing)
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 …
Jan 20 2018
Klotzen, nicht Kleckern!
Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen.- Heinz Guderian Sorry, I didn’t want to write this before I was sure. In one year Donald Trump has managed to shut down the Federal Government. It’s not every day you get to see a Superpower Paper Tiger burst into flames so I recommend pulling …
Jan 20 2018
The Breakfast Club (Patriotic Duty)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jan 19 2018
The Congressional Game of Chicken: Government Shutdown
Up Date 00:40 ET 1/20/2018: McConnell voted no and the government has officially shut down. Up Date 23:15 ET AS of this time, the vote to pass the CR has failed 50 – 48 but the clock to close the vote is still running which is unprecedented. Everyone has vote except Mitch McConnell who is …
Jan 19 2018
The Russian Connection: From Russia With Love To The NRA
Early on in a story by McClatchy reporters, Peter Stone and Greg Gordon, it was revealed that the FBI was investigating whether Russian money went to the National Rifle Association to help the Trump campaign, The FBI is investigating whether a top Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin illegally funneled money to the National …
Jan 19 2018
The Breakfast Club (Linger)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jan 18 2018
Of Course Lobsters Feel Pain
I mean, if you don’t like lobsters you don’t really need any excuse, more for me. If you must there’s always Leviticus (better not see you wearing wool and cotton at the same time) or an allergy (my allergy to Bell Peppers is very real, I also don’t like them). To pretend that shooting cows …
Jan 18 2018
Assault and Battery
By the time I was in my Senior Year of High School I lacked but a quarter credit of Gym to graduate and while I scheduled myself an apparently rigorous array of academics I didn’t really take it very seriously because what were they going to do? Flunk me? Umm… as it turns out my …
Jan 18 2018
The Breakfast Club (Strange Truth)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Jan 17 2018
Art Is A Dangerous Liberal Deception
(Did I mention I write about popular culture?) Actually, sending a selfie to Google is a really bad idea and you shouldn’t do it. Scientific Fact! It’s not about race, or gender, or religion, or… It never is. It’s about Conspiracy Theories! Remember The Stars Hollow Gazette and DocuDharma, your source for only the most …
Jan 17 2018
True Lies
(Yes, I also write about popular culture.) So James Cameron is the man who gave us Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley, two characters I never hesitate to recommend to anyone, regardless of gender, as epitomes of heroic badassery. For Connor there are just two words, scratched in a picnic table in the desert- “No Fate.” …