Occasionally I feel you think I have only the single Nobel Prize winning economist up my sleeve. Pfui. He ain’t even the Liberal one. A ‘democratic socialist’ agenda is appealing. No wonder Trump attacks it. By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Washington Post May 8, 2019 Through much of this spring, President Trump has made a big …
May 2019 archive
May 09 2019
The Breakfast Club (Brick By Brick)
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 …
May 09 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 9 May 2019
North Korea fires ‘unidentified projectile’ North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, the South Korean military says, less than a week after it tested several short-range missiles. The projectile was fired from a location in North Korea’s north-west toward the east, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. On Saturday, the country launched a number …
May 08 2019
The Tale Of The Tape
By insinuation and timing it’s likely that the limited Tax Transcripts the New York Times released are filings related to his Casino ownership mandatory financial disclosure. I didn’t find much of a smoking gun because I’m looking for a wholesale Real Estate/Money Laundering scheme with branches at least in the Middle East and Russia. Among …
May 08 2019
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …
May 08 2019
What Vigorous Defense Of The Constitution Looks Like Nancy
In case you’ve forgotten. Only one 2020 Democrat fully grasps the threat Trump poses By Greg Sargent, Washington Post May 8, 2019 Is President Trump an aberration whose defeat in 2020 would allow the nation to begin rebounding toward normalcy? Or does his ascendance reflect long-running national pathologies and deeply ingrained structural economic and political …
May 08 2019
The Breakfast Club (Preparedness)
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 …
May 08 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 8 May 2019
Asia Bibi: Christian leaves Pakistan after blasphemy acquittal Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have confirmed. Her conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court. She was originally convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad …
May 07 2019
Pelosi’s Failure
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… Won’t get fooled again. Like Atrios I frequently remind people that Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio is not the worst ever. That’s simply an illusion of novelty and topicality, the worst ever was W, who was by every objective measure a War Criminal worthy of mention besides …
May 07 2019
Pondering the Pundits
Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …