Elizabeth Warren's message to DragCon
Elizabeth Warren is the only Democratic candidate whose campaign accepted RuPaul’s invitation to attend DragCon this week/end. Here is the message she recorded for the occasion.YouTube VideoI am so...
View ArticleIt is time for massive street protests
The sad spectacle in our Senate yesterday is all the confirmation we need that all we’re going to get is a show trial. If it hasn’t been clear before, it’s now crystal clear that there is no legal or...
View ArticleWho to impeach next
Anyone with two neurons to rub together knows we are deep into the process of impeaching our so-called-president. And most of us also know the outcome will almost certainly be an acquittal in the...
View ArticleCassandras, creditability, and I-told-you-sos
Cassandra was a princess of ancient Troy. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but then he cursed her that no one would believe her utterly true predictions. (Yeah, the Greek gods were super...
View ArticleBiden's VP and Cabinet Dream Team
While we are waiting for Joe Biden to announce Kamala Harris as his VP pick, let's play a game and put together our dream teams for his Cabinet. I've been thinking for a while that he should announce...
View ArticleThat So-called Debate and the Fascist Destruction of Democratic Institutions
If you watched that so-called debate last night, statistically speaking, your reaction was probably What the fuck was that? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Since so many don’t seem to get what happened...
View ArticleBiden’s Crooked Interview
Yesterday, the Friday after the last presidential debate, Joe Biden sat down for an interview with Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Lovett of Crooked Media and Pod Save America. I thought it was a great interview....
View ArticleThat fundamental problem nobody will talk about
Why is fixing our democracy so hard? I think it’s because we can’t admit how broken it is. The thing I keep coming back to, every single day, is this:Trump did not legitimately win the 2016 election....
View ArticleShould we hobble a lame duck president?
Do you remember how, in the days after losing the 2020 election, Trump played musical chairs with leadership in DOJ and the military? It was one of the more disconcerting things to watch happen. We...
View ArticleRon DeSantis is socially awkward!
It seems impossible to avoid a certain take in political media today: Ron DeSantis is socially awkward and fundamentally unlikable. Just look at him, the pundits say. He's not a people person. He...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Legitimate Republican Majority
I am not a big fan of Michael Steele, but he's right more often than the typical conservative pundit broken clock, so I will listen without turning him off when he comes on one of the shows. In this...
View ArticleDavid Pakman interview shows you can't make Jacob Chansley make sense
YouTube sensation David Pakman recently did a 20-minute interview with "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley. Chansley pleaded guilty to several Jan 6 felony charges, including obstruction of an official...
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