Mr. President: Trump's Voters Are Changing Reagan's Terms of Debate
A lot of people are talking about this comment from Barack Obama on the Democratic primary.
GLENN THRUSH: I mean, when you watch this, what do you — do you see any elements of what you were able to accomplish in what Sanders is doing?
PRESIDENT…
Monday Morning: Get a Pick and Shovel
Mississippi John Hurt's lyrics seem appropriate this morning -- get a pick and shovel to dig your way out of all that snow and ice this Monday morning.
Getting a late start here because I stayed up watching the X-Files revival.
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NFL Conference Championship Sunday Trash Talk
It is early Saturday afternoon here in the comfy confines of Casa de Bmaz in the desert cactus patch. Snowly Shit is afflicting everywhere from the northeast to southeast. Bad. It is kind of sick, but I have been watching the news and fielding…
Governor Snyder: You Were Not Hired to Be Jerry Lewis
On Tuesday, self-described wonk Rick Snyder used much of his State of the State speech to take responsibility for poisoning Flint's children. Though by the end of the week, Snyder was limiting the extent of his responsibility because the "experts"…
The Circumstantial Case for Flint River Water and Hot Water Tanks Leading to Flint's Legionnaires' Oubreak
Although the progressive community has been aware, for more than a year, of the water quality crisis in Flint that was created when the state-appointed emergency manager switched Flint from Detroit's water system to a supply from the nearby…
Friday Morning: Thank a Goddess
Yeah, you can thank Frīġe for her dæġ — Friday is her day. Frigg, Frea, or Freyja, has been lumped into sky-and-weather-goddesses category though I don't recall running across a folktale about her actually doing weather-y stuff.
Hope…
The Origins of Totalitarianism Part 4: Humanity under Totalitarianism
Previous posts in this series:
The Origins of Totalitarianism Part 1: Introduction.
The Origins of Totalitarianism Part 2: Antisemitism
The Origins of Totalitarianism: Interlude on the Tea Party
The Origins of Totalitarianism…
FBI's Open NSL Requests
DOJ's Inspector General just released a report of all the recommendations it made prior to September 15, 2015 that are not yet closed. As it explained in the release, the IG compiled the report in response to a congressional request, but they've…
Thursday Morning: Trouble, We Haz It
Quite literally I went looking for Trouble, and I found this video by José James from the AllSaints Basement Sessions. Might be the first time looking for trouble paid off.
Drug makers struggle with 'supply and demand' concept
Speaking…
What Agency Is Claiming Hillary Received SAP Emails?
The political world is a-twitter over the latest in the Hillary email scandal, Fox News' report that there were emails sent to Hillary classified at the Special Access Program level. To Fox's credit, Catherine Herridge liberated the letter…
Grim "Reaper" News: US Drones Inexplicably Falling From Sky
Craig Whitlock has a long read in today's Washington Post, digging into the issue of US drones suffering problems while in flight. These problems often result in the pilots having to steer the drones into remote locations to crash because they…
Wednesday Morning: Whac-A-Mole
Can't bop them on the head fast enough. There are just too many issues popping up. See which ones you can nail.
And GO!
Video popularity in Facebook's 'walled garden' means change for news outlets
This is not good. This is AOL's model…
DOJ's Double Standard on Osama Bin Laden Trophy Photos
Two and a half years ago, I first started pointing to the evidence that several of the guys on the Osama bin Laden operation took trophy photos.
[O]n February 15, 2013, DOJ informed Judicial Watch that CIA had found 7 more photos responsive…
Tuesday Morning: Flip Off
Flip off a few caps; Death came for a few more well-loved artists. Rest well, Glenn Frey, Dale Griffin, Dallas Taylor. Gonna' be one heck of a band on the other side. [Edit: Mic Gillette, too? Stop already, Grim Reaper, check your targeting.]
Hope…
Martin Luther King Jr., Subversives, and the PATRIOT Dragnet
In a superb column today, Alvaro Bedoya recalls the long, consistent history during which people of color and other minorities, including Martin Luther King, Jr., were targeted in the name of national security.
The FBI’s violations against…
Implementation Day Fallout: Neocons Have Nuclear Meltdown Over Prisoner Exchange
The main editorial in today's New York Times puts into proper prospective the momentous events of this past weekend. The declaration of Implementation Day for the deal negotiated over the past two years between the P5+1 group of nations and…
Monday Morning: So Good to Me
Yeah, Mondays start off well as we emerge from the safe warm cocoon of our beds to begin our day. But Monday evenings are a different kettle of fish.
Like this Monday — we've enjoyed a weekend's cozy glow from soft power exercised through…
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Cards from Arizona
College football is done and over. I thought Clemson had a lot better chance against Bama than many did, mostly because of their quarterback, Deshaun Watson, and their defense. One of those was spot on, the latter, not so much. Irrespective,…
Implementation Day: Full Description From JCPOA Text
It is now just over six months to the day since the historic P5+1 agreement with Iran was reached, dramatically decreasing Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon in return for dropping economic sanctions. Although some small amounts of cash have…
FISC Still Sitting on Government Proposal for EFF Data
When last we checked in with the new-and-improved post USA Freedom Act FISA Court, amicus Preston Burton had helped the Court finish off the Section 215 dragnet with a strong hand, in part by asking a bunch of questions that should have been…