Here he comes to save the day – and that would be none other than Billo rushing to defend Sarah Huckabilly Sanders, as Farron Cousins tells us…
…and I’m a week late with this I know, but I give you another installment of “This Day in Doomsy History” from 5/7/14 with former Sen. Al Franken telling us about the importance of Net Neutrality and thus preserving a free and open internet, which Trumpster and FCC head Ajit Pai wants to kill of course (here)…scumbag…
…and I’m with Cenk a little on this story when it comes to Kirstjen Nielsen of the DHS trying to prevent immigrant families from being separated at our border, which of course met with the predictable tantrum from Generalissimo Trump…
…and Joy Reid tells us about the effort to keep idiot congressional Republicans from totally screwing up Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Trump and Russia (and more on that turd Mark Meadows is here, and Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao is no better of course)…
…and Seth Meyers brings us the latest news, including a mention for Mother’s Day…
…and yeah, sorry I’m late with this too – hope it was a good day for all the moms out there.
Yeah, I think we can pretty much equate some of our more sleazier lowlifes in Big Pharma with other infamous lawbreakers; as Don Henley once wrote, a man with a briefcase will steal more money than any man with a gun (to say nothing of stealing lives)…
America's most dangerous drug dealers aren't the ones selling weed on the streets — they're the billionaires pushing pharmaceuticals pic.twitter.com/fKAWikSffx
…and William Johnson is my hero of the day for this item, giving immunity gnome Jeff Sessions what he deserves for the latest wretched efforts by the Trumpsters to separate immigrant families…
'Do you have a heart? Do you have a soul?' — Jeff Sessions got heckled while announcing an immigration plan that will separate families pic.twitter.com/hr30jjmXwI
…and I think Ari Melber did a good job here highlighting what could be the most insidious activity of this ruinous “administration,” and of course that’s to pack appellate courts with an assortment of wingnut ideologues – sorry, don’t know who Melber spoke to next…
…and I have to admit that I didn’t have a clue as to who Trumpette Kelly Sadler was, but boy, I sure know about her now (here...and yes, I realize this isn’t meant as an automatic exculpation of John McCain, but let’s be decent here, people – and that goes for this creep also, who went too far even for Fix Noise…and by the way, can we cease to be actually surprised by the garbage that routinely spews forth from these executive branch maggots? We had PLENTY of warning that this would happen during the 2016 presidential campaign)…
...and I think this is a nice little tune to kick-start the weekend.
David Pakman tells us that, apparently, it took Generalissimo Trump 4 hours to answer 2 questions in a “mock” Mueller probe; no wonder Trump’s minions are scared for him to testify (and that was an uncanny riff IMHO by Pakman on our Treasonous, Tiny-Handed Orange Delusional Maniac – more on the pic is here, by the way)…
…and what a sterling candidate Gina Haspel is for heading the CIA under the Gropenfuhrer; definitely fits the horrific mold (and good call by Cenk to stop taking that utterly ridiculous Rand Paul seriously)...
…and while we quite rightly are focused on the Haspel nom, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that the acting EPA head just said that weed kills people; as I’ve said before, this subject is a bit of a slippery slope with yours truly when it comes to legalization (definitely in favor of decriminalization, though), but it’s still a vox populi thing as far as I’m concerned…if states want it, it should be treated like alcohol and they should have it, but it’s just that those who are opposed to it seem to make arguments that are utterly ridiculous…
…and yes, I know this clip comes from The Putin Network, but I think Lee Camp is on the proverbial beam with these remarks (about us and the Iran treaty and Puerto Rico...slightly NSFW)…
…and TMR/Sam Seder tell us about the counter-protestors called “the proud boys” who, apparently, were responding to a pro-immigration march in Seattle on May Day (heh – borderline NSFW also…God, this is funny!)…
…and please don’t forget that this week is National Nurse’s Week; time to pay tribute to one profession in particular that should get our thanks and gratitude every day…here is a tune for the occasion.
I realize most of us have had a laugh or two over the stupidity of our Treasonous, Tiny-Handed, Reality-Challenged Orange Dictator and his cabal of fools, frauds and crooks, but even though Number 45 gave every signal in the world that he would walk away from the Iran treaty, guess what? Shit just got real, people (and let’s keep this in mind too as we pillory the usual corporate media culprits)…
BREAKING: President Trump says he will withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal, according to the NY Times pic.twitter.com/plOTL9TVlU
…and in a related story, Rachel Maddow reports that an Israeli “intelligence” firm was hired to smear proponents of the Iran nuke deal; typical behavior from our “ally”…and the cherry on the icing on this shit cake as far as I’m concerned is the relationship by this “Black Cube” outfit both between Harvey Weinstein trying to smear his accusers and those who support the Iran treaty (and yeah, by walking away from the deal, President Fergus Laing will make the world a much more dangerous place as a result...before the commercial break, she was referring to this, by the way)…
…and Cenk and TYT tell us how Neil Cavuto kinda sorta called out the Gropenfuhrer recently– and how funny is it when Cavuto says “Now I’m not calling you a liar…” HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
…and Kyle K. tells us about Don Blankenship running for the Repug U.S. Senate nomination in West Virginia (NSFW)…and I think it’s important to keep this in mind also (more here)…and I think Blankenship’s highlighting of the drug issue with Sen. Mr. Elaine Chao and family actually helps to trivialize it (and leave it to Drudgico, per Nate Silver here, to try and create a “horserace” where one doesn’t appear to exist)…
…and Farron Cousins gets in the face of those who still support our current occupant of An Oval Office (any actual numbers to support that “plenty on the left” claim, by the way?)...
…and given the lead video, I had this song very much in mind (can’t believe it’s 40 years old).
Total Lack of Self-Reflection Example #1, in the matter of NOTHING WHATSOEVER being the fault of Generalissimo Trump – and yeah, I guess it is pretty much a given that it involves Fix Noise…
Fox News under Obama: Don't blame Bush for Obama's problems.
…and as long as we’re on the fourth estate, I give you another chapter of “This Day In Doomsy History” (more or less), and we’re just taking a short trip this time back a year to 5/8/17; K.O. takes a shot at the media for trying to normalize Number 45, including Philadelphia’s conservative newspaper of record (I really miss these commentaries, but I can’t blame him for saying he’d had enough)…
…and Farron Cousins tells us that that allegedly upstanding Catholic, Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv, is going to lose another battle, this time with the House chaplain; unfortunately, Ryan still has the potential to do more damage until he slithers out of office once and for all (Total Lack of Self-Reflection Example #2)…
…and I thought this was some interesting history on the Nobel Peace Prize, and as I watch it, I wonder if the Gropenfuhrer might actually find a way to bag it in spite of everything – dear God, I hope not…
…and in Total Lack of Self-Reflection Example #3, Cenk reminds us about Ollie North and the Bowe Bergdahl thing as a lead-in to recounting North’s role in the Iran-Contra scandal (timely given this darkly humorous turn)…
…and happy belated 81st birthday to Dick Dale, King of the Surf Guitar.
Lissette Padilla, Maytha Alhassen, and Mark Thompson of TYT talk about Iowa’s abortion bill – typical for Not Your Father’s Republican Party; and what does it tell you that Sharia Law could actually be preferable on this subject? And yes, the last minute or so of this is spot-on about Former President Hopey Changey – Number 44 did a lot of good, and boy is he missed now, but I wish he and our side had come out with “guns blazing” on so many issues that matter the way the Trumpsters have...
…and Kyle K. tells us that 9 Democrats actually supported a bill to allow “serial offender” banks like Wells Fargo to actually seize your car under the flimsiest of pretexts IMHO and not let the CFPB do anything about it in response (great…more here; NSFW of course)…
…and Farron Cousins tells us about how Sam Bee recently called out Sarah Huckabilly Sanders (NSFW…and mentioning “Hillz” and “BENGHAZI!!!” – HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!)…
…and I’m not exactly going to say that Al Jazeera is a totally impartial observer here, but I think this is factual reporting that we would do well to keep in mind (and Boris Yeltsin helped bring us our formerly ol’ buddy Vlad Putin, let’s not forget)…
The US and Russia have both meddled in other countries’ elections, as well as each others.’
…and is anybodty out there in the mood for kind of a heavy poem about guns? Well, here it is anyway…
‘From Parkland, to Newtown, to Baltimore, don’t you see? You’ve raised a generation fluent in mourning.’ — Poet Eileen Huang’s chilling piece about gun violence in America pic.twitter.com/Dk5Fc9hqvt
I know it’s hard to keep up with all of the scandals surrounding our Tiny-Handed, Treasonous Orange Delusional Maniac in An Oval Office, but I thought this was important to note from last night; basically, that Ukraine blew up an investigation into former (?) Trumpster Paul Manafort in order to buy U.S. Missiles – how con-vee-nient…and the follow-up to this was a report from Ken Vogel about a key Mueller witness high-tailing it back to Russia…
…and I don’t know why anyone continues to be shocked at this point as to why a Trumpster would hob-knob with a criminal like Manafort, or this guy; definitely a feature, not a bug…
Mike Pence heaped praise on ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio — a man who boasted about creating a 'concentration camp' for prisoners pic.twitter.com/b795hTQ64S
…but I guess someone getting played by our ruling executive cabal on Arpaio and the other usual conservative suspects would also believe that environmental regs are actually bad for you…uh huh…
…and I thought this was kind of a nice, spring-ish, pre-summer kind of tune.
Yep, I think it’s pretty safe to say at this point that we know exactly what Number 45 is – and yet again, I say to any Democrat running for office anywhere that you should make your Repug opponent - including this fathead - sign a promise to make sure they campaign with this reality-challenged narcissistic fraud; tie Trump like an anvil around the neck of your opponent…
President Trump made over 3,000 false claims since taking office (about 6.5 lies per day) pic.twitter.com/m0HVZFLTd3
…and given the corporate media histrionics over comedienne Michelle Wolf at the “nerd prom,” it’s easy to lose track of the typically unhinged rally that President Fergus Laing conducted in Michigan at about the same time, but fortunately, Seth Meyers didn’t forget to remind us…
…and Chris Hayes points out yet again that “Bibi” Netanyahu is an utterly disgusting, repugnant liar (also noted here), and we all already know what the “Gropenfuhrer” is (on the Iran nuke deal…even the brief clips shown here of our Treasonous, Tiny-Handed Orange Dictator are enough to turn my stomach)…
…and Stephen Colbert tells us about Dr. Harold Bornstein – yeah, “Jackson,” “Johnson”…what’s the dif? (I liked the commentary on “All In” on this last night where the panelists basically said straight up that the way Trump acted in seizing the medical records is the way a mob boss acts – ya’ think? Of course, good luck finding the video at MSNBC’s site)…
...and oopsie! It looks like Uday Trump Jr. accidentally admitted to a crime also, and the House Repugs were dumb enough to recently spill the proverbial beans on it (Farron Cousins explains)...
…and I think the title of this song contains some pretty sage advice (wonder if Finley's doctor is named "Jackson" or "Johnson"...heh).
This tells us that no guns will be let in at the upcoming NRA ammo-sexual convention (yes, I know it’s a Secret Service thing, but I still think it’s hilarious)…
Guns are banned during Mike Pence's speech at the NRA. Do these guys not see the irony??? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/wEgldvBz3J
…and from the ridiculous to the even more ridiculous, I give you this, where the Repug leader of voter disenfranchisement (word?), none other than Kris “Contempt of Court” Kobach, believes that he has the right to impart a civics lesson to students protesting our insane gun policy…
…and I know I didn’t have anything to say about the terror attack in Toronto, so I think I should do so now - definitely not intentional on my part and sympathies to the victims of course (And the “incel” movement? Another brand of murdering cowards)…
…and kudos to Bernie Sanders for making us keep our eye on the proverbial ball about the link between tax cuts and decreased funding for public education, among other economic casualties in the name of coddling the “one percent”…
We have a crisis of public education funding in this country. Twenty-nine states gave less money to schools in 2015 than they did before the recession. That is outrageous. @IPS_DCpic.twitter.com/mj43e1lQbA
...and Dubya's “Mission Accomplished” speech was 15 years ago today; what follows is a prior commentary on this from Keith Olbermann...
…and speaking of milestones, we recently observed the 50th anniversary of the debut of the Broadway musical “Hair.” (I once saw a great Showtime doc on The Cowsills – God, what a star-crossed bunch they were; another band of talented kids who, as far as I’m concerned, had a father who let celebrity go to his head).
(Russert had his issues, but there were plenty of times, like this one, where he was "on the beam" too.)
I guess, given all the kerfuffle at the “nerd prom” on Saturday, I’m almost obligated to comment on it somehow, so here’s a NowThis video on comedienne Michelle Wolf…
'You helped create this monster, and now you're profiting off of him.' — Michelle Wolf *grilled* the media at The White House Correspondents' Dinner pic.twitter.com/W1r1jeuNeD
…as well as Farron Cousins of Ring of Fire (more here, here, here, here, and here – basically, I’ve spent so much time and wasted so many calories – and probably killed a few brain cells – documenting wingnut outrage that I honestly can’t believe that there are some who claim to be on our side who keep falling for this con over and over...and how predictable is this anyway? And I thought this was noteworthy also.)…
(Oh, and as long as I’m on the subject, here’s a “hot take” I’m sure nobody cares about, but I’ll lay it on you anyway. I don’t know what the hell Joy Reid said in prior blog posts, and I don’t care...well, I care very little in the context of the good work Reid has done. The only slight qualm I have with her is that, when in doubt, she and her network tend to marginalize people like Cenk and TYT, Sam Seder, and Kyle Kulinski under the guise of allegedly being a progressive. However, she has to make a living at The Comcast Network, and I know that’s just the price of doing business, sadly. In her favor, she’s fought the good fight plenty of times, and if anybody out there has forgotten that, then they’re stupid. Besides, I GUARANTEE you that, if you’re enough of a masochist to go back through almost 8,000 posts at this site and about 936 at the Wordpress site, you WILL find something objectionable that I’m not proud of, and I’m sorry about that. When you put your opinion out there for better or worse, that’s the price you have to pay sometimes, and I wish Reid’s detractors would keep that in mind.)
…and speaking of Cenk and TYT, he talks with progressive Andrew Sneathern, running in VA’s 5th congressional district which includes Charlottesville – yeah, I think electing a progressive for that district is a great way to extend a middle digit on high to all of the tiki-torch-bearing neo-nazis and other crazies who protested last August…
…and if this isn’t a warning to Dems, I don’t know what is; try coming up with concrete policy proposals, please (and John Jackson is totally wrong, but this gives you an idea of what we’re up against…of course, if our utterly useless corporate media were doing their jobs instead of looking for the fainting couch in response to a woman comedian at that stupid dinner, then voters might know that, but we also can’t use that as an excuse)…
…and this CBC report tells us about the so-called “migrant caravan” on its way to this country (which of course will be met with the predictable outrage from the Gropenfuhrer and his pals, including the subject of this post)…
…and happy 85th birthday to the one and only Willie Nelson.
I didn’t think it was possible for Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv to sink any lower than he already has, but somehow he managed to do it in getting rid of the Jesuit chaplain of the U.S. House (more here and here…and any word from this guy about it, by the way?)…
…and it looks like our Tiny-Handed, Treasonous Orange Dictator went on Fix and Fiends and made an ass out of himself yet again recently, as Michael Brooks of The Majority Report tells us (more here)…
…and The Guardian provides a primer on the 25th Amendment – I think we’re definitely “in the zone” for that, but it will never happen with anyone from the “party of Lincoln” currently taking up space in our nation’s capital; the grift is apparently still good business, good of the country be damned of course…
…and this video is at least a week old, but I think it’s instructive in pointing out how Arizona and other states have ended up in such dire fiscal circumstances, to the point where teachers have to take matters into their own hands (titled “When Tax Cuts Failed,” discussing Sam Brownback and Kansas – to me, that begs a question: when have tax cuts actually ever succeeded, in helping anyone but the ultra-rich I mean? And yeah yeah, I know some businesses made upgrades, but the whole damn scheme was still a flop - a related story is here)…
…and nice work by Dem U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand, proposing post office banking for all, as John and Cenk of TYT tell us…
…and given the events of yet another bonkers week, Seth Meyers tries to sum up Generalissimo Trump’s thoroughly incoherent foreign policy (yeah, good luck with that)…
…and I know I’m overdue for some good new music, and I hope this will suffice from someone who I guess is a “gray beard” by now – still has his chops of course.
Oh, and yeah, we know about the Gropenfuhrer’s recent antics while Emmanuel Macron visits our country, but the French president also gave a speech that I think we should all pay attention to – oh, for us to be governed by responsible adults again one day…
…and it looks like Generalissimo Trump’s mouthpiece is going to take the fifth in the civil lawsuit from Stormy Daniels (yeah, karma sure is a bitch, isn’t it, Number 45? And by the way, I recently noticed a YUUUGE billboard on 95 here near So. Philly advertising Daniels coming to Club Risqué…way too damn funny)……
…and I personally think legalizing pot isn’t a panacea, but if 64 percent of this country approves, then maybe that’s the direction we should go (DEFINITELY in favor of decriminalizing, though I want to emphasize that I have NO COMMON GROUND WHATSOEVER with these Fix Noise idiots…and it’s really telling how much the utter chauvinism of that network comes through even when they accidentally make some common sense - NSFW)…
…and o-ho the Wells Fargo wagon is a-comin’ down the street – to rip us off once again!...
The Trump tax cuts are rewarding Wells Fargo—the bank that defrauded millions of customers last year—with $3.7 billion. How does that make sense? pic.twitter.com/quWkIAUCsv
You know, in the back of my mind, I thought he might actually beat the rap, but I believe justice needed to be served, and this it seems was the only way to do that (and as a Temple grad, I’m definitely not going to dance all over anyone’s misfortune here).
He’ll die in prison. And he knows it. And he’ll have a lot of time to think about Andrea Constand. And only he and God know if he preyed upon other women and did similar things, but if he did, he’ll have time to think about that too.
And of course, the Greek chorus of frauds and fools has to be represented by someone (here – and I don’t mean Markos or Mueller).
Update 2: I would be remiss if I didn't include this.
'It is not just a victory for the 62 of us publicly known Cosby survivors...It is also a victory for womanhood, and it is a victory for all sexual assault survivors, female and male.' — Lili Bernard after Cosby was found guilty pic.twitter.com/mMqOxnn7dQ
Trevor Noah tells us about Number 45’s potential “bromance” with French President Emmanuel Macron; yes, we can focus on the “dandruff” thing and all of its absurdity, but trying to save the Iran nuke deal is a deadly serious endeavor, and one which, had we an executive branch that was actually sane and rational, we wouldn’t need to engage in of course…
...and Farron Cousins tells us about the doctor of the Gropenfuhrer accused of drinking on the job and over-medicating patients (nice – what else can we expect from an acolyte of Generalissimo Trump? And I thought this was the appropriate "take")...
…and who could actually STILL be supporting our current occupant of An Oval Office at this point (something to keep in mind considering this and this)? Well, probably too many elderly conservative life forms such as the character depicted in this video from 4/25/10…yeah, you guessed it – time for the latest installment of “This Day In Doomsy History” (and before he became part of the “Fix The Debt” scam, former Philly mayor and PA guv Ed Rendell was on the proverbial beam here)…
…and Kyle tells us about actress Natalie Portman declining to accept an award for recent events in Israel – good job by Kyle to remind everyone of Netanyahu’s conduct in 2014 which, as far as I’m concerned, constitutes war crimes (more BDS info is here) – NSFW of course…
…and speaking of strong women, I know I’m a little behind the curve on the video about this brave little girl standing up to bullying, but I couldn’t forget to include it (and kudos to the New York Yankees who replied in support, as well as actor Hugh Jackman)…
Bullying victim Cassidy Slater is getting some support from the NY Yankees ❤️ pic.twitter.com/p7OVHleUlP
...and I was tempted to put up that great song by The Grateful Dead as a bit of a reply, but I did that earlier, so I'm opting for this instead, which I also think is highly appropriate.
Gosh, it looks like Sarah Huckabilly Sanders is getting the vapors over the U.S. Senate Dems and their opposition to Mike Pompeo, who, as it turns out, was confirmed as Secretary of State to replace Rex Tillerson anyway (Farron Cousins provides what I would call the needed context)…
…and Pompeo was confirmed in no small part because of Rand (Fake Ophthalmologist and allegedly “principled glibertarian”) Paul, caving YET AGAIN here as noted by Rachel Maddow, with all of the requisite and thoroughly appropriate snark (at the end of the day, Paul is just another Repug)…
…and in case anyone out there thought that other Repugs weren’t going to try and imitate the Gropenfuhrer when running for office, you can think again…
…and The Blues Brothers first appeared on Saturday Night Live 40 years ago last April 22nd; I know this is from the movie, but this is a better quality video than anything I could get from the TV show.
Rachel Maddow tells us about the precedent for the Dems suing over the Russia entanglements with the regime of Generalissimo Trump; namely, that this was also done for Watergate and that was originally laughed off back then also (and I thought the bit about the presiding judge at the end was particularly interesting)...
…and it looks like voters in TN are finally waking up to the fact that they got utterly played by the Gropenfuhrer and his pals… c’est dommage, wingnuts!
…and Chris Hayes speaks with climate reporter Jacob Soboroff about the precarious state of the ice shelf in Greenland, something to remember considering that this clown was confirmed to head NASA (more here)…
…also, Kyle K. tells us that 78 U.S. House Dems voted to allow financial deregulation, seeing as how it worked so beautifully before when our economy crashed; one of them is Beto O’Rourke running against Ted Cruz in Texas – sheesh (NSFW)…
…and if you want to seize political power by legitimate means and you don’t have all the money in the world, you have to organize better than anyone else, which, to me, is one of the messages of this video…
90% of elected officials in the U.S. are white. This new PAC is devoted to changing that and building Black political power. pic.twitter.com/Wd2chLZrFC
I thought this was a helpful video for students who are contemplating walking out of class today to protest the epidemic of gun violence in this country (more here)…
Planning to walk out of class today? Here's what students need to know about their rights pic.twitter.com/1UcgpWR77W
…and it’s taken me a few days to get around to this great video from The Guardian about the fight to keep energy interests from fouling the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the soil in which we grow our crops (I thought the Paul Douglas stuff was particularly noteworthy - I also agree with Dr. Charlotte Keys who believes climate change is caused by sin and greed…uh, yep...and I probably don’t have much common intellectual ground with Debbie Dooley, but she’s spot-on when it comes to the environment)…
…and in keeping with the environment, I think this is the most damning list of allegations I’ve seen yet against Scott Pruitt; as far as I’m concerned, he shouldn’t just be fired – he should be incarcerated also…
Scott Pruitt is hurting the environment and living in luxury on taxpayer dime — it’s time for him to go pic.twitter.com/HBhExJsy5x
…and Farron Cousins tells us that the Repug party is going broke during this election cycle, and they're blaming the Gropenfuhrer – heh (I’d love to think this will be the case in the fall, but I’m sure the typical flood of dark money will arise at the last minute, sadly – very happy to be wrong on that)…
…and timed for 4/20 day, Dem U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is trying to make pot legal on the federal level (I think Cenk in particular is being a little cynical here, though it's hard for me to argue with him I’ll admit – hopefully the Dems will stick with this because it’s not only the right thing to do, but it’s politically popular)…
…and again, given the date, I could opt for a pretty easy musical choice here, but instead I’m going to pass and note that today is the 70th birthday of keyboardist Craig Frost of Grand Funk Railroad – here is a selection for the occasion.
Farron Cousins of Ring of Fire tells us that Michael Cohen, mouthpiece/fixer for Generalissimo Trump, might just flip on his boss, and there is some speculation out there that Cohen may have been wearing a wire, as it were, for Special Counsel Robert Mueller (oh, but HILLZ EMAILS!!! BENGHAZI!!!!)…
…and yeah, this is low-hanging fruit to be sure, you might say, but when it comes to Sean Inanity, I’d say this is at least part of the payback he deserves, courtesy of Sam Bee (NSFW)…
…and Chris Hayes tells us about the West Virginia Senate race and the Repugs running in their primary – one is a convicted criminal (Don Blankenship) and the other is a typical Trumpster who wants to “blow up Washington” (some idiot named Patrick Morrisey…yeah, time for more eliminationist rhetoric when all else fails, which it usually does with these life forms)…
…and I know I already posted on the Philadelphia Starbucks story, but I thought this was a good segment by Trevor Noah (liked the comedy bit at the end – an update is here; kudos to the retail chain for trying to do the right thing)…
…and the last time I saw Dem U.S. House Rep Sean Maloney of NY, he was going up against Mrs. Mitch McConnell (Puffy Chao just LOVES to be called that!), but this time, he’s going up against someone authoring a bill to make it harder for the poors to get food stamps...
‘The silence answers my question.’ — Rep. Maloney grilled his Republican colleagues for putting new restrictions on food aid for the poor pic.twitter.com/gzFvkT8p2U
…and I know I pushed the envelope, you might say, in my musical selection last night, but I think I’ll return to something a little more true to form here.
Rachel Maddow speaks with WaPo reporter Carol Leonnig about Generalissimo Trump’s decision to roll back the Russia sanctions – as I’ve said before, if it walks like a duckski, talks like a duckski and quacks like a duckski…
…and once again, when you’re trying to get to the no-BS heart of a story, then forget our corporate media, because you need a comedian (re, Trevor Noah and a $250 mil “message” to Syria)…
…and Kyle K. tells us about a lawmaker who cited a satirical site when criticizing pot – I think this has happened at least one other time recently, inadvertently citing a satirical site I mean (NSFW)…
…and I think that’s actually a pretty good segue into the latest chapter of “This Day In Doomsy History” (more or less) from 4/17/08, in which America’s Finest News Source tells us the importance of bullshit in our elections (NSFW yet again – I’ll chastise myself later)…
…and God bless the brave people of Puerto Rico – if I were them, I’d say the hell with the United States and accept an offer from any other country willing to help; of all of the atrocities of the Gropenfuhrer’s ruinous reign, it’s not hard to lose sight of this, but we never should, to our shame – hey, you 62 million idiots and “Bernie or Bust” fools directly responsible for the rule of our Treasonous, Tiny Handed Orange Dictator, how does it feel to know that you’re largely responsible for this?...
…and congratulations to rapper Kendrick Lamar for this; yeah, I’m trying to break through another musical wall here, you might say – very definitely NSFW also.
I think Kurt Eichenwald addressed the whole thing with Sean Inanity pretty well here, so I’m not sure what else can be gained by belaboring the obvious…
…and gosh, whaddaya know? PA’s own Charlie Dent is the latest life form to bail the sinking Repug congressional ship, as it were (here) – makes me recall this clip…
…and Sam Seder and co. at TMR give James Comey the treatment he deserves IMHO – I’m not questioning Comey’s integrity as former FBI director, but yeah, like just about everyone else in the Beltway, he’s a political animal to be sure, and if the Gropenfuhrer had given Comey what he wanted, well then, I don’t think we’d be hearing anything at all against Number 45…
…and isn’t it nice of KY governor Matt Bevin to sort-of-well-maybe-not-really apologize for saying that kids were home getting raped because KY teachers were protesting to be paid a livable wage; I honestly can’t imagine the mindset behind people who continually vote for cretins like Bevin who do nothing but try to screw them over every way possible (as noted on YouTube, though, the teachers are striking to make sure their pensions are fully funded by law, not for higher wages, though they probably have a right to strike for that too)...
…and with today’s tax filing deadline in mind, I thought this was a highly timely commentary from John Oliver (Tim Cook is a worthy inheritor of the legacy of Steve Jobs in that Cook is a corporatist weasel also...NSFW)…
…and we didn’t do quite as well as in years past when we filed, but it can always be worse I know.
Bill Maher makes a serious point with humor here – yep, I don’t see how you can trust even your local news stations any more to give you anything that approximates “news” for real that impacts what you could call your everyday life…
…and Dem CT U.S. House Rep John Larson is my hero of the day for this (with this in mind – yep, Mr.-Puppy-Dog-Eyes-With-The-Shiv will NEVER stop trying to screw us over)…
‘How about we increase the benefits for the people of this country who need it?!’ — Watch Rep. John B. Larson go off on the GOP for calling basic health care an 'entitlement' pic.twitter.com/gFockPqFr6
…and I don’t think anyone should read too much into this item from Farron Cousins, but I guess it is interesting; on this issue, though I of course don’t condone the behavior, I’m inclined not to cast that first stone, you might say…
…and yeah, it looks like Larry Kudlow is learning that his boss doesn’t care if his underlings end up looking clueless, as Chris Hayes points out here…
…and given the recent Starbucks episode in Philadelphia, I thought it was appropriate to bring you the following video from Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross (it sounds to me like the manager at the Starbucks had, at best, shaky legal ground to call the police – I’m sure more will be coming out on this...more here and here)…
…oh, and what transpired put me in the mood to hear this song.
