Friday Stuff

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

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 9, 2018

…and nah, we don’t need no stinking common-sense gun laws in this country, do we?...

Watch this congressional candidate prove it's faster to buy an assault rifle than a cup of coffee pic.twitter.com/Kh1cVGcuIX

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 2, 2018

…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

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 10, 2018

…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.

Thursday Stuff

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…

The DEA’s acting administrator thinks weed kills people 🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/raxk2KOs17

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 10, 2018

…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.

Tuesday Stuff

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

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 8, 2018

…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).

Monday Stuff

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.

Fox News under Trump: Obama is to blame for everything pic.twitter.com/DFaqHM4X7a

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 6, 2018

…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.