On a Zoom call earlier today an old friend made the point that dishonesty in American politics “goes both ways,” citing a lie that United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff (pictured) apparently told in connection …
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It’s such a relief not to have to listen to people like Kelly Ann Conway, or to hear about things like “alternative facts.” I was on a call this morning with two old friends, both professors of constitutional law, and …
There is so much to be thankful for, now that Trump will be exiting the White House, one of which is lunacy like this. I guess all you can say is demons begone.
It’s been four full years since there was one iota of class and decency in the White House, and thus we all can be excused if we’ve forgotten what something like this looks like. To the end of refreshing our …
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An emotionally overwrought Stephen Colbert reacts to Trump’s claims of a fraudulent election. I fully expected Trump to make baseless claims about the election if he lost, but I didn’t predict seeing Colbert on the verge of tears. My only …
A reader says: “I respect Trump for what he’s accomplished. I like to look only at the statistics.” Yes, but which ones? Environmental damage? Children living in poverty? Human health? Education? Racial violence? Police killings? Associates imprisoned? Dictators coddled? Allies …
It’s clear that Trump has lost the 2020 presidential election, to the joy of essentially every human being on Earth, minus his remaining supporters here in America. People around the world are celebrating that the United States has rejected its …
“Scrutiny?” Is he kidding? A deluge of criminal indictments, some of which have already been prepared, are going to rain down on Trump the moment he’s no longer the U.S. president. Take your pick: the 2016 Russian election attack, the …
The Irish Daily Mirror is admittedly left of center, but holy cats do they hate Trump. The cover here is one of dozens of extremely vitriolic pieces they’ve run over the years. The rest of the world will be almost …
A reader offers the graphic at left. I know there are QAnons out there, and other idiots with completely baseless, unsupported claims, but this type of bullshit is really dangerous. The problem is that there are plenty of people stupid …
