Betty Cracker – Balloon Juice

So, baby jails are a thing now.

June 19, 2018 /198 Comments/in Open Thread /by Betty Cracker

Sweet fancy Moses: Rachel Maddow is all of us. (Well, all of us with a heart.) RT @justinbaragona: Rachel Maddow chokes up and cries on air as she struggles to deliver news that migrant babies and toddlers have been sent to "tender age" shelters pic.twitter.com/2U6aHMB1wg — Torrie LM (@torrie) June 20, 2018 I don’t know […]

Desecration Boulevard (Open Thread)

June 19, 2018 /114 Comments/in Assholes, General Stupidity, Open Thread /by Betty Cracker

God knows there are more serious problems in the world, but as an American who still retains fondness for our national colors, I must speak out on the ongoing molestation of the American flag by one Donald J. Trump. He’s been creeping up on Old Glory since well before the election and putting his hot, […]

Monday Afternoon Open Thread

June 18, 2018 /109 Comments/in Open Thread /by Betty Cracker

Just something to push the Trumps’ ugly mugs down below the fold — our chianti sunflowers (plus ugly power lines behind them). Had to adjust the lighting a bit because the sun was behind the flowers, and now the colors look otherworldly. Thread open for all topics!

Another Failed Trump Brand

June 18, 2018 /251 Comments/in Are these Nazis Walter?, Assholes, General Stupidity, Open Thread, Our Failed Media Experiment, Politics, Republican Stupidity, Trump Crime Cartel /by Betty Cracker

Trump Casinos. Trump Steaks. Trump Airlines. Trump Vodka. Trump Mortgage. Trump Magazine. Trump Ice. Trump University. What do all of these Trump-branded things all have in common? They all went belly up. Kaput. Deceased. Bereft of life, they’ve joined the bleedin’ choir invisible. If tens of millions of our fellow citizens weren’t such goddamned idiots, […]

Happy Father’s Day! (Open Thread)

June 17, 2018 /212 Comments/in Domestic Affairs, General Stupidity, Open Thread /by Betty Cracker

Great photo in this tweet: Happy Father's Day! (photo by Terry Crayne; https://t.co/zJd6vjiuK3) pic.twitter.com/zQxFLjhWmx — BirdWatchingMagazine (@BirdWatchDaily) June 17, 2018 Happy Father’s Day to all jackal dads! Hope you’re having fun with your pups. This is a red-letter day in our household. My husband is an excellent dad and thus gets to name the day’s […]

Immigration Endgame

June 16, 2018 /110 Comments/in Assholes, Foreign Affairs, General Stupidity, Immigration, Open Thread, Politics, Republican Stupidity /by Betty Cracker

As you know, the Trump administration enacted a monstrous policy to separate children from parents at the southern border. Yesterday, the AP reported that about 2,000 children were stolen from their parents in the last six weeks. Camps — for children! — are in the works. But while the thought of putting brown children in […]

Almost There

June 15, 2018 /255 Comments/in Assholes, General Stupidity, Open Thread, Politics, Republican Stupidity, Trump Crime Cartel /by Betty Cracker

What this week felt like: In normal times, the fact that the president’s former campaign chairman may go to jail today for witness tampering would be a bigger deal. So would the fact that the president’s current lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said this on TV last night: I believe that Rod Rosenstien and Jeff Sessions have […]