BREAKING NEWS!!!! So, Mark Penn was full of shit? Whoa if true. Open thread!
Fox News: “Servile Propaganda Operation”
Jane Mayer, arguably America’s best investigative reporter, exposes Fox News as the “servile propaganda operation” it is in a blockbuster story in the current edition of The New Yorker: “The Making of the Fox News White House.” It’s not that we didn’t already know or suspect much of what Mayer covers in her report; it’s …
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Sheer Lunacy (Open Thread)
I usually try to spare y’all the sight of Trump’s hideous mug and the sound of his snuffling, adenoidal voice, but this clip from his CPAC appearance yesterday kinda has to be seen to be believed, IMO: During Trump’s lying propaganda speech at CPAC, he pushed the vicious and false conspiracy theory that doctors execute …
Cheeky Bastards (Open Thread)
The unmitigated gall. The sheer effrontery. If I’d managed to lobotomize my nemesis by installing a remote control stooge to handle all decision-making, I reckon my “funds to undermine and destroy my enemies” budget would drop too. It’s gonna be fascinating to see how Russian interference in the U.S. elections (2016-present) will be addressed by …
Saturday Afternoon Open Thread
So, I’m setting up a new PC, and I’m kinda proud of myself because, instead of waiting until the old one shit the bed and deploying a new one in a panic as usual, I’m going about this deliberately. Or at least, that was the plan. Figured I’d take my time and get rid of …
Friday Afternoon Open Thread
So, I’m listening to more podcasts these days since I live in the boonies and have to go for a longish drive to accomplish errands like grocery shopping, etc. Just caught the Pod Save America (Obama Bros.) interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg: What an interesting and impressive guy. Transcript here, and a couple of excerpts …
But her emails…
Seriously, nothing matters — via The Times: Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, a top-secret security clearance last year, overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials and the White House’s top lawyer, four people …