The New Yorker published a fascinating piece about Tony Schwartz, the man who actually wrote “The Art of the Deal,” Donald Trump’s 1987 bestseller. Schwartz is sorry about that. An excerpt from The New Yorker piece: “I put lipstick on a pig,” he said. “I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to …
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Chilcot Drops
This is something I hope Adam will take up in earnest, but we should probably have a thread for the Chilcot report on Tony Blair and the British rush to war in Iraq. Here’s a link to the Guardian’s coverage. In brief, and in my reading of the press reports only, it looks like Sir John Chilcot …
Cloud Cuckoo Land
After revoking the WaPo’s press credentials for accurately reporting that he insinuated President Obama is in league with terrorists, Trump is now doubling down on that very same bat-shit insane accusation and tweet-wanking over his own alleged prescience yet again: An: Media fell all over themselves criticizing what DonaldTrump "may have insinuated about @POTUS." But …
The Wages of Apathy
Absurd “potty prefect” laws, eroded reproductive rights, increased voter suppression, etc. — Samantha Bee explains yet again why it’s not enough to elect good presidents: In last night’s show, Bee also did an exposé (emceed by Patton Oswalt as Alfred Hitchcock!) on crisis pregnancy centers, the anti-choice propaganda outlets that masquerade as abortion clinics, luring …
Point And Laugh
Yes, the Democratic primary has entered its manic and ugly phase. Yes, I’d dearly love to see Bernie show some sign he truly cares about getting either Democrat into the White House before any other ambition. And damn-straight I’m ready to just make it all stop. But it could be worse. We could have to …
Texas, Jake
ETA: Annnnnndddd….always read the fine print. I was taken in by a fake news story at a parody site. Mea culpa. I’ll leave this up as (a) a warning to self not to be an idiot, and (b) as a reminder of how hard it is (at least for me), in this election year …
Justice Scalia: Still Dead!
We dodged a bullet today solely because Justice Scalia took a dirt nap in February: A case that had the potential to weaken public sector unions across the United States ended with a somewhat unexpected victory for unions on Tuesday, as the Supreme Court divided 4-4 on the question of requiring nonmembers to pay a …