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2020 Campaign Finance

Money, Money, Money – Who Has the Money?

As of 31 March, declared presidential candidates filed their receipts, their disbursements and what's most important for the coming months, their cash on hand. In a surprising turnabout, Kirsten Gillibrand…

Congressional Hearings

TRUMP TAX WOES: The Rattle of Paper and Gnashing of Teeth

That noise you hear is the sound of the gavel and the simultaneous gnashing of teeth at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It was a day of impotent rage for the New…

The End of the Republic Has Never Looked Better

It was the last White House correspondents dinner, April 30, 2016. President Barack Obama said a few words that have lingered in my mind for years. Those few words taken…

2020 Campaign Finance

Bernie and Beto Top Dem Candidates in First Quarter Advertising Buys

Bernie Sanders is the big spender. Pete Buttigieg is parsimonious. Amy Klobuchar is doing it the old fashioned way. Elizabeth Warren and Tulsi Gabbard are trying the buckshot approach. And…

2020 Presidential Election

Which Dems Will Be on the Debate Stage?

2 May 20196 May 2019

UPDATE: Julian Castro qualified with the needed donors and polls to guarantee a spot in the debates. As of this morning, 21 people have entered the Democratic primary field for…

Legislative Branch

The Infrastructure Coup

I wasn't happy hearing about the Chuck and Nancy infrastructure meeting over at the White House today. Then little chinks of data fell into place. I was eating garlic-heavy pasta…

My POV

Life With Mice

My grandma managed a two story, ramshackle hotel in Boynton Beach, Florida some decades back. The structure is gone but my memories remain. One of the most vivid happened during…

2020 Presidential Election

Stop Defending Joe Biden

29 Apr 201929 Apr 2019

Just stop. The media and a number of Democrats are forgiving Joe Biden for EVERYTHING. Why? He's white. He's male. Those are reasons #1 and #2. So we can just…

2020 Presidential Election

Reminder: Never Assume A Win

. Hillary's pre-announcement video, released 12 April 2015. We fought hard. We won the votes. Democracy was usurped. DO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. Vote in numbers too large to…

Birthday Fun with FLOTUS

27 Apr 20193 May 2019

So, it's your birthday! This is all you get Melanie. Angry, clenched, overlooked and ignored. But Twitter's got game. You get no gift (You ARE the gift) You get no…

2020 Presidential Election…

Buried in the Report: BERNIE SANDERS

You don't have to dig too deep in the Mueller Report to find the snippet below. It's on page 23 of the first volume, describing the Internet Research Agency (IRA),…

CONGRESS MUST IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP

Congress must start impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump without delay. Here's why in a quick succession of morning ideas. First, test your common sense. Check your loyalty to democratic principles.…

2020 Presidential Election…

Trump’s 2020 Russian Mirror Site Is Bad News

19 Apr 201923 Apr 2019

I ran across this in the footnotes of Volume I of the Mueller Report (page 66): Hmmm, well are there Russian websites for Trump 2020? You bet! It's hard to…

Special Counsel Investigation…

Cray Cray in Twenty-Four Little Hours…

YESTERDAY... Still pinned to the top of his timeline even though... TODAY... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1119207303700471809 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1119211274712375297 Donald loves the GoT image, but he hates the "Crazy Mueller Report." Except he loves the…

Special Counsel Investigation…

Mueller Didn’t Save Us

19 Apr 201919 Apr 2019

The women at Gaslit Nation have been telling us this for a while. "Mueller won't save us. No one's coming to save us." For nearly two years, we've pinned all…

Critical Security Updates Out – Upgrade NOW

It could be coincidence but the cybersecurity arm of the Department of Homeland Security, US-CERT, is pushing a number of critical security updates. These alerts come days ahead of the…

THE VAULT: The Trump Org and Irritating Phone Calls

NOTE: On 26 March 2019, the FBI Records Vault released its FOIA file on the Trump Organization. The 149-page, heavily redacted compilation includes degraded copies of newspaper clippings, agent notes…

2020 Presidential Election…

Pete Buttigieg Drains the Pride Out of Gay

9 Apr 20199 Apr 2019

First, the disclaimer: YMMV. Not every lesbigay/queer person has the same coming out story. However, Pete Buttigieg's whiny public lament about his gay identity strips all the pride out of…

My POV

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

5 Apr 20196 Apr 2019

Forget for a few hours the crooks in D.C., stop wondering why the Dotard and Javanka and Junior and so many more are not indicted. Feast your eyes on Spring.…

Close the Border? Only If You Are An Idiot.

It would be fun to simply blow away Trump's threat to close down the U.S. border with Mexico. A video by Randy Rainbow would be perfect (I'm hearing "Border Lies")…

Journalism - Fourth Estate…

Shameful CNN Pitches for Trump

Why does CNN get the brunt of Trump anger when it muffs information and dumbs down its audiences in the fashion he so desires? I just listened to a two-minute…

The Words of Others

Because I am full of words but can't frame them right now. Because I am overwhelmed. Because these people say exactly what needs to be said. First, here's @colbymommy whose…

Journalism - Fourth Estate…

Trump Launches Revenge Campaign Against the Press, Democrats

The Trump Campaign sent a chilling memo to "Television Producers" in the wake of Attorney General Bill Barr's letter, chastising them for airing "false claims" about Donald Trump and warning…

2020 Presidential Election

Good, Strong Words from Gillibrand: Trump Is A Coward

24 Mar 201924 Mar 2019

I've Been Banned From Twitter On 9 March 2019, I was banned from Twitter for a single tweet that criticized Donald Trump. I have joined the gaslit nation, one…

Special Counsel Investigation

Barr Acts As Prosecutor, Judge and Jury in Defense of His President

24 Mar 201924 Mar 2019

Attorney General William P. Barr has assumed an omnipotent role in deciding that Donald Trump did not obstruct justice. Today, Barr released his hastily determined summary of the Special Counsel's…