"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
by Ugh Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition. I just….wow. Are we relying on Ivanka to be the adult in the room? Did they give him his twitter keys back yet? Since signing every bill Ryan/McConnell put in front of him and Alito-esque Justices are high probabilities right now…. Jeepers. And as bad as … Read more
by Ugh It's here! God it's like Christmas morning only without the presents, joy, holiday cheer, tree, decorations, and your crabby Uncle that nobody likes. Okay maybe not so much. Perhaps more like Lady Macbeth and the damn spot, at least with respect to the campaign. My prediction – Hillary wins with 300+ electoral … Read more
by liberal japonicus If I’ve done this correctly, Ugh’s post (long may it wave!) should be above this one. Just thought that you might like to read some non-US political stuff and this is fascinating, at least to me. It also makes complaints about money for speeches or putting people on boards seem like pretty … Read more
by Doctor Science A few weeks ago Sprog the Elder, who was born in 1989, asked me to explain why some people hate Hillary Rodham Clinton so very, very much. She knew that it went back to the Bill Clinton administration, but had no idea what it was based on. This is more or less … Read more
by Ugh Someone will throw up an open thread tomorrow for so-called "Election Day" (3:10 mark), including possibly me, in the meantime: Kudos (do people say kudos anymore or is it like "swell" which has been uncool since at least Superman the Movie?) to the IRS – if ever there were an election where a … Read more
–by Sebastian I was reviewing old posts and I came across this on cybershaming It is also the topic of a recent Black Mirror Episode (which is a series that I'm enjoying quite a bit). Ten years have passed since I published that original article, and experience with the topic has suggested to me that … Read more
by Ugh Grab your towel it's one week to go and per the radio this morning Trump leads by 1% in at least one poll among likely voters post-James Comey's stupidity (I'm being generous, but, please resign, thx). In the latest news, unsurprisingly, Trump's tax losses may not be kosher for tax purposes. Will he … Read more