"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
There is a column over on Digby’s Hullabaloo this morning on Trump’s increasing dementia. It will probably have to get a lot worse before the members of his Cabinet and Republicans in Congress will be willing to act to remove him. But it is at least possible that they will do so before the end … Read more
by liberal japonicus A thread to discuss the topic du jour, Biden's cancer diagnosis. To plant my stake, this is Hillary's emails redux, reporters jumping up and down on a topic that they can put themselves at the center of, while the rest of the world burns. Have at it.
by liberal japonicus It's possible that this wouldn't piss me off at other times, but as Russell noted earlier, tis the season of rants. Still, seeing this interview with Cornelis Piet 'Pete' Hoekstra, the new US ambassador to Canada, makes me realize 1) how truly rotten this administration is and 2) how much this shit … Read more
by liberal japonicus Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" it's been a bit since there was a post and the most recent comments, centered around Starmer's volte-face about migrants, seems … Read more
by liberal japonicus (Title from here, which includes the incredibly racist bit at the end) Well, Oz has spoken. I've enjoyed watching lots of reportage, here is a summary. I'll leave it to all of you for your thoughts, but some notes After the defeat of the Voice amendment, I wasn't super confident, so thank … Read more
by liberal japonicus Just wondering what all those people who tsk-tsked about Biden's pre-emptive pardons have any thoughts. An open thread (if it wasn't obvious)