Month: October 2021

The tiny state has long been a hotbed for corporations. Can mounting public pressure push the state to change its centuries-old ways? Bookmark this from The American Prospect.  It catalogs…

Nunavut is the Canadian territory that you've never heard of. That is, you've never heard of it unless you were paying attention in 1999 when it was separated from the…

About fucking time...

Biden broaches nuclear option in standoff with McConnell

The president said it was a “real possibility” as Democrats weigh more drastic measures to address the debt ceiling.

How much bad faith does the GOP have to demonstrate until Democrats understand that they are acting in bad faith?   If this happens Coons will provide the maudlin "deep regrets and sadness" to the Morning Joe crew.  

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I find it very shocking that an organization which makes being a tortured pedophile a requirement for entry is full of tortured pedophiles.  

Last week there were rumors flying around that KKMcG was being investigated for the very types of financial misdeeds you'd expect a State Auditor to be investigating. What ever happen to that story?

Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags. That is much introduction to this series as I'm interested in making. So, here is flag #1 - Kiribati. Kiribati is an independent island nation in the central Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii. The permanent population is...

Coons Shamelessly Laments McConnell's Lack of Bipartisan Spirit

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a close Biden ally, said McConnell’s position “has to stick in the president’s craw. This is something that’s been routinely done. There’s been bipartisan cooperation about working together to raise the debt ceiling, dozens and dozens of times.”

Other than Biden, has anyone come up smaller than Coons over the past month?  McConnell crashing the economy and establishing himself as Acting President seems like a good time to ask, where is the Super Secret Bipartisan Caucus that was supposed to rise up when Coons gave the signal?     Where indeed.   Might as well ask, where is Coons' shame?   Where is Coons' self-respect to go around still lamenting McConnell's lack of bipartisan spirit?  I mean, really Chris.  C'mon, Man.  

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Taliban Kills Several ISIS Fighters in Raid After Mosque Bombing Kills 5 in Kabul

I guess I'll have to tune into Rick Jensen's show to see which side Sean Hannity wants us to take in this Taliban vs ISIS thing.  

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Here are some headlines from Norway, Sweden, and Estonia.

Norway takes climate change seriously.

Feeling tired is a common experience. It can be caused by disrupted sleep habits, a change in routine, or late stage capitalism. I think there are enough dots of paint on the canvas now to make out the painting. Pandora papers, Trump-ified republicanism, anti-science, Glorious Moderation, debt-limit roulette, the so-called labor shortage, old incurious politicians, the burning planet... these scourges are all wind-chimes being rung by the same ill-wind. That wind is the death throes of western capitalism. How long will it take to die? Too long. What will replace it? Who the fuck knows? Happy Monday.

The leaked files reveals that Tony and Cherie Blair saved £312,000 in property taxes when they purchased a London building partially owned by the family of a prominent Bahraini minister. The former prime minister and his wife bought the £6.5m office in Marylebone by acquiring a British Virgin Islands (BVI) offshore company. While the move was not illegal, and there is no evidence the Blairs proactively sought to avoid property taxes, the deal highlights a loophole that has enabled wealthy property owners not to pay a tax that is commonplace for ordinary Britons.

My theory about why conservatives behave the way they do -- they're inferior and they know it -- isn't original to me. Angie Maxwell, an academic at the University of…

REV speaks with Kelly who has some good ideas about how to fix Wilmington. I don't follow Wilmo politics very closely, but I found it interesting how Kelly threads the…