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Doping Olympic Curler Shows Something Is Wrong With Us

By Alby February 20, 20188 Comments

I have managed to get through the Olympics without seeing any of it broadcast, but the constant flow of headlines at general-interest web sites makes a total news blackout impossible.…

Open Thread Feb. 20: The Content of the GOP’s Character [UPDATED]

By Alby February 20, 201812 Comments

Lest we think all the bad behavior by Republicans and their white enablers is going unnoticed, Paul Krugman notes that their fealty to Trump exposes the rot at the core of…

Just a Couple of Random Thoughts About Guns

By Alby February 19, 201851 Comments

"Guns don't kill people." Then why does the Army issue one to every soldier? "Gun control won't stop people bent on murder." Yet virtually every kind of crime one can…

Open Thread Feb. 19: Marching As to War

By Alby February 19, 201815 Comments

The kids at that Florida high school have learned something important: All the talk in the world won't influence politicians. They do a lot of talking themselves, so they know…

Wagner Won’t Seek Re-Election, Auditor Race Wide Open

By Alby February 17, 201833 Comments

State auditor Tom Wagner announced Saturday night at the annual Kent County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner that because of ongoing health problems, he won't seek an eighth term. This…

Open Thread Feb. 17: The Winning Continues Unabated

By Alby February 17, 201826 Comments

Trump-despising Republican TV fixture Rick Wilson best nailed Trumpworld's response to Robert Mueller's Friday indictment-palooza in a tweetstorm of invective: Sweet Jesus the MAGAS, the clickservatives, and Gentry Breitbart think…

A Tale of Two Trump Stories

By Alby February 16, 2018

Two major pieces of journalism about Donald Trump hit the pixels today. One concerns the possibility he committed treason. The other is about a Playboy model who says she had…

Buy My Policy or I’ll Shoot These Kids — And When I Do, It’ll Be Your Fault

By Alby February 16, 20181 Comment

That's Trump's thuggish, dull-witted position on the DACA issue. He rescinded Obama's executive order protecting the Dreamers, and now he's demanding that Democrats spend all their political capital protecting them…

Open Thread Feb. 16: Loathsome Asshole Roundup

By Alby February 16, 20183 Comments

If you had been in a coma until today, you would still be able to figure out there had been another big gun massacre because all news outlets are running…

Potter Flare-Up? Get Rid of It With Truthulax

By Alby February 16, 20188 Comments

Mayor Mike Purzycki thought Tuesday's news release about the city issuing $43 million in bonds for capital projects exemplified "routine." The city doesn't sell bonds every year, but this issue…

JFC Brushes Off Denn’s Proposals for At-Risk Kids

By Alby February 15, 20185 Comments

Consider this an addendum to El Somnambulo's post this morning about the Joint Finance Committee. Just days after committee members soiled themselves like overeager puppies for the State Police, phony…

Open Thread Feb. 15: Insert Thoughts and Prayers Here, Repeat as Often as Necessary

By Alby February 15, 20188 Comments

Unless you're an obsessive consumer of school-shooting stories, there's not much in the news today. White House reporters are keeping up the heat on Sarah Huckabee over the Rob Porter…

The Media Loves School Shootings

By Alby February 15, 20186 Comments

Here's a dirty little secret: The media loves school shootings. It's part of a bigger dirty secret: The media loves mayhem and tragedy of all sorts, because those things bring…