Posts by El Somnambulo

Russians Stage Sham Votes The GOP Might Soon Emulate: Ukrainians who are in contact with friends and relatives in the occupied territories describe groups of men armed with Kalashnikov rifles,…

How Hospitals Pressured Those Entitled To Free Care To Pay.  Utterly despicable, utterly predictable: “Ask every patient, every time,” the materials said. Instead of using “weak” phrases — like “Would…

Jury Finds Project Veritas To Be--Not Truthful: WASHINGTON — A jury in a federal civil case on Thursday found that Project Veritas, a conservative group known for its deceptive tactics,…

Russians Turn On Putin.  Who will put the poisoned needle in him?  Young males head for the exits,  prisoners conscripted, protestors arrested.  He's screwed, all by himself.  Russia's answer to…

Ukraine Offensive: Blip Or New Reality?: As the advancing Ukrainian troops regained lost territory with shocking speed, liberating the town of Balakliya and raising their blue-and-yellow flag over the city…

I Finally Cut The Cord!  No, not cable, not yet, although that's coming soon.  I finally unsubscribed from the Team LBR e-mail list that, come to think of it, I'd…

Isn't Charles The Guy Nobody Likes?  Oh well, I'll always have that commemorative bottle opener.  You know the one that reads, 'Drink Up, Chuck and Di'.  Say it three times…

Steve Bannon: A Case Study In Conservative Grift: The outsize role of grift in American conservatism is a story that goes back at least a half century. But Trump glommed…