June 10 Open Thread: Toddler Trump Tries to Wreck G7
I'll cut to the chase: Anything Trump says about why he sabotaged the G7 meeting is bullshit meant to cover up the real reason: He wouldn't cross Putin with the…
June 9 Open Thread: What’s Wrong With White People?
Quinnipiac ran a poll asking people if NFL players have the right to protest on the playing field. The top-line story is that 58% of Americans say they do. But…
It’s the Treason, Stupid
David Corn of Mother Jones makes an important point: The media is missing the story in how it reports the Trump-Russia scandal. Much of the media framing of the Russia…
June 8 Open Thread: Suicide Is Painless*
It's been a bad week for suicides. First fashion designer Kate Spade, now celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain -- why is it that people with a lot to contribute check out,…
June 6 Open Thread: Democrats Manage Not to Screw Up Primaries
Except for the action-hungry sports bettors who flocked to Delaware, yesterday's big stories came from the flurry of primaries in eight states. The generally good news for Democrats wasn't all…
Football Becomes a Political Football
It's no secret that blustery, overcompensating macho types like Donald Trump love football. Trump himself, you'll recall, tried to buy an NFL team in the 1980s and failed. He then…
June 5 Open Thread: All Bets Are On
Today's the day Delaware casinos start losing money by accepting single-game sports bets, according to crybaby Dover Downs CEO Denis McGlynn. "People need to manage their expectations on this," McGynn…
Trump ‘Disinvites’ Eagles From White House Ceremony
This is a true story. From the Washington Post: "The Philadelphia Eagles are unable to come to the White House with their full team to be celebrated tomorrow,” President Trump…
Jesus Says, “No Cake For You!”
Spokesmen for Jesus of Nazareth said the Savior approved of the Supreme Court ruling that bakers don't have to make wedding cakes for gay couples, because he thinks it's a…
June 4 Open Thread: Guess Which Toxic Narcissist Said It
Self-regard and the presidency fit together all too well, as Bill Clinton reminds us with a -- get this -- book tour for a novel. It didn't go all that…
What percentage of the military would join Trump’s side in a coup against the constitution?
For all the hooey and bluster by #MAGA idiots like Rudy Guliani, if Trump decides to attempt a full blown coup against the constitution, the number of people joining him…
June 1 Open Thread: Florida Jury Values Black Life at $4
Man, I'm glad there's no racism in America, because if there were it would look really, really racist for a Florida jury to award a black family $4 for a…
Ivanka Trump Is Not a Cunt, Motherfucker
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words are micro-aggressions -- especially if the word in question is the original Anglo-Saxon term for the female genitalia. Comedian Samantha Bee…