Economics is Bullshit

Spending some peanuts for Universal Healthcare is bad for the economy, causes inflation, risks making workers (more) lazy. But throwing a couple of billion dollars at defense contractors for useless…

“Off Ramp”

Lots of handwringing over how the war ends. I like the Finnish Prime Minister's approach. Let's not over complicate this shit. https://twitter.com/RikhardHusu/status/1578308226709590017?s=20&t=J5j6bQ2pO8Cs5ybmF_SshA

DL Open Thread Tuesday October 11 2022

91 members of congress have amassed fortunes through insider trading.  Democrats "solution" leaves a loophole big enough to drive a Lamborghini through.   House Democrats’ stock trading bill could have a…

REV Talks With Claire Snyder-Hall

Participatory democracy, activism, fun.  I give this podcast my highest rating - 5 Tortoise Shell Eyeglass Frames of Doom out of 5  
E209 - Battling the Prince (w/ Claire Snyder-Hall)
Author and activist Claire Snyder-Hall joins Rob in the bunker to talk about her new book "Battling the Prince" and how her background in political theory combined with her experiences in Rehoboth Beach politics. Show Notes:

Trolls Gotta Troll

Nobody is ever going to have a perfect progressive record on policy or on endorsements. I've been doing this long enough to remember when John Kowalko's liberal credentials were called into question after one vote. Absurd. Look at the body of work. Trying to call out McBride or Lynn as not progressive enough is just drive by trolling.

Ruth Briggs King is a Dangerous MAGA Extremist

As if more evidence was needed, the Herschel Walker abortion revelations and subsequent shrug by the GOP testifies to the fact that Republicans are all about power and not interested in policies - not even a little bit. Similarly, but on a smaller scale, Ruth Briggs King is a dangerous MAGA extremist. She head-faked and made me think that she was going to respond. That's why this is a long delayed verdict. And really, why wouldn't she blow off the questions? In the context of the GOP being all about boosting the turnout of radicals on elections day, the questions don't even make sense. "Was Joe Biden legitimately elected?" Who the fuck cares? The only germane question is - Does allowing dummies and losers believe that Trump won boost turnout? If it does, then ok. Joe Biden was installed by China or whatever. If anyone is interested, my exchange with Ruth Briggs King is below.