Open Thread

'In Washington, Did Orange Don, His Stately Pleasure Dome Decree'.  Construction begins on Trump's oligarch-funded ballroom: The facade of the East Wing of the White House came crumbling down on…

I've shifted to this Sunday Magazine format to give us at least one day a week where the Trump nightmare doesn't override everything else. Yesterday's protests had the same effect. …

Gee, Look Who Trump Pardoned During The Friday News Dump: Former Representative George Santos of New York, the disgraced Republican fabulist whose lies made him an object of national scorn,…

The Real Commander-In-Chief:  You simply must read this profile of Russell Vought, the man who is utterly destroying the Federal government: What Vought has done in the nine months since…

Looks Like Trump Is Waging A Covert War Against Venezuela.  Will anybody, specifically D's, utter even a simple bleat about this?: The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to…

Young Rethugs Unmasked As Nazi Wannabes.  Politico(?!) breaks the story: NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got…

Making Black Lung Great Again: When coal miners came to Washington in April, they posed behind President Trump at the White House, wearing their hard hats and thanking him for…

My Thoughts: Thank G-d It's Over, and Who Will Rebuild Gaza?  The orgy of congratulations is at least partially earned, at least on the part of everyone but the genocidal…

Most Fascinating Person Of The Week: Lee Lozano--who didn't speak for women for 28 years: LEE LOZANO CRASHED through New York’s art world between 1960 and 1972, a restless decade…

John Bolton Next To Face Trumped-Up Charges?: The acting U.S. Attorney in Maryland is moving forward quickly to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John…

Did Nepotism Influence Gov. Meyer's Agreement (and/or surrender) With Christiana Care?   The question becomes more germane as Mediawatch uncovered this potential conflict-of-interest for us. Dr. Cooksey is Matt Meyer's wife. …

While Trump tries To stake his claim to the Nobel Peace Prize (Spoiler Alert--he's not getting it), the Big Story remains that Our Demented President Wages War On American Cities. Months…