May 2017 archive

The Breakfast Club (Slow Internet)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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Mr. Bucksbaum

Thomas Friedman Shows Yet Again the Economy Still Has Good Paying Jobs for People Without Skills by Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research 11 May 2017 The people who run the economy have really screwed it up over the last four decades from the standpoint of ordinary workers. This is a bipartisan issue, …

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Comey, Republicans, and New Zealand

Oh, and the web exclusive- ‘Follow Up On Net Neutrality’ Comey and Republicans New Zealand Net Neutrality

Pondering the Pundits

“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from> around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. Thanks to ek hornbeck, click on …

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The Breakfast Club (Worse Case)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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The Man In The Tin Foil Hat

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are thou amongst woman, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners. No happy about it though I hope it amuses. I’m a stone cold atheist but I was raised Methodist not Catholic. I’d …

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Rant of the Week: Seth Meyers – Firing James Comey

As expected Trump’s firing of James Comey last week has dominated. In two segments of A Closer Look, Seth Meyers, host of CBS’s “Late Night,” examined the fall out and Trump’s shifting story about why he did it.

Happy Mother’s Day

A DocuDharma tradition now on The Stars Hollow Gazette I tease my mother by calling her Emily after Emily Gilmore both because overall my family reminds me very much of the Gilmores and because she’s never met a brand name she didn’t like whereas I’m perfectly content to buy generic. I thank her among many …

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The Breakfast Club (Happy Mother’s Day)

Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …

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Pondering the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition

“Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news medium and the internet blogs. The intent is to provide a forum for your reactions and opinions, not just to the opinions presented, but to what ever you find important. On Sunday mornings we present a …

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