Tuesday night’s “Rachel Maddow Show” was dedicated to interviewing former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper who has written a book, “Facts and Fears.” Rachel reads some excerpts from the book between her interview with Clapper, a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and career intelligence officer for over 50 years. She …
May 2018 archive
May 23 2018
A Good Night For Democrats, A Bad Night For The DNC
I’m not going to call it a pattern because it isn’t, yet, but more and more frequently candidates endorsed by the conservative Democratic National Committee and it’s conservative legislative cousins the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (House) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (Senate) are losing Primaries to candidates who bill themselves as “progressives” (there is …
May 23 2018
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 …
May 23 2018
The Breakfast Club (Improbable Truth)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
May 22 2018
Supreme Court Ruling Side With Big Business
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that businesses can force workers to settle disputes with arbitration and virtually shuts workers out of the courtroom banning class action lawsuits. In a 5-4 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925 allows employers to require one-on-one arbitration hearings. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called Gorsuch’s decision “egregiously …
May 22 2018
No Respect
“Respect My Authoritah!” Can’t you see? I’m easily bothered by persistence One step from lashing out at you You want in to get under my skin and call yourself a friend I’ve got more friends like you, what do I do? Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I’ve been, …
May 22 2018
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 …
May 22 2018
The Breakfast Club (Stand Up And Fight)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
May 21 2018
A “Smoking Gun”
“No Collusion. No Collusion.” Well, first of all it’s not “Collusion”, it’s conspiracy to commit a Felony, or rather several of them, by a Criminal Enterprise. These people should be charged under RICO like the Mafiosi they are (sure, it’s The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight– doesn’t matter, still crimes). Second- there’s already a mountain …
May 21 2018
Spying
You think I was going to talk about the FBI Informant? It’s not a story. Ok, briefly. This guy, whoever he is, is just like thousands of other FBI informants. He knows a person who is an FBI Agent (or more rarely is specifically recruited because of specialized knowledge or access) and he works at …
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