April 2020 archive

The Breakfast Club (Toilet Paper)

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 …

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Pondering the Pundits

Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media 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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Mostly Bad News

So I’ve had a chance (and the will since what I actually want to do is crawl under a rock) to visit some of my Economic sites which are a catalog of Neo Liberal Fail. Ian is relatively positive (for him) and has been uncharacteristically productive. Geopolitics and the Economy After Covid-19 by Ian Welsh …

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Cartnoon

I’ve always been circus folk. I’ve been in Charles Stratton’s Lodge. He’s remembered as a great Master.

The Importance Of Ignorance

All hail the Great God Mammon! Bow before Him! Sacrifice your Children and Elders that you may experience His Bounty! Yeah, this is about Money again. Get over it. Money is a mechanism for facilitating Trades. That’s it. The Neo Liberal Elite think you can’t handle the notion so it’s best to keep the Peasants …

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The Breakfast Club (Courage Counts)

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 …

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Navy Language

I have been reliably informed by an Online Test (and you know how accurate those are) that I swear like a Millennial and it’s true I’m on a constant lookout for new words and ways to string them together. The temptation to use another title more descriptive of Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly …

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2020 Presidential Primaries: Wisconsin Votes In The Middle Of Covid-19 Pandemic

Defying common sense and with a total disregard for the safety of the public, the Wisconsin Republicans, who hold the power in the state’s legislature, pushed to hold the state’s primary election today in the midst of the CoVid-19 pandemic.   Long lines of voters, many of them wearing face masks, stretched for blocks through …

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Pondering the Pundits

Pondering the Pundits” is an Open Thread. It is a selection of editorials and opinions from around the news media 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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What Passes For Normal

I must admit my primary reaction to John Oliver’s piece this week on One America News is thank goodness it’s not about Coronavirus.

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