I know this is Ashby’s domain, but it’s a tradition I’ve come to appreciate and look forward to, and since this is his well-earned day off, I saw this cartoon prominently featured...
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Hank Paulson Is Still Breathing Free Air
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, now chairman of the cleverly named Paulson Institute– a think tank dedicated to money laundering and finding new ways to destroy the American...
GOP’s Worst Nightmare
I want you to take a good look at that face, Republicans. This is the face that you have been harassing and obstructing for over five years. The face that has taken on terrorists and dictators and...
Remembering The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
It was 50 years ago today, on the morning of September 15, 1963 that the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church occurred, killing four little girls– Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley...
Fox Touts Strong Voter Turnout In Colorado Recall
Gun nuts in Colorado are currently on the march, heading to the polls to try to recall two state senators who had the audacity to vote for expanded background checks and limited clip capacity. In...
Bank Of America To Pay $39 Million For Gender Discrimination
Oh, Bank Of America, if there is a Hell for corporations, I’m sure you’re on your way. Bank of America will pay $39 million to settle claims it discriminated against women in its...
LEGO’s Weird Science
This is a pretty good step toward some semblance of promoting gender equality. Meet Professor C. Bodin: She looks authoritative, in her white lab coat, wielding beakers full of dangerous-looking...
President Obama To Remind America That Chemical Warfare Is Bad
Because someone has to remind America that chemical warfare is a bad thing by any standard of morality and historical norms, and doing nothing is unacceptable, President Obama will be giving...
Bloomberg Thinks He Knows Class Warfare and Racism
In a lengthy interview with New York Magazine, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg cleansed the city of all the scum and screwheads like a hard rain on Travis Bickle’s mohawk. Answering a...
First Labor Day Parade
New York, 1882. August 29, 2013: As always, we can thank labor unions for this long weekend. Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
Wake Up, Tucker!
Tucker Carlson falling asleep during a live broadcast of Fox & Friends the other day appears all worn out from the night before when a hairless Sean Hannity strapped him to a chair...
Rand Paul Stands With Assad Regime
This is almost just too hilarious for words: WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sunday portrayed the current conflict in Syria as one between the government of President Bashar Al...
Fear and Self-Loathing At Americans For Prosperity Summit
The Defending The American Dream summit wrapped this weekend in a land far, far away from world affairs at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Florida. The Koch-run Americans...
Middle Finger Lickin’ Good
Turns out bigotry is profitable in America when you have an army of zombies lining up to get their cold, chubby fingers around a bite-sized version of proactive hate speech. According to Forbes, Chic...
Meanwhile, California Is On Fire
Covering an area over 200 square miles, with containment estimates ranging between 2-7 percent, nearly 3,000 firefighters are battling fires egged on by harsh, dry winds on the rim of...
Ted Cruz Is Psychotic
Oh, the face of defeat really does have a pretty mouth sometimes. In an interview today on CNN‘s State Of The Union with slumlord/host Candy Crowley, Senator Ted Cruz(R-TX), Mr. Defund...
For Jobs and Freedom
Yesterday, tens of thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. A march on...
The Fictional Politics of Grand Theft Auto V
In the multi-billion dollar video gaming enterprise, one name stands out as the most infamous and deliciously notorious: Grand Theft Auto, from Rockstar games. Just to give you an idea of the...
Glenn Greenwald Is Shocked Over Partner’s Treatment at London Heathrow
Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda, was held up for nearly nine hours at London Heathrow: Stop The Presses! You aid an international outlaw, you’re going to get some extra scrutiny...
American Born Terrorist, Or Political Martyr?
Adam Gadahn, a California-born convert to taking up arms against America, who now goes by the Islamic fundamentalist handle of Azzam al-Amriki, has released a statement, evidently, calling for the...