Monthly Archives: May 2021

There is no point in trying to figure out why James Cassidy shot 8 of his co-workers

The search is on for the reasons that James Cassidy shot 8 of his colleagues at the San Diego VTA Rail Yard. It doesn’t matter. It really doesn’t matter. We keep asking these questions as if the answers would mean … Continue reading

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What happens now with Roman Protasevich is going to be one to watch.

Imagine this scenario. You’re 26 years old. You no longer live in your country because your country is being run by a fat ugly asshole who has been running your country for far too long, and you’ve been an activist … Continue reading

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New Florida “Deplatforming” Law demonstrates conclusively that conservatives no longer understand the meaning of the 1st Amendment

That a lot of right-wing conservatives don’t understand the 1st Amendment can be demonstrated most poetically by the legislation signed yesterday by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — an early favorite to replace “the former guy” as Asshole of the Year … Continue reading

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It’s like Pulling Teeth Trying to get Republicans to Sign on to a January 6th Commission

It’s not much of a surprise, but Democrats are having trouble getting Republicans to sign on to a bipartisan January 6th Commission. The Commission is being modeled after the 9/11 Commission. Of course, the primary difference here is that on … Continue reading

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The Big Lie is all about Superfragilemanbabyegoprotection

Here’s the remarkable thing about the Big Lie that Republicans are still throwing their support behind: it has nothing to do with any policy or any political belief. It is simply designed to do one thing: protect the ego of … Continue reading

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Is Joe Biden the new Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

Is Joe Biden the new FDR?  That’s one of the questions that has been percolating in the news media over the last few weeks, as we contemplate Joe Biden’s first 100 days. Biden has proposed a lot of spending so … Continue reading

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