WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called the Russia investigation "a total fabrication" and "an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of American politics" at a rowdy rally Thursday soon after news broke that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III had convened a criminal grand jury. Blaming Democrats even as the Justice Department special counsel… … [Read more...] about Trump lashes out at ‘fake’ Russia story; W.Va. crowd chants, ‘Lock her up!’
Mueller works with grand jury as senators try to protect his inquiry
WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller III received a bipartisan boost from Capitol Hill on Thursday, even as news broke that he'd moved to a more serious phase of his investigation of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and whether Donald Trump's campaign or associates colluded with Moscow to help him win the presidency. In a… … [Read more...] about Mueller works with grand jury as senators try to protect his inquiry
Cartoon: Statue of Bigotry
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Fire Hannity Effort Intensifies
Efforts to get Fox News to fire commentator Sean Hannity have intensified in recent days, amid allegations that the network collaborated with the White House in promulgating a conspiracy theory that sought to cast blame on Democratic operatives for the 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, who was killed while walking home from… … [Read more...] about Fire Hannity Effort Intensifies
The Flash Gordon TV series
FLASH GORDON TV SERIES: 1953 – 1954 By Steve D. Stones (To read the original post at Plan9Crunch blog, go here.) Mill Creek Entertainment, several years ago, released another excellent box set of classic Sci-Fi TV programs from the golden age of television. The set contains such classics as: Rocky Jones Space Ranger, Flash Gordon, Tales of Tomorrow, Captain Z-Ro, Space … [Read more...] about The Flash Gordon TV series
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and Lincoln
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Donald Trump just keeps lying --Those Calls to Trump? White House Admits They Didn’t Happen --Golf journalist: At least 8 people heard Trump call the White House a ‘dump --Trump backs plan that would curb legal immigration --The Trump Administration Wants to Protect Persecuted White Men From Affirmative Action “Discrimination Mike Peters is … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Trump and Lincoln
The Beginner’s Guide to the American Economy
I have found that there is still a lot of confusion, particularly in my own age group, surrounding certain aspects of how our economy works. Kicking it back to 12th grade AP Government class, I decided I’d put together an unbiased guide, of sorts, that touches briefly on various elements of the American economy. Here goes! The United States economy is mixed with elements of … [Read more...] about The Beginner’s Guide to the American Economy
‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses…’
Engraved on a bronze plaque, mounted inside the lower level of the Statue of Liberty pedestal are the following immortal words, by Emma Lazarus: Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name … [Read more...] about ‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses…’
Cartoon: Trump’s lies
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump’s lies
The lethal contradictions of Trumpian politics
WASHINGTON -- John Kelly, President Trump's new chief of staff, is focused on ending chaos in the White House. Given that his boss is the self-disrupter in chief, good luck with that. And Trump world's vicious backstabbing is not, in any event, the administration's most important problem. A devotion to lying is a far graver danger to this presidency, and military efficiency … [Read more...] about The lethal contradictions of Trumpian politics
Cartoon: Trump Dump
Baby Octopus is Quick to Thank Human Rescuer Before it Swims Back to Sea
This little octopus was dehydrated when it was rescued by a Good Samaritan – so when it eventually recovered from its near death experience, it made sure to say thank you to its human savior. Four years ago, Pei Yan Hang was wandering along Cyrene Beach in Portugal when it found a beached baby octopus who… … [Read more...] about Baby Octopus is Quick to Thank Human Rescuer Before it Swims Back to Sea
It’s the Land of the Free not the white man’s land
It's the Land of the Free not the white man's land by Jordan Cooper Unarmed blacks have continued to be in shootings with police. These victims came into the 'gun fight' empty handed and left empty handed too. White Americans are only afraid of Arabs more than blacks when they are at the airport and in automobiles. Arabs have the least amount of people that are police … [Read more...] about It’s the Land of the Free not the white man’s land
When Does the Trump Merry-Go-Round Stop?
It really started during the campaign when Trump went through multiple campaign managers. From Corey Lewandowski to Paul Manafort to KellyAnne Conway and Steve Bannon. And it has not stopped since Trump attained the presidency. Personnel are dropped like hot potatoes in this administration for various reasons. But maybe it means that they shouldn’t have been hired in the first … [Read more...] about When Does the Trump Merry-Go-Round Stop?
Report: Climate Change Contributing to Increased Suicide Rates Among Indian Farmers
A report released this week found that climate change is part of the reasons why Indian farmers are increasingly destitute and committing suicide. Each year, 130,000 people die by suicide in India, many of them farmers in significant debt. This review of three decades of weather and suicide data marks the first effort to quantify the… … [Read more...] about Report: Climate Change Contributing to Increased Suicide Rates Among Indian Farmers
Cartoon: The Dictator
The Trump administration will throw any bone out there to make their case that the Russian Colluding story is “fake news.” They’re so desperate that they’ll trample on a man’s grave to push the narrative. If only there was an unethical news organization to help with….oh yeah…Fox News. Seth Rich was murdered in Washington, D.C. in July 2016 in what police describe as a … [Read more...] about Cartoon: The Dictator
How The Right Wing Kept Murdering Seth Rich With The White House’s Eager Help
What if the White House could assist Fox News -- The Donald's favorite go-to source in the right-wing media firmament -- in fabricating some particularly insidious fake news in order to push back against increasingly serious Russia scandal allegations? Given the opportunity, it leaped at it. The White House -- and perhaps President Trump himself -- provided a willing hand … [Read more...] about How The Right Wing Kept Murdering Seth Rich With The White House’s Eager Help
While we were distracted by potty mouth Scaramucci, this happened
Two days after Trump's headline-grabbing Boy Scout speech ... And the same day Scaramucci called New Yorker reporter Ryan Lizza and proceeded to enter a one-man profanity contest ... Bill Browder testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I hope that my story will help you understand the methods of Russian operatives in Washington and how they use U.S. enablers … [Read more...] about While we were distracted by potty mouth Scaramucci, this happened
The Mooch takes a fall of biblical proportions
"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like its (sic) heaven on earth." -- Mark Twain, as told to Anthony Scaramucci. It was a fall of biblical proportions. Huge! Like, bigger than Jericho falling to Joshua. "I said we were brothers," Scaramucci, the newly named White House communications … [Read more...] about The Mooch takes a fall of biblical proportions
Trump helped write his son’s misleading statement about meeting with Russians, White House acknowledges
WASHINGTON — The White House acknowledged Tuesday that President Donald Trump "weighed in as any father would" in helping draft a misleading statement for Donald Trump Jr. last month about his meeting with Russians during the presidential campaign. By the acknowledgment, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders seemed to confirm the gist of a Washington… … [Read more...] about Trump helped write his son’s misleading statement about meeting with Russians, White House acknowledges