Madly Manly Men by Clay Jones Yes. Donald Trump might be insane. I’m just kidding. There’s no “might” about it. Watching his rants is reminiscent of Charlie Sheen’s very public meltdown from a few years ago. The only difference is that Sheen might have been a bit more coherent and he wasn’t sober. Watching Trump meltdown in fits of rage, making up crowd sizes, … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Madly Manly Men
Chaffetz Says Americans Should Give Up iPhones And Buy Health Insurance
As Republican members of Congress promote a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) Tuesday had a novel idea for how Americans should pay for health insurance in a post Obamacare world: give up their cellphones. In an interview on CNN, Chaffetz was asked about how simply having access to coverage was… … [Read more...] about Chaffetz Says Americans Should Give Up iPhones And Buy Health Insurance
Help Me Pick My Next Obama Lie
March 7, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. Oh my God, they … [Read more...] about Help Me Pick My Next Obama Lie
(Updated) Of ‘Washington’ and of Innocence
Update: Please scroll to the bottom to watch tonight’s (March 7) follow-up on this delightful story on NBC’s Nightly News with Lester Holt. Original Story: It has been quite a week. Russian shoes dropping all over the place, “with each new [shoe] adding to a cloud of suspicion that hangs over the White House as critics demand an independent investigation” on … [Read more...] about (Updated) Of ‘Washington’ and of Innocence
Which State(s) Ought to Die?
I have had a little meme for a while that is funny because it's true: Progressives protest war and torture; Conservatives protest health care and science. Seldom has this been more true than today: House GOP's Obamacare Replacement Will Make Coverage Unaffordable For Millions — Otherwise, It's Great Avik Roy / Forbes That's not an ironic headline. Leading House … [Read more...] about Which State(s) Ought to Die?
Will Feared Hacks Prevent Connected-Car Production?
Will Feared Hacks Prevent Connected-Car Production? by Megan Ray Nichols From Tesla to Google to Jeep, it seems like everyone is working on autonomous cars and vehicles that are connected to the internet at all times. While the idea of autonomous cars is good in theory, in practice it has created the need for additional vehicle-related cybersecurity practices to prevent … [Read more...] about Will Feared Hacks Prevent Connected-Car Production?
Cartoon: The Man behind the Man
Trump ready to sign bill protecting contractors that cheat workers
After receiving approval by a 49-48 vote in the Senate on Monday, legislation headed for President Trump’s signature will discard an Obama administration rule that punishes federal contractors who have cheated their workers on overtime pay and the minimum wage. The bill would repeal an executive order that also targeted companies cited for unsafe workplaces or discriminatory … [Read more...] about Trump ready to sign bill protecting contractors that cheat workers
A Bluelander in Redland, Part I of 3
A Bluelander in Redland, Part I by Daniel Sherman Even after years of travel, my heart joyfully skips a beat when the whine of a commuter jet’s engines picks up and we began trundling down the runway. Big planes are quiet and large enough that you’re just in a sort of filed into a mailing tube, being delivered to a place where by definition lots of other people are going. … [Read more...] about A Bluelander in Redland, Part I of 3
Blow to U.S. intelligence: Wikileaks releases purported CIA secret hacking tools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks said on Tuesday it had obtained a top-secret trove of hacking tools used by the CIA to break into phones, communication apps and other electronic devices, and released documents related to those programs. If verified, the information would amount to yet another stunning breach of classified material stolen in recent years from U.S. … [Read more...] about Blow to U.S. intelligence: Wikileaks releases purported CIA secret hacking tools
House Republicans unveil plan to repeal and replace Obamacare: huge downsizing
WASHINGTON — House Republicans released a long-awaited Obamacare replacement Monday that would dismantle the health care law's extensive system for expanding health insurance coverage to millions of Americans. The legislation, the first such bill House Republican leaders have produced, would eliminate hundreds of billions of dollars of federal aid that has allowed states to … [Read more...] about House Republicans unveil plan to repeal and replace Obamacare: huge downsizing
Cartoon: The Conspiratweeter
Cartoon: The Russian Connection
Trump, Russia and the limits of misdirection
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump shows us what happens when a healthy skepticism about politics gives way to a debilitating cynicism. If democratic citizens come to see all politicians as liars, then lying can become the new norm. And those who regard their domestic political opponents as the greatest threat to the nation have little problem welcoming a foreign power's help … [Read more...] about Trump, Russia and the limits of misdirection
Trump signs revised Muslim country travel ban order, leaves Iraq off
By Steve Holland and Julia Edwards Ainsley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was blocked in the courts. The new order, which the White House said Trump had … [Read more...] about Trump signs revised Muslim country travel ban order, leaves Iraq off
Open Investing in Start-Ups
Small entrepreneurial businesses are the heart of an innovative economy. They have been the backbone of the creative US dominance for our entire history. Brilliant, creative, hard-working minds dream and then build businesses. They start in the proverbial “garage,” grow into a small incubator space, then into a small building and ultimately into large companies. See Microsoft, … [Read more...] about Open Investing in Start-Ups
As ’18 Approaches, House Rs Want To Minimize Members Seeking Higher Office
In many election cycles, it's not unusual to see a friendly tug of war between leaders of the House and Senate urging their members to both stay and go. The House contingent tries to talk members of their party out of making Senate bids or seeking their state’s Governorships. The fear is that by quitting the House to go higher, they would be leaving their House seats vulnerable … [Read more...] about As ’18 Approaches, House Rs Want To Minimize Members Seeking Higher Office
(UPDATED) Russia Scandal Math: How The President Called Trump Can Be Brought Down Hard
Everything, as they say, is now perfectly clear. Except what still isn't clear at all. If you, like many millions of Americans, are praying that the Donald Trump presidency crashes and burns, the clearest path not involving a Caine Mutiny moment in which he gets frog-walked from the Oval Office in a straightjacket as he clutches his smartphone and madly tweets is to follow … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Russia Scandal Math: How The President Called Trump Can Be Brought Down Hard
Trump through the looking glass
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's astonishing and reckless accusation that he was wiretapped on orders from President Obama should finally be the tipping point in how the country views him and his presidency. Obama, through a spokesman, said the charges were "simply false." It appears that Trump issued his wild tweet storm Saturday morning largely on the basis of reports in … [Read more...] about Trump through the looking glass
The First Republican to Show Some Spine. His Name? TBD
“Saturday Night Live” has a great movie trailer, promising “a Republican ‘patriot’ who will [finally] put country over party.” The only problem, it hasn’t found the lead character yet who will stand up to Trump. Read more here, and watch it below. Perhaps one day "To Be Determined" will be a Republican man or woman determined to be a game changer for America's … [Read more...] about The First Republican to Show Some Spine. His Name? TBD