© Darrin Bell That’s right, Jeff Sessions was originally turned down by Republicans for a federal judgeship for being too racist. I guess that doesn’t matter anymore. Who else has Trump picked for his cabinet? In addition to racist Sessions, there is also Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (ret.) for national security advisor. Flynn is a […]
[Jokes from Nov. 1, 2016] “Donald Trump still hasn’t released his tax returns. Twelve women have accused him of sexual assault, and he’s going on trial for fraud for Trump University in November, but now the only thing the media is talking about is emails. It’s like if during the O.J. trial, everyone was focused […]
Donald Trump’s administration hasn’t even begun yet, but it is off to a bad start.
© Jen Sorensen I know I keep saying it, but the time to get our shit together is now. If there is going to be a silver lining from this election it will be because we (especially progressives) create it. We need to figure out our priorities and act on them. And we need some […]
Donald Trump campaigned that as an outsider he would “drain the swamp” of Washington politics. But he has already appointed a rogues-list of lobbyists and Washington insiders to his administration, including lobbyists from the energy, agriculture, transportation, and banking industries. Trump’s own rules for transition team members requires them to pledge to “disqualify myself from […]
[Jokes from Oct. 31, 2016] “After claiming the election is rigged, Donald Trump said at a rally last week that the country should, quote, ‘Just cancel the election and give it to Trump.’ And then on Friday, FBI director James Comey said, ‘OK.’” – Seth Meyers “On Friday, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter […]
The head of the NSA (National Security Agency) just announced that a foreign nation-state (presumably Russia) consciously targeted presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, in order to affect the US election: There shouldn’t be any doubt in anybody’s minds, this was not something that was done casually, this was not something that was done by […]
Twitter user Josh Billinson has been tweeting (short) jokes he has been making up involving Joe Biden playing pranks on Donald Trump. Here are two examples: Biden: “I left a Kenyan passport in your desk, just to fuck with him” Obama: “Joe” Biden: “Oh and a prayer rug in your bedroom. He’s gonna lose it!” […]
After the election, I heard people saying that we should give Trump a chance (including from some people who commented in this blog). I have several answers to that. First, we already know quite a bit about Trump. That he will say anything and contradict himself moments later. That he is all about revenge. That […]
[Jokes from Oct. 26, 2016] “Happy birthday to Hillary Clinton, who turned 69 years old today — while Donald Trump said, ‘The media is reporting that today is Hillary’s birthday, but a lot of people are telling me that it’s actually MY birthday. Rigged!’” – Jimmy Fallon “Today is a special day, today is Hillary […]
I spent the last week in Paris, mostly running around a bunch of museums, and some thoughts keep coming up. First of all, I keep being reminded of the fragility of democracy. I’m sure everyone here knows that Hitler came to power in Germany through democratic means. But there is another example. There was a […]
[Jokes from Oct. 25, 2016] “Donald Trump’s campaign has to be getting a little worried because of some of the new poll numbers. Even Trump himself actually admitted that he’s somewhat behind in the polls but not by much. But remember, this is a guy that thinks a million dollars from your dad is just […]
No place is more upset about Trump becoming president than Silicon Valley, which has thrived under a state that is heavily Democratic. So after the upset election, a movement dubbed “Calexit” to get California to secede from the US has sprung up. It is not as crazy as it sounds. All by itself, California would […]
[Jokes from Oct. 24, 2016] “On Friday, a massive cyber-attack brought down several websites for 11 hours, including Twitter. Experts say it was the best thing to happen to Donald Trump’s campaign in weeks.” – Jimmy Fallon “On Friday, a cyber-attack shut down Amazon, CNN, and Twitter. Apparently, the cyber-terrorists shut down Amazon first, then […]
I’ve been thinking about what needs to be done. I think the first thing is to get our priorities straight. What are the biggest things we are worried about happening because Trump is president, and what do we need to do to prevent them? It is important that we be as specific as possible. For […]
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