The UK Brexit vote has politicians and pundits theorizing about how that vote, and the ensuing economic turmoil, could have any parallels in Donald Trump’s campaign for the US presidency. After all, both Trump and Brexit are fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment and isolationist reactions to increasing globalism. For a minute, let’s ignore the irony of […]
Jimmy Kimmel wants to know: This is kinda scary, but it is still funny.
This hilarious skit from a British comedy called “Yes Minister” is a little old, but it is suddenly hilarious. And includes a pretty accurate definition of “diplomacy”.
When Donald Trump was in Scotland opening his new golf course, he tweeted about the UK vote to leave the EU. He responded: This is yet another example of Trump’s inability to understand reality or speak the truth. Scotland voted overwhelmingly (62% to 38%) to remain in the EU. Which brought on a shit-storm of […]
Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, who now works for CNN, says that there are “no more than four” names on Trump’s VP list. I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that Trump has four children over the age of 21. Although Jimmy Fallon also has a different possibility:
[Jokes from June 16, 2016] “One year ago today, Donald Trump announced he was running for president as he rode down an escalator. And our country’s been going down that escalator ever since.” – Conan O’Brien “Today is the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s announcement that he would run for president. It’s hard to believe […]
Who’s in charge of our gun laws? Right now we are seeing fights in both houses of Congress over common-sense changes to gun laws. We already require background checks when someone buys a gun from a gun dealer, but that is easy to get around by buying a gun online or from an individual seller […]
An interesting article in Scientific American says that since legalization of Marijuana in Colorado, the number of high school students who use the drug has gone down. The opponents of legalization claimed that legalization of weed would cause teen usage to increase. What’s even more interesting is that the percentage of high-school students in Colorado […]
The British pound has already lost more than 25 cents against the dollar, the worst drop in the history of the UK. Similar drops in various stock markets are expected. It is estimated that the British economy will shrink by 3.8 to 7.5 percent. This is what happens when xenophobia and rampant nationalism win. Brexit […]
Bernie Sanders just published an editorial in the Washington Post, and it is really good. He immediately addresses the issue that has concerned me the most, that his campaign and supporters — with attacks on other progressives including Barney Frank and Hillary Clinton — had become a cult of personality (more about Sanders than about […]
The Republican establishment finally got Trump to read a speech from a teleprompter rather than winging it like he has been doing since he became the presumptive nominee. What I want to know is who wrote that speech? I also wonder how long Trump will be able to avoid going off script again. It must […]
[Jokes from June 14, 2016] “Donald Trump celebrated his 70th birthday today. And I guess instead of blowing out his candles, he just insulted them until they put themselves out. ‘You’re too hot! You smell like wax! You’re the worst part of this cake!’” – Jimmy Fallon “Today is Donald Trump’s 70th birthday. For the […]
I have a new theory about Donald Trump. It is something I’ve been noticing about him for more than a few weeks now. We all know that Donald Trump likes to attack people, but what I’m observing is that the things that Trump accuses other people of are pretty much all things that he himself […]
[Jokes from June 9, 2016] “Today Bernie Sanders had a private meeting in the White House with President Obama, which was fitting since they’re both beloved political figures who are just a few months away from not being president.” – Stephen Colbert “Bernie Sanders had a meeting at the White House. He just had a […]
There is a saying in business that the worst thing a company or person can do is start believing their own PR. PR is the bullshit that people and organizations put out in order to make themselves look better, but once you fall into the trap of believing your own PR, then you are in […]
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