Outside the Asylum
Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 5:01am
Come outside.
When you lie about the little things
Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 09/07/2019 - 10:14pmA questioner used the words “mentally retarded” to describe Donald Trump and Kamala Harris laughed and said “well said.”
Asked about the incident later, Harris claimed to not have heard him.
Do you believe her? pic.twitter.com/FQLCrJLMaY
Tulsi to Campaign until the Convention and New Polls (Non-Qualifying)
Submitted by apenultimate on Sat, 09/07/2019 - 9:47pmIn Dover, New Hampshire yesterday, Tulsi announced she is in the competition all the way until the Democratic Convention next summer.
In the Economist/YouGov national poll, Tulsi measures as the first choice for 3% of respondents (of course a non-qualifying poll, see page 126):
China sides with Iran
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 09/07/2019 - 4:46pmEurope has largely failed to do what is necessary to save the Iran nuclear deal.
However, someone else has stood up for Iran against U.S. sanctions.
Ain’t No Kind of Political Vision Anywhere
Submitted by jim p on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 7:28pmWhen a community has troubles coming down the line, when the people need some way to address those troubles… That’s when you need Vision. Not talking here about virtuous generalizations: “All people should be free,” “We need to respect nature” kind of things. Nor am I talking about ideological nor technological supposed “remedies.” Those have their place, but there’s a ton of things that are…
Specific.
Friday Night Photos - Shots of the Famous edition
Submitted by Bollox Ref on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 6:23pmYears ago, my father took this shot of Pablo Picasso breaking up stones (my grandparents lived close by for a while).
Any 'famous' shots your end?
Off for pork ribs and extras.
What does it mean to be a "progressive"?
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 4:13pmThinkProgress got shut down today.
ThinkProgress, the influential news site that rose to prominence in the shadow of the Bush administration and helped define progressivism during the Obama years, is shutting down.
The Evening Blues - 9-6-19
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 2:50pm
the Kontinuing Killing of Iran
Submitted by wendy davis on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 12:23pmWill it reach a CKrescendo soon? Yes, we’re lookin’ at you, Bibi. Also: your wife wears combat boots (on her face), so there!
Having failed at piracy, the US resorts to outright blackmail—deliver us Iran’s oil and receive several million dollars or be sanctioned yourself.
Sounds very similar to the Oval Office invitation I received a few weeks back.
It is becoming a pattern.#BTeamGangsters pic.twitter.com/B1oQTLghWZ
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) September 4, 2019
The complete and total incompetence of the Tories
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 09/06/2019 - 12:07pmA little over a year ago I wrote this.
