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Both sides are clearly crooked
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(Now the fur’s gonna really start flying): GOP leaders back second special counsel
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 03/20/2018 - 02:08pm
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Probably overzealous local officials
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Edward Snowden takes another brave stand
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 03/19/2018 - 10:52pm
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Than you for the compilation
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Is Trump really Putin's puppet? Let's count the ways.
Roy Blakeley
Sun, 03/04/2018 - 10:48pm
1
Mon, 03/05/2018 - 11:38am
The age of consent
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DNC: Primary rigging is protected by the 1st Amendment
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:37pm
1
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 11:06am
T-Bills are debt obligations
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Panic selling on Wall Street again
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 02/09/2018 - 01:30pm
0
Mattis saying the US is preparing for conflict with China
From:
Panic selling on Wall Street again
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 02/08/2018 - 10:48pm
1
Fri, 02/09/2018 - 06:14am
He is certainly right
From:
The worst person on the planet
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 02/06/2018 - 01:56pm
0
If you read the two FBI dossiers on the DNC leak
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Comey brings up McCarthy and gets bashed on Twitter
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 02/01/2018 - 11:02pm
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From HER's own mouth
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US stealth bombers in Guam appear to be readying for a tactical nuclear strike on North Korea
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 01/25/2018 - 02:08pm
0
There are two underlying reasons for Mattis' policy screed
From:
‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Issues First in a Decade National Defense Strategy
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 01/23/2018 - 02:08pm
3
Tue, 01/23/2018 - 05:13pm
2004 Fallujah
From:
War for fun and profit
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 01/16/2018 - 01:54pm
2
Tue, 01/16/2018 - 03:04pm
Add to that
From:
The Flop that was the CES show
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 01/15/2018 - 01:23pm
1
Mon, 01/15/2018 - 01:49pm
Ummm
From:
Why you MUST support Oprah for Preznit
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 01/09/2018 - 10:53pm
1
Tue, 01/09/2018 - 11:09pm
Two issues here
From:
Hi! It’s me again I’m and I need some help understanding something...
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 01/09/2018 - 01:18pm
0
Never had heard of Frau Holda
From:
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 12/20/2017 - 01:33pm
0
Capital is relentless
From:
The TPP Lives On
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 12/15/2017 - 02:11pm
1
Fri, 12/15/2017 - 02:27pm
By the way
From:
(File this under ‘You Think???): Was the Heated 2016 Democratic Primary Rigged for Debbie Wasserman Schultz?
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 12/14/2017 - 02:12pm
2
Thu, 12/14/2017 - 06:46pm
I have said many times
From:
(File this under ‘You Think???): Was the Heated 2016 Democratic Primary Rigged for Debbie Wasserman Schultz?
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 12/14/2017 - 02:11pm
1
Fri, 12/15/2017 - 07:24am
Yep just cut out of the Leanne Tweeden photo
From:
The Converse of mysogyny, now weaponized by the GOP
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 11/30/2017 - 12:17pm
1
Thu, 11/30/2017 - 12:52pm
I am sure Goldman
From:
News Dump Wednesday: New Polls Edition
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 11/29/2017 - 02:22pm
0
and oddly
From:
What Does Mat Lauer's Firing for Sexual Misconduct Have to do with Hillary?
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 11/29/2017 - 02:17pm
0
And let's not forget
From:
Tuesday Open Thread
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 11/28/2017 - 01:33pm
0
The Rethugs have been doing this for decades
From:
Tuesday Open Thread
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 11/28/2017 - 01:12pm
1
Tue, 11/28/2017 - 03:14pm
Good essay
From:
Check Your White Privilege?
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 11/22/2017 - 02:23pm
3
Fri, 11/24/2017 - 02:36pm
As I periodically interject,
From:
Socialists did pretty good yesterday; Democrats pretend it didn't happen
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 11/08/2017 - 01:49pm
1
Wed, 11/08/2017 - 02:07pm
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
From:
The Evening Blues - 11-2-17
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 10:31pm
0
The will not shut down the net--
From:
Russophobia: The News Media's Motivation
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 11/01/2017 - 01:53pm
0
Good point Mimi
From:
The day Matt Taibbi's career died
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 10/27/2017 - 10:27pm
1
Sat, 10/28/2017 - 01:19am
I would like to have hope too
From:
UPDATE: (Now I want to hear them explain this): NYT Reporter: Clinton Campaign Lawyer Lied To Me About Dossier Funding
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 01:56pm
0
If I had to guess
From:
Las Vegas Massacre
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 10/02/2017 - 02:44pm
1
Mon, 10/02/2017 - 02:50pm
And let's not forget
From:
The Nation of Catalonia
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 10/02/2017 - 02:16pm
1
Mon, 10/02/2017 - 04:28pm
I had a similar experience much more recently
From:
The Nation of Catalonia
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 10/02/2017 - 02:14pm
0
And here the funders are (copied from local PBS web site)
From:
Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions.
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 09/18/2017 - 12:56pm
1
Mon, 09/18/2017 - 02:42pm
Look at the funders of this series
From:
Ken Burns latest - just some brief impressions.
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 09/18/2017 - 12:53pm
0
We have had solar panels for 18 months
From:
The Evening Blues - 9-13-17
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 11:08pm
0
One interesting thing about the artical is that it is all about
From:
(WTF?? Get us in 'line':) Bernie backers' attacks on Democrats infuriate the party
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 09/08/2017 - 01:36pm
1
Fri, 09/08/2017 - 02:59pm
By the way
From:
(Isn't this one of the reasons we killed Hussein?): China Readies Yuan-Priced Crude Oil Benchmark Backed By Gold
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 02:08pm
0
True of both Saddam and Ghadaffi
From:
(Isn't this one of the reasons we killed Hussein?): China Readies Yuan-Priced Crude Oil Benchmark Backed By Gold
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 02:04pm
0
Why Obama will not do it
From:
Urge Retired FPOTUS Obama Work On Part of Legacy Worth Protecting
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 01:52pm
1
Fri, 08/25/2017 - 05:49pm
There were two incredibly unconvincing documents released
From:
My last essay on Russia!!
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 02:01pm
1
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 08:04pm
A small addition
From:
Caitlin: Bernie wouldn't have been much better.
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 12:38pm
2
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 02:11pm
True but
From:
Most people don't want to erase history
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 08:27pm
2
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 08:25am
I have several thoughts
From:
Most people don't want to erase history
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 08/21/2017 - 08:05pm
4
Tue, 08/22/2017 - 07:56am
I too wonder about Antifa, Shaz
From:
The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives.
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 08/18/2017 - 10:34pm
1
Sat, 08/19/2017 - 01:09pm
Amen to that
From:
The Corpo-Dems are running a political bustout on progressives.
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 08/18/2017 - 05:48pm
2
Fri, 08/18/2017 - 10:07pm
Identity politics is, by definition, racist
From:
Charlottesville, Are We Really Falling for the Trap (?), and Antifa...
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 08/17/2017 - 02:42pm
2
Fri, 08/18/2017 - 02:45pm
I need to point out
From:
Why do we still tolerate the KKK?
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 08/15/2017 - 02:27pm
1
Tue, 08/15/2017 - 07:59pm
It will not pass but
From:
Senate Dems decide to half-ass Medicare-For-All
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 08/04/2017 - 10:37pm
1
Fri, 08/04/2017 - 11:09pm
Le Pen and Macron were the top two candidates in the 1st round
From:
Centrists Nobody Loves Them
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 08/04/2017 - 10:33pm
0
Voting machines pwned
From:
Monday Open Thread; July 31 is Ka Hae Hawai'i Day
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 07/31/2017 - 01:57pm
0
Damn, Awan must have something really nasty on DWS
From:
(It just gets weirder): Arrested DNC Staffer Awan Retains Long-Time Clinton Associate For Legal Help
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 11:15pm
0
There is a place for happy music
From:
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 07/26/2017 - 01:41pm
0
They will just ignore it
From:
Imran Awan arrested at Dulles Airport
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 10:39pm
1
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 10:47pm
And of course
From:
Imran Awan arrested at Dulles Airport
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 10:31pm
0
To me these are the key conclusions
From:
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Have Endorsed Forensic Analyses of Adam Carter and Forensicator re Guccifer 2.0
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 01:38pm
2
Tue, 07/25/2017 - 07:05pm
To be clear
From:
The Evening Blues - 7-17-17
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 07/17/2017 - 10:45pm
1
Mon, 07/17/2017 - 11:02pm
Carter doesn't fit easy narratives
From:
Judas Goat Politics
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 07/13/2017 - 12:35pm
1
Thu, 07/13/2017 - 01:15pm
This is much like the "intelligence" concerning Iraq
From:
The Evening Blues - 7-12-17
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 07/12/2017 - 10:59pm
1
Thu, 07/13/2017 - 08:46am
The purpose of the Democratic Party
From:
Judas Goat Politics
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 07/12/2017 - 10:30pm
3
Thu, 07/13/2017 - 11:13am
That's the key Jim P.
From:
Russia Russia Russia
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 06/12/2017 - 01:41pm
1
Mon, 06/12/2017 - 05:52pm
Three points
From:
The Big Losers from the UK election
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 01:42pm
0
Update with real numbers
From:
Exit poll: UK Labour makes huge gains
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:37am
0
The real story
From:
Exit poll: UK Labour makes huge gains
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:32am
2
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 11:46am
I actually think this is good
From:
Exit poll: UK Labour makes huge gains
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:28am
0
May was too smart by half
From:
Exit poll: UK Labour makes huge gains
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:26am
0
Exit polls tend to be spot on
From:
Exit poll: UK Labour makes huge gains
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 06/09/2017 - 10:20am
0
Create an impression and move on
From:
Remember Omran? He's now safe at home.
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 06/08/2017 - 10:07am
2
Thu, 06/08/2017 - 11:18am
FWIW
From:
The Seth Rich Assassination: "It doesn't matter how...We need to win this MoFo"
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 06/07/2017 - 01:54pm
0
It certainly looks like an elaborate leak to me
From:
Follow-up to NSA Leak: Leaker Reality Winner Arrested; NSA Report Provides No Evidence of Russian Involvement
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 06/06/2017 - 01:47pm
0
Let's be fair
From:
Fareed Zakaria's Breakthrough: Saudi Sponsorship of Terrorism
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 06/01/2017 - 02:07pm
2
Thu, 06/01/2017 - 04:20pm
Always remember
From:
Can Corporate Dems Make It Any Clearer They Don't Want Progressives in Their Club? One Tweet Says it All
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 05/30/2017 - 02:54pm
1
Wed, 05/31/2017 - 10:28am
You were probably more emotionally mature in the 5th grade
From:
News Dump Wednesday: DNC Fundraising Woes Edition
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 02:05pm
0
The Democratic party has a message?
From:
News Dump Wednesday: DNC Fundraising Woes Edition
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 02:03pm
1
Wed, 05/24/2017 - 03:32pm
I had the same thought
From:
Trumped Again
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 05/17/2017 - 12:47pm
1
Wed, 05/17/2017 - 01:35pm
One thing that really pisses me off
From:
Moseying Down The Breadcrumb Trail (Updated)
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 05/15/2017 - 01:07pm
1
Mon, 05/15/2017 - 01:51pm
America is Great
From:
America is Great - A Twitter Rant
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 05/11/2017 - 12:20pm
0
How about
From:
America is Great - A Twitter Rant
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 05/11/2017 - 12:18pm
0
He is pretty Mavericky
From:
419-1
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 05/08/2017 - 02:31pm
0
Amen
From:
Naked Capitalism calls Antiwar Purity Tests for Democratic Politicians Naive
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 05/05/2017 - 06:24pm
1
Fri, 05/05/2017 - 08:03pm
Thanks for the videos
From:
Jim Hansen's granddaughter explaines Carbon Fee & Dividend
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 05/05/2017 - 02:38pm
0
Yours was a useful essay
From:
French election might be a lot closer than the polls show
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 05/02/2017 - 11:15pm
1
Wed, 05/03/2017 - 04:37am
Any sane governments,
From:
Trump threatens to withdraw from NAFTA
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 05:20pm
0
Macron is a more extreme version of HRC
From:
Trump threatens to withdraw from NAFTA
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 05:05pm
0
NAFTA could have been different
From:
Trump threatens to withdraw from NAFTA
Roy Blakeley
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 04:52pm
2
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 10:13am
Identity politics is a tool
From:
A real good example of why the Democrats lost, and will keep losing
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 04/25/2017 - 01:08pm
0
and by having huge financial support
From:
Well, I cannot say that I am excited
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 04/24/2017 - 03:32pm
0
Yes but note:
From:
Donald Trump loses Aircraft Carrier--this is NO JOKE
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 04/20/2017 - 12:46pm
1
Thu, 04/20/2017 - 01:14pm
You are absolutely right
From:
A communist shakes up the French election
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 04/17/2017 - 11:30pm
0
The Neoliberal press has been very happy to report this
From:
A communist shakes up the French election
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 04/17/2017 - 11:29pm
0
Without falling into the trap of defending Le Pen too much,
From:
The Rise of the Anti-Trump and left-wing populism
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 04/17/2017 - 02:47pm
1
Mon, 04/17/2017 - 02:55pm
Actually I have spent a couple of weeks in the area
From:
More Death From the Sky by Merciless Superpower in Syria!
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 04/13/2017 - 06:17pm
1
Thu, 04/13/2017 - 07:56pm
Hamon and Melenchon
From:
A communist shakes up the French election
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 04/10/2017 - 02:54pm
3
Tue, 04/11/2017 - 12:02am
I would add the Saudi Arabian government
From:
The Empire Strikes Back… and it's a foul ball!
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 04/10/2017 - 12:16pm
1
Mon, 04/10/2017 - 12:40pm
And the excremental news media......
From:
Fire, Ready, Aim! - Trump Launches Missile Attack on Syria
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 04/06/2017 - 10:07pm
1
Thu, 04/06/2017 - 10:18pm
These reports do not pass the smell test
From:
Propagandists Conning Citizens Into demanding Assad's Arrest
Roy Blakeley
Thu, 04/06/2017 - 12:21pm
1
Fri, 04/07/2017 - 01:13am
Amen
From:
A Couple of Articles Worth Reading
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:45pm
0
Lots of food for thought in this report
From:
Tit for tat. China publishes "Human Rights Record of the United States in 2016"
Roy Blakeley
Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:35pm
0
And there was a real opportunity for a lasting demilitarization
From:
Have You Now, or Have You Ever Been, a Secret Agent of Vladimir Putin?
Roy Blakeley
Mon, 03/06/2017 - 12:54pm
0
I am in general agreement with Aronoff's approach
From:
The Evening Blues - 2-28-17
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 02/28/2017 - 11:07pm
0
Don't worry
From:
The Evening Blues - 2-28-17
Roy Blakeley
Tue, 02/28/2017 - 10:46pm
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