So, I’m setting up a new PC, and I’m kinda proud of myself because, instead of waiting until the old one shit the bed and deploying a new one in a panic as usual, I’m going about this deliberately. Or at least, that was the plan. Figured I’d take my time and get rid of …
Friday Afternoon Open Thread
So, I’m listening to more podcasts these days since I live in the boonies and have to go for a longish drive to accomplish errands like grocery shopping, etc. Just caught the Pod Save America (Obama Bros.) interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg: What an interesting and impressive guy. Transcript here, and a couple of excerpts …
But her emails…
Seriously, nothing matters — via The Times: Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, a top-secret security clearance last year, overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials and the White House’s top lawyer, four people …
Pot for Pets! (Open Thread)
From Reuters: Martha Stewart, Canadian pot business in joint effort aimed at pets Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart is joining Canadian marijuana producer Canopy Growth as an adviser to help develop and launch a line of pot-based products for humans and animals, it said on Thursday. The deal between Sequential Brands Group Inc, which owns the …
Yet another Cohen open thread
I’ve been unable to watch the last few hours. But my overall impression from the first portion of the testimony is that Cohen was eloquent in portraying how Trump recreated the corrupt culture of the Trump Organization in the Trump Administration. The GOP goons angrily attacking Cohen at the hearing couldn’t have mirrored Cohen’s performance …
Monday Night Open Thread
It was five years ago today that I lost my mom. Doesn’t suck any less. Here’s to her. Open thread!
The time of day
It’s becoming de rigueur for Democrats to refuse money from PACs and industry lobbyists, but Elizabeth Warren announced today that she’s taking it a step further: There’s another huge way in which money influences presidential campaigns. It usually goes unspoken, but I want to call it out: Candidates for public office in America spend way …