Hi kids! Daddy’s Home!! Lots more werds to follow, Some funny, some enraging, some not to be believed but not made up. Suffice it to say that reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated, etc… Most important thing: Y’all are the greatest pack o’jackals in all of jackalhood.Word has reached me of inquiries of literally …
Talking to North Korea
Donald Trump has said, a couple of times now, that he would sit down and negotiate with Kim Jong Un. But he has also said that North Korea must unilaterally disarm its nuclear weapons before that will happen. Some of his advisors have said similar things. North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons …
Carter Page’s Testimony
Carter Page’s testimony to the House Intelligence Committee was released last night. I gave it a quick read and produced a Twitter thread as I read through it. So did several others. Here’s the start of my thread. Carter Page refers to "my legal team". Strange that none of them accompany him when he gives …
Mid-Afternoon Open Thread
Zooey managed to open the door to the linen closet and pull out towels to make a nest for himself the other day. I’ve just come in from the cats’ outing, the first in four days. I mentioned this incident in a thread, but I doubt everyone saw it. The cats talked me into …
Dogs That Don’t Bark
Not only have Republicans been silent on any number of Donald Trump’s actions that would have caused them to erupt in impeachment fever had Barack Obama done them, they succeeded in suppressing actions that might have thwarted Russian meddling in last year’s election. Historically, the Republicans have been the firmly anti-Communist and anti-Soviet party. One …
What Comes Next?
With Monday’s revelations, we know more about Donald Trump’s Russian connections, but there is obviously more to come. As I urged in August, we need to think about options for the country’s response as this plays out. David Roberts (@drvox) posted a tweetstream Sunday night on whether the country can come together, given the division …
Good News – EF Goldman
And it’s good. Just want to mention to the Balloon-Juicers here, a cross-note from the TNC Horde to y’all: “My dad’s having some major health issues — TL;DR after falling a lot at home he’s been doing a hospital tour and is now in a rehab place. It’s kept him offline for more than a …