Transcripts of private company meetings have Mark Zuckerberg saying he’ll “go to the mat” to stop Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up big tech companies. Judd Leglum has been tracking Trump’s Facebook ad spend, and Trump is pouring millions into bullshit lies on Facebook: WOW. Trump continues to accelerate his spending on Facebook ads. Now …
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Mass Murder for Profit
This blog has been around for awhile, so I inevitably repeat myself from time to time, but I want to say it again. Whenever someone does the whole time travel/kill baby Hitler thing, I always say to myself, “To hell with Hitler, I’d go back and kill whoever was responsible for the first MBA program.” …
Open Thread: Oh Joy, A New ‘Demonic Drug’ to Abuse… Politically
Here's video of Trump telling reporters today that "innocent children" are "coming home and they're saying, 'mom, I want to vape!'" pic.twitter.com/XwSrYboavZ — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 11, 2019 Mandatory disclaimer: I don’t vape, and I certainly wouldn’t encourage anyone to start vaping. But whenever the Repubs start ginning up a new WON’T SOMEBODY THINK …
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Update on the Fracking Pad
Apparently the squeaky wheel does get the grease, and a big congratulations to Mayor Shirley Kemp (women- they get shit done) for getting the SWN people to come to town council where we could all yell at them, because they are erecting a 360 degree sound barrier. That doesn’t solve all the other problems we …
“Superior Genetic Material” Open Thread: Eric Takes Back the ‘Dumbest Trump Offspring’ Title
In which @erictrump inadvertently helps @Fahrenthold recruit new sources. — Jack Shafer (@jackshafer) September 6, 2019 I’m absolutely sure Eric sent this *EXCORIATING* tweet on blast to every single Trump employee, because that Fahrenthold guy made him so BIGLY MAD. Hopefully somebody (many somebodies) will screenshot Eric’s message, before he reads (has somebody read to …
The Impact of Fracking on Daily Lives
For the last couple of months, SWN energy has been developing a new pad about a mile away from town as the bird flies, but about 3-4 miles by road. The pad is at a high point on what is known as Marlborough spur, and basically overlooks the town of Bethany. The sound from the …
Happy Reminder Open Thread: #MoscowMitch Is *Very* Annoyed with Us
McConnell Complains ‘Moscow Mitch’ Moniker Is ‘Over The Top’ https://t.co/ucW3JNqDEP via @TPM — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) September 3, 2019 As a good bidnizman, McConnell believes the #MoscowMitch label is damaging his personal brand. He’s for sale to any sufficiently wealthy buyer, not just the GRU! So he vented with Hugh ‘Ambulatory Cream Cheese Sculpture’* Hewitt: …
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