(Worst Episode of Hollywood Squares Ever!) Much to LAO and Bella Q’s delight, the trial for the remaining defendants – as in those who hadn’t pled out or had their charges dropped – in the Bundy family led Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Occupation began this week in Federal Court in Oregon. The lines to get …
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The “Alt-Right” Is… Neither an Alternative, Nor Correct
How many true "alt-right" people are there? My guess: 85K people with 1million Internet accounts. — Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) August 24, 2016 Are you including Russian troll armies or not? https://t.co/12Jk7osWCg — Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) August 24, 2016 From the Washington Post, company paper in the town whose monopoly industry is national politics: On the …
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Open Thread RNC Recap, Day One: “The Weaponization of Fear”
NY Daily News –> pic.twitter.com/ZE1TXnYjQB — Edward Mejia Davis (@TeddyDavisCNN) July 19, 2016 Commentor Raven pointed out that’s the honest tag for the goals of the RNC opening day, aka “Make America Safe Again”. There is so much richness to choose from… like a fishpacking facility catching fire and setting off an explosion in the …
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Late-Night ‘Good Show, Melania!’ Open Thread
@JDiamond1 pic.twitter.com/olHa46vbEb — (((Fire Woman))) (@mamaofautistic) July 19, 2016 Trump's day: co-author attacks him in the press; motorcade car crash; infighting on convention floor; Melania plagiarizes Michelle Obama. — Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) July 19, 2016 One suspects (hopes) this can only get better… Look at it from Melania’s point of view. She’s a nice sensible …
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Open Thread: Chris Hayes Has Apologized for Steve King
(Raygun Products via commentor Iowa Old Lady) . Rep. Steve “The Dumb One” King could not bear to let a whole week of Repub arseholery go on wide broadcast without contributing his own special blend of xenophobia and ignorance to the mix. Per Gawker: During a discussion of the Republican party’s overwhelmingly white leadership on …
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Late Night Nightmare Fuel Open Thread: Open Carry in Cleveland Today
UPDATE: Ohio Governor rejects plea from Cleveland police to suspend open carry during GOP convention https://t.co/0EnVEIQTO7 — Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 17, 2016 Per CNN: The head of Cleveland’s largest police union is calling on Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily restrict the state’s gun laws during this week’s Republican National Convention following Sunday’s shooting …
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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: The RNC Clown Show Continues
(Matt Davies via GoComics.com) . GOP Platform Committee just added language stating opposition to restricting magazine capacity & banning AR-15 rifles. There was no debate. — Reid J. Epstein (@reidepstein) July 12, 2016 The people responsible for writing the 2016 GOP platform are… divided. Per Buzzfeed: …[A] growing number of delegates — unofficially labeled as …
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