John Sipher has an excellent explanatory post up, “Is Trump a Russian Agent?: Explaining Terms of Art and Examining the Facts.” As I’ve been coming to believe, Sipher feels that Trump is more a useful idiot than a fellow traveler. (Sorry for the obsolete terminology; I’ve read too much old spy stuff.) But he things …
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Oleg Deripaska Comes To Kentucky
Do you remember Oleg Deripaska, Paul Manafort’s business partner to whom he owed $17 million? The Russian aluminum oligarch? Well, he’s building an aluminum plant in, of all places, Kentucky, the home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Sanctions have been lifted, of course. Here’s the announcement from Deripaska’s company, RUSAL. Just a matter of …
Late Night Open Thread: Good Riddance, #Tax Day
ATTENTION. ATTENTION!!! If your #TaxDay sucks here are pictures of a baby coyote that was rescued by the wildlife center I volunteer for…. pic.twitter.com/g8wVJZVSAA — in March (@KirissieS) April 15, 2019 Him and his four brothers were all stabilized, fed, hydrated, vet checked…. and then were transported to a shelter that has a surrogate mother …
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A Question For The (Military) Hive Mind
This is something I’ve been wondering about too. Crowd sourcing a question about Mike Pompeo’s service record. Appears he served 1985-1991 in Army after graduating #1 at West Point. Why resign at start or in middle of Gulf War and how common for WP top grad to leave only as Capt after 5 years? — …
Friday Night Open Thread: Dystopias, All the Way Down
We’re a kakistocracy now: Can we all just appreciate for a moment that the older sister of the sitting President of the United States just retired so as to avoid an inquiry into a decades-long tax fraud scheme she participated in *with the President* (who is still in office) https://t.co/0BCKPw0ZNF — Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) April …
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The War on Blue America
The story about Trump’s proposed immigrant-dumping in so-called “sanctuary cities” broke last night. Unless a rogue drone snatches the clump of hair off Trump’s noggin, or Javanka are exposed as masterminds of a global kitten-pelt purveying ring, or “acting” WH Chief of Staff Mulvaney discards his skin suit to reveal himself as a razor-toothed alien …
Cold Grey Pre-Dawn Assange Open Thread: Communicable, Like Measles
BREAKING: Swedish software developer who is allegedly close to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is arrested at Quito airport, Ecuadorian official says. https://t.co/XZcIBfAbHN — The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2019 If you click on the linked story, it’s being updated regularly… If nothing else, the arrest of Julian Assange in a US extradition warrant is …
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