This is wrong, and it’s not being covered by the major news outlets. Maybe some of our Portland jackals can chip in some insight. I’ve been waiting for more confirmation, but last night the governor of Oregon made a statement. A bit more from Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley: Merkley: Federal forces shot an …
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Repubs in Disarray! Open Thread: Brad Parscale Sleeps with the… Data
Irony: Brad Parscale just got demoted on Facebook. pic.twitter.com/HZ2jWVS5iJ — The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 16, 2020 BREAKING: Brad Parscale is out as Trump's campaign manager. Apparently there *is* a limit to how much you can grift in this administration (and it's a waterfront mansion, a pair of condos, a yacht and a Ferrari). — …
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GOP Death Cult Open Thread: Smearing Dr. Fauci, To Please the Mad King
In a still-cresting pandemic, in an epidemic by far the worst in the world, the White House releases opposition research — the kind of portfolio you compile to undermine a political opponent — on its own chief scientist. https://t.co/WK6MIIaxCo — Maryn McKenna (@marynmck) July 12, 2020 If they want to fire or undermine Fauci they …
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Repub Stupidity Open Thread: Cue the Nano-Violin Orchestra!
Not the biggest thing in the world right now but in the Before Time I don’t recall campaign managers describing other folks in the campaign as “anonymous cowards” in an on-the-record statement. https://t.co/iuoDkWf8yz — Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) July 12, 2020 They’re just… bad at their highly-compensated jobs. Parscale at least has the excuse, such …
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Robert Mueller Speaks
Robert Mueller has an op-ed in the Washington Post. He is getting tired of Trumpian misrepresentation. I feel compelled to respond both to broad claims that our investigation was illegitimate and our motives were improper, and to specific claims that Roger Stone was a victim of our office. It’s short and clear, something that his …
Late Night Open Thread: Flailing Luzer ‘Postpones’ Portsmouth Rally
Current weather forecasts for Portsmouth indicate that the rain is supposed to stop there around noon on Saturday; the rally was scheduled for 8 p.m.https://t.co/sfme6rUDmT — Annie Karni (@anniekarni) July 10, 2020 Be nice if he’d done it before the DeathCult-heads brought their plague caravan to New England, but he didn’t have a fresh reason …
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SCOTUS gets POTUS’s Goaticus
Some media outlets say today’s SCOTUS decisions on Trump’s taxes are a win for the big orange baby, but he sure ain’t acting like it: Live shot of Trump right now: pic.twitter.com/3OpowGtuaK — Betty Cracker ? (@bettycrackerfl) July 9, 2020 Whaaaah! And whaaaah some more: What gives? Sounds like we probably won’t get to see …