“Mommmmm! Make him stop! He’s embarrassing me in front of Luxembourg!” "Germany is totally controlled by Russia," Pres. Trump tells NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg as they sit down together for bilateral breakfast ahead of Brussels summit. https://t.co/CmyplgrxzN pic.twitter.com/6RnFk8Drgs — ABC News (@ABC) July 11, 2018 Look at the reaction of the people around the bloviating …
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What if it’s worse than we think?
First, something nice: a roseate spoonbill flew over my house a while ago. I happened to be looking out the window when it flew by, and as usual, I scrambled to get outside with my camera, but NOT as usual, I actually got a photo: The only reason I was able to get the shot …
Republicans Roll Over in Russia
This was covered over the holiday, but I think it bears repeating: A delegation of Republicans from the House and Senate spent the Fourth of July in Russia, handing a propaganda coup to the Putin government prior Trump’s meeting with the boss man himself later this month. Those Republicans are: Senator Kennedy (LA) Senator Shelby …
Happy Fourth (Open Thread)
I don’t much feel like celebrating, seeing as how a malignant narcissist who was sleazed into office by a murderous foreign autocrat is running the country into the ground. Let’s talk about this gecko instead: It showed up in my sink at 4 AM yesterday. Geckos eat bugs, so they are welcome in our home. …
Be Careful Out There
CNN just followed up on a story about how Russian trolls exploited people’s legitimate anger over the summary execution of Minnesota motorist Philando Castile to help Trump win the election. Here’s an excerpt: By 2016, American prosecutors allege, the Internet Research Agency [Russian troll farm] was “primarily intended to communicate derogatory information about Hillary Clinton.” …
From Russia with Schadenfreude
I’m old enough to remember the ghastly Ronald Reagan presidency, though I was too young to give a shit about politics in those days. One thing I do remember was how Reagan praised the heroic “freedom fighters” of Afghanistan with gooey lumps of quavering jingoism and piety that were likely fresh from the pen of …
A Bargain at Twice the Price
We may never know exactly how much Putin spent on troll farms, etc., to sleaze Donald Trump into office. Likely a lot of the work was done with government assets (Fancy Bear) and volunteer ratfuckers (Stone, Assange, etc.). But even if it was billions, the ROI has got to be off the charts. Via NASDAQ.com: …