John Solomon, the Charlie Brown of Gotcha! journalism, may have defied the odds and made contact with the football. As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. “There has not been one verified …
Four Strikes For John Solomon
JC asks below what exactly there is to this Harry Reid land deal story. Subcommandante Markos puts it best – absolutely nada. Actually that is not completely true. The story here is the amazing toolishness of the AP’s John Solomon when it comes to Harry Reid. Let’s recap: * First Solomon got the simple facts …
John Solomon Whiffs Again
A few days ago Harry Reid told the AP that Senate rules permit a Senator to accept items of value from home-state government agencies. In fact the rules are less strict, allowing Senators to accept items of value from government agencies of any state. Either way he is perfectly in the clear. So what is …
War for Ukraine Day 446: President Zelenskyy Visited Great Britain
(Image by NEIVANMADE) Been a very, very, very long day! President Zelenskyy went to Great Britain today as part of his meetings with allies in Europe. Here is his address from earlier today. Video below, English transcript after the jump:
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News Roundup (Open Thread)
Here are some odds and ends for your consideration. Little Big Man Our pup Pete is a hefty micro-dog! Since he’s growing fast, I have to take him to the vet monthly for weigh-in so we can give him the right heartworm/flea prevention med dose. As of today, he weighs damn near as much as …
War for Ukraine Update 35: Today Was Weird
(Image found here) Before we start I just want to take a moment and deal with some of the domestic politics news from today because its actually tangential to Putin’s reinvasion of Ukraine. As AL dealt with in her post earlier today, we now know that almost 8 hours is missing from the White House …
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Always Be Grifting Open Thread: The Right’s New FREEEEEDUMB! Phone
Actually I take it back, you have to watch this video. Riotously funny from start to finish. Highlight is that at no point does the phone turn on. https://t.co/ISiWsSuE6M — David Neary (@DeusExCinema) July 14, 2021 Spoilsport Will Sommer, at the Daily Beast: … Despite being lauded by some of the right-wing media’s leading figures, …
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