Adventures in Lannyland is one of those posts that is just too good to quote any single part, and completely, totally, and relentlessly shreds to pieces the idiotic Lanny Davis modest proposal for Michigan. Go read it.
Repub Venality Open Thread: Hunter Biden’s Laptop As A Weapon of Mass Delusion
If you’re looking for the people who say it’s ridiculous Russia hacking the DNC had any effect on the 2016 election, they are RIGHT NOW arguing the media not publishing Hunter’s shadily acquired emails swung the 2020 election. LOFL. — Grudgie the Whale (@grudging1) March 17, 2022 The Justice Department has exhausted all avenues of …
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“Very significant break” in the Trump-Russia conspiracy investigation?
McClatchy is reporting that Michael Cohen’s cell phone was sending signals in Prague at the time the Steele dossier alleges Cohen was meeting with Russian operatives there to concoct cover stories for a conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign to swing the U.S. election: WASHINGTON — A mobile phone traced to President Donald Trump’s …
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Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: Tuesday Recap, Pt. I
Really well-written episode of today: Manafort jury deliberations interspersed with Cohen plea deliberations, Trump rally at night. Washington thunderstorm a bit cliched but forgivable. — Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 21, 2018 Two years ago, Donald Trump had just been nominated & was touring country leading “lock her up” chants. Today 16 felony counts for his …
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When their eloquence escapes you
For some reason, friends of mine have been talking about Sting online recently, and when I talk about his album The Tepid Heart, they can’t tell that I’m kidding! I guess that’s because if someone told you there was a Sting album called The Tepid Heart and you didn’t google it, you’d just assume it …
Calendar Reminder
Today I looked at my 2014 Pets of Balloon Juice Calendar and realized that it would be as worthless as Lanny Davis’ loyalty or Mark Penn’s advice, starting tomorrow. I said to myself, “Where the fuck is the new Balloon Juice calendar that I ordered on the day it came out, goddamit?”. I searched my …
New Year’s Resolutions for Others
On this date, many people worldwide mark the completion of one trip around the sun and the beginning of a new one. For some, thoughts turn to new beginnings and opportunities for self-improvement in the form of New Year’s resolutions. I’m not among that group; I know from bitter experience that my tragic willpower deficiency …