WH spells UK prime minister's name as Teresa May, who is a porn star. But I doubt British tabloids will pick it uphttps://t.co/iJUf86ldX9 — Craig Winneker (@CraigWinneker) January 27, 2017 Anybody more… knowledgeable want to comment on this? I’m kinda afraid to google… . I wonder if Trump will chat up Theresa May about how …
Friday Night Open Thread: One Small Win
Big: after Trump blocked all outreach for ACA sign-ups, including ads already paid for, protests forced a reversal. https://t.co/vihIFt9EhU — Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) January 27, 2017 Not so much he said, we said as we said, they lied, IMO — but a win is a win: The Trump administration has reversed plans to scrap all …
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Open Thread
I feel like hammered shit, but the office is almost done. Everything is functional, now just time to hang some stuff and get the wiring neat and tidy: Need to put up some shelves in the closet, get a bookshelf, get some lighting, and put up some cat shelves for Steve.
What Has Been Will Be Again 2: The US Does Not and Has Never Really Lifted a Lamp Beside the Golden Door
While I covered some of this last September, in light of AL’s earlier post* I thought it was important to highlight some of this again. Specifically that the US has never cared about refugees it didn’t consider white and Christian. When Allan Tarlish of the Jewish War Veterans of America wrote to Senator Robert Taft …
Open Thread: Trump Caters to His (Very) Base
This confirms it. It was a Muslim ban all along. "Extreme vetting" was just dressing it up. https://t.co/S5YhnIRwsx pic.twitter.com/0sVb0Fi8Te — Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) January 27, 2017 @SopanDeb As you might imagine, Trump is not correct about discrimination against Christian refugees. https://t.co/ZOk76VlL6J — Brian Hurn (@brianhurn) January 27, 2017 @SopanDeb Signing refugee ban of Holocaust Remembrance …
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Paul Ryan, Invertebrate
For one brief, shining moment this afternoon, Wikipedia listed Paul Ryan as a species of invertebrate. The edit is gone now, but yet, somehow, I don’t think it will be forgotten. And, yeah, I’m putting this right in Faunasphere! Open thread for discussion of all things backboned and otherwise.
The man in me will do nearly any task
In addition to trying to do Moral Monday posts every Monday, I’m going to try to do a Fun Friday post every Friday. This one may be a little disjointed. First of all, is it worth watching the movie Gaslight since everyone talks about gaslighting constantly now? I can stream the British original for free. …