It looks like one of the big stories on election night was low turn-out. Maybe that’s not surprising given that both candidates had low favorability ratings. I’m not sure it’s worth arguing about who’s to blame for this, whether it’s the special snowflake Bernie bro voters or the uninspiring neoliberal shill campaign. (Some of it …
Faunasphere: At Least The Animals Did Pretty Well! Edition
Don’t get me wrong: Trump’s a disaster for nonhuman fauna as well as human ones. We’re likely to see federal humane regulations (what few there are) unenforced, wildlife protections rolled back, more subsidies for Big Ag (including the Bundy “rancher” crowd), and all kinds of other disappointments. And don’t get me started on his trophy-hunting …
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Morning let’s get our sh*t together thread
Have the east coasters had their coffee? Good, here are a couple action items to keep us busy while we wait for the shitshow to start. * I know that a lot of you will not like this, but subscribe to some papers. Choose the Washington Post or the NY Times, and then add a …
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Thursday Morning Open Thread: Spread the Word, Not the Filth
(Jeff Danziger’s website) . Routine physical with the new provider assigned by my medical group, and my blood pressure was a little higher than the last visit. Told the doctor I hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before, since I write for a political blog. He happily told me that he didn’t bother voting, because …
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Late Night Open Thread: The Electoral College Must Die
(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com) . Updated poll numbers 231,556,622 eligible voters 46.9% didn't vote25.6% voted for Clinton25.5% voted for Trump1.7% voted for Johnson — Josh Nelson (@SSS_joshnelson) November 9, 2016 The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2012 And who would know that better than Donald …
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Sometimes you get what you want and you lose what you had
My mother hates Nixon, my son hates Nixon, I hate Nixon, and this hatred has brought us together. –Hunter S. Thompson I think Donald Trump is going to be bad president, worse than Reagan and possibly as bad as W. He could even be worse than W, though I’m holding out hope he won’t. I’m …
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Not a Fan, But…
Michael Moore’s piece on why Trump will win seems eerily prescient. For example: Midwest Math, or Welcome to Our Rust Belt Brexit. I believe Trump is going to focus much of his attention on the four blue states in the rustbelt of the upper Great Lakes – Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Four traditionally Democratic …