I won a bet against someone who thought George W. Bush would ignore the 2008 election results. We heard the same thing from the wingnuts about Barack Obama. I’ve never taken such claims seriously at all. But now we’re hearing hints of it from prominent Trump supporters, Trump himself, and some very serious people. (more…) Read more
May 10, 2019
Will Trump Try to Stay in Office if He Loses in 2020?
May 10, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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May 9, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Votes to Hold Barr in Contempt
May 9, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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The House Judiciary Committee voted, as expected, to find Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the full Mueller report, including the supporting evidence for what is found in it, to the committee. This just hours after Trump invoked executive privilege to prevent the release of the full report. (more…) Read more
May 9, 2019
Fox News’ Many Excuses for Trump Losing More than a Billion Dollars Over Ten Years
May 9, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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The New York Times published an investigative piece after getting their hands on Trump’s tax returns from 1985 to 1994, finding he lost money in business every year, sometimes more than any other American taxpayer, and it added up to almost $1.2 billion over that ten year period. Fox News went into overdrive, coming up with many fanciful excuses for it. (more…) Read more
May 9, 2019
Kushner Lies About Aid to the Palestinians
May 9, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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Boy Wonder Jared Kushner is as bad a liar as his father-in-law. He told a group that the Palestinians had “gotten more aid than any group of people in history.” Which is true if you skip such major hot spots as Tonga and, of course, Israel, which gets massive amount of aid from the United States. Washington Post’s fact checker busts him on it. (more…) Read more
May 9, 2019
Trump Invokes Executive Privilege to Block Release of Full Mueller Report to Congress
May 9, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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At the suggestion of Attorney General William Barr, Trump has invoked executive privilege to prevent Congress from enforcing a demand that Barr give them the full Mueller report, including supporting evidence. It’s the latest example of Trump defying not just Congress but the very idea of oversight. (more…) Read more
May 8, 2019
Trump Tariffs Will Cost 900K for Each Job Produced
May 8, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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The Washington Post reports on a new study by an international economics think tank that concludes that for each job produced by Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, it will cost businesses and consumers $900,000. And that’s not even the full cost to the economy. On top of that, new tariffs on Mexican tomatoes goes into effect this week, which will send the price soaring. (more…) Read more
May 8, 2019
GA Mayor Violates Anti-Discrimination Laws in a Huge Way
May 8, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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The mayor of a small Georgia town refused to hire a black applicant who was well-qualified for the job because she didn’t think the nearly all-white town was ready for a black city employee. And a member of the city council is supporting her because their Christian faith forbids interracial marriage. (more…) Read more
May 8, 2019
Mnuchin Denies House Demand for Trump Tax Returns
May 8, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has officially denied a request from the House to view Trump’s tax returns. This will inevitably lead to a court battle that will likely go all the way to the Supreme Court at some point. So much for his repeated campaign promise that he would release his own returns. So shocking. (more…) Read more
May 8, 2019
Coach Dave to Take Another Shot at Getting Hillary Arrested
May 8, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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God told Coach Dave Daubenmire to stake out the Clinton’s house in New York so she would be arrested and absolutely nothing happened, so he’s taking a second shot at it, inviting “Christians, patriots, veterans, anyone who loves America” to join him for another round of…what, exactly? I have no idea. But it has something to do with breaking the “Jezebel spirit.” (more…) Read more
May 7, 2019
Dominionist Wants ‘Biblical Reformation’ or Armed Revolt
May 7, 2019 By Ed Brayton
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David Jolly, a Christian dominionist not to be confused with the former Congressman from Florida, has a column at BarbWire arguing that if America does not undergo a “Biblical revolution,” it’s time for an armed revolt against the “tyrannical left.” And he gets the history of the American revolution hilariously wrong in the process. (more…) Read more
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