It hurts to be beaten by a girl, doesn’t it, Donald Trump? DOESN’T IT? Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons In a statement that made me want to procure one of those Mad Max person-muzzles for a certain “presidential” “candidate,” Donald Trump today said some pretty fucked-up things in what sounded to some like a bizarre […]
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Don’t Believe the Anti-Measure 97 Site. The Mercury Hasn’t Made an Endorsement
We’ve still got a loooong way to go in the fight over Measure 97, which is shaping up to be a bloody-nosed, torn-shirt slap fest. The $3 billion corporate tax increase (for companies with statewide sales over $25 million) has big corporations forming up against Oregon labor, and should easily be the spendiest statewide item […]
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Republican Senator Susan Collins Won’t Support Trump—and Neither Will 50 Republican National Security Experts
Senator Susan Collins published an op-ed in the Washington Post last night. U.S. Senate Collins’s op-ed begins: I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president. This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. Will she support the first female major-party candidate for president? Seems doubtful. She says […]
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Did Donald Trump Just Encourage His Followers to Shoot Hillary Clinton?
Trump welcomes his new campaign advisor, clear and present danger Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock Today in new lows… At a rally in Wilmington, DE, Donald Trump employed his characteristic verbal wizardry to float the idea that the only solution to Hillary Clinton having the power to appoint judges (by being elected) can be found in the Second […]
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American Democracy Isn’t Rigged, It’s Just Not Very Good
Can you think of any country where democratic elections did not guarantee responsible leadership? Unrelated: Obama delivers remarks alongside the Chancellor of Germany. EMMANUELE CONTINI / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Is the election rigged? Well, yes and no, depending on what you mean. And it’s hard to know what anyone means by “rigged,” even people who really ought […]
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It’s Time to Cheer Up About Hillary Clinton
Get with the Program, Gloomy Gus! She’s the Only Thing Standing Between Us and Donald Trump.
Get with the program, Gloomy Gus! She’s the only thing standing between us and Donald Trump.
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Which Is Better: Jill Stein’s ’90s Folk Band or Her Chance of Being Elected President?
Jill Stein: Somebody’s Sister, lead vox. RIYL a Trump presidency. Courtesy Jill Stein for President As the internet has recently discovered, Jill Stein is more than just a politician. She is also a lead singer. Now it all makes sense. Before she stood for the Green Party, Stein and Ken Selcer led the alt-folk-rock band […]
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Hillary Is Smashing Poor Little Rich Trump in Fundraising
“But wait, there’s more!” Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com It’s been a very good July for Hillary Clinton. Oh sure, she had to endure a lot of chatter about email servers. But she also beat Donald Trump at the only game that actually matters to him: making money. Hillary and the Democrats raked in $63 million […]
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Kochs Urge Billionaires to Abandon Trump — and That’s the Bad News
Trump describes how it is actually he who is the inspiration for every pizza box. You’re welcome, America. JStone / Shutterstock.com Okay, let’s see here, what’s the dumbest news about Donald Trump from this weekend? Hmmm, there’s his repeated attacks on the family of a dead soldier, that’s pretty stupid. There’s the time he got […]
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Broad City Celebrates Hillary (As Women from 1776)
Last night’s Democratic nominee acceptance speech by Hillary Clinton was definitely a historic moment for women and humanity—which is why Stephen Colbert asked the ladies of Broad City to give him their take on it… dressed as women from 1776. But as it turns out, they’re not exactly thrilled that it took so long. WATCH.
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Trump Says You Have to Vote for him Even if you Don’t Like Him
“Hey baby, you wanna be Chief Justice?” Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com You know that quintessential ’80s villain archetype who sidles up to a lady and thrusts his body against her and coos, “hey baby, you know you want it” like he’s God’s gift to women? That’s basically what Donald Trump just did in Iowa. “If […]
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There’s Now a Whole Book About Your Nice Dad Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine: He’s got the face of a man who would always give you a ride to the airport. Kevin Cupp via Wikimedia Commons Sara Benincasa, a comedian and author of a bunch of books including a YA retelling of The Great Gatsby, has written a book about Hillary Clinton’s cheerful, wholesome running mate. It’s […]