How Political Anxiety Turned Me into a Late-Onset Ballerina
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Report: Trump to Deliver Tweet Storm During Comey Testimony
Getty It’s known far and wide that President Trump’s tweets are masterpieces of deception and disinformation—so yeah, it makes perfect sense that he wants to live-tweet during former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to a Senate committee on Thursday. Washington Post reporter Robert Costa told MSNBC yesterday that he’d picked up the intel from White […]
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What’s She Mad About Now?: A Memo from GOP HQ
ALLISON KEREK M E M O R A N D U M TO: Republican Candidates FROM: GOP HQ SUBJECT: Self-defense techniques It has been brought to our attention that some of you are being vigorously pursued by members of the mainstream media (aka “The enemy of the American people,” “fake news,” and “among the most […]
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Tweet Storm: GOP Candidate Greg Gianforte Body Slams Reporter, Twitter Body Slams Back
As noted in Good Morning, News, Montana GOP candidate Greg Gianforte has been charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly body slamming a Guardian reporter after he asked a tough question. To make matters worse, Gianforte then issued a press statement that blamed the victim—even though the audio of the incident seems to tell quite a […]
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Sen. Al Franken to Speak at the Newmark Theater; Get Your Tickets!
In these depressing times, a constant bright spot is watching Sen. Al Franken skewer GOP no-goodniks during whatever commission he happens to be sitting on. A former writer/performer for Saturday Night Live, Franken has risen within the Democratic Party to be one of the few politicians who still puts his constituents first—and he’s pretty goddamn […]
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BREAKING: Donald Trump’s Witch Hunt Not Greatest Witch Hunt
This morning, Donald Trump tweeted this… This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2017 …which inspired a lot of thoughtful and sometimes hilarious threads. But here’s my fave so far. @realDonaldTrump See, now I’m glad you added that word “politician.” Because you […]
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GOP Congressman Has Ass Handed to Him by TV News; Then Handed to Him Again by Angry Town Hall
Courtesy KCRG Iowa Republican Congressman Rod Blum had a terrrrrible day yesterday—and he deserved every minute of it. As one of the Freedom Caucus members who helped pass the Trumpcare bill that will kick millions off their insurance, cripple Medicare, raise rates for seniors, limit preexisting conditions, and defund Planned Parenthood, Blum also happens to […]
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The FDA Has Been Ordered to Watch Fox News by… Guess Who?
Fox News has been the subject of an onslaught of bad press lately—mostly of the sexual harassment variety—but that doesn’t seem to have dissuaded the Trump administration very much. We know now that Fox News is where Trump and his cronies get the bulk of their skewed information and alternative facts, which is probably why […]
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Tom Price Announces Intent to “Reexamine” Obamacare’s Birth Control Coverage Mandate
Price could sabotage the Obama administration’s birth control coverage protections. Getty / itakdalee Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is no friend to women’s rights, so it seemed only a matter of time before he took to sabotaging Obamacare’s protections for access to birth control. Now, the worst seems to have happened. Here’s a […]
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The House Just Narrowly Voted to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act
Getty / uschools Today, the House of Representatives voted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in a narrow, party-line vote. Here’s Vox: Republicans largely managed to get the bill over the finish line by offering up assurances that it would do things that health care experts say it fundamentally would not, like ensuring […]
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The Trump Administration Wants to Make Discriminating Against Transgender Patients Legal Again
It’s a bigoted, sneaky way of weakening the Affordable Care Act without having to do the dirty work of comprehensively overhauling the law. Getty / sturti Here’s the Advocate with the details: The Department of Health and Human Services filed documents in court today indicating that it’s backing away from a trans-inclusive nondiscrimination rule applying […]
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The Video To Watch After You Watch That Viral Jimmy Kimmel Video
Everyone is sharing Jimmy Kimmel’s moving opening monologue from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. His wife gave birth to their second child last week. While the baby appeared healthy at first, a nurse noticed something and called in the docs, who called in more docs—including a doc called in from the airport—and Kimmel’s newborn son, […]