iStock / CatLane Author Chuck Wendig writes books that’re exciting and creepy and funny and smart, and within the past few years, his blog has become mandatory reading for me. If you’re remotely interested in writing, publishing, or bees, I can’t recommend it highly enough. But if I was going to point you toward one […]
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Today, in More Things Donald Trump is Wrong About
ISTOCK / MATTJEACOCK Here are just a few things the incoming Box of Hair in Chief has been wrong about, failed to support with actual facts, or just straight-up lied about in recent hours: • Jeff Sessions, who he said was “brilliant”: I’m sorry, this Jeff Sessions? Try again.• Buzzfeed, which he called “a failing […]
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Let Portland’s Art Community Save Your Sanity
Amy Bernstein/Nationale In the wake of the presidential election, I heard a common refrain: It’s okay because art is going to be so much better under Trump! Part of my job is to write about art. It matters to me a great deal. But this did not make me feel better, because it isn’t true. […]
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Watch Donald Trump’s Press Conference Here
Donald Trump’s first press conference since last July (!!) is scheduled to start at 8 am. And with the bombshell that was dropped yesterday about Russia’s potential (but unverified) plot to blackmail Trump, as well as the accusation that his campaign team was in regular talks with the Russians during last year’s election, THIS COULD […]
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Days of Protest Past
Portland’s Rich History of Marches, Protests, and Political Action
Portland’s rich history of marches, protests, and political action.
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Intelligence Chiefs Informed Trump of Russian Plan to Compromise Him
istock / macida Just when you thought the worst political news was happening at Jeff “I Don’t Know What Sexual Assault Is” Sessions’ confirmation hearing. Here’s CNN, from an article with a byline that includes Carl Bernstein (?!): Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim […]
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Today, in Things Donald Trump Is Wrong About
istock / mattjeacock Here are just a few things the incoming Bait-Taker in Chief has been incorrect about, failed to fact-check, or just straight-up lied about in recent days: • The intelligence community’s report on Russian hacking, which the Douchebag-Elect claims showed “there was absolutely no evidence that hacking affected the election results”: The report […]
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Chuck Schumer’s Copy Editing Skills Just Burned Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell is one eager beaver. With a Republican majority installed in Congress and an unstable—but Republican!—demagogue about to take over the Oval Office, McConnell is anxious to get as many of the new presidential nominations approved and in place as possible. With a slew of confirmation hearings stacked on top of each other this […]
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Keep the Fires Berning in 2017
In 2001, over the holidays, I received six copies of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation. They came mostly from friends of my parents—people I had never received a present from before (and haven’t since). Fast Food Nation’s in-depth exposé of the American meatpacking industry struck a chord with so many people, that even those who […]
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Join Me as I Gape in Horror at All These Proposed Anti-Abortion Laws
The attack on abortion rights in America is a targeted effort. And we need to pay attention. istock / Xavier_Ascanio Ned already posted the document you’ll probably want to peruse today, but if you care about the future of reproductive rights, you’ll want to check out this one too. It’s Rewire‘s new Legislative Tracker, a […]
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It’s Official: Trump Voters Were Duped by Putin
The full report on how Russian intelligence interfered with the 2016 US presidential election was released today, and it confirms what everyone—except president-elect Donald Trump—has been saying for weeks. Russia indeed had several procedures in place to denigrate the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s campaign, while bolstering Trump to gullible, easily influenced American voters. From […]
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Paul Ryan Says Obamacare Repeal Will Also Defund Planned Parenthood
Paul Ryan and the GOP continue their crusade against people going to the doctor. istock/ gsheldon Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-FUCKEVERYTHING) continues his crazy crusade against health care with the announcement that his party’s plan to revoke health care from people who were previously uninsured will also revoke health care from women: The planned […]