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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Billionaire Narcissist Who Won’t Show Us His Taxes Has the Nerve to Lecture Us All About Taxes
Trump gave a speech in Detroit today criticizing “the job-killing, tax-raising, poverty-inducing Obama/Clinton agenda.” More than 14 million private-sector jobs have been created in the U.S. since Obama took office. The key to making America great again? Doubling down on trickle down, getting rid of the estate tax, adopting the tax brackets Paul Ryan likes, […]
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This Feel-Good Cop Video Is Ill-Timed at Best, Exploitative at Worst
Earlier this week, a video showing a Virginia police officer pulling over a black woman at a traffic stop went viral. In the video, the white male officer asked the driver if she knows why she was pulled over, she keeps her eyes averted and says “no” and then quickly rushes to say, “I mean, […]
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Oh, Good, Now Donald Trump is Getting Intelligence Briefings
Donald cranes his neck to copy off of Chris Christie’s test. uplift_the_world / Shutterstock.com Those who believe that elections are rigged might perceive a smoking gun in the news that Hillary Clinton just filed paperwork to transfer power from the Obama administration to her own. On its face, it seems like that’s maybe a little […]
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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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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 […]
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Everything as Fuck: Party on the Roof
I want to say this: I fucking love Bernie Sanders. I love him in the dumb ways, the smart ways, the emotional ways, the cultural ways. The popularity of his representation of progressivism, both practical and symbolic, revived many people’s cynical hearts. I love that a dedicated long-time veteran of liberal politics all of a […]
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Wrestling with the Republican Convention
Outside the Arena, the Heart of Cleveland Beats On
Outside the arena, the heart of Cleveland beats on.