In an article by The Guardian‘s national security editor, Spencer Ackermann, reveals just how deep some of the agents within the FBI resent Clinton. It has now grown to fever pitch since FBI Director James Comey refused to recommend Secretary Clinton not be indicted for whatever crimes they believed she might have committed. Their problem …
November 2016 archive
Nov 04 2016
A Bad Joke
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is in trouble again and with any luck at all we’ll finally be able to drive a stake though its heart. How A Feeble Joke At A Party Derailed Japan’s Ratification Of TPP At The Last Moment by Glyn Moody, Tech Dirt Thu, Nov 3rd 2016 11:24pm (T)he US is not …
Nov 04 2016
The Breakfast Club (The Way It Is)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Nov 03 2016
Amazingly White
So I was at the monthly meeting of my Democratic Town Committee and this nice lady of I think Hispanic heritage (she had a slight accent) asked the Chairman why there weren’t any candidates of color in the upcoming election (at least locally). He hemmed and hawed a while but it was apparent he didn’t …
Nov 03 2016
The Trans Pacific Partnership is good- trust me!
Bill Black’s irony is intentional. Tyler Cowen not so much. Theoclassical Economists’ Dogmatic Hate for Only One Form of Unfair Competition by William Black, New Economic Perspectives November 2, 2016 The uber-right wing economist Tyler Cowen, has written a column entitled “TPP Is Exciting. Let’s Make the Case for It.” Cowen’s column is remarkable for …
Nov 03 2016
The Breakfast Club (Leaky Boats)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
Nov 02 2016
World Series 2016 Game 7: Cubs @ Indians
This is the 32nd deciding game in World Series history which seems remarkable only if you don’t think the 2 best teams always advance (and they don’t, another way of looking at the same statistics is that flukes and mismatches are the norm, representing almost 70% of all cases). Baseball fans tend to be numbers …
Nov 02 2016
Hmm… What Does -This- Mean?
What the Canada-EU Deal Means for the Future of Trade by Alan Wolff, Fortune November 2, 2016, 12:15 PM EDT All of the factors that drove Europe to conclude this agreement provide insights for current trade challenges in the U.S. President Obama is trying to get Congress to approve just after the presidential election the …
Nov 02 2016
“Vote Wisely This November 8”
That is wise advice from the former host of “The Daily Show” Jon Stewart. He appeared at the 10th Annual “Stand Up For Heroes,” an event held by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York Comedy Festival that helps support veterans and their families. He opened the event with a 15 minute monologue about …