It’s been fairly evident that Donald Trump loves conspiracy theories. His claims about the existence of a “deep state” of longtime government officials to undermine him and his administration has come up frequently in his statements. Of course, there is no evidence that this “deep state” even exists except in Trump’s paranoid mind. Unfortunately, he …
December 2017 archive
Dec 07 2017
The Breakfast Club (Life’s Circle)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Dec 06 2017
The Russian Connection: Money Laundering 101
It was reported yesterday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had subpoenaed the bank records of the Trump family from Deutsche Bank. Duetsche Bank has a rather dubious history of laundering money for everyone from drug lords to arms dealers to oligarchs. Just this psst January, the bank was fined $620 million for its part in …
Dec 06 2017
The 1%
While we are debating changes to the Tax Code that will provide 90% of their benefits to the wealthiest 1% and raises the Taxes of everyone else who makes less than $75,000 a year (in addition to taking away critical benefits to pay for it, not that it needs paying for mind you) it is …
Dec 06 2017
The Breakfast Club (Progress Of Rivers)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Dec 05 2017
Why There Will Be 2 More Votes On Taxes
The short answer is that when Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republican Misleadership put back the Alternative Minimum Tax for Corporations (which they had to do to pay for other bribes to their caucus) they didn’t lower the rate and it remains at 20%, exactly the same as the base rate! What this means for …
Dec 05 2017
The Russian Connection: Shoes are Dropping Fast
The Special Counsel Robert Mueller is moving right along. Former Trump campaign manager Paul Maanfort had come to a bail deal that acceptable to the court and Mueller’s office. Problem is that these guys have such huge egos they think they can flout the rules: Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was, as recently …
Dec 05 2017
The Breakfast Club (The Money Cage)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …
Dec 04 2017
The New Revolution
Never let it be said I don’t post anything positive. GOP Tax Bill Would Reorder Society & Create “Hereditary Aristocracy” for Rich What the Republican Tax Bill Portends for the Future by Ian Welsh 2017 December 2 The idea that it will “pay for itself” is ludicrous, and no one with a shred of intellectual …
Dec 04 2017
Too True
I am at a loss for words. Fortunately Charlie Pierce has some. Trump Is Not to Blame for the Devastating Republican Tax Bill By Charles P. Pierce, Esquire Dec 2, 2017 I confess. I gave up on the whole exercise Friday night around midnight when the Republican majority in the Senate passed an amendment to …
Dec 04 2017
The Breakfast Club (Weight)
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 10:00am (ET) (or …