In The New Republic Alex Pareene makes the same argument I frequently do, which is focusing merely on the Criminal aspects of the Unindicted Co-Conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio’s RICO Gang misses the larger Criminality and Corruption of the Republican Party RICO Gang. “I don’t know anything about ‘Five Families’ and ‘Our Thing’ but those Gambinos are …
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Jan 10 2020
We should be more outraged.
“Seth takes a closer look at the House voting to rein in President Trump’s war powers as it becomes increasingly clear his administration lied to justify an unconstitutional act of war.” I’ll also point out Justice Robert H. Jackson at Nuremberg thought Aggressive Warfare the root of all War Crimes, particularly those of the Nazis. …
Jan 09 2020
Got Golden Fingers
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show Hey, Ray, hey, Sugar, tell them who we are… Well, we’re big rock singers We got golden fingers And we’re loved everywhere we go…(That sounds like us) We sing about beauty and we sing about truth At ten thousand dollars a show…(Right) We take all kinds of pills that …
Jan 09 2020
Late Breaking News From the Boar War!
No, not the Boer War. That would be really late breaking. The War Against Feral Hogs!
Jan 08 2020
Time to throw some Paper Towels
I find myself needing to remind people all the time- PUERTO RICANS ARE UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND THEY ARE EUROPEAN WHITE! They happen to speak Spanish is all, it’s no different than speaking French or Italian. Puerto Rico is 3,515 square miles. Connecticut is 4,849 square miles. Puerto Rico has 3,193,694 residents. Connecticut has 3,572,665 …
Jan 08 2020
An Unfortunate Confluence
You can’t deny that the 2 biggest news stories of recent weeks are the Ukraine Bribery/Extortion Scandal and the United States’ Assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Now I certainly don’t mean to imply that there is any but coincidental connection between them (well, except for Unindicted Co-conspirator Bottomless Pinocchio) but I found this both …
Jan 07 2020
Trolling the Super Bowl
Apparently there will be two competing Super Bowl spots, only one from an actual Billionaire. Trump, Bloomberg each spend an estimated $10 million for 60 seconds of Super Bowl ads By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post Jan. 7, 2020 The campaigns of President Trump and billionaire Mike Bloomberg said Tuesday they have each purchased …
Jan 07 2020
Home From The Holidays
Let’s see what Trevor, Stephen, and Seth have to say shall we? Trevor Stephen Seth
Jan 06 2020
The Mustache of WAR!
John Bolton is a pretty horrible human being but if you’re looking to build a RICO case you probably aren’t dealing with Saints. The reason his testimony in the Ukraine Bribery/Extortion Scandal (I like that name and will stick with it until a better one comes along) is important is he was right in the …
Jan 06 2020
Dresden
In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 722 heavy bombers of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city. The bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed over 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) …
Jan 03 2020
Axel Foley
No Woody Vevet Jones (I know how it’s spelled) Squatter’s Rights Amember Be? 100% Seasonal Fare Holiday Dinner Bake Off What a nice surprise. A night out. News Special Report Oh, other news.
Jan 02 2020
This is incredibly bad.
The Washington Post confirms that Qassem Soleimani has been assassinated, at Baghdad Airport in Iraq, while on a diplomatic mission from the Iranian Government under the protection of the “Sovereign” Government of Iraq. Also reported killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a member of the Iraqi military. Now I’m not going to argue these were nice guys. …