The Russkies are doing something Nucular in the Arctic, but as this measured article states it does not appear to be a nuclear test or Trump’s fault.
Even the NY Times is forced to admit that there may be an American Deep State, and that might not be great. Except Trump.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is cleaning out the top floor of Foggy Bottom. His previous oversight of the Exxon-Mobil merger (company name pronounced “Exxon”) probably helped.
Nerdcore Monday: One only wonders how many hours were wasted photoshopping. I guess freeing people up to do their actual work instead of playing is a productivity hack right? By the end of the week, I’ll be testing autocommenting on Glibertarians!
Now that SP has gotten us migrated and secured quicker than a raft made of 55 gallon drums heading from Cuba to Miami, and tomorrow is a day off for all you bankers and civil servants, let’s pop a few corks and look at the crazy shit whirling around us.
One thing you can always count on Team Blue for: Keeping it classy! Sexism and xenophobia worthy of their boogiemen.
Rand Paul makes it personal.“He would bankrupt the nation. We’re very lucky John McCain’s not in charge because I think we’d be in perpetual war,” Paul added.
Yeah, wouldn’t want THAT to happen.
Fevered dreams. Or nightmares. I’m still astonished that some people can remember to breathe.
Since we seem to have quite the weekend audience, some moar lynx to keep y’all commenting (please note, there may or may not be Saturday PM Links – buyer is not being given any warranty, express or implied by the use of the word “Morning”….*extended legalese*;
Chicago PD railroaded a group of 4 men (hard to imagine!!!!) – the last of them just got out of prison,
It isn’t just cops doing no-knock raids that get the wrong address,
You want to see journalism under attack – don’t watch a DC presser, read this,
Slate rates every sex scenes in Girls based on their inherent Girlsness. It’s the last season, you guys. There might only a few more hundred times for Lena’s boobs to make you sad.
Finally, the patriarchy has allowed a transgender doll to be made of a transgender teen activist. No, wait. That’s just the new American Girls doll. Who’s a boy. The American girl boy is named Logan Everett and he plays drums in a band. And his parents died of dysentery.
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey will not comply with a congressional subpoena. She is being asked to answer questions about her fraud investigation (read: extortion scheme) into oil companies hiding data on global warming climate change but said the federal government has no jurisdiction over her. No word from New York AG Eric Schneiderman on whether he plans to comply.
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California Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez introduced a bill to make California a “shall-issue” state.
“It is our Constitutional right to defend ourselves,” said sponsor Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, a
Trump is calling contractors to discuss height requirements for his wall as we speak.
Republican from Lake Elsinore. “Californians should not be subjugated to the personal beliefs of one individual who doesn’t believe in the Second Amendment. If a citizen passes the background check and completes the necessary safety training requirements, there should be no reason to deny them a CCW.”
“Our complacency is killing us,” said Deborah A.P. Hersman, president of the National Safety Council and former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. “Americans believe there is nothing we can do to stop crashes from happening, but that isn’t true. We lag the rest of the developed world in addressing highway fatalities. We just haven’t been willing to do what needs to be done.”
Don’t get offended. It’s not real.
That doesn’t sound good coming from a government bureaucrat (or even a former government bureaucrat). Perhaps the answer is as easy as STOP TEXTING WHEN YOU’RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
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