There’s Tumbleweed As Keith Olbermann Lists Donald Trump’s First 100 Day Triumphs

Another classic from Olbermann:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/keith-olbermann-donald-trump-100-days_us_59044dace4b0bb2d086ec9f7

The Media Bubble Is Worse Than You Think

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/25/media-bubble-real-journalism-jobs-east-coast-215048

"Today, 73 percent of all internet publishing jobs are concentrated in either the Boston-New York-Washington-Richmond corridor or the West Coast crescent that runs from Seattle to San Diego and on to Phoenix. The Chicagoland area, a traditional media center, captures 5 percent of the jobs, with a paltry 22 percent going to the rest of the country."

Trump Could Have Broken the Democratic Party

If Trump had a brain, he could have done MUCH more damage:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/04/trump_s_biggest_mistake_of_his_first_100_days_was_embracing_paul_ryan.html

America Could Look Like North Carolina by 2020. Yikes.

Not happening, but it gives one an insight into what Republicans want and what they'll do to get it:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/04/north_carolina_republicans_are_attacking_the_courts_the_environment_and.html

Video Reveals That Americans Have a Very Powerful Reaction to Universal Basic Income

This is encouraging:

https://futurism.com/video-reveals-that-americans-have-a-very-powerful-reaction-to-universal-basic-income/

Are American voters actually just stupid? A new poll suggests the answer may be “yes”

I think there has been enough of a backlash against Trump, awakening many complacent liberals, that if the election were held again today he would lose, but otherwise good points:

http://www.salon.com/2017/04/26/are-american-voters-actually-this-stupid-a-new-poll-suggests-the-answer-may-be-yes/

Dreaming Of Impeachment? Be Careful What You Wish For.

Maybe it's better if Trump runs out the full four years without impeachment. Maybe. I'd still like to see him utterly disgraced and regarded as a loser. Just desserts:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/100-days-trump-impeachment_us_58ffcce6e4b0af6d71898443?f8l

In 100 Days, Donald Trump Hasn’t Done Much Except Show Off His Signature

Good, and I hope it stays that way. Although I have to say I'm perfectly okay with the one promise Trump's managed to keep:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-signing-showoff_us_59021623e4b0026db1df294b

Donald Trump sounds like he really misses not being president

Aww, poor baby. Then quit!

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/28/politics/donald-trump-100-days/index.html

After 100 Days, Donald Trump and the GOP Still Don't Get Along

Nice to see that Trump and Congress don't get along, because that limits their ability to enact their draconian policies:

http://time.com/4758355/trump-100-days-republican-congress-relationship/?xid=newsletter-brief

The President of the United States Has a Button That He Presses So a Butler Delivers Him a Coke

This is so Trump:

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a54744/trump-coke/

To paraphrase Trevor Noah, it's like an eight-year-old's dream for the Oval Office: "I want a button that makes someone bring me a Coke whenever I want, and I want a slide into a huge ball pit, and I want Bigfoot to sleep over and teach me karate!"

Kim Jong Un Is a Survivor, Not a Madman

An interesting perspective on N. Korea's leader, for those who may be interested:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/26/kim-jong-un-is-a-survivor-not-a-madman/

Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal

The "screw you, I got mine" clause of the new healthcare bill:

http://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment

Obama’s $400,000 Wall Street Speech Is Completely In Character

How Obama sold out to Wall Street:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-wall-street-speech-400k_us_5900bf16e4b0af6d718ab7b9?72

He's still far better than Trump in almost every way.

Why does everyone call Donald Trump dumb?

I thought this was a particularly good response to the question in the title:

https://www.quora.com/Why-does-everyone-call-Donald-Trump-dumb/answer/Parashar-Krishnamachari?share=483a1cde&srid=uBhZO

Fox News Anchor Among Group Alleging Racial Discrimination In Class-Action Suit

Fox News has had a string of lawsuits revealing them to be misogynistic, and now here's one showing them to be racist. Good to have it on record:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-racial-discrimination-lawsuit_us_58ffffdbe4b0af6d7189928c

Canada Has Unveiled the Details of Its Highly Anticipated UBI Program

We'll see how it goes:

https://futurism.com/canada-has-unveiled-the-details-of-its-highly-anticipated-ubi-program/

Watch: Neil deGrasse Tyson Has a Critically Important Message for Americans

This is a few days late, but still worth watching if you missed it:

https://futurism.com/watch-neil-degrasse-tyson-has-a-critically-important-message-for-americans/

Mexico’s Revenge

Is there anything Trump can't wreck?

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/05/mexicos-revenge/521451/

Hans Rosling Had a Way of Showing the Meaning In Data. We’ll Miss Him.

That first video showing increasing wealth and lifespan should be a reminder why we should be "Earth first" rather than just "America first":

http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/hans-rosling-had-a-way-of-showing-the-meaning-of-data-well-miss-him

Why House Republicans Seem Fine Risking Humiliation Again In Pursuit Of An Obamacare Repeal

It's so nice seeing Republicans having to choose between suicide by shooting themselves in the head and suicide by jumping off a bridge:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-gop-obamacare_us_58f9f308e4b06b9cb915dada

Happy Earth Day! Here Are All The Terrible Things Donald Trump Has Done So Far.

I'm posting this a little late, but it's a good list to have handy:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-100-days-environment-earth-day_us_58f87b68e4b0cb086d7e3175

A Coal Museum In Kentucky Went Solar This Month. The Backstory Is Even Better.

Apparently Arby's employs more people than does the entire coal industry. Trump's attempts to return us back to the coal standard is doomed to failure for so many reasons:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kentucky-coal-solar_us_58f76a49e4b029063d3590a9?5ds

Donald Trump’s Rise Laid The Groundwork For Bill O’Reilly’s Fall

Here's another thing to be thankful to Trump for:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bill-oreilly-trump-sexual-harassment_us_58f789c8e4b029063d360141

Sometimes you have to take a step backward in order to take two steps forward....

7 reasons why today’s left should be optimistic

While I'm not impressed with saying "the left should be optimistic because optimism energizes people and wins elections" under the title of this article, and the claim "Continuing technological advance is unlikely to produce a future of no jobs. It will lead instead to a future of different and more highly skilled jobs" is naive because it doesn't take into account how automation of jobs that require intelligence will leave few to no "highly skilled jobs" for humans to take on, the rest of the article is pretty good:

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/4/17/15321732/left-optimism-trump-demographics-poverty-progress

Republicans launch their crusade for elder poverty with repeal of automatic retirement accounts

The Republican plans for the future of old people are downright cruel:

http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/4/14/1653138/-Republicans-launch-their-crusade-for-elder-poverty-with-repeal-of-automatic-retirement-accounts

Nobel Scientist: When Did We Start to Value Killing Over Living?

Yet another exposure of the hypocrisy of the "pro-life" conservatives:

http://time.com/4736855/trump-health-military-budget/?xid=newsletter-brief

Nasty, brutish, and short—what the next Korean War will look like

An interesting perspective on what war with North Korea would look like:

https://qz.com/950488/nasty-brutish-and-short-what-the-next-korean-war-will-look-like/

The San Bernardino Shooter’s Christianity Revealed A Huge Double Standard

Few mention that the shooter was a Christian...but you know what would have happened if he had been Muslim:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-double-standard-revealed-by-san-bernardino-shooters-christianity_us_58ee3ea1e4b0c89f91235651

What Is Single-Payer Healthcare and Why Is It So Popular?

A nice explanation of the single-payer healthcare system:

http://time.com/money/4733018/what-is-single-payer-healthcare-system/?xid=newsletter-brief

The difference between Republicans and Democrats, in one chart

More evidence that Republicans are hypocrites:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/4/13/1652795/-The-difference-between-Republicans-and-Democrats-in-one-chart

The Republican civil war is the best thing happening

Schadenfreude!

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/4/12/1652605/-The-Republican-civil-war-is-the-best-thing-happening

San Bernardino Shooter Was A Christian Pastor

Pull this out the next time someone mentions the religion of some nutcase shooter:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/04/san-bernardino-shooter-christian-pastor/

The thing is, both Muslim and Christian holy books advocate all sorts of atrocities, so religion could be a factor and should be considered in ANY atrocity.

Scientists Announce That The Great Barrier Reef is Officially “Terminal”

My family spent a wonderful vacation on the Great Barrier Reef when I was a wee bairn. As bad as it is to see it go, it's the climate change deniers who actively work against environmental efforts that really make me sick:

https://futurism.com/scientists-announce-that-the-great-barrier-reef-is-officially-terminal/

Trump Adds Insult To Injury In Syria

It appears that Trump's attack on Syria failed all three of the requirements for legally attacking another nation...so how about some prosecution up in this bitch?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-adds-insult-to-injury-in-syria_us_58ed59d8e4b0145a227cb95e

Trump and Congress are tearing up Obama's legacy week by week using the Congressional Review Act

The pettiness is strong with this one:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/4/10/1651938/-Trump-and-Congress-are-tearing-up-Obama-s-legacy-week-by-week-using-the-Congressional-Review-Act

Trump On Fast Track To Outspend Obama’s Entire Travel Tab In A Single Year

Those expenses are criminal, but it's the hypocrisy that really frosts me:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-travel-tab-dwarfs-obamas_us_58ec5dbde4b0df7e2044b2fe

Although Tough on Trump, McClintock Faces Backlash at Another Town Hall

Judith and I attended a town hall meeting with our representative, Tom McClintock, Republican. The local media filmed the event: http://fox40.com/2017/04/08/although-tough-on-trump-mcclintock-faces-backlash-at-another-town-hall/

You can spot us in portions of the video.

There's a Fundamental Lie That All Politics Is Based On

From the perspective that most Trump voters were voting "fuck you," rather than on issues, character or anything else rational:

http://bigthink.com/videos/did-trump-voters-get-conned-actually-no-says-dave-barry

Sean Spicer: Kindergarten Press Secretary: The Daily Show

Perfect Daily Show abuse! :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RCcrt56tO0&feature=youtu.be

Articulating Trumpism: Why Attacks On Trump Fall Flat

Why Trump supporters don't care that Trump lies:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/articulating-trumpism-or-thanks-obama_us_58e2e3bee4b09deecf0e196b

Willful ignorance is, in my opinion, one of the worst sins one can commit.

Court deals another major blow against gerrymandering by North Carolina's Republican legislators

Great news! This is critical to have occur all over the US, where Republicans are gerrymandering districts to keep themselves in power:

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/4/4/1650071/-Court-deals-another-major-blow-against-gerrymandering-by-North-Carolina-s-Republican-legislators

Trump’s Pro-Coal Orders Are Doomed to Fail

Coal is so dead, yet Trump can't seem to grasp that:

http://time.com/4709796/trump-epa-climate-fossil-fuels/?xid=newsletter-brief

Can the Trump-Russia Scandal Really End in Treason Charges?

It's not as easy to label Trump's behavior treason as one might think:

http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/what-is-treason-and-how-its-prosecuted-in-the-us

Former Republican judge calls for Donald Trump to be 'impeached and removed with all haste'

Just nice to hear:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-impeachment-republican-judge-mark-painter-cincinnati-court-of-appeals-a7583031.html?cmpid=facebook-post

Although I fear a President Pence could actually get something (nefarious) done.

President Trump Likes Taking Credit for Jobs. Here Are the Facts

Taking credit for something he had no hand in is just another example of Trump's mendaciousness:

http://fortune.com/2017/03/29/president-trump-job-claims-fact-check/?xid=newsletter-brief

Trump’s failing presidency has the GOP in a free fall

A good description of the predicament the Republicans have gotten themselves into that is paralyzingly their ability to govern:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-failing-presidency-has-the-gop-in-a-free-fall/2017/03/30/e0882d62-1581-11e7-ada0-1489b735b3a3_story.html?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_1_na&utm_term=.dc174534fb23