American woman living in Sweden describes the 'socialist nanny-state' and it sounds amazing

Just because this makes a good point:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/12/22/1726873/-American-woman-living-in-Sweden-describes-the-socialist-nanny-state-and-it-sounds-amazing

The GOP Knows The End Is Near

I so very much hope this is true:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-knows-end-is-near_us_5a3bb7f7e4b06d1621b2394b?share=4dd90170

Jim Clapper Just Nuked the Trump Presidency

Clapper's opinions carry weight, just adding to what is already greatly suspected:

http://observer.com/2017/12/james-clapper-tells-cnn-donald-trump-is-vladimir-putins-kremlin-asset/

If you wondered why Republicans never confronted Trump over his disgraceful behaviour, here's your answer

I really hope this comes back to bite them in the ass so hard they can never sit again. Trickle-down economics needs to die once and for all:

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-tax-cuts-republicans-sexual-assault-claims-ignore-this-is-why-trickle-down-a8119086.html

Poisoning The Well: The View Of Sinclair Broadcast Group From Flint

More danger of the media being taken over by conservative wingnuts:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/flint-michigan-sinclair-broadcast-group_us_5a32ae87e4b0e41f9e042428

Fox News and Donald Trump are in a feedback loop that threatens to blow up the republic

This is essentially my reaction to Fucks News propaganda:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/18/1725468/-Fox-News-and-Donald-Trump-are-in-a-feedback-loop-that-threatens-to-blow-up-the-republic

The arrival of Limbaugh, O'Reilly and Fox News are what started this rapid descent into hyperpartisanship.

CDC Director: There Are No Banned Words at the CDC. Period.

Okay, so it's not a ban...but it's still wrong:

https://futurism.com/cdc-director-no-banned-words-cdc/

Ex-CIA director says Fox is 'on notice' for its Mueller hit jobs

I don't know what "on notice" would entail, but I really think Faux News needs to be held accountable for disseminating demonstrably false claims and deliberately sowing societal division:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/15/1724933/-Ex-CIA-director-says-Fox-is-on-notice-for-its-Mueller-hit-jobs

Trump invited LaPierre to the White House on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre

If there's any question Trump isn't pure evil...

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/16/1725134/-Donald-Trump-has-no-decency-That-is-not-a-recrimination-It-s-a-fact

The Trump administration transition emails may have set the Trump administration up for criminal prosecution

It appears that not only does Mueller have the right to the Trump administration transition emails, but he likely used them to catch various Trump administration members in lies:

https://mobile.twitter.com/hoarsewisperer/status/942221228483469312

Somewhere Hillary must be chuckling....

The Trump Organization sees fortunes fall

Now THIS is great to see:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20171115/REAL_ESTATE/171119940/the-trump-organization-sees-fortunes-fall

A Guide To Why The Trump-Republican Tax Plan Is A Disgrace

Per usual, Robert Reich clearly explains exactly what's wrong:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-guide-to-why-the-trump-republican-tax-plan-is-a-disgrace_us_5a359006e4b0ff955ad37951

The Banned CDC List is Religious Right Terrorism

Who would have thought the Trump administration and the religious right would make science a thought crime? Oh, wait...

https://johnpavlovitz.com/2017/12/16/banned-cdc-list-religious-right-terrorism/

The Christian Faith Lost in Alabama’s Election, Says Christianity Today Editor

Cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth!

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/december-web-only/roy-moore-doug-jones-alabama-editorial.html

At least some conservative Christians are realizing how much they suck.

Trump’s Lies vs. Obama’s

This is what happened when Trump supporters asked the NYT to compare Trump's lies to Obama's:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/14/opinion/sunday/trump-lies-obama-who-is-worse.html

"We have used the word “lies” again here, as we did in our original piece. If anything, though, the word is unfair to Obama and Bush. When they became aware that they had been saying something untrue, they stopped doing it. Obama didn’t continue to claim that all Americans would be able to keep their existing health insurance under Obamacare, for example, and Bush changed the way he spoke about Iraq’s weapons capability.

Trump is different. When he is caught lying, he will often try to discredit people telling the truth, be they judges, scientists, F.B.I. or C.I.A. officials, journalists or members of Congress. Trump is trying to make truth irrelevant. It is extremely damaging to democracy, and it’s not an accident. It’s core to his political strategy."

"In all, we found 18 different bald untruths from Obama during his presidency. Trump told his 18th separate untruth in his third full week in office, and his list keeps growing."

Republicans Shouldn’t Assume Roy Moore Was An Outlier

It's helpful to see this broken down by statistics:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republicans-shouldnt-assume-roy-moore-was-an-outlier/amp/

How Doug Jones Beat Roy Moore and Shocked the World

Here are a couple of very encouraging articles on the results of the Alabama Senate seat vote:

http://time.com/5062625/doug-jones-alabama-senate-results-upset/

and

"8 numbers out of Alabama that should terrify Republicans":

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/13/politics/alabama-exit-poll-analysis/index.html

But one important thing to keep in mind...Roy Moore is an accused child molester. I think that influenced the vote more than anything.

Trump continues to be accused of dementia. Let’s administer the mini-mental state exam.

Listen to interviews of Trump from 20 years ago and you can hear a HUGE degradation in his ability to articulate.


http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/12/trump_continues_to_be_accused_of_dementia_let_s_administer_the_mini_mental.html

Here's what really scares Donald Trump

The only problem is that I think it would be as difficult for the media to not cover Trump as it is for him to not be covered by the media:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/politics/donald-trump-tv-analysis/index.html

‘Father Of The Internet’ Skewers FCC: ‘You Don’t Understand How The Internet Works’

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/internet-pioneers-fcc-net-neutrality_us_5a2f48a9e4b046175432ca2c

Study: The Worst-Case Climate Predictions Are the Most Accurate Ones.

Lovely.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/12/1723505/-The-Worst-Case-Climate-Predictions-Seem-To-Be-the-Most-Accurate-Ones

The Nazi-Puncher’s Dilemma

I had no idea there was this much to the Antifa movement:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nazi-punch-antifa_us_59e13ae9e4b03a7be580ce6f

This Nobel Laureate Is Worried U.S. Politics Could Endanger Scientific Research

And this is why I make my YouTube videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/Underlings/videos):

http://time.com/5058040/nobel-michael-rosbash-politics-science/

Roy Moore in 2011: Getting rid of amendments after 10th would 'eliminate many problems'

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/10/politics/kfile-roy-moore-aroostook-watchmen/index.html

13th: Abolishes slavery, and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
15th: Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude.
19th: Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on sex.
24th: Prohibits the revocation of voting rights due to the non-payment of a poll tax or any other tax.

Nice guy, that Moore fella....

Media Bias Ratings

This blog definitely has a strongly liberal bent, although I do hunt a lot of different sources for stories and articles. Here are a few interesting links that show the liberal vs. conservative leanings of various news sources and their audiences:

https://www.allsides.com/bias/bias-ratings

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-your-preferred-news-outlet-says-about-your-political-ideology-2014-10

http://www.journalism.org/2014/10/21/political-polarization-media-habits/

Wealth Inequality in America

A reminder of just how HUGE the wealth gap actually is:

https://www.quora.com/U-S-presidential-primary-candidate-Bernie-Sanders-says-It-is-profoundly-wrong-that-the-top-1-own-more-wealth-than-the-bottom-95-Why-is-that-wrong-Is-everyone-entitled-to-the-same-amount-of-wealth/answer/Jonah-Evans?srid=uBhZO

Psychiatrists Sound Alarm: Trump Deteriorating By the Day. We Are All In Danger.

Alarmist, almost certainly...but this is a legitimate fear about Trump:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/9/1721989/-Psychiatrists-Sound-Alarm-Trump-Deteriorating-By-the-Day-We-Are-All-In-Danger?

Inside Trump's Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation

A wonderfully detailed description of Trump's neediness, incompetence and daily routine:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/us/politics/donald-trump-president.html?_r=0

God’s Plan for Mike Pence

This is a good detailing of Mike Pence and his evil ambitions:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/01/gods-plan-for-mike-pence/546569/

Republicans Bet Tax Cuts Would Help Their Political Fortunes. They May Have Misread That

Here's to hoping:

http://time.com/5056851/republicans-tax-cuts-bill-paul-ryan/

Solar and Wind Power Face Serious Threats From the Trump Administration

This is fucking criminal:

http://time.com/5049849/solar-power-wind-power-trump-coal/

Republican House Members Think a $450k Salary is Middle Class

http://www.newsweek.com/tax-cuts-republicans-middle-class-trump-701094

6 Ideas For A Truly Radical Tax System Instead Of Trump's Tax Plan For The Wealthy

Some good ideas here:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/radical-tax-systems_us_5a158ea2e4b025f8e932ceb8

I study liars. I’ve never seen one like President Trump.

To quote Al Franken, "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them":

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-study-liars-ive-never-seen-one-like-president-trump/2017/12/07/4e529efe-da3f-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html

Watch: Roy Moore Claims Teaching Evolution Causes Crime

In case you think Roy Moore is "just" a child molester:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/12/watch-roy-moore-claims-teaching-evolution-causes-crime/

Fortunately, his lies are catching up with him:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/12/roy_moore_s_story_is_unraveling.html

GOP Politician Wore Sexist Bible Shirt When Cops Found Him With Underage Boy

Only the GOP can generate this level of scandal:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/12/06/gop-politician-wore-sexist-bible-shirt-when-cops-found-him-with-underage-boy/#7GTAURTpI05MUPec.99

Teacher-turned-congressman hilariously grades Mitch McConnell's tax scam pitch to voters: FAIL

Amusing and depressing at the same time:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/7/1722131/-Teacher-turned-Congressman-hilariously-grades-Mitch-McConnell-s-tax-scam-pitch-to-voters-FAIL

Voucher Schools Championed By Betsy DeVos Can Teach Whatever They Want. Turns Out They Teach Lies

I wonder how many thousands of "lost" kids there are because of this:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/school-voucher-evangelical-education-betsy-devos_us_5a021962e4b04e96f0c6093c

The three ultra-rich families battling for control of the Republican party

This is a very interesting breakdown of the three competing empires:

"Each family is closely tied to the Republican leader of one branch of government: Robert, Diana, and Rebekah Mercer helped propel Trump’s bombastic rise to the White House. Industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch funded the Tea Party and its protege, House speaker Paul Ryan. And while casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam Ochsorn are on the party’s more moderate wing, they have long stood behind the calculating, conservative Senate leader, McConnell, who even before the Tea Party’s rise was known as an extreme obstructionist, dedicated to stomping out the bipartisan compromises that historically made the US government work."

https://qz.com/1085077/mercers-vs-kochs-vs-adelsons-the-three-ultra-rich-families-battling-for-control-of-the-republican-party/

Besides money, the one thing they all have in common? What they support is reprehensible.

While Defending Roy Moore, Steve Bannon Slams Mitt Romney For Not Serving In Vietnam

How can he be so stupid as to make this claim without realizing that his ex-boss and favorite prez is guilty of the same claim?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bannon-moore-roy-moore_us_5a274f98e4b0c2117626acd6

Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican....

“Kick Him Where It Counts”: Conservative Appeals to Violence as a Distraction Technique

More Christian hypocrisy:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2017/12/kick-him-where-it-counts.html

Trump Will Recognize Jerusalem As Israel's Capital And Announce U.S. Embassy Move

Trump is not just about petty attempts to destroy Obama's legacy, but also about causing chaos and division wherever he can:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-jerusalem-israel-capital_us_5a21450ce4b0a02abe9065ca

RNC Brings Back Support for Roy Moore

Moore GOP party of evil:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-brings-back-support-for-roy-moore_us_5a26da57e4b0c8496fdc389b

Top Pennsylvania Republicans Are Fighting Like Hell To Keep Gerrymandering Secret

The GOP has become the party of evil:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pennsylvania-gerrymandering-lawsuits_us_5a26fb91e4b0ee6f9637e7a4

5 Places Where the State Department Is Desperately Needed

Weakening our relationships and influence overseas isn't exactly a smart idea:

http://time.com/5043528/rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state-diplomats-needed/

Polling trends for Trump and Roy Moore are starting to look remarkably similar

For the "Duh" file: Republicans have no shame:

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/12/04/polling-trends-for-trump-and-roy-moore-are-starting-to-look-remarkably-similar/23296778/

How Robert Mueller’s Deal With Michael Flynn Neutralizes Trump’s Pardon Power

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/12/robert_mueller_s_deal_with_michael_flynn_neutralizes_trump_s_pardon_power.html

Not only that, but pardoning Flynn now would be like closing the barn doors after the horses are gone...because the FBI wouldn’t have offered Flynn a deal if he hadn’t already given up all he knows.

Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea: 10 Key Takeaways

Christmas comes early:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/01/opinion/michael-flynn-guilty-plea-takeaways.html

Trump is in trouble. Yeah, baby!

I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.

This is a good explanation of the failures of "trickle down" economics:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/11/30/im-a-depression-historian-the-gop-tax-bill-is-straight-out-of-1929/

Christian Group That Endorses Roy Moore Wants Congress to Eject Sexual Harassers

AGAIN with the fucking hypocrites....

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/30/christian-group-that-endorses-roy-moore-wants-congress-to-eject-sexual-harassers/

A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.

As if we need another reason to be disgusted with conservatives:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/a-woman-approached-the-post-with-dramatic--and-false--tale-about-roy-moore-sje-appears-to-be-part-of-undercover-sting-operation/2017/11/27/0c2e335a-cfb6-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html

Top Economists No Longer Buying Republican "Trickle Down" BS

Ammo to use against Republicans:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/26/1718682/-Economists-No-Longer-Buying-Republican-Trickle-Down-BS

Atheists and Progressive Christians Must Work Together to Fight Evangelicals

I can get behind this. My problem has only ever really been with the fundies:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/26/atheists-and-progressive-christians-must-work-together-to-fight-evangelicals

Trump Is Quietly Making It Even Harder To Report Sexual Harassment And Discrimination

Why do Republicunts vote against their own interests? Women should be tearing into Trump and his administration of incompetence:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-sexual-harassment-discrimination_us_5a15b385e4b03dec8249b7e5

Coal mining fatalities up sharply as Trump cuts safety regulations, cripples MSHA

Gee, nobody could have seen THAT coming....

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/24/1717298/-Coal-mining-fatalities-up-sharply-as-Trump-cuts-safety-regulations-cripples-MSHA??detail=emaildkre

Free Science Could Be the Answer to Our “Fake News” Epidemic

I'd love to see this:

https://futurism.com/collection-free-science-fake-news/

Alabama Evangelicals take a stand for child molesters: 'Some 14-year-olds ... could pass for 20'

Moral majority, my ass:

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/20/1717210/-Alabama-Evangelicals-take-a-stand-for-child-molesters-Some-14-year-olds-could-pass-for-20

and

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/2017/11/roy-moore-plumbs-depths-evangelical-depravity/

Global Wealth Inequality Is Even Worse Than We Thought (Millennials Are the New Peasants)

http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/global-wealth-inequality-is-even-worse-than-we-thought-millennials-are-the-new-peasants

Franken isn't the target

Another point I heard made about the Al Franken situation is that the woman he wrong has forgiven him. And nobody gets to be more outraged then the victim:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/11/18/1716807/-Franken-isn-t-the-target

How Trump walked into Putin’s web

A long but very informative and detailed account of Christopher Steele and his report about Trump's ties to Russia:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/15/how-trump-walked-into-putins-web-luke

Trump’s Net Worth Is Far Less Than He Claims, Trump Organization Revenue Suggests

Poor, poor Mr. Trump:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-net-worth-far-less-201438452.html

Dems prove not even GOP believe tax cut scam will increase middle-class income at hearing

So much for Republicans being the party of responsibility and accountability:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/11/17/1716433/-Dems-prove-not-even-GOP-believe-tax-cut-scam-will-increase-middle-class-income-at-hearing

Nice trolling, BTW.

Sessions Pressed on FBI's Classification of BLM and KKK

Jeff Sessions, your racism is showing, and Ms. Bass is handing you your ass:

https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/vb.908009612563863/1785270768171072/?type=2&theater

14 reasons why Trump’s tweets on Al Franken cannot be ignored

Sexual assault isn't acceptable among celebrities and politicians anymore, as the recent flood of allegations reveals. Trump should not be exempt, and his supporters are just proving themselves to be hypocrites:

https://thinkprogress.org/14-reasons-why-trumps-tweets-on-al-franken-cannot-be-ignored-275e5aaaba47/

Reckoning Trump's weak distractions because Jared and Hope are talking to Mueller

Lots of evidence that Donald Trump has sexually assaulted women:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/11/17/1716259/-Reckoning-Trump-s-weak-distractions-because-Jared-and-Hope-are-talking-to-Mueller

Grassley paves the way for federal judiciary to be taken over by ghost hunters, far-right bloggers

And yet more hypocrisy. The installation of unqualified, unapologetically right wing judges disgusts  me the most:

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/11/16/1716276/-Grassley-paves-the-way-for-federal-judiciary-to-be-taken-over-by-ghost-hunters-far-right-bloggers

Donald Trump Denounces Al Franken But Remains Silent On Roy Moore

More...fuck*ng...hypocrisy...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-al-franken-roy-moore_us_5a0dbddae4b0b37054f52401

(I know, I know, I don’t do censorship right...)

GOP Senators Believe Roy Moore’s Accusers But Not Donald Trump’s

And yet AGAIN the GOP shows itself to be full of hypocrites:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/roy-moore-trump-accusers_us_5a0b63d0e4b0bc648a0e8541

37% of Evangelicals Are More Likely to Back Roy Moore After Assault Allegations

This is insane:

From Newsweek: "Nearly 40 percent of Evangelical Christians in Alabama say they’re now more likely to vote for Roy Moore after multiple allegations that he molested children."

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/13/37-of-evangelicals-are-more-likely-to-back-roy-moore-after-assault-allegations

So much for Christian morality....

Thank You, Steve Bannon

Good reasons for cautious optimism:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thank-you-steve-bannon_us_5a0907d8e4b01d21c83f6bda

There may well be more than one "wave" coming

A thoughtful and encouraging view on multiple possible "blue waves":

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/10/1714494/-There-may-well-be-more-than-one-wave-coming

Johnstown Never Believed Trump Would Help. They Still Love Him Anyway.

This is just SO wrong:

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/08/donald-trump-johnstown-pennsylvania-supporters-215800

Trump’s pick for the nation’s top environmental adviser is fucking clueless

I...can’t...even...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1778169845547831&id=908009612563863

Robert Mueller Is Moving Toward Donald Trump

This is highly encouraging:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-mueller-is-moving-toward-donald-trump_us_5a05bc67e4b0f1dc729a6a45

Millionaire Takes On Fox Host on GOP Tax Scam

I love it when people confront right-wing bullshit with facts:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/9/1714217/-Millionaire-Takes-Down-Fox-Host-on-GOP-Tax-Scam

(Watch the video.)

Survey Predicts Huge Amount of Non-Religious Americans by 2035

Religious belief continues its downward trend:

http://bigthink.com/stephen-johnson/the-us-is-losing-its-religion-and-faster-than-you-may-think

Donald Trump's biggest flaw: He's not that bright

This could use a lot more of the available evidence, but it will do:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-donald-trump-dumb-20171103-story.html

The Resistance Helped Democrats Win on Tuesday. Now They're Turning to 2018

This is all VERY encouraging:

http://time.com/5017525/the-resistance-helped-democrats-win-on-tuesday-now-theyre-turning-to-2018/

Don't lose momentum!

How states can fix the Electoral College and prevent future Trumps

I've been saying this system should be used for voting for a long time now:

https://amp.usatoday.com/story/839492001/

Syria is signing the Paris climate agreement, leaving the US alone against the rest of the world

And then there was one...

https://qz.com/1122371/cop23-syria-is-signing-the-paris-climate-agreement-leaving-the-us-alone-against-the-rest-of-the-world/

Robert Reich: This Will Be Trump's Most Damning and Damaging Legacy

We're going to have to make laws to ensure no more Trump-like people ever get elected president again:

https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/robert-reich-will-be-trumps-most-damning-and-damaging-legacy

These 5 Facts Explain Why China Is Pulling Ahead of the West

The US is dropping behind an authoritarian regime. I don't like where this is going:

http://time.com/5007097/china-winning-5-facts/

Many Conservative Mass Shooting Excuses Don’t Work When Victims Are Churchgoers

Again with the hypocrisy...

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/11/05/many-conservative-mass-shooting-excuses-dont-work-when-victims-are-churchgoers/

Watergate Prosecutor to Trump: Keep Interfering With Investigation, Mueller Could Obtain Gag Order

I think we would all LOVE to see this happen:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/4/1712685/-Watergate-Prosecutor-to-Trump-Keep-Interfering-With-Investigation-Mueller-Could-Obtain-Gag-Order

Russian Lawyer Who Met With Donald Trump Jr. Claims He Offered A Quid Pro Quo

And yet another potential shoe to drop:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jr-russian-lawyer-meeting_us_5a006330e4b04cdbeb34c397

Mueller Has Enough Evidence to Bring Charges in Flynn Investigation

Another shoe drops:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mueller-has-enough-evidence-bring-charges-flynn-investigation-n817666

America is facing an epistemic crisis

What if Trump is proven to have colluded with Russia and nobody has the guts to do anything about it? This is probably the most depressing and horrifying thing you'll read all year:

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/2/16588964/america-epistemic-crisis

Walmart shooter reportedly lived with stack of Bibles, no furniture. Why isn't he a terrorist?

The next time some white Christian conservative tells you Muslims should be kicked out of the country because of radical Islamic terrorism, strongly agree with them, and add that Christians should also be kicked out because of radical Christian terrorism like this:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/03/1712436/-Walmart-shooter-reportedly-lived-with-stack-of-Bibles,no-furniture-Why-isnt-he-a-terrorist

There WILL be sputtering and backpedaling!

Leak Reveals Ties Between Trump Administration and Russia

 This is getting worse and worse for the Trump administration. My heart bleeds for them. :-):

https://www.thedailybeast.com/massive-leak-reveals-new-ties-between-trump-administration-and-russia-implicating-commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-and-jared-kushner

Trump’s Exit From Anti-Corruption Pact Helps Big Oil Hide How Much It Pays In US Taxes

So much for swamp draining:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-anti-corruption-pact_us_59fce9a0e4b0c9652fff6de2

What’s killing America’s new mothers?

This isn't entirely a political issue, but cutting healthcare isn't going to help it:

https://qz.com/1108193/whats-killing-americas-new-mothers/

Humans Are the “Dominant Cause” of Global Warming, According to the Latest U.S. Government Study

In case anyone needs even more convincing...

https://futurism.com/humans-dominant-cause-global-warming-us-government-study/

Amusingly, it’s a firm rebuke of the Trump administration that heads up the government institutions that made the report!

After This Week, Trump Is a Lot Closer to Being Impeached

Let's hope this is the beginning of the end:

http://time.com/5007533/allan-lichtman-impeachment/

Trump's Mueller Problem

Mueller is evidently an investigative Terminator:

http://time.com/5006962/trumps-mueller-problem/

The GOP Tax Plan Tells Us Everything About Who Matters In American Democracy

A good analysis of the Republican tax bill:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-tax-plan-who-matters_us_59fc8ed4e4b0b0c7fa39d222

Texas GOP Rep. Lamar Smith Announces Retirement

Nice, finally some good news for science...although it’s sad this is even an issue:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lamar-smith-gop-house-retirement_us_59fb7275e4b0415a420a8ef2

EPA Replaced Its Top Science Advisers Without Telling Them

This administration is a nightmare for anyone who respects science:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/epa-science-advisers-replaced_us_59fa2b75e4b0b0c7fa37bd17

Cruella DeVos... Not For Long, According To Insiders

We can only hope!

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/11/1/1711789/-Cruella-DeVos-Not-For-Long-According-To-Insiders

Nevada GOP Is Trying To Use Recalls To Overturn Last Year’s Election Results

Do Republicans really have no shame?

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nevada-gop-recall-elections_us_59f8b778e4b046017faf3f25

Fox News employees are dishing to CNN, say they are fed up and embarrassed by biased Trump coverage

For those who might think Fucks News is still "fair and balanced" (or ever was):

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/31/1711397/-Fox-News-employees-are-dishing-to-CNN-say-they-are-fed-up-and-embarrassed-by-biased-Trump-coverage