Time to nominate a Handicapper General. Here’s President Donald’s plan to make America #1: ban the competition. Trump to order review of visa program to encourage hiring Americans President Donald Trump on Tuesday will order federal agencies to look at tightening a temporary visa program used to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the United States, as he tries to carry
Read moreIs it too early to name something the ______ of the Year? Heck no. Let’s call it. You probably saw where United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz lamented the need to “re-accommodate” that uncooperative passenger. What a word, that: “re-accommodation.” It doesn’t just apply to airlines – it’s application is nearly limitless. Every night in bars across America bouncers re-accommodate unruly guests.
Read moreIt’s about tribalism. You cannot work with Trumpists. Period. You must defeat them and then fix the problems that handed them control. It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into. – Jonathan Swift Since the moment of Campaign 2016 when it became clear that Donald Trump actually had a chance,
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I’ve seen several of these attempts at categorizing sources lately and this, from Vanessa Otero, is probably the best so far. (It’s marginally better than the Reddit guide to fake news, which I discussed a few weeks back.) Still, that the Wall Street Journal is only regarded as skewing a little conservative is a bad joke.
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President Donald wants his lapdog Congress to investigate Obama for Watergating him. Is the former president guilty? It could be true. Obama and the NSA eavesdropped on everyone – you included – so why should Donald be immune. It’s perfectly likely that there are recordings and transcripts of everything Der Orangeführer has said for the past decade. But. Did Obama and Co.
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President Donald is doing a great job of making America miss George W. Bush. And now Michelle Obama and the “liberal” media are chipping in. Barf. First there was the hubbub back during the election that nobody in the Bush family could bring themselves to vote for Donald. Then more recently it was former President George W. standing up to Donald
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The Attorney General should resign – whether he’s guilty or not. Here’s why. By now you have probably read a good bit about Attorney General Jeff Sessions and whether or not he unlawfully met with the Russian ambassador to discuss the 2016 Presidential election. There is a great deal of lawyering on the horizon, but for the moment here’s what
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Profiles in Courage: the Straight Talks a Lot of Shit Express is back in town. Tough-talking Mavericky McMaverickstain is at it again, standing on his lawn and shaking his cane at Der Orangeführer like he just got caught cheating at Mah-Jong over at the home. Senator John McCain, defending the media against the latest attack by President Donald Trump, warned that suppressing the
Read moreThis methodological tour de force is a triumph in honesty, objectivity and good faith. Bigly. You should reply in kind. I’ll keep this brief. Donald has a poll up asking for your honest opinion on a series of completely fair, unbiased and objective questions about “the media.” The Mainstream Media Accountability Survey asks questions like: 10: Do you believe that the mainstream
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Kevin Plank is a successful businessman with strong opinions. The data, though, suggests he places ideology above facts. If you’re a huge sports merchandise brand, you never want your marquee superstar endorser going after you in the press. But that’s what happened this week when Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank told CNBC that “[t]o have such a pro-business president is something
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We need a new American consensus driven by a commitment to knowledge, reason and good faith engagement with those whose views differ from our own. For decades I have toyed with the idea that we could use a civic forum for popular debate, an organization that would make it possible for communities to discuss the issues of the day in ways
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This is why news organizations can’t afford to entrust their brands to anyone except the pros. I fired off a brief snark on Facebook yesterday regarding a Slate story: Maybe I shouldn’t be so annoyed.
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#deleteUBER: When we use them we directly support anti-competitive and unconstitutional behavior. Uber is a douchebag company run by douchebags. I first realized this when I learned of their willingness to play really, really dirty with competitors. Uber employees allegedly posed as customers ordered and then canceled rides from Lyft, decreasing Lyft drivers’ availability, wasting time and gas, and possibly sending real
Read moreDonald belongs in therapy, not the White House. Republican failure to deal with the problem has implications for its future well being. I’d like you to read this set of characteristics. Glibness and Superficial Charm Manipulative and Conning They never recognize the rights of others and see their self-serving behaviors as permissible. They appear to be charming, yet are covertly
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I don’t know how I can survive. Donald has been president for six days now. 1,455 to go. In the weeks leading up to the inauguration there was all kinds of speculation as to what we might expect. Was Trump serious about his promises? (Maybe not, since he seemed to be admitting that he lied all over the place.) Was
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