Wikileaks Is F&cking Ridiculous
Right now Wikileaks is leaking a private citizen’s emails and news orgs are treating the content of the private emails as legit news. The GOP, alt-right, and emo progs are thrilled with the release....
View ArticleSaturday Morning Gardening Blogging: Tiny Backyard Food and Joy Garden
Greetings all ye gardeners! I knew I’d come to the right place here at SMGB when I saw the passion amongst you folks for growing things and for beauty. The weekly diaries display a wide array of plants...
View ArticleRichard Branson: Trump said he would destroy those who wouldn't help him...
Billionaire philanthropist, Virgin founder, and entrepreneur Richard Branson has used much of his wealth to help others—but one person he would never help is Republican presidential nominee Donald...
View ArticleCan Trump actually "underperform" on election day? The answer is yes.
Trump’s beleaguered campaign manager, KellyAnne Conway is running out of shit to say. The poor, dumb sucker has been reduced to parroting Hitler’s famous “phantom army” routine. You remember that...
View ArticlePA GOP Files Lawsuit to allow rural county poll watchers to intimidate urban...
Pennsylvania’s GOP has asked a Federal court in Philadelphia to allow it to send poll watchers from rural Pennsylvania counties to intimidate voters.Pennsylvania State Law allows a limited number of...
View ArticleThe Real Reason Why People Have Had A Hard Time With Hillary Clinton
Hillary has been a Trailblazer For Women & Took Many Slings & Arrows for ItPeople forget that Hillary Clinton has spent her life being a trailblazer for women and she has taken a lot of slings...
View ArticleHer Name Was Susan
A recent diary posted at dKos discussed the remembrances of an old ER doctor in dealing with abortion before Roe v. Wade. That diary had a profound effect on me and forced me to relive an experience...
View ArticleTrump at Gettysburg - sue the women, lock up Hillary
I’m watching Trump live at Gettysburg… he was 55 minutes late — he looks pasty, low-energy, and he’s mostly reading (badly) from the teleprompter… but he’s saying new, nasty things that need to be...
View ArticleHonest Don spoke at a closed event in Gettysburg this morning. Someone leaked...
Fourscore and seven weeks ago I brought forth upon this continent a tremendous campaign, conceived as the most lucrative deal ever and dedicated to the self-evident proposition that nobody is my...
View ArticleMichael Moore releases film, sends email, and urges progressives to vote...
Filmmaker, activist and very outspoken Bernie Sanders supporter Michael Moore sent out an email Sunday morning via MoveOn.org stating he will be voting for our Democratic presidential nominee. In the...
View ArticleI bet Donald's never changed a diaper
Or a tire. Or a quarrel for the better.I bet he's not so much into holding babies, and I bet he's never held one who's crying for more than thirty seconds at a stretch.I bet he's never folded laundry,...
View ArticleHillary and Tim's Sunday 10-23-16 Hangout and Open Thread: Let's Generate...
If you missed yesterday’s Open Thread, click here.Here are some new diaries:First Amendment: Brian Fallon: If House and Sen. Republicans refuse to stand up to Trump, Hillary will call them out.Cocob:...
View ArticleThe abortion story no one tells
Every time I’ve read a defense of abortion rights in the recent weeks, I’ve felt compelled to tell a story about abortion that doesn’t fit the usual mold, which is yet far more common than anyone...
View ArticleThe Republican Party as currently constituted is an existential threat to...
Much has been said and written concerning the genesis of the Trump candidacy. My own opinion, based on observations of over a 40 year term of elections, is that Republicans, and Republicans only, are...
View ArticleThe trend in the polls is unmistakable - and very good news
Consider the following tweet from Nate Cohn of the NY Times: xLive interview natl pollsAverage: C+8.7Atl./PRRI: C+15ABC: C+12Mon.: C+12NBCWSJ: C+10CBS: C+9Selzer C+9Bg C+8Fox C+7Q C+7IBD T+2— Nate...
View ArticleThe New Yorker Endorses Hillary Clinton
As endorsements go, this one is hardly unexpected. The New Yorker has provided some of the most insightful coverage of this election, including the single most important piece of analysis written thus...
View ArticleBlue November: The Coming Republican Bloodbath, Part I
In the aftermath of the release of the Access Hollywood video on October 7th, one writer described the Trump campaign as like a horse galloping away with its rider shot, in other words, the Trump...
View ArticleNew ABC News poll has Clinton +12 - a somewhat detailed look - Update at end
First, several points from the news release on the pollThis is NOT a new version of the poll done jointly with the Washington Post, the last iteration of which on October 13 showed a 4 point Clinton...
View Article"If You’re Ever Dissed in a Hacked Email, Try to Respond Like Larry Lessig By...
While the MSM media takes the personal comments from hacked emails and try to turn them into a major story which has caused embarrassment and led to the stepping down of individuals I think Mr....
View Article83 arrested at Standing Rock resistance yesterday, Dakota Access Pipeline...
Campaign ActionLast night on October 22, 2016, Dallas Goldtooth reported, via Facebook Live about the 83 arrests that happened yesterday near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation where American Indian...
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