Good morning peeps. With the retirement of Congresswoman Carol Shae-Porter, one portion of the age of civic activism is coming to an end. However, the torch seems to have been well passed to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. My, what a nuisance these hyphenated women are! Will Democratic party operatives ever learn that fixating on Republican malfeasance is a waste of time and a losing enterprise? If you want something done, DIY.
The Mysterious Return of Manafort’s ‘Russian Brain’ [Click] Is his presence the sort of distracting irrelevance that Alfred Hitchcock described as a MacGuffin, or he is the shadowy character who steps into the frame to foreshadow an ominous return? And toward the end the author opines that the Mueller probe may be nowhere near its end, just as the former federal prosecutor observed a couple of days ago. There seem to be many threads to tie together.
Speculation about who might become Dear Leader’s Chief of Staff run amok after his first choice turns the job down. Here’s a review of Kelly’s tenure. [Click]
Good morning peeps. With the retirement of Congresswoman Carol Shae-Porter, one portion of the age of civic activism is coming to an end. However, the torch seems to have been well passed to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
ReplyDeleteMy, what a nuisance these hyphenated women are!
Will Democratic party operatives ever learn that fixating on Republican malfeasance is a waste of time and a losing enterprise? If you want something done, DIY.
Along similar lines: Democratic Women Are About To Lead Michigan. Republican Men Are Freaking Out. [Click] Uppity is as uppity does; CHEERS! From an old melanocytically challenged Pinko.
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ReplyDeleteThe Mysterious Return of Manafort’s ‘Russian Brain’ [Click] Is his presence the sort of distracting irrelevance that Alfred Hitchcock described as a MacGuffin, or he is the shadowy character who steps into the frame to foreshadow an ominous return? And toward the end the author opines that the Mueller probe may be nowhere near its end, just as the former federal prosecutor observed a couple of days ago. There seem to be many threads to tie together.
Trump 'at center of massive fraud against Americans', per incoming chair of House Judiciary Committee [Click]
Cory Booker tests 2020 waters with early dip into New Hampshire [Click]
Whatever the fate of the gilets jaunes, [the] wider issue – who will give shape to disaffection? – has still to be addressed.[Click] Indeed. It continues to puzzle me that “populism” has come to have a rightist political meaning; it used to be the opposite, and it can be again.
Businesses can’t afford to be stingy – or they risk losing good employees [Click] A shocking new discovery? Labor is the source of all wealth? Then again, it might be The Iron Law: the minimum wage is the least someone will do the job for.
If Democrats want to seek the truth, they must investigate ExxonMobil [Click]
3/4 inch of snow, mebbe. The most this season. Cold.
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ReplyDeleteA nice bit of artistic detective work [Click]
Russians Interacted with at Least 14 Trump Associates During Presidential Campaign [Click]
Prosecutors Expand Focus to Trump’s Company [Click]
The John Edwards Defense Won’t Work for Trump [Click] “If comparing Trump to Edwards is Giuliani’s best defense, then Trump is in big trouble.”
Speculation about who might become Dear Leader’s Chief of Staff run amok after his first choice turns the job down. Here’s a review of Kelly’s tenure. [Click]
Wishing for time to follow these links
ReplyDeleteThinking of you all, and so grateful for these threads!!!