The Equifax Breach is More Painful Than You Think
The Equifax breach is more damaging than you think. Worse, if you’re reading this, you’re probably affected, too.
Republicans Force the EPA to Corrupt Science
With the appointment of a political hack to the EPA, Republicans are corrupting science. They’re deciding who gets government grants based on politics, not science.
Articles of Impeachment
Jesus, you fuckwit! The Articles of Impeachment were a list of crimes! They weren’t a goddamn recipe book! I was re-reading Congress’s Articles of Impeachment against Nixon. Chilling stuff. But it’s like Trump struggled to fit each Nixonian element into his busy schedule. Here’s Article 1, the first and presumably most important part: In his conduct of the office of President of the United States,...
Malfeasance in Office
Did you know that the Senate impeached President Richard Nixon at least partly for lying to the American people? They saw that as malfeasance in office. I didn’t remember that. Lying is dishonorable for most of us, but it isn’t always a crime. In 1974, though, Congress felt differently about the President’s words. Part of the reason they were removing him from office was because...
Our New War
Since there are news reports that Trump started sending American troops into war, it’s probably something worth talking about. Do we really need another, bigger war? First, think way, waaaay back to… August 21st. (I know: more than a week ago; bear with me.) President Donald Trump’s first prime time speech. Remember the row of flags? Trump decided he’d try to shout over his clear...
Thank God Trump Sucks at Corruption
Want today’s frightening thought? The only reason we’re talking honestly about Trump is that he’s completely bat-shit crazy. Trump sucks at corruption. If he wasn’t so horrifically incompetent, the opposition would be a minority. All he’d have to do is just pretend. He wouldn’t have to mean any of it, just pretend, even slightly and disingenuously, that he was actually President of the United States. ...
Satanists Unite!
You just have to love this. Many Christians have described the white-supremacist violence in Charlottesville as ‘satanic’ or the work or Satan. Some of the crazier Republicans even suggest this is just ‘secularism’ run amuck. Somehow. We live in America, land of diversity. Turns out, the Satanic Temple exists, and they’re torqued. Lucien Greaves, the co-founder and spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, wrote an op-ed in...
Trump Goes to War
Listening to Trump’s speech was interesting. He mostly used his indoor voice, and read his speechwriter’s words from the teleprompter. He didn’t wander into red meat stuff very much. Still loving winners and losers, of course, and a lot of explicit emphasis on killing people, but not a lot of crazy for Trump-land. Surprisingly little spittle was involved. (Please god, may some talking head not...