Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 18/01/2019 - 10:22am
Trump has canceled a Congressional flight to Afghanistan and Brussels allegedly because of the partial government shutdown. The NYT has published the text of his letter. However, Trump’s actions appear to be directly contrary to DoD policy.
Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 18/01/2019 - 10:00am
Andy Borowitz jokes that Donald Trump offered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi $130,000 not to talk about the border wall or the government shutdown—the same amount as his hush payment, arranged by Michael Cohen, to Stormy Daniels.
Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 18/01/2019 - 10:00am
Look at all these awesome women
by digby
27 covers for the 27 regions of the country we print the @nytimes tomorrow for our special section on women of the 116th congress pic.twitter.com/VSUHgdzwMN
Rosa Luxemburg has an odd place in the history of the left. Libertarian Marxists see her as the appetizing alternative to dour, dictatorial Lenin. Communists of the Stalin variety saw her as an enemy of the party. Centrist Social Democrats either thought of her as a dangerous demagogue or at best an irritant. Lenin himself had deep respect for her, calling her “an eagle.”
Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 18/01/2019 - 8:45am
Theresa May’s prime ministership remains one of torment, drawn out, and weakened daily. But does it really matter? If it is true to claim that people deserve the government they elect, then there is something madly representative of the debacle of May’s leadership, one where problems are sought for any possible solutions. Steering through…
Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 18/01/2019 - 8:43am
The rest of the world knows how stupid and venal our politicians are and, unlike most of us, they aren’t afraid to tell them. In obvious reference to the gormless Peter Dutton’s gaffe when he was overheard giggling about time meaning nothing when you have “water lapping at your door”, the Fijian Prime Minister told…
