Joss Whedon attends the “Dark Horse: An Afternoon with Joss Whedon” panel on day 3 of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 11, 2015, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Twitter warrior and Hollywood A-lister Joss Whedon has announced he’ll be rebooting his career-making, cult hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But this reboot won’t Read More…
A few quickies for you today…. Branson tragedy It seems like we typically hear stories after a tragedy about how someone was lucky: missing a plane that crashed, etc. The duck boat tragedy seems like the opposite. According to this story, one of the people from the other boat said the second boat waited with Read More…
It was announced on Thursday that Disney cut ties with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn over nearly decade old tweets that surfaced recently after Gunn had gotten into a spat with Ben Shapiro over the debacle with Mark Duplass. Apparently, angry over the back and forth between Gunn and Shapiro, a group of Read More…
As I wrote about Thursday, in light of Trump’s Russia fumbling over the last few days (covered here), and with congressional elections less than four months away, Republicans have rushed to take stances against Russia (see here). One such effort is a bill sponsored by Marco Rubio and Democrat Chris Van Hollen, which imposes sanctions Read More…
On Thursday, the deputy attorney general claimed the threat of Russian influence in American democratic operations is growing. General Rod Rosenstein presented a new Justice Department report on a plan of action to prevent penetration and alert the citizenry to such strikes from foreign entities (and hopefully prevent situations like these). After Obama struggled to Read More…
On Thursday, I wrote about Adam Schiff’s request to subpoena the interpreter from Trump’s Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin (please find the article here). On Friday, former officials from both the Bush and Obama administration gave their 2 cents on a translator being forced to testify before Congress. David Mortlock, Obama’s international economics affairs director Read More…
Have you found yourself jealous of those chosen few Londoners who got to witness the greatness of the Trump Baby balloon? Well, my fellow Americans, fret no more. New Jersey anti-Trump activists are bringing the baby blimps to their home state. Finally, you’ll be able to behold, domestically, the diaper wrapped around a ballooned billionaire. Read More…
Roger Stone and Kristin Davis leave court in New York, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) We have reached the point where TMZ is breaking political news on the Mueller investigation. Kristin Davis, the Manhattan Madam who went to prison and was connected to former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, is being subpoenaed in Read More…
What’s the future for White House Chief of Staff John Kelly? Nobody knows. All of this, partly due to the Russian casserole currently baking in Washington. Some critical of Kelly lament his inability to counsel the President in a way that results in a toning down of Trumpness. But could anyone do that? The Donald Read More…
Ukrainian government soldiers from battalion “Donbass” rest at their positions in village Mariinka near Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine’s conflict-stricken province of Luhansk with assistance from Russia, the European Union and the United States, Ukraine said Monday.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Yesterday, it Read More…
Trump is ready for Russia, Round 2. Are you? If you’re Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell — a member of the House Intel Committee — the answer is a swift “no.” Two days after Helsinki, Führer Trump sent out an invite to his world-ending co-conspirator for a frolicking good time in D.C. this fall. That sounds Read More…
In an interview with CNBC Friday, President Trump announced he’s “ready to go” on $500 billion more in tariffs placed on China. Trump said the largest nation in the world has been besting us: “I really like President Xi (Jinping) a lot, but … we’re down a tremendous amount.” DT brandished his trademark “America first” Read More…
Cambridge resident Alyson Laliberte was playing outside with her daughter on the afternoon of July 14 when a neighbor she’d never met before approached her and asked her if she’d “move so her kids could nap.” And after Laliberte refused the woman sat on the curb and condescendingly (and with a smug look on her Read More…
Two days ago, I published “Here Are Actions Republicans in Congress Could Take Rather Than Tweeting,” offering suggestions such as resolutions supporting the findings of the American intelligence community; stripping the executive branch of power that belongs to the legislative branch; and censure, among others. Yesterday, there were several actions taken by Republicans in Congress Read More…
Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledges the applause of Justice Department employees as he ends his speech saying farewell during a farewell gathering at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, April 24, 2015. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) After a disastrous 2016 election it’s only natural that Democrat voters are anxiously looking ahead to 2020. After all, Read More…
Fox News personality and co-host of The Five Kimberly Guilfoyle is leaving the network after nearly 12 years. So far there is very little solid information to go on in regards to her departure, but Huffington Post is speculating that the move was not voluntary on Guilfoyle’s part, saying three separate sources have told them that Read More…
How many times a month, or possibly week, do we see a story pop up in our news feeds about a good guy with a gun saving his own life, or the lives of those around him? I’m sure somebody has an exact count, but it happens so often that I honestly lose track. Contrary Read More…
SPOILER: Of course not, but the only reason he didn’t is because this odious mouthbreather is so in love with the sound of his own voice that he doesnt’ care what he says. Yesterday, Swalwell was on CNN’s Situation Room hosted by the noted attack-Shih Tzu, Wolf Blitzer (Motto: We’re number 48 but we can Read More…
CAPTION CORRECTS CAPTION INFORMATION In this file photo taken Jan. 12, 2017, the first U.S. troops arrive at the Zagan base in western Poland as part of deterrence force of some 1,000 troops to be based there. Poland’s defense minister said Monday May 28, 2018 that he has held talks with U.S. officials about having Read More…
NBC News has a new piece out on parents who are raising their children without burdening them with gender. They aren’t telling anyone if their kids are boys or girls, the kids wear what they want, play with what they want, and are referred to with “them/they” pronouns. Apparently, these parents call their children “theybies” Read More…