“She was never pardoned — for voting. She was guilty for voting. And we are going to be signing a full and complete pardon, and I think that’s really fantastic.” — President Trump, Aug. 18, 2020 The defendant was convicted in 1873 for voting illegally in the 1872 presidential elect[...]
Archive for August, 2020
August 18th, 2020 - 4:05 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
BREAKING — Trump pardons vote fraudster!
August 18th, 2020 - 3:16 pm § in Misc.
Man incensed over loose dogs shoots 5 people and a dog
A man upset about his neighbors letting their dogs run loose unleashed his fury in a shooting spree at three different homes that left a total of 3 people dead and 2 wounded in Dayton, Texas, a town of about 7,400 people located 50 miles northeast of Houston, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. The man [&hel[...]
August 18th, 2020 - 2:04 pm § in Misc.
Hallelujah, I found a can opener that works!!!
I wrote about America’s can opener crisis 5 years ago here. The under-cabinet electric can opener that came with our house had died long ago, a new one would cost $225, and they don’t make ’em like they used to anyway, so I decided to try something else. What followed was frustrati[...]
August 18th, 2020 - 12:25 pm § in Politics
QAnon crazy going to Congress
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon supporter, won the Republican primary for a safe GOP seat in Congress representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district. She has a credible Democratic opponent in the November election, but the district has voted ~76% Republican in recent contested elections, a[...]
You want your kid to be president??
Why would any mother want her child to grow up to be president? We hate our presidents. Fact is, most presidents are unpopular, and we often loathe them. In fact, many of us detest all of them. But we elect them anyway. What’s the weird psychology behind this? Why do we so often vote for [&hel[...]
August 18th, 2020 - 1:40 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Postal worker exclaims, “I just want to do my job!”
Democrats complain Trump is slowing the mail to interfere with the election. Trump claims he’s speeding it up. Who do you believe? (Video clip from NBC Nightly News, Aug. 17, 2020) Update (8/20/2020): Trump’s Postmaster General, hauled before Congress and facing lawsuits by 20 states, sa[...]
August 18th, 2020 - 1:19 am § in Politics
Pence brags stocks; tweeters react
“Another RECORD broken for NASDAQ today! This economy is coming back under President @realDonaldTrump and it will keep growing with #FOURMOREYEARS! — Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) August 17, 2020″ “170,000 Dead Americans..oh I’m sorry. I don’t want to interrupt your celebration[...]
August 18th, 2020 - 12:32 am § in Misc.
Thug snuffs life of cancer researcher and classical singer
Sarmistha Sen, 43, came to the U.S. from India, was educated at the Universities of Texas and Alabama in molecular biology and pharmacy, and was a clinical researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, working with cancer patients. She was also “a trained singer [...]
August 18th, 2020 - 12:01 am § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Roger Stone drops his appeal; emoluments case continues
Monday Night Court News Roger Stone, a Trump pal and GOP dirty trickster, has dropped his appeal of his felony convictions for lying, obstruction, and witness tampering. Trump commuted Stone’s sentence, enabling him to avoid prison time, but didn’t pardon him. Stone remains a convicted f[...]
August 17th, 2020 - 11:37 pm § in Misc.
CIA traitor arrested
Federal authorities have charged a former CIA officer with selling U.S. government secrets to China. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, who had also worked for the FBI as a translator, was arrested Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, and charged with espionage the following Monday. A naturalized U.S. citizen born in Ho[...]