“There are lies, damned lies, and statistics,” the bromide goes. But statistics don’t have to be manipulated to mislead you; all you have to do is misinterpret them. So it is with Trump Media stock, ticker symbol DJT, which has exploded upwards a week before the 2024 election as (a[...]
October 29th, 2024 - 4:20 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Paul Pelosi attacker gets life without parole
David DePape, the deranged freak who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and broke her elderly husband’s skull with a hammer, will never get out of prison. DePape previously was sentenced to 30 years for the federal crime of attacking a federal official or family member. Now he&[...]
October 29th, 2024 - 3:30 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Do you recognize this car?
It’s a 2001 to 2004 Volvo S60 sedan, black or dark colored, with dark-colored upholstery. It likely has Oregon or Washington plates, to be inconspicuous. Police and the FBI want to talk with whoever was driving it past ballot drop boxes that went up in flames in the wee hours last weekend. If [...]
October 29th, 2024 - 5:32 am § in Politics, Republicans
Kari Lake is still a weasel (video)
Kari Lake, a former Phoenix newscaster turned wannabe politician, is running for U.S. Senate in 2024 after losing a 2022 race for governor. Lake, a notorious election denier, persisted in contesting the 2022 results in court despite having no evidence; she not only lost at every step, but she and he[...]
October 29th, 2024 - 12:21 am § in Donald Trump
We’re entitled to take Trump literally (video nsfw)
(Video not safe for work, due to language) By the way, the Republicans “interpreting” Trump’s words, i.e. telling you he doesn’t really mean what he says, don’t know what’s actually in his mind, and can’t control what he does. Plus, Trump has no sense of hum[...]
October 28th, 2024 - 10:29 pm § in Law and Courts
Is this Seattle’s most dangerous man?
Police describe him as someone with “a consistent history of unprovoked attacks on unsuspecting strangers.” Even elderly people aren’t safe in his presence. The accusations against him include: February 5, 2024: Assaulting a grocery store customer April 9, 2024: Assaulting guests a[...]
If Elon Musk were in charge of the federal budget
In the closing days of the 2024 election campaign, Elon Musk is sucking up to Trump, probably hoping to get lucrative government contracts for his businesses. But he also may be angling for a government appointment. Musk styles himself a budget expert. Trump promotes him “as someone who could [...]
October 28th, 2024 - 9:32 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Sycophant judges audition for the Supreme Court
Federal judges are political appointees, so in federal courts some ideological lean has to be expected. But when ambitious Trump appointees cast eyes on bigger prizes, the rule of law goes completely out the window. We saw that with rogue district court judge Aileen Cannon in Florida, who has sucked[...]
First case of 2024 voting fraud!
A Minnesota woman who died on August 31, 2024, voted for Trump on October 7, 2024, assisted by a daughter who’s also an avid Trump supporter. The ballot was mailed September 20, and by then Rose Marie Javorina was so stiff she couldn’t fill out it herself, so Danielle Miller did it for h[...]
October 27th, 2024 - 8:19 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Jerrod Sessler is unfit for public office
Jerrod Sessler, 55, wants a seat in Congress. He’s not qualified for the job. And he’ll probably lose. Sessler is challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), who represents a central Washington district that includes Tri-Cities and the Hanford reservation, which means a lot of scientists, engi[...]