Cancelations Are Seldom Permanent

The weirdness of Internet outrage culture.

#NeverTrump Democrats

A movement that has grown beyond recognition.

Trump Commutes Roger Stone’s Sentence

A shocking and yet completely unsurprising development.

Trump’s Twitter Tirade

The President of the United States is displeased.

Trump’s Anti-Mail-in Ballot Position Backfiring?

Are Republicans eschewing absentee voting?

Reaction to Letter on Justice and Open Debate Proves its Point

Free speech is not for everyone.

Supreme Court Blocks Judge-Imposed Drive-up Voting in Alabama Runoff

Those who wish to vote for Tommy Tuberville or Jeff Sessions will have to walk to the mailbox.

‘COVID Parties’ are Bullshit

Some incredibly thin reporting about a story that is almost certainly made up.

Carl Reiner Dead at 98

A legendary comic is gone.

Russia-Taliban Intel included in PDB

The President should have known about the plot. There’s a good chance he didn’t.

Politics and Sports

It is foolish to think that we ever escape politics.

President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) President Donald J. Trump participates in a FOX News Channel virtual town hall entitled America Together: Returning to Work, with co-moderators Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum live from the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Trump Tweets ‘White Power’ Video

Of course he did.

Mark Zuckerberg Loses $7 Billion

An ad boycott has the Facebook co-founder down to his last $82.3 billion.

Woodrow Wilson Disavowed by Princeton

An accomplished racist will no longer be honored by the university.

Black is Back

The evolution of America’s racial language continues.

OTB Maintenance

There will be a short outage in the 9pm Eastern hour for scheduled maintenance.

Racist Narratives about Covid-19

Racial and xenophobic rhetoric and Covid-19.

Trump Rally Flops Bigly

The President gave a delusional rant to a half-empty stadium thanks to some crazy kids.

Amy Klobuchar Withdraws from Race She Wasn’t In

The Senator from Minnesota is no longer a candidate for Vice President.

SCOTUS Hands Trump DACA Defeat

Donald Trump would be a more effective and dangerous President if he and his team were more competent.

Alexander Vindman Selected for Colonel

The former NSC staffer who testified against Trump is at a career crossroads.

Aunt Jemima Has Been Canceled

A brand dating back to 1889 is being retired.

Interpreting Interpretation

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

If you Need a Laugh

Utterly classic.

Cancel Cancel Culture

The state of American debate is not strong.

A Note on 2016 Polling

Because sometimes a comment starts to become a post.

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TERF Wars

JK Rowling is uinder fire for arguing only women menstruate.

An Uncomfortable Comparison

Clips of recent police behavior reminded me far too much of scenes from authoritarian Latin America.

If Minneapolis Were Happening Elsewhere…

A solid piece of satire.

Twitter Flags Trump for ‘Glorifying Violence’

The President is sending a terrible message.

Transparent Hypocrisy on Mail-in Voting

Hypocrisy, lies, and dangerous rhetoric from Trump and his allies on mail-in voting.

Trump Targets Social Networks

The President has been Twitter on their own platform. Now, he’s following through.

WSJ Chastises Trump’s Slander

The President’s unhinged Twitter rants have drawn a rebuke from an unlikely source.

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Honestly without Anonymity

Can there be truth when there are consequences?

QAnon Conspiracist Republican Senate Nominee from Oregon

Jo Rae Perkins may be a nut, but she won a four-person primary.

Another Blow to Accountability in Government

Trump fires another Inspector General.

Justin Amash Not Running for President After All

We won’t have whatshisname to kick around any more.

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New York Times and the Outrage Mob

The newspaper of record radically altered a column and then misrepresented it.

Wisconsin Courts Overturn Governor’s Closure Order

Pandemonium during a pandemic.

Delusional

He is claiming his response to Covid-19 is better than the previous administration’s response to H1N1

Dave Dilegge, 1956-2020

The founder of Small Wars Journal passed Saturday.

Don Shula Dead at 90

The coaching legend led the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in NFL history.

More on the Likely Undercount of Covid-19 Deaths

Data collection and analysis takes time.

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Quid Pro Quo Federalism

This isn’t how it is supposed to work.

There is No Switch

The policy choices before us are not a dichotomy between off and on.

Thanks, Celebrities

Harsh. But fair?

White House Coronavirus Update Briefing President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House COVID-19 Coronavirus task force, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) White House Coronavirus Update Briefing President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House COVID-19 Coronavirus task force, delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a coronavirus update briefing Thursday, April 16, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)

I’m Sorry, What?

Trump made some odd suggestions on today’s Aló Presidente.