First, some personal history. Long-time readers already know some of this,
newer ones probably not.
I don't know whether I've ever had what most people w...
lashonharangue In the winter of 2024 I traveled to Mazatlán in Mexico to
get away from the cold. Each year Mazatlán holds the third largest carnival
in t...
Polls have just opened in Bangladesh, where voters will elect a new Jatiya
Sangsad (the 350 seat unicameral legislative body of Bangladesh) and vote
on a...
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 12:32pm
via Amy Lotven of Inside Health Policy:
*Key Insurers Expect To Lose Nearly 3M Combined ACA Enrollee By End Of 2026*
Key publicl...
Yesterday, I asked, "*Wicked* Wednesday, anyone?" On that note, I'm
repeating the key clause from Deadline Hollywood, "*Wicked: For Good*
picked up nine [...
*Faith, Family, and Immigration Double Standards*
*Facts…* The Trump administration and several allies in Congress have
called for ending or restricti...
One of the more unpleasant things about living in the NYC area used to be
that you were damned to see shit with the Trump name on it. That changed
starti...
(The Best Posts of the Year, Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves) ( A Jon
Swift picture.) Welcome to the 2025 edition. It's been a long and eventful
year, fu...
red states forgot most of them receive more federal aid than they send
‘Very obviously Donald Trump’s fault’: Red states feel the pain of Trump’s
heedles...
Trump has made his repeated promise to deport 20,000,000 minorities and
foreigners a central feature of his campaign. What does Trump intend to do
wi...
This blog, co-written by Peter Marino and Lale Davidson, is a work of
fiction. Rep. Stefanik did not cooperate in its creation. Thank you for
inviting me t...
Senior Republicans announced this week that they will set aside any future
funding for the National Institutes of Health until an agreement can be
reache...
*...is carefully preparing to deep-six Mike Pence.* Pretty sure that IC and
FBI are determined to wipe the entire Trumpsky administration from the face
of ...
In the continuing saga of the Alex Jones custody trial that Pat touched
upon earlier, the issue of Mr. Jones's mental disorders was brought up. Now
my admi...