Brian Keith Dalton makes a good point here about nominees to the Supreme Court: Link: https://youtu.be/Mvzf8nw9KQs In brief, last year GOP leaders in Congress refused for the first time in American history even to consider the president’s nominee to fill … Continue reading
Two videos from back in September have renewed relevance because U.S. policy is about to change soon based on irrational fear. First Stephen Colbert addresses the fear in 3.5 minutes, then John Oliver goes into a little more detail in … Continue reading
Rahat is still messing with people at the drive-thru. As some commenters have wondered, at this point how far does he have to go to find a fast food place where they don’t immediately recognize him? Not his best, but … Continue reading
Most Americans know that we pay a lot for healthcare compared with other developed countries without necessarily better results, but there’s still a lot of confusion, notably about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). That’s based on a poll published January … Continue reading
Big Hero 6 (2014) I somehow missed all mention of this when it first came out. It’s a computer-animated Disney/Marvel film set in a parallel universe version of San Francisco that’s heavily influenced by Japanese culture, having been rebuilt by … Continue reading
Kevin Drum at Mother Jones offers up a useful reference guide to Trump’s key advisors. I found this both pretty funny and pretty chilling: Jared Kushner = Rasputin Michael T Flynn* = Dick Cheney Reince Priebus = H.R. Haldeman Steve … Continue reading
The is easily one of the strangest, funniest, and most obscene superhero movies I’ve ever seen. It breaks the fourth wall so much you expect to see the title character stealing handfuls of your popcorn. He even comments on breaking … Continue reading
Yesterday Trump tweeted, “It’s finally happening – Fiat Chrysler just announced plans to invest $1BILLION in Michigan and Ohio plants, adding 2000 jobs.” That’s great news for the people getting those jobs, but what’s this “finally”? Under Obama, the U.S. … Continue reading
This is from September 9, four months ago (on the 50th anniversary of Star Trek), but it’s still entertaining, particularly the reenactment of a minor classic Trek cliché: Link: https://youtu.be/OAMKtLYs0jI Takei has led an interesting life, including time in an … Continue reading
Kevin Drum had an interesting post yesterday about a course change among Republicans in Congress. Even many members of the House Freedom Caucus, the farthest right group of Republicans in the House of Representatives, are saying they plan to vote … Continue reading