Well if Gaetz gets confirmed, our AG won't have practiced a day of law. I hate the guy as much as the rest of you (possibly more), but I will be fair. According to Wiki, he did practice law briefly. He graduated law school in 2007, admitted to the bar in early 2008 and ran for the house in 2010, so...

Great point. I think the Republican has some kind of a Duke tie - he is getting a masters from the law school or something similar - I get a daily blast from The Chronicle and I saw a headline about it but didn't get a chance to read. One would assume he already has a regular law degree if he is ru...

For those that think your vote doesn't count, check out a race in the NC Supreme Court. The incumbent (D) Allison Riggs leads her R challenger Jefferson Griffin by just 623 votes out 5.5 million cast. Of course a recount and likely court challenges are underway. Great point. I think the Republican ...

Linda McMahon for Department of Education. From the world of pro wrestling. Ladapo from Florida possibly surgeon general. Anti-trans campaigner and ardent anti-vaxxer. Those are just from today. We knew it would be bad with a horde of crazies and loyalists appointed by Trump’s staff but this is at ...

I have my tiers of Trump voters: 1. (least bad) - Those who voted for him in 2016 thinking he wouldn't be as bad as they thought he would be and would grow up once in office, quickly realized they were wrong, and have never supported him again. 2. Those who still voted for him in 2020 despite seein...

U.S. Muslim leaders who supported Republican Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration's support for Israel's war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his Cabinet picks, they tell Reuters. Suckers. Just another voting bloc that's gonna be dealing with buyer...

Trump is having some of his picks for his cabinet forego FBI background checks. Mike Johnson says there is no need to release Gaetz's ethics report. Why would an AG need to be ethical? Why bother seeing if anyone in government has any legal concerns? I mean, that's just silliness, right? Is this wh...

RFK Jr for HHS. God help us all Yeah. I work on NIH funded research. This clown now oversees the show. Much like who needs enemies when....Who needs a plague when you have such competence running the nation's health? His cabinet picks are each trying to outdo the last one in it's absurdity. I'm hop...

I was cautiously optimistic when he named Rubio secretary of state. I don't like Rubio's politics and don't like that he has sold his soul to MAGA but he is generally qualified for the role. The rest of these losers are truly frightening. This is not a game or a joke. It truly seems like Trump is ap...

I'm working today (probably will be very slow) but I'm taking at least the morning off tomorrow. I know I'll be up way late and likely emotionally drained. I'm thinking about going to bed early tonight. But I'm not sure if I will fall asleep and/or stay asleep. I wish there was a good game on to di...

I got a two day ban OY for saying that all the Trumpers who want to overthrow our country should be sent on one of Musk's rockets to outer space. Oh well. I think there has been far worse recently but c'est la vie.

Tomorrow is going to be a really long day. Not sure how much I can stomach.

The blowback from that disgusting racist rally is building, including from within the GOP. It's possible that this election's October Surprise is self inflicted. 100%. To make it even worse, the Trump team allegedly edited out another joke by the comic which means that they were completely fine wit...

Here's some bullshit for you. Harris truthfully calling Trump a fascist is wrong because it might bring on another assassination attempt. So says Johnson and McConnell. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a joint statement Friday condemning Vice Pr...

This is so cool. Walz getting to experience Cameron and shake hands with Scheyer. I like the end part when his daughter speaks. https://x.com/Tim_Walz/status/1849553541347610997 Imagine how good Duke football would have been with Walz as coach instead of Franks and Roof? Couldn't have been much wor...

Agreed. I want to see a debate. I think Kamala would chew Donnie up and spit him out. What’s the over-under on Trump coming up with some ridiculous excuse to weasel out of the debate? Could Harris’s VP choice swing things more in her favor? I think that by normal scoring rules, Harris would clobber...

Anyone else think the race might be interesting again? There seems to be a lot of excitement building around VP Harris. MAGAworld is all upset for various ridiculous reasons, which makes me happy. And can we please talk about the bizarre ear bandages at the RNC? Bunch of crazy cult members. I think...

Vance is close with Don Jr. I assume this is about loyalty given the last one was “disloyal” when the rubber hit the road. Vance is scary. He has had a very deep drink of the Kool-Aid and is completely morally bankrupt. Another charter member of the "kids, whatever this guy does or says, do the opp...

Yesterday while driving, at a red light we were across from a brand new BMW with a Trump 2024 plate on the front. No biggie, that's pretty common. Then he made a left turn, revealing that his entire care was wrapped in Trump '24 graphics. THE ENTIRE BRAND NEW BMW, with a likely pretty expensive ful...

Wow. Belligerent, nasty, snarky MAGA nation seems to be rearing its ugly head OY. The politics thread has become unreadable. We truly live in a country with two different sets of facts, morals, rules of discourse, etc. Rip off the band aid. I'm sorry my kid will need a passport if he ends up going ...

Wow. Belligerent, nasty, snarky MAGA nation seems to be rearing its ugly head OY. The politics thread has become unreadable. We truly live in a country with two different sets of facts, morals, rules of discourse, etc. Rip off the band aid. I'm sorry my kid will need a passport if he ends up going t...