Why on Earth Would Trump Plan This Speech At This Location At This Time
Trump has no obvious traditional strategic reason to hold a rally in Howell. There is, however, a less-obvious, less-traditional strategic reason
Author: Tod Kelly
Tod is a writer from the Pacific Northwest. He is also serves as Executive Producer and host of both the 7 Deadly Sins Show at Portland's historic Mission Theatre and 7DS: Pants On Fire! at the White Eagle Hotel & Saloon. He is a regular inactive for Marie Claire International and the Daily Beast, and is currently writing a book on the sudden rise of exorcisms in the United States. Follow him on Twitter.
The Ballad of Gregory Rigano
Gregory Rigano is no different from any other clown-show grifters. But at the end of the day, he may end up with the biggest body count
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Allowing lobbyists to pay people to stand in line for public hearings is only bad in a purely symbolic way. Which is to say, it’s really, really bad.
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Why don’t more women come forward? Because we set up the system to make sure they wouldn’t.
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I can’t say for certain when the first time I ever heard an Aretha Franklin album was. Her music was simply always there, in the the same way that Ella’s music was always there. I was weaned on her music, and to it.
Linky Friday: To Hell In a Handbasket, But With Snakes
Will is out son assignment, but Tod has a bunch of links to stuff! And things! And, um, some other stuff and things!
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In which the victory of Roy Moore deflates the myth that Trumpism is primarily about Trump.
Making the Internet a Better, Safer Space
I’m an old dog, so I’m still having to learn all the social media tricks.
Conversations With Caricatures Who Hate Me
Dylan Marron’s highly anticipated new podcast promises to provide greater understanding across the political divide. Instead, it makes bank off of making that divide even more entrenched.
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Everyone is assuming new White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci is a neophyte who doesn’t know what he’s doing. It’s actually much worse than that.
The Data Says Everything Is Fine
Anecdotal evidence can often be treacherous. But that doesn’t mean it’s always wrong.
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I worried fringe media like The Gateway Pundit would destroy American conservatism. As it turns out, it’s actually much, worse than that.
Viva la Resistance!
Because every evil dystopia has its band of ragtag resistance fighters with that one in a million chance of toppling an empire.
