On Sunday Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election and endorsed VP Kamala Harris. In a radical departure from their behavior over last almost-17 years, the Democratic Party got their shit together and backed her almost unanimously. That…
Accountability
Yesterday Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. I and millions of others were relieved and almost celebratory. But a guilty conviction on a crime that had multiple eyewitnesses on the scene…
Facepalming
I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. It wasn’t just a party thing — I usually hop all over the place with voting* or a woman thing, although that would have been fantastic to see. I voted for the more experienced…
The One Where Kim Gets Grumpy About OWS
The Occupy movement returned to Philadelphia Monday because as we all know, financial inequality is only worth protesting about when the weather is nice. Oh, okay fine. It was because May 1 is International Worker’s Day. So they decided to…
Nip it in the bud!
It’s no secret that I’m slightly right-of-center than most of the bloggers I read. That shocks a lot of people because we’ve been very black-and-white in this country for the last 10+ years with regard to politics. You’re either handing…
RIP, Nancy and Daniel Benoit
It’s really hard to handle the fact that a guy I thought was a stand-up guy through my (admittedly very limited) exposure to him turned out to be a complete tool. An evil, murderous tool. The comments to last post…
RIP, Chris Benoit
A few years back, there were a bunch of toys left over from a photo shoot for the cover of a Holiday Gift guide. Most were given to charity. Some of the less giftable toys were left over. The coordinator…
I did not make this up
Actual headline from CNN: Rice seeks to smooth relations with Turkey Good, I guess, because Turkey and Mashed Potatoes are getting JUST a bit too cozy for my liking.
