Recent Bluessky Posts- Turns out there is some amount of money they won't pay to torture people. Also DeSantis had wrung all the political juice he would likely get out of his support for the alliterative absurdity. May 12, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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- Compare and contrast. May 12, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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- This is what the GOP wants to fund for three more years. newrepublic.com/post/210185/... May 11, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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Stocks Love Democrats
Posted in 2016 Election, Econ & Money
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The Case for Despair
Juan Cole lays it out. I’d say the case against HRC is first, foreign policy, second reliance on corporatist economic advisers. (And I’m tired of hearing about her damn emails.)
The second problem may be ameliorated by a need to avoid angering the Warren wing of the party. The first problem–hawkishness, adherence to the Villager consensus on use of force–isn’t going away, and probably can’t go away for a first female President lest she seem ‘weak’ to the foolish but dangerous. It was on full display on the agonizing and unwatchable NBC ‘Candidates Forum’ last night. Thank goodness for the fast forward button on my DVR.
Yes, Trump was very very very much worse. So?
Update: Bonus gloom–The Intercept, Hillary Clinton’s National Security Advisers Are a “Who’s Who” of the Warfare State.
Posted in 2016 Election, Politics: International
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Trump As a Lover
“I Love War” Video by Priorities USA Action
Bonus video, Danger:
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More Covers
I’ve admitted before that I like covers that make a song new again. Here’s a nice bunch curated by Dennis Hartley.
Update: they took down the direct link for some reason, but you can still find it in the Hullabaloo archive – just search it for “An Elpee’s Worth of Covers”.
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Sign of the Times
Spotted this truck outside the local grocery store.
Note that the feds are doing next to nothing around here because Republicans in Congress blocked the money — they demanded defunding a women’s health program (Planned Parenthood) in exchange for saving babies.
Yes, this election is literally a motherhood issue.
Posted in 2016 Election, Zika
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Doubt This
Maps showing how much the planet has warmed every year since 1850. View at full size (10 MB file). Created by Ed Hawkins; spotted via Eye on Miami.
Posted in Global Warming
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