The Current Situation

Russia pays Taliban-friendly militants to kill U.S. troops; Trump administration hasn’t done anything yet

For months, the Trump administration has known about it: Russian military intelligence had secretly been offering bounties to Taliban-related militants…

6 years ago

It’s the same old story

#AllGravenImagesMatter Thanks to Ramon Grajo for the find!

6 years ago

Video of the day: Trump’s post-rally walk of shame

Andrew “@AmoneyResists” Wortman posted this on Twitter: Remember when aides said they were eagerly awaiting tonight’s rally because it would…

6 years ago

Photo of the day: Social distancing at the Trump rally in Tulsa

The turnout at yesterday’s ill-considered rally was just under 6,200, which is less than a third of the stadium’s capacity…

6 years ago

Tweet of the day: On the subject of statues

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6 years ago

Happy Juneteenth!

Juneteenth — the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States — dates back to…

6 years ago

The Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging quarantines

Tap the graph to see it at full size. Where are you on the cycle? Thanks to Mitch Wagner for…

6 years ago

Karen of the day: “I yield my time to the representative from Ventura County’s Crazytown”

Deborah Baber (right) and...is it Uday or Qusay? I never can tell which is which. County Board of Supervisors meetings…

6 years ago

“White fascism” is a more accurate term than “White blessings”

During a discussion about race with Christian rapper Lecrae and Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, Pastor Louie Giglio was on his…

6 years ago

Florida of the day: Tampa Bay Times buried the lede on the “Tampa Bay radio DJs are catching COVID-19” (or: They offer COVID-19 tests at strip clubs?!)

In my opinion, the real take-away from this Tampa Bay Times article is that under the right circumstances, you can…

6 years ago