Trump returning to Washington to plot 2nd term strategy with Republican lawmakers Donald Trump is set to make a rare appearance in Washington on Thursday to lay out his second-term agenda to Republican lawmakers. 06/12/2024 - 10:10 pm | View Link
Washington’s statewide races are heating up. Here’s a look at the three contenders for attorney general. Dhingra, 49, was elected as a state senator in 2017. As deputy majority leader of the Washington State Senate, she chairs the legislative body’s Law and Justice Committee. Dhingra began her legal ... 06/12/2024 - 7:13 pm | View Link
Gridlock-loving markets tussle with 'super majorities' For financial markets usually biased toward legislative gridlock over untrammelled government, this election-packed month so far has seen a wild ride around voting landslides and 'super majorities'. 06/4/2024 - 10:00 pm | View Link
Biden said he needed Congress' help to 'shut down the border.' Now he's doing it anyway. "The goodwill of the American people is wearing thin right now," Biden said in an East Room address. "Doing nothing is not an option. We have to act."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need ... 06/4/2024 - 9:39 am | View Link
Washington state GOP contributions to congressional hopefuls suggest party may have helped candidates circumvent election law “Mike: WAGOP’s longstanding policy is to help all GOP candidates move financial support to their campaigns as long as they ask and their request is legal,” Walsh wrote. “ (State Rep. and 6th ... 05/25/2024 - 9:33 pm | View Link
Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT today (10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Virgo into Libra.
Happy Birthday for Friday, June 14, 2024:
You are organized and have a strong desire to take charge of most situations around you.
Authorities are investigating after vandals targeted the homes of the Brooklyn Museum's Jewish director and some board members in a cowardly act, using red-smeared paint. This act of targeting Jewish people will not help the Palestinians. What a despicable thing to do, and I'm not sure how, in their minds, they felt this was productive.
Steve Bannon was ordered to report to prison on July 1st to begin a 4 month sentence for contempt of court after failing to comply with a lawful subpoena issued by the January 6th Committee.
Immediately after being ordered to report to court, he was defiant, saying "Merrick Garland, Lisa Monaco, the entire Justice Department, they're not going to shut up Trump, they're not going to shut up Navarro, they're not going to shut up Bannon, and they're certainly not going to shut up MAGA."
Well, just a week later, Bannon has changed his tune and is now begging the Appeals Court to intervene and pretty please keep him out of prison.
Read the filing here.
In the filing, he claims this is a "landmark case." It absolutely IS NOT.
Above, RAC performs, Why Even Try. Sometimes I wonder why we even try to make sense of the media.
MPC Commentary presents, Much Ado About Hunter.
The Psy of Life asks, "Does it even matter?"
Adventus says it's all inside MAGA Baseball.
Play Typer Guy talks "West Wing."
Bonus Track: Because we are all about the music and about the art Open Culture presents Andy Warhol creating a portrait of Debbie Harry.
Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors.
Two things died recently. First, Republican dignity when Ted Lieu was done listing all of Trump's associates who are convicted felons--criminals--just like he is. Lieu went on a rant that laid out perfectly why Trump is so unfit to clean floors much less be President.
And the best part, Lieu made sure to remind Trump whose choices it was that got him where he is, and he didn't do it nicely
Second, Lieu also pointed out how Democrats like Bob Menendez and Hunter Biden have been pursued, again showing what a joke Republican claims are of a "rigged" Department of Justice.