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And then there’s Raffensperger
Raffensperger lost his Georgia primary for the governorship: Raffensperger, who is well known for rebuking the president’s push to overturn the 2020 election, came in dead last in a field of three candidates vying for the GOP nomination for Georgia … Continue reading →
Can we call Democrat Maureen Galindo a Nazi yet?
I’m just “asking questions.” But the question originates with this news about Galindo, running for Congress is Texas’ 35th District, and the current Democrat frontrunner although she faces a runnoff: Controversy-tarred congressional candidate Maureen Galindo this week pledged to transform … Continue reading →
US aid to Israel
From commenter “Keith”: All it takes to be an antisemite these days is to question why we give Israel so much money. Of course that’s not all it takes. In fact, it’s a question I’ve asked, too: why so much … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/20/2026
Massie’s out
In Kentucky’s Fourth District: Trump-backed challenger Ed Gallrein defeated longtime Rep. Thomas Massie in what turned out to be the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, one which pitted some prominent Republican figures against each other. … Gallrein, who … Continue reading →
Our brilliant and knowledgeable journalists
Katy Tur of MSNOW: Katy Tur: What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government? They come from you, our creator and heavenly father. Is this him putting God over the Declaration of … Continue reading →
Trump endorses Ken Paxton for Texas senator
CNN characterizes the endorsement as “upending Senate GOP plans”: Cornyn has spent over a year courting Trump’s support, while Paxton has run to Cornyn’s right and pitched himself as a stronger ally of the president. Cornyn and Senate GOP leaders … Continue reading →
The Platner files
After spending a decade calling Trump a coarse and vulgar misogynist, bigot, and Nazi, it’s somewhat ironic that Democrats are about to nominate a truly coarse and vulgar misogynist, bigot, and Nazi – in Maine. Also a self-described Communist, although … Continue reading →
Open thread 5/19/2026
Trump: about to strike Iran, or not?
The answer is “yes” – one or the other. Here’s the NY Post on the subject, for what it’s worth: Gen. Jack Keane — acting Army chief of staff at the start of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — told … Continue reading →
Roundup
(1) This is one of the reasons why states should not automatically mail ballots to all registered voters: A Marina Del Ray woman has admitted to bombshell charges that she paid homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote … Continue reading →