G+: Swamp Watch – 10 December 2016
Kevin Drum is making a list, and checking it twice.'
G+: Swamp Watch – 10 December 2016
Kevin Drum is making a list, and checking it twice.'
G+: No, @CNN I don't think we get a do-over vote
It's tempting to jump all over this and holler "Whoo HOO, we're saved," but the proof will never be found and would never be conclusive enough to convince anyone on the Right.
Ex-CIA operative: We may need a new vote – CNN Video
Former CIA Operative Robert Baer says if the CIA can prove that Russia interfered with the 2016 election then the US should vote again.
G+: Treason
Treason.
War With Russia Isn’t The Issue. Treason Is.
Let’s all stay focused on the real problem here, okay?
G+: The RetroGrouch Notes The One Percenters Are Taking Over
Even in the sport of cycling, the elites are starting to run the show. It used to be a leg up for working class and middle class athletes, but bikes and bike builders are more and more becoming luxury items.
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Louis Vuitton Buys Pinarello
Louis Vuitton Buys Pinarello
I’ll bet a lot of Retrogrouch readers remember this: Or this: And almost certainly this: And even though there’s nothing even remotely retro-grouchy about it, even the young ones probably remember this: Well – as Nobe…
G+: This Space For Sale Or Rent After January 20, 2017
The Presidential press schedule comes out on Saturdays and notes press pool assignments and upcoming events for the week ahead.
I don't think it's going to be the same after the Trump regime is installed.
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Obama guidance, press schedule Dec. 10, 11, 2016. The week ahead
Obama guidance, press schedule Dec. 10, 11, 2016. The week ahead
G+: Your vocabulary word of the day: Kakistocracy
Your vocabulary word of the day: Kakistocracy
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G+: Another GOP Senator Denies America
Another GOP Senator Denies America
Top Senate Republican dismisses importance of Russian interference with presidential election
Sen. Cornyn’s reaction? There’s no news here.
G+: MIssed this before
Donald Trump does not give a tepid damn about women's issues. He's so bored by it, he blew off the highest ranking woman in Congress and had her speak to Ivanka.
"When Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, called Donald J. Trump shortly after the Nov. 8 election, they talked about domestic policy and infrastructure. But when Ms. Pelosi raised the specific subject of women’s issues, the president-elect did something unexpected: He handed the phone over to another person in the room — his 35-year-old daughter, Ivanka."
Will Ivanka Trump Be the Most Powerful First Daughter in History? – The New York Times
Ivanka Trump is about to become the most influential first daughter since Alice Roosevelt Longworth. But can she do so without damaging her own brand?
G+: The weird obscurity lurking deep in the Electoral College process
The weird obscurity lurking deep in the Electoral College process
G+: Or Maybe Not: Shell and the Arctic
I may choose to buy gas at Shell despite my sympathies with the Seattle "kayaktivists" but ride my bike for shorter errands, as an act of political defiance. I already have very low weekly mileage as a result of working from home; I only drive myself for grocery errands, church, and such. Hm.
It’s getting harder for oil companies to make money. Here’s why.
Shell has pulled out of the Arctic. That’s just the latest sign that Big Oil is in big trouble.