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It's not so much that trump decided to go back to yet another trade war with Canada this past week. We have to realize by now trump will never give up his belief that tariffs work the way he thinks (nor the belief that trade wars are easy to win). What's unsettling is how much of an asshole trump is being about it (via Adam Gabbatt at The Guardian): ...But not Donald Trump, who in a “hold my beer”…
I honestly cannot recall the last time we have SO MANY different food recalls and warnings at the same time. Edith Olmstead over at the New Republic is tracking the atrocities : In the last week alone, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled twelve different products—a rate four times higher than the same week a year ago. In the past week, the FDA has discovered salmonella in granola ,…
Put a corrupt businessman in power, expect the only ones to benefit from that to be the other corrupt bastards ripping us off (via David Frum at the Atlantic ): So it is with the news that the Department of the Treasury has ended ownership-reporting requirements for U.S. businesses and purged the existing database of ownership information. This seemingly technical-sounding change is a huge gift to…
Regarding the by-election in the United Kingdom between Nigel "How Much Is 5 Million In British Money" Farage and Count Binface that happened this week... Sigh. GODDAMMIT CLACTON VOTERS, YOU HAD ONE JOB (via Alexandra Topping with The Guardian (UK) ). Dawn had long broken in the Essex town of Clacton-on-Sea when the results for the byelection came in. After a gruelling count, an atmosphere of deep…
Apparently, on an overseas trip this past July to Turkey to meet with regional allies over the chaos and destruction of his war on Iran, trump got caught in a rather embarrassing security dilemma (via Marina Dunbar at the Guardian ): Donald Trump switched aircraft before departing Turkey earlier this month after US officials determined there was a credible threat from Iranian proxy forces…
An update on how our Naval force in the Persian Gulf fighting Iran is holding up since last taking note back in April : It's getting worse . (via Nicholas Slayton at Task and Purpose ): Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are dealing with food shortages, moldy showers and poor morale, according to military family members concerned for their well-being. It’s the second time this year…
When the Florida Republicans have lost Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, you know DeSantis and his lackeys really f-cked up (via Bay News 9 Spectrum staff): Polk county Sheriff Grady Judd is urging voters to reject Amendment 3 . He came out against the measure Tuesday during a news conference. Judd argued that the Florida House made significant changes to the proposal Gov. Ron DeSantis initially…
Did you see CNN's report this morning about trump's not-so-smart war effort against Iran ? (via Katie Bo Lillis and Zachary Cohen) The request from a senior officer at the US military command carrying out President Donald Trump’s war with Iran came in an email: We need ideas . “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran,” an officer in US Central Command’s…
Update: Thanks again to Steve in Manhattan for including this article at Crooks & Liars' Mike's Blog Round-Up ! P.S. I am waiting at home this morning to get new toilets installed, so while I'm sitting here I'd like to promote my book Notice a Trend to help pay the bills uh encourage more man reading ! And women reading! And sentient rock creatures who travel through space! And... This is…
In the ongoing saga of trump's damage upon our nation's Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, the sound and fury of trump accusing others of vandalizing what he wrecked has signified nothing . The key target of trump's ire - a retired Olympian arrested for destruction of property when all he did was touch the already-peeling paint job on the pool - had the charges dismissed in court today (via staff…
Over on Bluesky I reposted this skeet , because it spells out in easy terms why the Republicans cannot be redeemed. This is an apt descriptions of Republicans now. [image or embed] — migas7.bsky.social ( @migas7.bsky.social ) July 25, 2026 at 10:11 AM In case the embed fails The modern Republican Party defends no virtue, performs no service to others, provides no leadership to our nation in any…
Jason Linkins over at the New Republic pretty much describes the mood most of us are in heading into the 2026 midterms : Times have changed. Whereas TNR’s Matt Ford once famously compared Trump’s first term to the episode of Battlestar Galactica where the Cylons attack every 33 minutes, its second iteration has become a dull monotony. Just about everything this White House does is rooted in the…
