• Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Thanks, NYTimes. Finally. Do Better.

    It’s about frickin’ time, NY Times, but until you stop sanewashing Der Drumpfuhrer in your headlines, sabotaging your reporters’ stories, I’m not subscribing. For all the shit we’ve given the NYTimes in this election season, they have really pulled out all the stops to make up for it the last couple of days. This was yesterday’s front page. Here are a couple of the inside pages in the same issue. There are more. A huge section was devoted to this subject. I have…   Link: The NY Times Comes Through – Digby’s Hullabaloo

  • Hot Off The Presses

    ‘Elno Skum Worked Illegally? October Surprise, Surprise

    Why are we not surprised? And ye gads, that photo in the article. I’m not reposting the image here because the photo credit is under Getty Images. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Long before he became one of Donald Trump’s biggest donors and campaign surrogates, South African-born Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States as he launched his entrepreneurial career after ditching a graduate studies program in California, according to former business associates, court records and company documents obtained by The Washington Post. Link: Exclusive from the Washington Post, via archive.is because fuck that guy Jeff Bezos, but kudos to…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Dear Washington Post, This Is How It’s Done

    Earlier today, the Washington Post declined to endorse a candidate in the US Presidential Election. Reportedly, an opinion endorsing VP Kamala Harris had been written but was killed by either the current CEO, or owner-oligarch Jeff Bezos. Many people have canceled their WaPo subscriptions; I just can’t in an election year. So instead, here’s an endorsement from UK liberal bastion paper, The Guardian. Which I read for free, but I may subscribe. God knows I read them constantly. Editorial: The decision of American voters will be profoundly consequential for everyone. A Harris victory would offer some hope…   Link: The…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Mini-Posts

    Pleasant Surprise: Visiting MTG’s District

    There are nice, thoughtful, diverse people who live in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district. A brown-skinned immigrant with a foreign accent talked to them about everything except politics and was rewarded with interesting conversations. He was initially apprehensive, but found only friendly locals. It sounds like someone needs to give them an alternative to MTG in two years.  Gift Link: Washington Post “Brown Immigrant Visits MTG’s District”

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Beat The Rich.

    Mariel Garza, editorials editor at The Los Angeles Times, has resigned. The announcement comes after the paper’s billionaire owner killed an endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.   Link: LA Times opinion editor quits after billionaire owner kills endorsement

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    ‘He’ll say anything before an election’: Ex-senator blasts Trump after bombshell report

    Claire McCaskill absolutely furious over yet another shocking revelation of Trump’s abyssal garbage pit where character should be. “When he promised a family he would take care of their funeral expenses, that was before the election,” said McCaskill. “That was in April of 2020. When he said, ‘I’m not going to pay to bury the f-ing Mexican,’ that was after he had lost in December.” She told viewers “to remember, he’ll say anything before an election, but his true character comes out after the election.” Link: ‘He’ll say anything before an election’: Ex-senator blasts Trump after bombshell report