Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 2:44:39 pm
In today's episode of the ongoing farce known as "Republican family values," the Washington Post reports that two years ago, the virulently anti-gay head of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, swept a sexual assault by "rising star" Ohio legislature candidate Wesley Goodman under the rug and failed to report ...

Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 11:39:23 am
Kate Harding has a column in the Washington Post today that's being roundly attacked by the right wing media, because it makes some points that need to be made about Al Franken's terrible behavior, and what it would mean for the United States if he resigns: I’m a feminist. I ...

Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 12:27:01 pm
Ugh. Now Senator Al Franken is being accused of sexual harassment while on a USO tour in 2006, by Leeann Tweeden. Tweeden is now a morning news anchor for Talkradio 790 in Los Angeles, and posted this account of what happened at the radio station's website. As a TV host and ...

Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 11:19:57 am
By now, most people are aware that when an act of mass gun violence happens, the US right wing has a well-worn script they always follow: Was it committed by a Muslim or a person of color? If yes, it was an obvious act of terrorism and we need to immediately institute ...

Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 6:32:55 pm
YouTube YouTube Banda Magda - Le Tigre Malin From Banda Magda’s new album "Tigre", released September 2017 on Verve Label Group/GroundUP Music. ***Please set to HD (or at least 480p). "Tigre" is available now: Physical: https://store.groundupmusic.net/collec tions/banda-magda Digital: http://smarturl.it/Tigre_iTu Music and Lyrics by Magda Giannikou Lyric Sheets, English Translations and Leadsheets of TIGRE are available at: https://www.bandamagda.com/shop/ FILM ...

Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:36:15 am
Happy Friday! Today Donald Trump took big steps toward killing Obamacare and the Iran nuclear deal, appointed another energy industry-linked climate change denier to lead the White House Council on Environmental Quality, used his daughter-in-law to promote propaganda on his garbage Trump TV Facebook channel, and became the first president ...

Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 5:22:59 pm
I really don't like linking to the Daily Caller because frankly, it's a sewer, but they're the only place that's reported this story so far. If you click through to read, try not to get any on you. California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met last week with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul ...

Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 9:15:08 pm
YouTube Sept. 25, 2017 | Robin Hilton -- It's hard to think of an artist who's brought more joy to more people, across more generations — and in more ways — than Steve Martin. In the 1970s, he won the hearts of young children for his playful appearances with The ...

Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 3:21:58 pm
YouTube Anyone who follows Little Green Footballs knows I've been calling out the sickeningly hateful content of Breitbart "News" for many years, and documenting the increasing prevalence of outright racism and white supremacism not just in their comment section (long known as one of the worst sewers of hate on the ...

Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 11:34:13 am
A few days ago on Twitter I made a point to MSNBC host Chris Hayes about the ads placed by Russian front groups on Facebook, after he said on his show that it seemed like $100,000 was just a "drop in the bucket" as advertising costs go: .@chrislhayes Don't forget that ...

Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:37:39 am
Today we find Trump fans on both Facebook and Twitter circulating an obviously fake photograph, with the caption "No more NFL," purportedly showing Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett burning a US flag in a locker room while other players stand around and cheer. As I write this, the fake image ...

Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 8:02:40 pm
YouTube Sept. 12, 2017 | Jacob Ganz -- Two songs into his Tiny Desk concert, Jack Antonoff revealed a bit of stagecraft behind his performances with Bleachers. "My manager says, 'When you play for 1,000 people, don't talk to one person. It's only cool for them,'" Antonoff said. It was offered ...

Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 1:35:20 pm
Let me say this again, in case the subtitle is lost: right-wing trolls are causing human victims of the quake in Mexico City to die. They are posting the names of liberals and activists as "trapped and needing help," diverting rescuers from saving children stuck under the rubble of collapsed ...

Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 6:03:26 pm
Today we learned that California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has actually been setting himself up as middleman for a deal to get Donald Trump to pardon Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, in exchange for what he says is "evidence" that exonerates Russia from accusations of meddling in the 2016 presidential election. ...

Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 4:52:08 pm
We've seen this pattern over and over with Donald Trump. He says something grossly offensive or blatantly racist and/or sexist, there's a huge public outcry, then he insincerely walks it back and his people jump in front of the cameras and do damage control. Then, a few days or weeks later, ...

Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 11:57:36 am
After reports last night that Trump had made a deal with Democrats that excluded Trump's ridiculous WALL (that's how he refers to it on Twitter, in all-caps), the right wing media staged a massive, hilarious freak out. How dare he renege on a promise that was never going to happen ...

Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 10:57:49 am
A man driving a truck festooned with American and Confederate flags was briefly detained by Vancouver police yesterday, after he sped in reverse through a group of protesters after a "Patriot Prayer" rally in Vancouver, Washington. A black Chevy Silverado with Oregon plates and two large American flags and several ...

Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 12:16:47 pm
Here's the statement just released by President Obama on Facebook, responding to Donald Trump's destruction of DACA. Immigration can be a controversial topic. We all want safe, secure borders and a dynamic economy, and people of goodwill can have legitimate disagreements about how to fix our immigration system so that ...

Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:50:37 am
JUST IN: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart for Texas pic.twitter.com/2EPAtfe4PY — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 29, 2017 ReplyReply w/ QuoteImage Here we see our so-called president, with wife Melania appropriately dressed to visit a disaster area in bomber jacket and Manolo stiletto heels. And here we see the dynamic duo ...

Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 4:54:35 pm
YouTube After another hellish week of Trump Horror, I don't know about you but I'm thoroughly ready for this exquisite new song and video by one of my favorite groups, Banda Magda. Can't wait for the album to come out! Banda Magda - Muchacha (Ojos de Papel) From Banda Magda’s upcoming album ...

Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 4:15:21 pm
The far right propagandists at Breitbart "News" denied a few days ago that they're an "alt-right" (read: white supremacist) publication, despite their dear leader Stephen Bannon's explicit statement that Breitbart is "the platform for the alt-right." This is something these people always do; they'll tell you exactly what they are and ...

Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 5:24:48 pm
YouTube Julian Lage live at National Sawdust in Brooklyn on June 28, 2017, performing “Study for Electric Guitar”

Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 8:06:44 pm
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Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 11:23:16 am
Here we see Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher posing on the steps of the Ecuadoran embassy in London with Holocaust-denying white supremacist Chuck C. Johnson (who is NOT ME), as they prepare to meet with Julian Assange. Johnson, of course, is making that hand sign that white supremacists love to pretend ...

Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:33:38 pm
The Daily Caller reports today that Rage Furby Chuck C. Johnson set up a meeting between Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and Julian Assange. Republican California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Wednesday at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, The Daily Caller has learned. Charles Johnson, a conservative journalist, ...