Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 10:43:24 am
As we pointed out a few days ago, Donald Trump dodged military service during the Vietnam War with a series of student and medical deferments, like the privileged sons of many wealthy people did. But that hasn't stopped him from saying horrible things like this, about Sen. John McCain: "He's not ...

Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 5:50:55 pm
YouTube Robert Jeffress is a frequent guest on Fox News, where they present him as a kindly avuncular Baptist pastor. But in reality, he's a totally insane religious fanatic preaching conspiratorial End Times hatred. Jeffress had some good news, though: The Supreme Court's decision and the ensuing rainbow-flag projection on the White ...

Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 5:03:08 pm
Here's one of those stories that makes you just say, "Good grief." The North Carolina branch of the KKK, who call themselves "The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan," has been granted a permit to hold a rally on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse on July ...

Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 11:36:21 am
Right wing bloggers are having a huge outrage party over the discovery of some old campaign buttons created by supporters of Hillary Clinton that feature a Confederate flag. Breitbart "News" hack Joel Pollak is a good example: HILLARY CLINTON CONFEDERATE FLAG MERCHANDISE SURFACES ON EBAY! In 2007, Hillary Clinton commented ...

Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:49:15 pm
In 2008, I wrote about the awful stealth creationist bill signed into law by Republican Governor Bobby Jindal, and predicted it would lead to a giant step backward for science education. It gives me no joy to report, via Zack Kopplin (who's doing an awesome job of bringing this awfulness to ...

Tue, May 19, 2015 at 6:11:02 pm
Attack plotter Robert Doggart Here's where the ceaseless anti-Muslim incitement of people like Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer and media outlets like Fox News and Breitbart "News" unsurprisingly leads: Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting Attack on Muslims. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A man who ran for Congress last year in ...

Wed, May 13, 2015 at 3:12:12 pm
YouTube The National Transportation Safety Board's Robert Sumwalt said today at a press conference that the engineer of the Amtrak train that derailed last night in Philadelphia applied the emergency braking system approximately 3 seconds before the crash. He also said that when the data recorder stopped working, the train was traveling ...

Tue, May 12, 2015 at 2:56:10 pm
You will probably be aware that Kansas is among the reddest of red states. There are, however, exceptions to every rule. Lawrence is home to the large University of Kansas and is a significant liberal enclave in the state. Recently, the owner of a Lawrence furniture store ...

Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:49:58 am
You may recall that the two would-be mass murderers who attacked Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer's "Draw Mohammed" event in Garland, Texas, were reportedly killed by a lone traffic officer armed only with a pistol. Well, that story wasn't true: Gunmen at Muhammad Cartoon Contest Were Killed by SWAT Team. The ...

Sun, May 3, 2015 at 8:59:32 pm
48 hour rule applies here, we don't have real details on who or why, although we all probably want to speculate. At least two people were shot Sunday afternoon in the parking lot outside the Curtis Culwell Center, where the American Freedom Defense Initiative was hosting its inaugural Muhammad Cartoon ...

Sun, Apr 19, 2015 at 12:31:36 pm
Our article about pseudo-journalist Chuck C. Johnson's "men's rights advocate," Jeremiah True (who was arrested on Thursday for sexual abuse of under-age girls at a rugby practice session) apparently got the Ginger Avenger quite upset, sending him into a multi-tweet tirade filled with insults and personal attacks. So, win! In the ...

Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:49:31 pm
Yet another extrajudicial execution from a police force. In this case the suspect was shot by a reserve volunteer officer of 73 years of age who confused his taser with a gun. This comes from the mentality that some police have that anyone who runs gets tased, beat down, or ...

Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 6:14:49 pm
Sen. Tom Cotton, fresh from his disturbing attempt to subvert President Obama's negotiations with Iran, took to the Senate floor today and advocated immense defense spending increases. The Republican Party really, really wants another war, because they know they and their corporate masters will be the ones to reap the profits ...

Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 12:20:06 pm
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez will be facing criminal corruption charges, according to CNN: Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, a Democrat, alleging he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in ...

Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:35:05 pm
Possibly the most horrifying story you'll read this week: The Harrises had adopted the girl and her 3-year-old sister through the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS). The couple also has three biological sons who are older than the girls. Pictures of the girls appeared on Justin Harris' social media ...

Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 7:34:37 am
"Doubt is our product" Peter Sinclair from the Yale Climate Forum reviews a documentary that details how marketing doubt about science became profitable for multiple industries and their shills. YouTube In March 2015, Robert Kenner, the Director of "Food Inc" and other acclaimed documentaries, will debut his newest, "Merchants of Doubt". ...

Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 7:34:47 pm
I am a child of the Midwest. Around these parts, the default constructor for people is "wingnut". I was raised in the proud tradition of the Assemblies of God - a name many of you may recognize as associated with some of the derpiest hardcore creationist/Dominionist names out there. ...

Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 9:39:20 am
Today's example of a barely masked racist comment comes from former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who obviously knew he was about to say something disgusting but since he was among Republican friends, went ahead and said it anyway. "I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible ...

Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:08:24 pm
Today we find "explanatory journalism" site Vox digging up a quote by Barack Obama from 2008 and using it to argue that Obama Supports Vaccines Now -- but Pandered to Anti-Vaxxers in 2008. Chris Christie has come under fire for remarks suggesting that parents should have a choice in which ...

Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 8:30:22 pm
Death and The Anti-Vaxxer This is one blog post I've held off writing because it angers me beyond bearing, and scares me to death. rawstory.com 15 years ago, Andrew Wakefield, then a doctor, presented a paper to the famous medical journal The Lancet. In it he claimed there was a link between autism ...

Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 10:45:16 am
A Dallas Morning News editorial on that absolutely disgraceful display of anti-Muslim hatred at the Texas Capitol pulls no punches: Editorial: Capitol Spectacle Brings Shame on Texas. It was Texas Muslim Capitol Day in Austin, an annual event for visitors of that faith to visit the seat of state government, ...

Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 3:37:24 pm
At first I thought this was from one of those fake news sites, but no -- it appears to be legitimate; John Boehner's long-time bartender at a West Chester country club planned to poison him. Michael Robert HoytMichael Robert Hoyt, 44, was indicted Jan. 7 on charges of threatening to ...

Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 6:02:38 pm
YouTube Jon Henry tweeted this video to me a few days ago and after careful consideration I must say I approve. Has a great message, a deep groove, creative production, steampunk props, and the kids are adorbs. Watch it, you'll like it. This is Jon Henry's cosplay-themed music video for "I ...

Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:32:32 am
Ashton Carter It hasn't been officially announced yet, but numerous sources report that President Obama's nominee for the next Secretary of Defense will be Ashton Carter, a physicist with many years of experience in national security and defense. "Great, very highly qualified," said Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the ...

Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 11:22:54 am
Sarah Palin's latest word salad is even more incoherent and ranty than usual -- a monumental wall of authentic wingnut gibberish. That nasty Obama guy is oppressing her again by suggesting women should have access to cheaper, better day care. (Do I even have to tell you that the Obama quote ...