Another day, another tragic school shooting- the 22nd this year in the United States if anyone is counting- took place at Santa Fe High School, located about twenty miles from Galveston, Texas. At least ten students are confirmed dead, and authorities later found explosive devices — including pipe bombs and pressure cookers — in and near the school. This is, by any definition, a tragedy regardless of your personal political viewpoints or beliefs. And while the underlying issue of gun violence in schools is, and should be, part of our national political debate, there are certain rules that I didn’t think we needed to go over for moments like this. You know, like waiting until the bodies are cold to make a political statement? Especially if you plan on making…
Daryl Metcalfe lost his fucking mind when someone touched his arm in a committee meeting at the State Capitol; does anyone really buy that he’d be totally cool with someone roaming through the halls of his office with an AR-15?
Sometimes the inner workings of government can be complicated and require a nuanced understanding of how and why things happen the way they do. Then there are the times when you’re like “What the hell are those clowns doing?” This is one of the latter. Earlier this week,…
Seventy years ago, way back in 1947, Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg lent vocal support to President Harry Truman’s flailing post-war foreign policy efforts, likely costing him the opportunity to seek his party’s nomination to seek the Presidency himself. The bipartisan Vandenburg Resolution passed by an overwhelming margin and…
Have you ever seen somebody posting stuff online so insane, you almost don’t believe that person is living on the same planet as you are? If you haven’t yet, you have now. Meet Lisa Jennifer. Based on her Facebook profile, she enjoys freedom, liberty, and freedom. She dislikes…
https://vimeo.com/232923798 One of the trademarks of the alt-right “media” is posing as legitimate reporters who then proceed make some lame-ass political point like they’re the Nazi version of Walter Cronkite. Enter Owen Shroyer, “reporter” for crazy conspiracy clearinghouse Infowars.com. Shroyer recently showed up at a protest with his…
We need to talk about Tomi Lahren. Tomi Lahren is an American conservative political commentator who built a brand around her cutting and unrelenting “takes” on the political news of the day, especially when the story can be spun to criticize Democrats, minorities, and anyone who doesn’t want…
To Anthony Scaramucci, White House Communications Director: Hey, big guy. So I saw what you said to that nice reporter over at the New Yorker. Like when you threatened to kill White House staffers (which I’m pretty sure is a crime of some sort), or when you called…
American Exceptionalism, a phrase coined by Alexis de Tocqueville nearly two centuries ago, refers to independence, strength, and superiority of the American experiment. Well, at least that’s what it used to mean. These days, American Exceptionalism means you get to be a dick whenever you want because… ‘Murica.…