Things That Happened While I Was Passing a Kidney Stone
Posted by BooMan | Apr 6, 2025 | Congress, Slider, White House | 2 |
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Could the GOP Suffer A Midterm Bloodbath?
To avoid a bad defeat, the GOP must overcome their own voter suppression efforts and unpopular economic policies.
White House
Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Volume 390
Cafe, Froggy Bottom | 0
Hi everyone. I ended up needing to skip a week. It has been hectic at work – perhaps more so...
Congress
Midweek Cafe and Lounge, Volume 389
Cafe, Froggy Bottom | 1
Happy Wednesday! Old 47 caved quite a bit on tariffs for now. Let’s take a closer look:...
Justice
Day 69: J.D. Vance Appointed As Reichsminister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
Culture, Front, White House | 1
By presidential order, the vice-president will now assume the role Josef Goebbels played in the Third Reich.
Elections
The Fury of the Democratic Base is Not a Mirror of the Tea Party Revolt
Warnings that the Democratic base is growing dangerously radical are overblown and unsupported by the data.
Foreign Affairs
Day 52: Greenland Votes for Change and Against Trump
The election resulted in a major upset and a strong message that Greenland wants independence from both Denmark and the United States.
Media
Progress Pondcast Episode 22 With Bill Hangley Jr, on DOGE and U.S. Alliance With Russia
We bring popular guest Bill Hangley Jr. back to discuss what he learned about unaccountable power in Czechoslovakia after the Berlin Wall fell, and what it means that the U.S. and Russia are partitioning Ukraine.
Environment
Day 52: Greenland Votes for Change and Against Trump
The election resulted in a major upset and a strong message that Greenland wants independence from both Denmark and the United States.
Health Care
GOP is Waddling Toward a Medicaid Buzzsaw
Health Care, Slider | 0
On May 7th, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will begin making over $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid, while claiming not to be making any cuts at all.
Culture
Okay, I’ll Defend Ivy League Schools
There are many things you can criticize about the Ivy League, but they are not anti-American or anti-Semitic.