Go read the details, it’s been the reality all my 60 years of life and yet most US citizens seem fine with paying way more to get less.
Source: The Disaster of America’s Healthcare System | Ed Brayton
The Problem with Pence
Source: Pence Absurdly Links Suleimani to 9/11 Attack | Ed Brayton
We can presume that Pence, then, is deliberately lying to gin up public outrage and support for his killing. Or he’s as ignorant as Trump is. Either prospect is frightening.
Trump Wrote His Own Playbook in Tweets Six Years Ago
Go read the whole article for the evidence and details.
During the 2012 election, Trump repeatedly claimed that Obama was going to start a war with Iran in order to fire up patriotic sentiment to help him get reelected.
Source: Remember When Trump Accused Obama of Starting a War with Iran to Get Reelected? | Ed Brayton
Giving Ignorant Bigots Lifetime Judicial Appointments Has just Hit a New Low
Source: Lawrence Van Dyke is Now A Federal Judge | Ed Brayton
A few of you have been reading Dispatches long enough to remember Lawrence Van Dyke. As a Harvard Law student he wrote a pro-creationist article and I […]
Current Data Once Again Clearly Shows the US Healthcare System Sucks Compared to the Rest of the First World
Go read Ed’s article for the details.
I have said many times that anyone who thinks we have a good health care system has never experienced it from the inside the way I have. The bureaucratic […]
Trump Got His Orders From Putin Yesterday
Source: Trump’s FBI Director Supports Horowitz Report and May Be Fired | Ed Brayton
This may well lead to Wray being fired, just like Comey. one of the parallels in the two situations is that Trump is meeting today with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, just as he did when he fired Comey. Why he would be meeting with the Russian foreign minister in a meeting closed to the media, now of all times, is beyond me.
I believe Trump is getting instructions from his boss Putin on what to do next to help the Russian dictator keep his puppet in power for four more years.
Betty Speaks the Truth
Trump Wants to Win Another Non-existent War
It’s incredible how easy it is to “win” wars that don’t actually exist.
Source: Old and Busted: the War on Christmas. All New Hotness: the War on Thanksgiving | Ed Brayton
Overused Expression of the Month
So-called
It’s been popping up everywhere and nearly all usages, especially the ones from politicians, are completely inappropriate, sigh. Often it is missing the hyphen as well.
The Chick-Fil-A of Browsers
For anyone who won’t give their money to the anti-equality chicken restaurant do realize that Brave is the browser equivalent. The founder/CEO is openly anti-marriage equality so use any one of the many other browsers that aren’t anti-equality..
