Oxfam, like the Catholic Church, discovers the price for failing to uphold the ethics they claim The house in Mfuleni was set alone amidst a rubbish-strewn dusty plain. Inside the house, inside […]
Oxfam’s fall from grace
Is your Congresstitute selling you an assault weapons ban in exchange for your vote?
Caveat emptor: you’re not getting what you think you’re getting Attn: gun nerds…if there’s an error in here, please let me know. I will gladly update accordingly with corrections) With all due […]
What about poor Scott Pruitt and his delicate security detail?
Apparently snowflakes melt and fade away when they can’t stand the heat. “But Barnet said that Pruitt’s travels grew so tense that by May the agent in charge of his security detail […]
18 school shootings this year? Not so fast, ABC
Good arguments require good facts My job as self-appointed Gadfly Supreme, Pedant General, and Defender of Truth, Justice, and /or the American Way is simple. I generally try to put my own […]
Let’s talk, America: Why are we hearing about this #deepstate now? Hint: thank the Russkies
And thank the beleaguered supporters of the Trump administration In today’s episode, your friendly gadfly talks about why this is even a thing now. Spoiler: I don’t know why we should thank […]
Oppo research in the era of Nunes
There must be something in the water supply. The Nunes memo is a done deal, out on the intertubes for everyone to speculate about. It should be crystal clear to all but […]
What a weird way to rhapsodize about Billy Graham
I know I come across as a ginormous butthole sometimes when religion is the issue. I can’t really make excuses. There’s reasons, but no excuses. My reasons go back to the early […]
SOTU: The Shit vs. Shinola Test
The Shit vs. Shinola Test is for the American people. Given their widespread and non-partisan inability to tell the one from the other, that’s an F. PolitiFact shared this infographic on Facebook […]
The women march on
I used to work with her. She called me recently to ask how I’d gotten disability for the injuries I suffered in an abusive marriage. She had similar injuries, received the same […]
Bank of America: The Backlashening
Surprise: evil bank is gonna evil. By now, you’ve heard that Bank of America is a bag of unharvested sausage casings. I understand the outrage. Outrage is my first reaction. Of course […]
