Seems “titanic” Maria Butina to plead guilty to conspiracy, accused Russian agent flips to ...

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 11, 2018:

She has a lot more on the Republicans in Congress (especially the leadership) than she does on Trump himself. This should have McConnell really worried. And Ryan can't be all that happy about it either. BTW, looks like Comrade Dana Rohrabacher may be retiring behind bars instead of to the beach.

Do you watch America Unearthed on the History channel?

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

Templars in America? Sounds interesting, but I unplugged the TV over eight years ago.

Did anyone hear what someone on some news show predicted Asshole will do at the end of his term?

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 10, 2018:

This assumes Pence will still be VP. I would not bet on that, especially given that Flynn has obviously cooperated fully with Mueller.

I just read on Facebook "if 45 goes to prison it could be his first complete sentence" and now I ...

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

This article on immigration is not specific to Canada.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 9, 2018:

Everything said here applies to The US as well. The relevant US law is 8 USC 1158. Trump's Executive Order requiring anyone seeking asylum to enter at a specific point flies directly in the face of 8 USC 1158 (a)(1): "Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States (**whether or not at a designated port of arrival** and including an alien who is brought to the United States after having been interdicted in international or United States waters), irrespective of such alien’s status, may apply for asylum in accordance with this section or, where applicable, section 1225(b) of this title." [emphasis added]

Apologies if I give offense but I just wanted to post something nice for a change.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

For this one we will forgive you. Great post.

Back real soon!

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Obviously picking up an order that was phoned in.

This works on so many levels.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Brilliant. Nailed it!

I really kind of like this pairing//

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

Excellent pairing.

France helped guide Americans in the first American Revolution and they are shining a light for ...

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

[yahoo.com] Marlboro Maker Leaps Into The Cannabis Trade - Good or Bad?

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 8, 2018:

The bad news: I'm afraid that @Redheadedgammy is right, they will add things to the pot that shouldn't be there. The good news: You don't have to buy their adulterated product. The other good news: Investments like this mean the U.S. won't be far behind in legalization.

Kelly expected to resign soon, no longer on speaking terms with Trump By Kaitlan Collins, CNN ...

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 7, 2018:

Who is going to be the adult in the room???

Nixon was able to stay out of jail. Don't think this one is wise enough.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 5, 2018:

Nixon was fundamentally flawed. Trump is fundamentally corrupt.

My ex wrote this piece, on editor’s request, about our dog, Angel, and the Camp Fire, and climate ...

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Thank you for sharing this article. It should be required reading for everyone in public office.

Some tidbits..

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

Cancer cells getting the munchies? Who knew?

Excellence

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

A more accurate cartoon would have Mueller with the chess pieces, tRump's lawyers with the checkers, and tRump with a tic-tac-toe board.

Fox News Guest Cites Bible – Claims Rejecting Asylum Seekers Is ‘Christian’ Thing To Do ...

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 2, 2018:

On the off chance that there really is a Christian Heaven and a Christian God, this asshole's request for asylum from hell should be denied forthwith.

We can't ignore the other asshole.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 1, 2018:

I hope this writer is correct in his bottom line.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Trump may get a federal pardon, but he will do time. If he's even halfway smart he'll opt for time in Club Fed.

Since he is so into branding.

mcgeo52 comments on Dec 1, 2018:

My socks are frisky.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 28, 2018:

I understand they are frisky, but I would still encourage you to practice safe socks.

45 Was looking stupid long before this. [l.facebook.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

G.M. is not making tRump look stupid. He doesn't need any help with that.

Idiot Xstian pastor gets bitten by rattlesnake because he thought Dog would protect him even though ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Who knew that snake venom was a cure for stupid?

Yet another belated Democratic house victory, spawning a predictable response from her GOP opponent.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

The Loser asks the court to impound the ballots and sites chain of custody issues? If I'm the judge in that case I politely point out to the attorney bringing the motion that if the chain of custody issue is valid that impounding the ballots is a complete waste of time, and by the way, you just earned thirty days in the county jail for contempt for even bringing such a stupid motion.

Trump doesn't believe in climate change, unless it affects him. [politico.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Just wait until Mar-a-Lago is underwater (literally, not just economically).

Interesting opinion piece from the Washington Post: The Washington Post: The GOP is now the party...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 27, 2018:

And I thought the Post published news. This was news when Nixon adopted the Southern strategy.

Again, someone explain why Trump is sucking Saudi dick.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Largest sources of tRump financing: 1. Russia 2. Saudi Arabia 3. China

Make America Rake Again

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

A few to start the day.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 25, 2018:

Yep. Definitely making America great again. Um huh. Sure.

I'm such a Trump fan I designed a presidential action figure for him! I think I nailed his likeness,...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 24, 2018:

What, no mushroom? Or is it just too small to see?

Our POS-POTUS has proven once again to the world that he is mentally ill and delusional by thanking ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 24, 2018:

Three points: 1) I agree with @Science-guy that the Cuban comment was unnecessary and uncalled for. 2) McConnell is Majority Leader; the House has a speaker, the Senate doesn't. 3) Your assessment is way too kind.

My family talked politics over Thanksgiving and thankfully all of us are on the same page.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 24, 2018:

I recently replied to a poll taken by my U.S. Representative about the most important issue we need to address. He had the standard list including health care, education, jobs, immigration, gun violence, etc. I said that, while I agreed that the items on the list deserved attention, I thought the most important item was probably not even on his radar. I think the single most important thing that Congress should try to do is to reinstate the fairness doctrine. Many people I have known for years, if not decades, and that I know to be fundamentally good people, are impossible to have a reasonable conversation with because they are working from a completely different set of "facts". Until our media gives us some common ground to work from we will never solve many of our problems, and the ones we do solve will require much more effort than they should.

Moving right along: A New York judge on Friday denied a request from President Donald Trump and his...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 24, 2018:

It wasn't just a judge. It was the NY State Supreme Court. Let the games begin!!!

I just heard 45 say "It's a terrible thing when judges take over." WTF. He want to be a dictator.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 24, 2018:

He has managed to send tweets picking a fight with Chief Justice John Roberts. Let's see how well that works out for him when the Supreme Court rules on an issue personally involving tRump.

Black Friday is almost here, people trampling on other people to get a super low price on some crap ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 22, 2018:

I just checked the forecast. Friday is supposed to be 68ºF and sunny. Sounds perfect for a nice bike ride at the beach.

It's a grey morning and -5 degrees with a light snow falling so I really needed something to pick me...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 20, 2018:

@Surfpirate, you posting this with the picture of the palm tree reminded me of about 40 years ago when I lived in Ventura County. I was in line at the Safeway and someone in line in front of me had a bottle of the store brand 1,000 Islands dressing. The picture with the palm trees on the label cracked me up. Talk about clueless.

People from Finland are trolling Trump.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 20, 2018:

My latest on the subject.

A meming paradise [diyphotography.net]

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 20, 2018:

Couldn't resist.

Whose gotta rake? The stupid is seriously PAINFUL.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 18, 2018:

"It's almost like Trump is a total fucking idiot." I'm not familiar with that usage of "almost."

NIKKI HALEY TO REPLACE MIKE PENCE?

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 17, 2018:

The article is not about tRump firing Pence. It's about him possibly choosing Haley to run with him in 2020.

There's a coating of ice and light snow falling here.31 degrees How's the weather where you are?

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 17, 2018:

It was really cool here today. Only got into the mid 60s.

I have read the speaker of the house does not have be a member of the house.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Ideally tRump will be gone before the end of this year, and Pence with him [fn1]. I suspect Ryan will also be gone [fn2]. That means the new speaker will probably be a Republican, but this is where it gets interesting. The Republicans may well not be able to get 218 votes for any one person. The Democrats could actually nominate a moderate Republican that they could work with. With 24 Republicans voting with them, they could choose the next President. I would really it rather be a moderate Republican instead of Hillary. Hillary is far to divisive a figure and our country needs healing, not further division. Besides, a Republican could set about undoing a lot of what tRump has done with much less resistance from McConnell (assuming he is still there, which he may not be [fn3]). Stock up on popcorn, boys and girls, the rest of this year is going to be very interesting. _____ **Footnotes** fn1: * it should be obvious that: • tRump has become toxic for the Republicans; Orange County, California, went completely blue this year. (In related news, meteorologists are saying global warming may be sufficient to thaw Hell out within the next two to three years.) • enough Republican Senators are up for re-election in 2020 that impeachment charges with strong evidence against tRump brought six months before the election will force the Republicans to vote tRump out or be voted out themselves. • with the indictments coming out, even McConnell will realize that the Democrats will be able to remove Pence and tRump before the 2020 election and put their Speaker into the White House. • the only way for the Republicans to prevent the Democrats from taking the White House by impeachment is to dump tRump while the Republicans still control the House. fn2: Ryan was very much aware of the Russian influence in the 2016 election. fn3: So was McConnell.

Well they did screw up the vote and the recount proved it but still not enough for me to come ahead ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 16, 2018:

More than nine of them will probably die off between now and the next election.

Trump to nominate handbag designer as new South African ambassador [reuters.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 16, 2018:

For decades the Republicans were carpetbaggers. Under tRump they've sunk to the point of being mere handbaggers.

Somehow this is just so wrong.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Because nothing says "Peace on earth" like flying lead.

I remember researching this in high school but I was in an independent study program so I had more ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 14, 2018:

I remember in high school I was one of the students selected for the International Relations class (the alternative was an extremely lame social studies class of some type). The teacher was outstanding. He vaguely hinted at this, but I had forgotten about it completely until I saw this. Thanks for posting.

Make up your minds, already!

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Amen!

Trump is a national embarrassment.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Captain Obvious sends his regards, Sherlock.

[worldcat.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 11, 2018:

Chris Conrad, Jack's co-editor on the later versions, also wrote a book worth finding and reading, *Hemp: Lifeline to the Future*.

The California wild fires are direct effects of climate change and a seven year drought.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Good friends of mine lost their home to the Camp Fire. They are lucky that they have insurance, but there are a lot of things insurance doesn't cover.

On the 100 anniversary of WWI trump started his shit upon the French president about wanting to ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Those **are** his better ponits. At least on a good day.

If your IQ is 120 or higher then you have a 90% chance of being the smartest person in a ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

A lot of the time it's not a problem. But it can lead to serious frustration at times. And I get damned tired of saying, "I told you so."

I just had the ‘pleasure’ of watching and listening to the orange idiot in charge.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

That "phony hoax" has resulted in how many: • Indictments? • Arrests? • Guilty pleas? • Convictions? • Plea bargains? Sell your bullshit elsewhere, you fraud, I'm not buying it.

We are living "1984"

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Clearly documented in an edited video. BULLSHIT!!!

Did any of you go to the "No one above the law" rallies tonight?

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Over 400 of us in Long Beach, California.

Speaking of protest rallies, are any of you fine folx going to protest at 5pm your local time?

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Long Beach, California. Crowd during the march stretched for six blocks.

NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW—MUELLER PROTECTION RAPID RESPONSE! BREAKING: PROTESTS CALLED FOR ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

There were over 400 of us in Long Beach, California. Our U.S. Rep., Alan Lowenthal showed up and spoke. During the march from Harvey Milk Plaza to the courthouse the line was over six blocks long.

We did it.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

It must feel really good. I know that I have a great Representative, but the district next door (ok, not literally; it's four miles away) has had Comrade Dana Rohrabacher for decades. We have finally manged to get rid of him.

On the bright side, now the democrat-controlled House can climb up 45's ass and investigate the shit...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Guess who will be in charge of the Finance Committee issuing the subpoenas? Maxine Waters!!!

Dems have won the House!

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Guess who is in charge of the Finance Committee that will be issuing subpoenas for tRump's records? Maxine Waters!!!

Best thing about living in NY is all the options for vegan vegetarian food

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

I believe Long Beach has at least six vegan restaurants with more coming soon. There are also a number of other restaurants that serve primarily vegetarian and have some really good vegan selections. Not bad for a city of 250,000.

Stupid is as stupid does...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Food for thought....TRUMP!!!!

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

I am waiting for someone to take that oath seriously. I believe Robert Mueller is taking it very seriously.

Saw some new ones that I thought you might enjoy.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 2, 2018:

And people say tRump is not an inspiration.

From Jesus and Mo [jesusandmo.net]

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

And I thought it was all the baby boomer women having hot flashes.

Grammar Terror

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I might have given them the benefit of the doubt and written, "Not my next, maybe yours."

?????????????

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Finally he is getting to Hispanics

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

El pendejo mas bigley.

The next claim by the current administration that is backed by facts, objective research, and ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

And it will happen on the sixth Tuesday of the second month after Hell freezes over for the 13th time.

Congress had better push back if Donald moves forward with this idea that he can override amendments...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

He swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. Maybe we should file a breach of contract suit?

What I find beyond believe is that the media will not tell, show, or call out trump and his ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

@ of-the-mountain, I think you are confusing tRump, the symptom, with the reality of who controls our country, the disease. "The media" is over 95% controlled by half a dozen corporations, all of which benefit from tRump's policies. If you are not familiar with it, research the Business Plot, an attempted coup in 1933 thwarted by Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC, Ret. The other thing to research, again assuming you are not familiar with it, is the Powell Memo published August 23, 1971. The people who commissioned and implemented it were the heirs (in some cases literally bloodline heirs, in other cases only ideological heirs) of the people behind the Business Plot. One of the objectives set forth in the Powell Memo was control of the media. What I would find beyond belief would be the media telling, showing, or calling out trump and his republican cohorts as Fascists.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I would question whether or not the good Baron might have been confusing cause and effect? Case in point, Donald Trump. While he is arguably the most powerful man in the world at this point, I would argue the he sought the power because of his corruption, rather than was corrupted by the power.

With all the violence going on in America, formerly a beacon of freedom, now a hate spewing country ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I refer to it as "Plan C" as in Canada, Costa Rica, County Cork, Czech Republic. I've been doing research. No conclusion, yet. Seriously hoping that we can turn things around.

Criminal masterminds!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

That is an insult to some honest villains.

Early voting started this last week in Texas and my wife and I happened to be out early from a ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

You can have all the democracy you want as long as we get to count the votes.

Forget the penguins!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Yes, they do. https://www.neaq.org/blog/do-penguins-have-knees/ Next tim just Google it then go get some sleep.

Some nice words from the Donald.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I wonder who wrote this for him?

Seems like every time Windows updates on my Windows 10 machine I need to go in and clear a bunch of ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

They're Microsoft. They don't care. They don't have to.

How we got here

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I trace this back to Reagan eliminating the fairness doctrine. Our first order of business as a country should be to reinstate the fairness doctrine. P.S. If Tucker wants to know the problem, he should look in the mirror and ask who signs his paycheck.

ABC staff condemn Trump. [documentcloud.org]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

The press needs to simply declare a full boycott of reporting anything tRump says unless it can be verified as fact. Of course Faux News would never go along with that. But the other networks could report on Faux News as a blatant propaganda machine.

Nailed it

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Excellent analogy.

Donald Trump is a......

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

But give the dude a break. Those things are only true on days ending in "y".

Donald Trump is a......

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

---> Clear and present danger to the Republic.

"It's Christmas in October": Michael Avenatti vows to put Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh 'on ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

This is beautiful. To sum up what is happening in DC right now: Grassley and McConnell are playing checkers, Avenatti is playing chess, Mueller is play go, in three dimensions, and Trump is still trying to learn tic-tac-toe. I'm with Avenatti. Let's have a real investigation done by the FBI, not the sham that was done to whitewash Kavanaugh. When the FBI reports that Kavanaugh perjured himself in his testimony to the Senate, we need to take to the streets demanding the resignations of Kavanaugh, Grassley, and McConnell.

Can't do normal (whatever that is).

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Two whole minutes? I'm impressed.

This sadly is what the country is going through!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Ouch! Truth hurts.

Drumps newest portrait..

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

The Apprentice WTF!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

And after his apprenticeship...

Cum November 6th.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

She only wants me for my poll.

Hahahahahahaha. Ha

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Needs a longer tie.

My mother in law is a child predator, we do not know for sure how deep it goes as there is also ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I can't believe that Child Protective services would not at least investigate this. All that costs is a few minutes and a phone call.

Seriously, go ahead...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

As a public service...

I'm a big fan of The Young Turks (TYT).

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Loved the part at the end about the last gasp of the dying Republican Party.

There’s only one way to stop global warming

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 24, 2018:

No, Donnie, nuclear winter is not an acceptable answer to global warming.

Does anyone know if the skulls of your enemy are dishwasher safe? Asking for a friend.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

The real question you should be ask is whether or not the dishwasher is skulls safe?

This was true for me last year and it still holds true...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

The first thing on the next Congress's agenda should be the reinstatement of the fairness doctrine.

Why would the dems pay those in the central American caravan to try to cross the border , It's more ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Is this tRump's lie du jour (or at least one of them)? He's already had to back down from his bullshit claim about Mid-easterner terrorists infiltrating the caravan so they could get into the US. Just another tRump lie told for the sole purpose of sowing fear and division.

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

So, Melania may be a genius after all.

Who is still feeling that is was wrong to confirm a man to the supreme court that fibbed outright in...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

He perjured himself regarding his high school days, his college days, and his time in the Bush II White House. The last is the most troubling because there is absolute evidence he was guilty of felonies regarding stolen property in that position, and he lied about it under oath to the Senate in his original confirmation hearing, as well as to the Judiciary Committee in his latest hearing. What is even more troubling is the fact that the Republicans KNEW that they were railroading a perjurer on to the Supreme Court. Mitch McConnell is a treasonous, unprincipled, sorry excuse for a human who has done more damage to his state than any post-Civil War carpetbagger ever did.

The Old Guard won and the Progressives lost :( I got routed and so did the other progressive ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

How many of them will die off in the next four years? Will you run again then?