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What to make of the Irkutsk pneumonic plague incident so far

With all of Donald Trump’s embarrassing and disastrous scandals and failures, it can be easy to overlook the fact that he’s suffering from advanced end stage dementia. Actually, it’s not easy to overlook that at all. On what planet is the sitting President of the United States being completely senile not the lead story? It’s…

Leaving? I heard a rumor. This rumor, which is being reported both on television and in articles, says that nervous Republicans are whispering about — leaving? “Senate Republicans weigh whether to keep investing in North Carolina and Georgia races.” Oh my. The plot thickens. “Hard choices.” Reports say Republicans may be forced to make some…

When former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified to Congress this week, one moment got a particular amount of viral attention. After a Republican Senator believed he’d scored himself a gotcha moment by catching Jack Smith in a lie about having attended an Atlanta Hawks game, it turned out the Senator had gotten the Atlanta Hawks…

What’s the only thing worse than the President of the United States starting a war for no apparent reason? The President of the United States starting a war for no apparent reason and then failing to win it. Trump’s war against Iran is a total disaster for him and the United States. Now he’s trying…

I was just thinking about the time that Bob Dole, a patriotic World War II combat veteran and longtime Republican Senator, ran for President of the United States back in 1996. Bill Clinton was already almost a lock for reelection, which is how the Republicans ended up with a nominee as non-viable as Bob Dole.…

Here’s the thing about Donald Trump’s time in power. He has tried, as many times as possible, to break the law and do horrible things and get away with them. He has, at times, gotten away with such things. But just as often, and far more importantly, he has often failed to get away with…

What in the world is going on? These words were asked by many. That response was to a weird 24-hour YouTube livestream that came out on Monday. He called it Trump TV. I call it the pitiful gasp of loser-hood. Trump unveiled this pile of bewildering shit on Monday. Perhaps he really believed people would…

On Friday the Washington Post said that more American service personnel have died in the war in Iran than the Pentagon is currently disclosing. If true, that could explain why there has been no new reporting of US military deaths since July 19. No less than six internal sources have disclosed numbers greater than the…