Category: Quickie

Politics, Quickie

Surprise, Mitch McConnell’s big pitch for the midterms is “I won’t confirm a Supreme Court justice”

Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader and close relative of Grimace, has his big pitch for why voters should support Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections. If you think that pitch is “we will work hard to improve things for the good of the nation,” you have been asleep for a few decades. No, no, McConnell says that he wouldn’t confirm a Supreme Court justice and … Continue reading Surprise, Mitch McConnell’s big pitch for the midterms is “I won’t confirm a Supreme Court justice”

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Biden, LGBTQ+ rights, and the duty to defend

News broke in the late afternoon Wednesday that the Biden administration plans to continue to defend the federal government in Hunter v. Goldberg, what could potentially be a major case for LGBTQ+ civil rights. The case stems from the Trump administration and deals with the right of religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQ+ students and it’s the kind of thing you would not expect the … Continue reading Biden, LGBTQ+ rights, and the duty to defend

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Republicans deploy heavy-handed metaphor to explain Trump relationship

Concerned that Americans might not fully grasp the relationship between Trump and mainstream conservatism, a group of Trumpists deployed a massive golden idol to the Conservative Political Action Conference, which began in Orlando on Friday. If you’re not familiar with the Bible story of the Golden Calf, the gist is that some folks built a big calf of gold to worship because they weren’t so … Continue reading Republicans deploy heavy-handed metaphor to explain Trump relationship

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We’re almost to the end of 2019

There’s a pretty popular adage on the internet that 2020 is the worst year ever, that it feels like it has dragged on for years, that things keep getting worse, that nothing is sacred. Donald Trump escaped removal from office. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and dozens of other Black people were killed by police, sparking nationwide protests. Murder hornets. Beirut. Chadwick Boseman. Alex Trebek. Ruth … Continue reading We’re almost to the end of 2019

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Trump mistaking a satirical site for genuine news is honestly very on-brand

“Wow, this has never been done in history,” tweeted President of the United States Donald John Trump on Friday. “This includes his really bad interview last night. Why is Twitter doing this. Bringing more attention to Sleepy Joe & Big T.” (Big T appears to refer to Big Tech. Sleepy Joe is Trump’s political rival, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden) Assuming the tweet remains up, … Continue reading Trump mistaking a satirical site for genuine news is honestly very on-brand

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The American left needs to stop looking for easy answers

Donald Trump is in the hospital with COVID-19. His condition is good, but he remains at risk and doctors have, so far, been reluctant to give a time or date he might be discharged. He’s hoping it’s today, Monday October 5. Since his admission to Walter Reed, there have been no shortage of tweets, memes, and digital tomfoolery around his diagnosis. These are either harmless … Continue reading The American left needs to stop looking for easy answers

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At least Nixon had a dog

On September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon – the junior U.S. senator from California and the Republican nominee for vice president – made a speech to address allegations that he had, illegally or at least unethically, profited from his campaigns. Nixon, who earned a healthy salary of around $125,000 in 2020 dollars, lived “in style far beyond his salary,” according to the New York Post, and … Continue reading At least Nixon had a dog

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Fact check: Romney’s “historical precedent” isn’t that historical

“The historical precedent of election year nominations is that the Senate generally does not confirm an opposing party’s nominee but does confirm a nominee of its own.” Mitt Romney In announcing his decision not to obstruct a Supreme Court nomination by President Trump, Mitt Romney – who voted earlier this year to convict Trump of obstruction of justice – cited a “historical precedent” that caught … Continue reading Fact check: Romney’s “historical precedent” isn’t that historical

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Food & Drink, Quickie

Here’s a meal from a restaurant in each of the four New England states we’ve visited so far

It’s been a couple months since the Salt & Granite adventure began. Any regrets? Well, yeah, first off: I haven’t gotten to Connecticut or Rhode Island since starting S&G, so I haven’t really reviewed any food from there. That doesn’t mean I haven’t thrown a little glimpse of Connecticut or sweet Rhode Island love out into the world. But it would be nice to check out the … Continue reading Here’s a meal from a restaurant in each of the four New England states we’ve visited so far

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