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LAURA INGRAHAM HAS MET HER MATCH
David Hogg is calling out the Fascist, racist, lying, violence-and-hate-mongering Ingraham. He’s calling for a boycott of her advertisers, and you can sign me up on the dotted line. UPDATE: Hogg trounced Ingraham, who’s now trying turning all contrite [?!], … Continue reading
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LEARN FROM LISA DELLA CASA
Her “Mi Tradi” in Czinner’s 1954 Don Giovanni is one of the greatest pieces of operatic acting ever filmed, which means it’s one of the greatest pieces of acting on film. Torn by different, completely warring emotions–hate, love, pity–she is … Continue reading
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GRASSLEY’S FAVORITE CONSTITUTIONAL SABOTEUR
Grassley concludes his Senate career in disgrace, and surrounds himself with the best class of extremist. At Pro Publica, Robert Faturechi blows the whistle on Grassley adjutant Jason Foster, who’s working overtime to sandbag Mueller’s investigation. “For the last year, … Continue reading
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“A MORAL TEST FOR AMERICA”
Excellent segment by Ari Melber about the depraved proposed elevation of torture doyenne Gina Haspel to head the CIA. Bolton, Haspel, Pompeo: Trump’s “get out of jail,” I mean “war” cabinet–each one more dishonest, compromised, disreputable, dangerous than the last.
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NEWT GINGRICH SHOULD BE LAUGHED OUT OF TOWN ON A RAIL
Stupid, vicious, vacant, subversive, “historian” Gingrich is paraded on TV like a wise man.
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CAMP FOLLOWER LINDSEY GRAHAM
Sen. Graham beats his tambourine hoaxing the public with nonsense about a military that must be “rebuilt.” The most lavishly funded military in the history of the world must be–“rebuilt.”
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DRAFT DODGERS WHO LOVE TO SEND (OTHER) AMERICANS INTO COMBAT
Bolton, Trump, Cheney, GW Bush — how do they get away with it?
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SINCE WE’RE ON THE SUBJECT OF PORN STARS
The Andrea True Connection’s “More, More, More” evokes what were undoubtedly the sexiest years, the pre-AIDS 1970s!
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WOULDN’T IT BE NICE?
If the industries of popular culture that are so insanely profitable decided that they had some responsibility for the cultural and educational life of this country, and devoted–as a matter of business policy and obligation–some fraction of their profits to … Continue reading
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CYNTHIA NIXON INSPIRED BY TALLULAH
Of course, after playing Tallulah’s role in The Little Foxes, she decided to run for governor!
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