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Hillary Installed Her Email Server to Deceive Obama but It Cost Her the Presidency. Now Republicans Are Citing It to Excuse Trump hoarding top-secret documents…

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 10:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Even erstwhile sensible Republicans like Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire are coming across like those useful idiots on Fox News – who propagate Russian propaganda as readily as they do Trumpian lies. Only that explains Republicans all over TV these days carping about Hillary Clinton setting up a private email server at her home,… Read more.

Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Work All Day in Your PJs, Jamie Dimon Speaks…

Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 5:43 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Jamie Dimon has grown increasingly aggressive behind the scenes with a clampdown on remote work — and insiders say a major reason is likely a certain skyscraper that’s under construction in Midtown Manhattan. JPMorgan’s hard-charging chief executive has been quietly telling senior managers he expects the mega-bank’s rank and file to be in their seats… Read more.

DOJ (Redacted) Affidavit Is Just Latest Trump Shiny Ball

Friday, August 26, 2022 at 3:57 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Pursuant to court order, at noon today, the Department of Justice released the famous affidavit, which delineates the legal justification for the unprecedented search the FBI conducted earlier this month at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. But nobody is happier than Trump that everyone in the media is busy chasing the redacted information (aka… Read more.

Hated Meghan ‘Commiserating’ with Beloved Serena 

Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 6:32 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Meghan commiserates with Serena Meghan Markle says people hate her because she’s ambitious, like Serena Williams. That’s her way of commiserating.  She released the first episode of her Archetypes podcast today. It features Markel lashing out at those who criticized her for marrying Prince Harry. That reveals how clueless and self-absorbed she is. After all, Markel titled this episode “The Misconception of… Read more.

USA Gymnastics Crowns Heir to Simone Biles

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 6:39 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

When mental issues forced Simone Biles to withdraw from last year’s (delayed) Tokyo 2020 Olympics, many fans thought we’d never see the likes of her again. But, when aging forced Michael Jordan to retire, I remember thinking we’d never see the likes of him again. Then along came Kobe Bryant and LeBron James to wow… Read more.

Sanna Marin, Finland’s Party-Girl Prime Minister, Takes Drug Test

Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 8:47 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I love Finland. And I’m an even bigger fan of female leaders. That’s why I was so proud to proclaim that “Finland is great because women rule. But Sanna Marin, Finland’s party-girl prime minister, is making a mockery of my proclamation. Sanna Marin, Finland’s party-girl prime minister Sky News reported yesterday on her still-unfolding, party-gate… Read more.

Marina Ovsyannikova, Who Defied Putin on His Own State TV, Finally Getting the Navalny Treatment

Friday, August 19, 2022 at 6:27 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Frankly Marina Ovsyannikova seems hell-bent on provoking Putin to make of her the jailed martyr he is making of Alexei Navalny. Marina Ovsyannikova, a former editor of the state-run Channel One network who denounced Moscow’s war on Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, faces criminal charges after Russia’s security services raided her home on Wednesday.… Read more.

Odinga vs. Ruto in Kenya’s Déjà vu Presidential Election…

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 6:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Kenya held another free and fair presidential election last week. But, with Monday’s announcement of the official results, the country is threatening to descend into violence. That, of course, would be déjà vu all over again. Because the previous two elections, in 2012 and 2017, played out that way too. I commented on the most… Read more.

Historians Are Raising Alarms About Another Civil War. What Took Them So Long?

Monday, August 15, 2022 at 8:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Much is being made about the eminent historians who met with President Biden last week. According to The Washington Post, they felt compelled to raise alarms about currents events in American politics bearing unnerving parallels to those of the 1850s, namely the years preceding the Civil War. Their galvanizing fear is that we are polarizing… Read more.

Forget Nuclear Documents. Reports are that the FBI Found Republican Spines in Trump’s Safe…

Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 10:53 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

And so we all wait with bated breath to know not when Trump will be arrested, but when Republicans will get their spines back. Because the fate of American democracy depends on it. But leave it to Trump for this FBI search to give even graver meaning to hiding skeletons in one’s closet.. Read more.