Donald Trump, in his infinite wisdom, has realized that the Kurds did not help the U.S. invade France in WWII, so they aren’t that good of allies. In WWII, after all, being a good ally meant waiting a couple years before reluctantly entering the war after a direct attack, like we did. Read more
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Wow... dark times for the UK if Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn becomes prime minister, according to this truly surreal, feverishly right-wing ad. All the hits are here: polygamy, cat-eating, a Jewish mass exodus, and also “Burgon made King of Leeds,” which is objectively funny. Leeds! What a day. Read more
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Per a new Politico/ Morning Consult poll, support for beginning impeachment proceedings is roughly level at 43-43 percent, with 13 percent undecided—a 7 point jump from previous polls. The poll was conducted after Nancy Pelosi finally came out in favor of impeachment. Crazy how that works! Read more
Mic, the politics and culture website purchased last year in a fire sale by Bustle Digital Group after laying off nearly the entire unionized staff, is now hiring again... for a 28-hour-per-week “flexible gig” with “some benefits.” Sounds pretty good to me! (It does not sound pretty good to me). Read more