NPR runs stories day after day about all the potential names for various handheld agricultural scooping tools, but somehow can't figure out the word "spade.".
...The top Democrat on the panel, Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, accused Mr. Paul of waging a politically-motivated inquiry to “basically legitimize a predetermined conclusion that was reached years ago.”
Dr. Fauci and Mr. Paul have been tangling for years. In 2021, when the senator accused Dr. Fauci of lying while testifying before the Senate, Dr. Fauci replied, “If anybody is lying here, senator, it is you.”
Mr. Schertler, Mr. Fauci’s lawyer, said in a statement that he believes that exchange “triggered” the senator’s crusade against his client. But he did not deliver the statement, because Mr. Paul refused to let him speak. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, read parts of the statement into the record.
“The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful,” the statement said, “and we will examine all options to hold him accountable.”...
In the "rumpled to the core" category for Senators or Senator-wannabe's, Troy Jackson in Maine is no slouch either - or maybe "slouch" very appropriate.
Telling people with injuries they need to get to the other side of the building is not super fun. At least we have a full volunteer slate today to help pish some wheelchairs.
Texas GOP honestly could not have picked someone worse to run for Senate. In any sane state, Paxton would lose by 50 points, and then be thrown in prison, but it's Texas so fuck it
Good test of whether or not Texas is “lost”…if Talarico loses with such a huge advantage, there’s no point campaigning there, and the feds should try to decert them as a state somehow bc cheating fascists from hell.
In December 2025, President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that all documents signed by Biden's autopen — a machine that replicates a signature — were "null, void, and of no further force or effect," explicitly including pardons.
In March 2025, Trump had already targeted pardon recipients directly. "Anyone receiving 'Pardons,' 'Commutations,' or any other Legal Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect," Trump wrote.
"The threats to challenge his pardon — legally baseless IMO — give him cover to assert the Fifth since he can claim there is a potential that he might lose the benefit of the pardon and his testimony might then incriminate him," Shipley wrote on X.
Fauci said in his opening statement he was convinced that Paul's goal was to entrap him, citing Paul's "obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution," Politico reported.
"Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin on Wednesday accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of “sabotaging” the potential use of an animal deworming drug to treat COVID-19. With Fauci declining to answer questions at a Republican-led Senate hearing, Johnson pushed ivermectin as an early treatment for the disease. But Johnson used Wednesday’s show trial to again champion ivermectin, insisting “it works” and hitting the Food and Drug Administration’s “attack” on the drug. “You said there was no evidence. There was all kinds of evidence. Loved ones had to go to hospitals...had to sue hospitals...would you just try it,” said Johnson, appearing to ventriloquize patient frustration. The GOP senator also wanted to know if Fauci had undermined the approval of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine." [HuffPost]
Fauci shows more restraint than me. I would have answered, "Let me know when I get to 450 times invoking my Constitutional rights, like President Trump did in his deposition and maybe I'll answer one."
I want folks to show me with action, not polls. I remember the action of replacing Sherrod Brown with a used car dealer, and I remember when innocent Haitian Ohioans were demonized for political gain.
Do the right thing, folks. And to help, make sure your voter registration is ACTIVE, Ohio peeps.
Ta, Dok. I really like Sherrod Brown, and I hope the good people of Ohio turn out in overwhelming numbers to cast their votes for him. Jump through any ratfuck hoops NOW, so you can VOTE!!
It's full moon, but if the rain continues not only all day but all night, we won't see it. Darling Meccalopolis and I will be at the Cleveland WonkMeet. It's one week before our second anniversary, and ziggywiggy was our wedding photographer. We want to hug as many Wonketteers as possible since Gav died. If you're in or near OH, we want to hug you, too.
Gotta find a way to make voters hear "corrupt" every time they hear a Dem say "crypto." Three things in this election: the madness of Orange Foolious, the massive corruption up and down the entire Trump Junta and how they have made life unaffordable for Joe Everyman and Joan Everywoman.
We can hammer the point that you can't just withdraw it and spend it home, but unfortunately platforms like Robinhood have adopted crypto in their accounts to become buzzword compliant.
Just call it "corrupto currency" every single time you need to respond or bring up the topic. Every single time, no abbreviation, just use those words over and over.
The GOP goes maximum lockstep with their talking points. The Daily Show used to do montages of all the minions going on TV saying exactly the same thing. They may still do but I don't watch like I used to.
Don't let the Epstein Class win through their massive cash dumps. Every PAC is another kiddy diddler afraid of being caught.
By the Nice Polite Republicans.
NPR: Trump shattered ethics norms. Will voters trust Democrats to fix them?
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/28/nx-s1-5869808/family-trump-profit-corruption-voters-ethics-democrats
NPR runs stories day after day about all the potential names for various handheld agricultural scooping tools, but somehow can't figure out the word "spade.".
-Joe Biden stares wistfully while dreaming of the chance to be the one to restore civility and norms.
Ohio, the punchline to a joke I heard Elmer Fudd tell.
"What's high in the middle and wound on both ends?"
O-HI-O
We can overlook every crime Trump ever committed. But we draw the line at Dr Fauci, a pandemic expert, giving advice during a pandemic.
By the GOP
Herman Cain knew more than Dr. Fauci according to them.
It's galling. Infuriating. Maddening.
Our party should be rushing his defense. But they’re too scared to become a target themselves.
...The top Democrat on the panel, Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, accused Mr. Paul of waging a politically-motivated inquiry to “basically legitimize a predetermined conclusion that was reached years ago.”
Dr. Fauci and Mr. Paul have been tangling for years. In 2021, when the senator accused Dr. Fauci of lying while testifying before the Senate, Dr. Fauci replied, “If anybody is lying here, senator, it is you.”
Mr. Schertler, Mr. Fauci’s lawyer, said in a statement that he believes that exchange “triggered” the senator’s crusade against his client. But he did not deliver the statement, because Mr. Paul refused to let him speak. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, read parts of the statement into the record.
“The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful,” the statement said, “and we will examine all options to hold him accountable.”...
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/29/us/trump-news-fauci-hearing?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.2rO9.DVgr3xdLHXRq&smid=url-share
In the "rumpled to the core" category for Senators or Senator-wannabe's, Troy Jackson in Maine is no slouch either - or maybe "slouch" very appropriate.
Apparently, men like that.
Ohio voters--got any regrets sending this asshole to the Senate?
Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mrs5fds4de2r
Keep digging flaming asshole.
If they’re republicans, they love that shit.
Water pipe just broke at the hospital.
Shutting down water to about half the departments.
Cool, cool.
Get yer papes and roll a spliff.
Oh no.
Telling people with injuries they need to get to the other side of the building is not super fun. At least we have a full volunteer slate today to help pish some wheelchairs.
It would be weird to win in Texas and lose a Senate seat in Michigan.
Texas GOP honestly could not have picked someone worse to run for Senate. In any sane state, Paxton would lose by 50 points, and then be thrown in prison, but it's Texas so fuck it
Good test of whether or not Texas is “lost”…if Talarico loses with such a huge advantage, there’s no point campaigning there, and the feds should try to decert them as a state somehow bc cheating fascists from hell.
In December 2025, President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that all documents signed by Biden's autopen — a machine that replicates a signature — were "null, void, and of no further force or effect," explicitly including pardons.
In March 2025, Trump had already targeted pardon recipients directly. "Anyone receiving 'Pardons,' 'Commutations,' or any other Legal Document so signed, please be advised that said Document has been fully and completely terminated, and is of no Legal effect," Trump wrote.
"The threats to challenge his pardon — legally baseless IMO — give him cover to assert the Fifth since he can claim there is a potential that he might lose the benefit of the pardon and his testimony might then incriminate him," Shipley wrote on X.
Fauci said in his opening statement he was convinced that Paul's goal was to entrap him, citing Paul's "obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution," Politico reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cripples-gop-fauci/
These people are pure evil.
yes they are
Not sure how he managed it, but ol' Rand is an even bigger, more malodorous piece of shit than his daddy.
Republicans want some scalps before the mid-terms. They don't care about the law.
Seems the crypto/AI mongers may have lost the initiative, over playing their position perhaps.
"Let them eat trickle down" doesn't seem a winning mid-term bumper sticker in the current environment.
OT: Fauci is the new Benghazi.
𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗶 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗵, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹'𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-fauci-declines-to-answer-rand-pauls-questions-in-covid-19-hearing_n_6a6a024fe4b01948ae997cab
If he's the new Benghazi, I can't wait to see the Michael Bay movie.
"Sen. Ron Johnson from Wisconsin on Wednesday accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of “sabotaging” the potential use of an animal deworming drug to treat COVID-19. With Fauci declining to answer questions at a Republican-led Senate hearing, Johnson pushed ivermectin as an early treatment for the disease. But Johnson used Wednesday’s show trial to again champion ivermectin, insisting “it works” and hitting the Food and Drug Administration’s “attack” on the drug. “You said there was no evidence. There was all kinds of evidence. Loved ones had to go to hospitals...had to sue hospitals...would you just try it,” said Johnson, appearing to ventriloquize patient frustration. The GOP senator also wanted to know if Fauci had undermined the approval of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine." [HuffPost]
Fucking Christ. RoJo is such an ignorant, arrogant asshole.
Yeah, he sure blends in, doesn't he?
Fauci shows more restraint than me. I would have answered, "Let me know when I get to 450 times invoking my Constitutional rights, like President Trump did in his deposition and maybe I'll answer one."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-deposed-ny-ag-civil-probe-business-practices-rcna42355
I'd have gone with "Let me tell you about my mother..."
He'll have a tough time running for re-election (◔‿◔)
Watch his numbers fall!
The Fed held rates steady again. There had been more suspense than usual.
Too bad someone fucked up economy with knee-jerk wars and tariffs. Then again, it's funny to watch a fat man chase his tail.
But I still get free delivery, right?
I want folks to show me with action, not polls. I remember the action of replacing Sherrod Brown with a used car dealer, and I remember when innocent Haitian Ohioans were demonized for political gain.
Do the right thing, folks. And to help, make sure your voter registration is ACTIVE, Ohio peeps.
Ta, Dok. I really like Sherrod Brown, and I hope the good people of Ohio turn out in overwhelming numbers to cast their votes for him. Jump through any ratfuck hoops NOW, so you can VOTE!!
It's full moon, but if the rain continues not only all day but all night, we won't see it. Darling Meccalopolis and I will be at the Cleveland WonkMeet. It's one week before our second anniversary, and ziggywiggy was our wedding photographer. We want to hug as many Wonketteers as possible since Gav died. If you're in or near OH, we want to hug you, too.
This kind of epic rainfall leads to legendary foraging seasons.
Our wisest jurists have studied our system of campaign funding and found that anonymous crypto bros need to be heard, whoever and wherever they are.
They need to be heard crying “let me out! The food is terrible and my cellie makes me ask permission to use the toilet!”.
Gotta find a way to make voters hear "corrupt" every time they hear a Dem say "crypto." Three things in this election: the madness of Orange Foolious, the massive corruption up and down the entire Trump Junta and how they have made life unaffordable for Joe Everyman and Joan Everywoman.
We can hammer the point that you can't just withdraw it and spend it home, but unfortunately platforms like Robinhood have adopted crypto in their accounts to become buzzword compliant.
Just call it "corrupto currency" every single time you need to respond or bring up the topic. Every single time, no abbreviation, just use those words over and over.
Gotta say it again.
I miss when Fukui used to refer to cryptocurrencies as “Dunning-Krugerrands.”
Perfecto!!
The GOP goes maximum lockstep with their talking points. The Daily Show used to do montages of all the minions going on TV saying exactly the same thing. They may still do but I don't watch like I used to.