work by Denise Regan
Friday, September 28, 2018
Blocked
When we were little children, boys were not supposed to play with dolls until 'G.I. Joe' came along. Look what that repression has led to. Now men really want to play with dolls...
NY Post: Sex doll brothel blocked from opening in Texas By Lia Eustachewich
NY Post: Sex doll brothel blocked from opening in Texas By Lia Eustachewich
Grotesque
Salon: Brett Kavanaugh’s grotesque carnival: Will Republicans put this petulant child on the Supreme Court? We finally saw Brett Kavanaugh’s true colors — and Republicans loved it. He may be Donald Trump’s perfect legacy by Heather Digby Parton
He (Kavanaugh) broke with every conventional notion of principled judicial temperament and defending himself as if he were a Tea Party congressman appearing on Alex Jones' Infowars.
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are -74 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open significantly lower.
CNN: More trouble at Tesla; Ryanair strikes; Italian drama by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: More trouble at Tesla; Ryanair strikes; Italian drama by Ivana Kottasová
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Brian Williams - President Donald Trump Accusing China (Not Russia) Of Election Meddling
The Whack Job President
Never Forget
Guardian UK: 'I will never forget': Kavanaugh accuser to testify as new allegations emerge - Christine Blasey Ford prepares for committee hearing as Kavanaugh denies new claims in interview with Republicans
“I don’t have all the answers, and I don’t remember as much as I would like to,” Ford will tell the panel, according to prepared remarks released on Wednesday. “But the details about that night that bring me here today are ones I will never forget.”
Mitchell
NY Times: Rachel Mitchell, a Veteran Sex Crimes Prosecutor, Faces National Glare in Kavanaugh Case
Heather Grossman, a quadriplegic woman in Arizona paralyzed from the neck down, was at her wits’ end.
The police had recommended felony abuse charges against her ex-husband, an heir to a truck-leasing fortune whom she had accused of spitting in her face, beating her and throwing bags of dog feces at her. But the prosecutor running the sex crimes and family violence unit in Phoenix, Rachel Mitchell, declined to press charges after questioning the woman’s credibility.
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are +38 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately higher.
CNN: Fed aftermath; H&M connects online; Facebook spat by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Fed aftermath; H&M connects online; Facebook spat by Ivana Kottasová
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Tutti Frutti On Rudy
The Daily Beast: Rudy Giuliani Photographed With White Nationalist Mayoral Candidate - Faith Goldy’s mayoral bid has garnered little support. But it has earned her some controversial photo ops. by Will Sommer
...posed for pictures with a right-wing media personality...accused of promoting white nationalism and anti-Semitic literature...Faith Goldy...is running to be mayor of Toronto.
It Gets Worse - Nauseating
Salon: New accuser: Client of Michael Avenatti alleges that Brett Kavanaugh gang-raped girls in high school - “I have a firm recollection of seeing boys lined up outside rooms at many of these parties waiting for their turn” by Matthew Rozsa
After claiming that she had personally witnessed Kavanaugh and others "target" specific girls in this way for sex – "usually a girl that was especially vulnerable because she was alone at the party or shy" – Swetnick made another serious allegation: that Kavanaugh and others would "cause girls to become inebriated and disoriented so they could then be 'gang raped' in a side room or bedroom by a 'train' of numerous boys."
"I have a firm recollection of seeing boys lined up outside rooms at many of these parties waiting for their 'turn' with a girl inside the room," she continued. "These boys included Mark Judge and Brett Kavanaugh."
Inquiry
NY Times: Mormon Women’s Group Seeks Inquiry Into Kavanaugh Allegations
The Mormon Women for Ethical Government, an activist women’s group formed in response to President Trump’s election, issued a statement on Monday aimed at influencing the four Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who are also members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are: Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee of Utah, Jeff Flake of Arizona, and Mike Crapo of Idaho.
Kavanaugh
NY Times: Trump Unleashes on Kavanaugh Accuser as Key Republican Wavers
As Mr. Trump and Republican leaders insisted that they will install Judge Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court despite the accusations, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, a crucial Republican swing vote, offered a blunt warning of her own: Do not prejudge sexual assault allegations against the nominee.
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 9:25 a.m. ET DOW futures are +6 and the price of oil per barrel is down. The market is poised to open in the flat area.
CNN: Fed rate decision; Nike results; New era at Daimler by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Fed rate decision; Nike results; New era at Daimler by Ivana Kottasová
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Climate Change And Parks
Guardian UK: Vanishing Joshua trees: climate change will ravage US national parks, study says - Park lands have warmed twice as fast as the rest of the country
Most of Joshua Tree national park could become uninhabitable for its eponymous trees, glaciers will continue to melt away at Glacier national park, and many other of America’s most treasured beauty spots could be rendered virtually unrecognizable by climate change...
Smears
NY Times: Brett Kavanaugh Vows to Fight ‘Smears’ and Will Not Withdraw
...that he “did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years thereafter.”
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are +47 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately higher.
CNN: Instagram founders out; Nike earnings; Versace on the block by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Instagram founders out; Nike earnings; Versace on the block by Ivana Kottasová
Monday, September 24, 2018
Liar
NY Times: Presidential Lying Is Contagious - Donald Trump’s chronic dishonesty threatens to infect his entire administration. By The Editorial Board
Everyone wants to curry favor with the boss. If she golfs, you hit the driving range. If he’s a movie buff, you haunt the multiplex. So when the president of the United States continually makes clear that he is a huge fan of “alternative facts,” what’s an eager-to-please administration official to do?
Deal, No Deal, Deal
NY Times: Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing
The woman who has accused Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers has committed to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, setting up a potentially explosive confrontation unlike any seen in decades with the future of the Supreme Court at stake.
The Market On Monday
Good morning. At 9:25 a.m. ET DOW futures are -40 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately lower.
CNN: Sky shareholders cheer; Trade war escalates; Huge gold deal by Charles Riley
CNN: Sky shareholders cheer; Trade war escalates; Huge gold deal by Charles Riley
Friday, September 21, 2018
Wired
NY Times: Rosenstein Suggested He Secretly Record Trump and Discussed 25th Amendment By Adam Goldman and Michael S. Schmidt
The deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, suggested last year that he secretly record President Trump in the White House to expose the chaos consuming the administration, and he discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Mr. Trump from office for being unfit.
Tragedy
Guardian UK: Trump administration poses new threat to birds in allowing ‘incidental’ killings - Conservationists launch legal attempt to stop interior department from reversing a 100-year-old law that protects migratory birds
Bird conservationists are now alarmed by a fresh threat – the Trump administration. In a striking new stance on a longstanding law protecting migrating birds, the federal government will essentially allow the “incidental” killing of birds via buildings, energy production and other developments that act as avian death traps.
Read This
This article came out yesterday and I posted the link yesterday as well. This is a fundamentally important article. It's long and it's detailed. Please read this, it's an eye opening read.
NY Times: The Plot to Subvert an Election - Unraveling the Russia Story So Far - For two years, Americans have tried to absorb the details of the 2016 attack — hacked emails, social media fraud, suspected spies — and President Trump’s claims that it’s all a hoax. The Times explores what we know and what it means. By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI
NY Times: The Plot to Subvert an Election - Unraveling the Russia Story So Far - For two years, Americans have tried to absorb the details of the 2016 attack — hacked emails, social media fraud, suspected spies — and President Trump’s claims that it’s all a hoax. The Times explores what we know and what it means. By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI
The Market On Friday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are once again +41 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open moderately higher.
CNN: Markets surge; Sky drama; New iPhones hit stores by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Markets surge; Sky drama; New iPhones hit stores by Ivana Kottasová
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Willful Ignorance
Guardian UK: 'It's hyped up': climate change skeptics in the path of Hurricane Florence - Scientists say global warming is behind severe storms but many who face them don’t think humans are the problem
But many who weathered the tempest, deep in Trump country, don’t believe global warming fueled it and don’t think humans are the problem – or the solution.
We Deserve Better
NY Times: Everyone Deserves Better Than This Senate Spectacle - Forget the political finger pointing. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation against Brett Kavanaugh needs to be seriously investigated. By The Editorial Board
Whatever becomes of Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s process for considering him has been a mockery from the start — a mockery of lawmakers’ constitutional responsibility and of the ideal that the court should be anything more than a political trophy.
Subverting The Election
NY Times: The Plot to Subvert an Election - Unraveling the Russia Story So Far - For two years, Americans have tried to absorb the details of the 2016 attack: hacked emails, social media fraud, suspected spies — and President Trump’s claims that it’s all a hoax. The Times explores what we know and what it means. By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI
The Russian intervention was essentially a hijacking — of American companies like Facebook and Twitter; of American citizens’ feelings about immigration and race; of American journalists eager for scoops, however modest; of the naïve, or perhaps not so naïve, ambitions of Mr. Trump’s advisers. The Russian trolls, hackers and agents totaled barely 100, and their task was to steer millions of American voters. They knew it would take a village to sabotage an election.
The Market On Thursday
Good morning. At 9:18 a.m. ET DOW futures are +21 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open modestly higher.
CNN: Nestle's plans; Jack Ma's warning; Brexit tension by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Nestle's plans; Jack Ma's warning; Brexit tension by Ivana Kottasová
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Rachel Maddow - Clinton - Donald Trump Will 'Wholesale Fire People' After 2018 Election
"Hillary Clinton talks with Rachel Maddow about the awkward position of Donald Trump administration staffers like the anonymous Op-ed writer who see themselves as protecting the U.S. from Trump's incompetence, and predicts that Trump will engage in mass firings after the 2018 election."
Warning
Guardian UK:
'People will die': Obama official's stark warning as Trump slashes refugee numbers - Bob Carey, who oversaw refugee resettlement under Obama, says Trump administration’s new limit will have dire consequences
“People will be harmed,” Carey said. “People will die.”
Stormy
Guardian UK: Trump's insecurity and 'bullshit' hush money: key takeaways from Stormy Daniels' book
“He was just run-of-the-mill insecure, which I find happens a lot with people with money that they didn’t earn themselves,” she writes.
Because he seemed to enjoy being teased, Daniels writes, she asked him about his hair.
“‘I know,’ he said with a smile. ‘It’s ridiculous. Come on. First of all, I have a mirror.’”
Cult
NY Times: I Highly Recommend Joining This Cult - I am slashing my spending and rethinking my bourgeois ways. You should, too. By Lisa Pryor
Let me tell you about the cult I have joined: the cult of thrift.
Get The FBI
NY Times: Christine Blasey Ford Wants F.B.I. to Investigate Kavanaugh Before She Testifies
The woman who has accused President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault all but ruled out appearing at an extraordinary Senate hearing scheduled for next week to hear her allegations, insisting on Tuesday that the F.B.I. investigate first.
The Market On Wednesday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are +21 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open modestly higher.
CNN: Trade war fears; Danske Bank in trouble; Brexit talks by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Trade war fears; Danske Bank in trouble; Brexit talks by Ivana Kottasová
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
'After The Storm'
Kali Uchis with Tyler, The Creator, Bootsy Collins. This is one of the funniest videos out there.
Stormy
Guardian UK: Stormy Daniels' tell-all book on Trump: salacious detail and claims of cheating - Exclusive: pornographic actor says Trump ‘didn’t want to be president’ in her book Full Disclosure
With its intensely intimate portrait of a clownish and insecure Trump, the book lands after weeks in which the White House has struggled to debunk a portrait of an outmatched and incompetent president in a separate book, Bob Woodward’s Fear, and to debunk an editorial by anonymous administration official claiming that subordinates routinely ignore and subvert the president’s orders.
The Market On Tuesday
Good morning. At 9:20 a.m. ET DOW futures are +21 and the price of oil per barrel is up. The market is poised to open modestly higher.
CNN: Trade war escalates; Markets calm; Google goes driving by Ivana Kottasová
CNN: Trade war escalates; Markets calm; Google goes driving by Ivana Kottasová
Monday, September 17, 2018
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