June 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT
Alcoholics Anonymous Was Founded 90 Years Ago Today

The program of Alcoholics Anonymous was founded on June 10th, 1935, when Dr. Bob Smith had his last drink. Bill W. had contacted Dr. Bob in May of that year, but it took the Ohio surgeon some time before he finally was able to stop drinking.

June 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM EDT
Clueless GOP Senator Questions Having A Federal Minimum Wage

Republican Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota responded to Josh Hawley's attempt to raise the minimum wage by objecting to the existence of a federal minimum wage, claiming it's not necessary. Senator Hawley, along with Democratic Sen. Peter Welch, are sponsoring the new bill that will raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, starting in 2026.

June 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM EDT
Kennedy Gets Rid Of Vaccine Advisory Board He Promised To Keep

Whack job Bob Kennedy yesterday announced he was removing the entire membership of the advisory panel that makes immunization recommendations for the United States -- the same advisory panel he told Sen. Cassidy during his confirmation hearing he would keep. HE LIED. Via the Washington Post: In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Kennedy said he decided to retire the 17 independent vaccine experts from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices because the panel has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest" and has become a "rubber stamp" for vaccines. Doctors and pharmacists look to the committee's recommendations to decide which shots to offer.

June 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM EDT
Photographer Shot In The Face With Rubber Bullet By Cop

This is undoubtedly deliberate. They've got orders to target the media and anyone recording the events. No one with half a brain does this, without knowing they'll receive no punishment, because the photographer could have lost an eye or worse. Shooting reporters is what happens in dictatorships. Just sayin'.

June 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM EDT
USDOJ Makes Empty Threats To Wisconsin Election Commission

The United Stated Dept of Justice sent a nastygram to the Wisconsin Election Commission (WEC) stating that they received a complaint that the WEC was violating the Help America Vote Act by not having a statewide system for handling complaints against the commission. Furthermore, the USDOJ warned that if the WEC didn't rectify this alleged problem, they would be withholding federal funds. However, it turns out there is more than one problem with the USDOJ's bullying, as Ann Jacobs, the chair of WEC explains:

June 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM EDT
Rep. DeLauro Castigates Pete Hegseth: 'What Is Your Plan?!?'

In House Appropriations Committee Ranking Democratic Member Rosa DeLauro, Pete Hegseth is outranked and out of excuses. DeLauro refused to be gaslighted by the Secretary of Defense and scolded Hegseth for not supplying any actual data to the committee.

June 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM EDT
Pentagon Scrambles To Draw Up Rules For Marines To Use Force Against Americans

After protests broke out in Los Angeles in response to ICE's large-scale raids, people disappearing on the streets of the United States, and individuals being sent to El Salvador's notorious prison without due process, Donald J. Trump sent in the National Guard, and now Marines are being deployed to put out the fire the president started. Interestingly, The Hill ran an opinion piece last year titled, "Kamala's newest lie: Trump will send the army after you," and here we are with Donald siccing the miilitary on protestors.

June 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM EDT
Cosplay Kristi Noem Slanders LA As 'City Of Criminals'

Soulless Trump DHS Secretary Kristi Noem made an appearance on Sean Hannity's show on Fox this Monday, defending Trump's attempt to distract everyone from all of the awful headlines he's had this past week by calling out the National Guard and the military in California.

June 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM EDT
CNN Reporter Detained By Police At L.A. Protests

CNN reporter Jason Carrol was detained by police in Los Angeles as he reported on the protests live on air. Carroll was told not to return to the area where he was working. The network covered the protests live when anchors briefly lost contact with the reporter, leading to confusion in the studio when Carroll was seen being led away from the demonstrations by Los Angeles Police Department officers with his hands behind his back.

June 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM EDT
Homan Chickens Out After Newsom Dares Him To Arrest Him

Trump's border czar, Tom "General Zod" Homan backed down from arresting Governor Gavin Newsom and instead blamed MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff for taking his words out of context, which was not the case. Homan was asked directly by Soboroff if Governor Newsom or Mayor Bass were at risk for being arrested. Homan didn't say they weren't going to be arrested. He said anyone doing anything to impeded his operation were at risk of being arrested, including Newsom and Bass.

June 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM EDT
Trump Is Escalating Threats On Protesters. This Is A Five-Alarm Fire

Donald J. Trump is continuing to fan the flames of the fire he started when he launched his mass deportation plan that has resulted in the disappearance of people from American streets, violence, and sending people to the notorious prison in El Salvador without due process, which is contrary to the Constitution. And it's getting bad out there. An LAPD police officer aimed and then fired a rubber bullet at an Australian reporter at almost point-blank range as she attempted to cover the protests over ICE's immigration raids in the area. A British photographer was also injured.

June 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT
Born On This Day: Cole Porter

I could listen to Ella sing Cole all day... Open thread below...