Author Archives: Jeff Porten

Refugees fearing deportation in the US are walking to Canada. In February.

22 refugees walk to Manitoba from U.S. over the weekend

It strikes me that CBP officials should know exactly how hard it is to get a green card, and yet *within hours* were forcing people to surrender them.

Ordinary Americans carried out inhumane acts for Trump

http://ift.tt/2jutE1v At least twice, Sean Spicer has accidentally tweeted the password to his official White House spokesman Twitter account

Having seen dozens of people clutching their pearls about broken windows, I wonder how often this story will be shared? (I’ve been kettled so often at protests, I take it as given it’s going to happen.)

Federal prosecutors slap felony charges on more than 200 inauguration protesters

Having written in the last hour that I’m disturbed by comments about Melania being a captive, I have to say that I find this video to be chilling.

Charles Johnson on Twitter

Having written in the last hour that I’m disturbed by comments about Melania being a captive, I have to say that I find this video to be chilling.

Charles Johnson on Twitter

Having written in the last hour that I’m disturbed by comments about Melania being a captive, I have to say that I find this video to be chilling.

Charles Johnson on Twitter

For those who were skeptical about when the Trump administration would start actively killing people, the answer is: three days. This isn’t an anti-abortion order, it’s an anti-women’s health order. Donald Trump Signs Anti-Abortion Executive Order Surrounded By Men

Depends. If I did that walk from Florida to Idaho, would I meet a single Trump voter who gives a flying fuck about East Coast cities?

Our goals of tolerance and understanding are being weaponized against us, and you’re abetting it, NPR. I have limited capacity for compassion and will save it for the deserving. NPR

So now we know how the Second Great Depression will start. Trump’s OMB pick seems poised to ignite a worldwide financial crisis

“What takes this from baffling to downright infuriating is that at nearly the exact same time that no one at the FBI could be bothered to drive 10 minutes to raise the alarm at DNC headquarters, two agents accompanied by attorneys from the Justice Department were in Denver visiting a tech firm that had helped maintain Clinton’s email server.” John Podesta: Something is deeply broken at the FBI

This headline requires much stronger language and several profane words, including concepts like “you are already failing.” Buck Up, Democrats, and Fight Like Republicans