Christina-Taylor Green was born September 11, 2001.
She died January 8, 2011 - shot to death, along with 5 others, at a campaign rally for Gabby Giffords in Tucson.
Fuck the NRA and their coin-operated politicians.
Sep 11, 2019
Today's Eternal Sadness
Christina-Taylor Green was born September 11, 2001.
She died January 8, 2011 - shot to death, along with 5 others, at a campaign rally for Gabby Giffords in Tucson.
Fuck the NRA and their coin-operated politicians.
Emoluments
Jimmy Carter sold his peanut farm so there'd be no suggestion of self-dealing.
Article 1, section 9:
“No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
Article 1, section 9:
“No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”
Article 2, Section 1:
"The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them."
Sen. Gardner
"The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them."
Here's a list of people have been reported at some Trump property or another, which means they've put money in Trump's pockets. And since these assholes don't operate on their own dimes, it means they've put my tax dollars in Trump's pockets:
Sen. Gardner
Sen. Inhofe
Rep. Jordan
Rep. Meadows
Sen. Alexander
Sen. Crapo
Rep. Scalise
Sen. Paul
Sen. Blunt
Rep. Duffy
Sen. Tillis
Sen. Cotton
Sen. T Scott
Rep. Rodgers
Rep. Rodgers
Rep. Kinzinger
Rep. Mooney
Rep. Barr
Rep. Biggs
Rep. A Scott
Sen. Cassidy
Rep. B Johnson
Rep. Posey
Rep. Byrne
Rep. Guthrie
Rep. Babin
Rep. Westerman
Rep. C Collins
Rep. LaHood
Rep. McKinley
Sen. Perdue
Rep. Lamborn
Rep. Hunter
Rep. Lucas
Rep. Upton
Rep. Pence
Rep. Pence
Rep. Walden
Rep. Bilirakis
Rep. Bergman
Rep. Walorski
Rep. Fitzpatrick
Rep. J Smith
Rep. Banks
Sen. Barrasso
Sen. Boozman
Rep. J Carter
Sen. Kennedy
Sen. Thune
Rep. Calvert
Rep. Marchant
Rep. Brady
Rep. McCarthy
Rep. Zeldin
Rep. Smucker
Rep. Gohmert
Rep. Gohmert
Rep. Walker
Rep. Burgess
Rep. McCaul
Rep. M Johnson
Rep. M Kelly
Sen. Rounds
Rep. Turner
Rep. B Carter
Rep. P King
Rep. Allen
Rep. Crawford
Rep. Aderholt
Rep. Marshall
Rep. Williams
Rep. Estes
Sen. Daines
Sen. Daines
Rep. S Graves
Rep. Palazzo
Rep. Yoho
Rep. T Graves
Rep. Reed
Rep. T Rice
Rep. Balderson
Rep. Timmons
Rep. D Collins
Rep. Holding
Rep. Bost
Sep 10, 2019
First Step
45* crows about moving on Criminal Justice Reform - signing the First Step Act, and parading Kim and Kanye through the White House to celebrate. But then, of course, he doesn't follow thru, making sure the thing is funded.
And at this point - of course again - we have to consider the probability that the funding is being withheld on purpose. He wanted the optics. He wanted nothing but the appearance of being the guy who helps all those unfortunates and blah blah blah.
It was just an episode on the little reality TV show that he runs in his head.
My suspicion is that the Prisons-For-Profit guys got in his ear, reminding him that their campaign contributions might have to diminish if the program ends up costing them money.
And it becomes nothing but another cheap paint job.
The Blogiversary
On this date way back in 2009, the mighty blog of eVilleMike was born.
Whoopty-fuckin-do.
I'm starting this post in February, thinking I'll be able to write up a nice long reflection-y piece on how everything has evolved in these past 10 years.
Doubt it.
But maybe.
I think I'm really just hoping the world will still be in more or less one piece.
As always - hopeful while not particularly optimistic.
Sep 9, 2019
Because
...a Twitter spat is just one of the bullshit things we have to put up with now, here in USAmerica Inc.
VICE:
President Donald Trump sparked a Twitter beef Sunday with celebrity couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. Such fights are pretty normal for Trump. But Teigen’s response was perhaps a bit more profane than he’s used to: she tweeted the president was “a pussy ass bitch.”
The whole thing began on Sunday, with an MSNBC special about criminal justice reform. Legend — who has an organization that aims to end mass incarceration — was a guest. Trump apparently tuned in and felt like he didn’t get enough credit for the First Step Act he signed in December, which reduced some federal drug sentences and looked to reduce recidivism.
VICE:
President Donald Trump sparked a Twitter beef Sunday with celebrity couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. Such fights are pretty normal for Trump. But Teigen’s response was perhaps a bit more profane than he’s used to: she tweeted the president was “a pussy ass bitch.”
The whole thing began on Sunday, with an MSNBC special about criminal justice reform. Legend — who has an organization that aims to end mass incarceration — was a guest. Trump apparently tuned in and felt like he didn’t get enough credit for the First Step Act he signed in December, which reduced some federal drug sentences and looked to reduce recidivism.
I don't know if it's at all worth looking into - I'm going to leave it here in the large and growing pile of shit I wish I was making up.
Today's Tweet
The trend has become so strong, Ray Charles coulda seen this one coming.
More than two dozen current and former Liberty University officials describe a culture of fear and self-dealing at the largest Christian college in the world https://t.co/3G837I2wbQ— POLITICO (@politico) September 9, 2019
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