It is. It makes me wonder what Rockwell county’s record on civil forfeiture looks like, and Sheriff Eavenson’s is, personally. Off to the internet!

They are, and exhibiting a classic sign of conservatism—a desire for their absolute safety at the expense of others. I live in Houston, a surprisingly liberal city with still many nutty conservatives who all live in houses with alarms, and own guns to protect themselves because they are so freaking scared of the…

The justice most likely to do mental backflips and pretend to be stupid to justify his opinion is dead. I would be surprised if the conservative and liberal justices are really that far apart on this case. I think the travel plan is probably going to get shut down as a religious test, the refugee ban might stand…

YEP. Frivolous lawsuit bullying a settlement out of someone who couldn’t afford to mount a defense, breathtaking hypocrisy on people who are mean on the internet, thinly veiled plans to profit from her husband’s elected position. Sounds pretty classic Trump to me.

I’ve liked IPAs for a long time, but there is an unfortunate tendency to think if a little hood are good, a lot of hops are great! I think after a while, craft brewers will “rediscover” IPA and start making tasty ones again.

Yeah, I think the clean power plan probably does get a little overambitious on electricity generation. To be clear, I think CO2 matches the technical definition of a pollutant under the clean air act, it is a compound that when introduced to the atmosphere can cause environmental or ecological damage. The limitations…

Yeah, Spicer could be a much better press secretary than what we’ve seen. He has a good grasp of details, and has deep knowledge in some important policy areas, including the budget process. His problem I see that trump lies constantly and demands a show of toughness with the press. Don’t get me wrong, this guy has no…

Not super related, but Leslie jones played Samuel l Jackson on celebrity feud and couldn’t stop laughing, it was pretty fun.

I really like that about will and Kate, their love story is so prosaic. Boy and girl meet in college, date for a long time, break up for a bit, get back together and get married.

Yep. There is a clip from the wire where Jimmy is yelling about how “everyone stays friends, everyone gets paid, and everyone’s got a fucking future”. This is the way I feel about the republicans. Time and again, Trump has exploited their venality to sneak through what should not happen. They act like it took them by…

The EPA was established in 1970. When Reagan was elected, the agency had 13,000 employees. By 1983, the workforce was down to about 10,000 and the agency was rocked by scandel due to lack of enforcement on the part of senior appointment holders and use of superfund monies to support local politicians. Look up…

I am an expert in the area, with ten years of experience working with government regulators as an industry scientist on environmental matters. Environmental regulation that is effective and efficient requires a high degree of technical skill applied in a consistent, predictable way. It also requires specialized…

I disagree. Some environmental problems are best handled locally, especially where there are specific local conditions that need to be addressed (e.g. Louisiana and loss of landmass to erosion, subsidence, and sea level rise), but there are also problems that have impacts beyond state borders. The situation you…

I found myself agreeing with statements from Larry Sumners and the god damned Koch brothers the other day. It is madness.

It is strange. Esp. since Collins has a record of several shady investments that look a lot like bribery. When you think of the offenses that got people booted in the past, failing to pay taxes for staff, not declaring gifts in kind on taxes, Collins should be shopping his resume with insurance lobbyists.

That would work, I believe. If I understand senate rules, it is 50 votes to pass, and Pence only gets to break ties, not step in as an extra vote. Personally, I think Devos is a disaster and should be rejected on her merits, but I would really like a couple senators to abstain basically as a fuck you to Trump. He is…

One of my favorite memories of Obama’s inauguration in ‘08 was Pete Seeger, his grandson, and Bruce Springsteen leading a couple hundred thousand people singing this land was made for you and me. Such a hopeful, happy time.

Jeez. I never questioned that, I thought it was an old guideline related old fashioned iud’s, not old fashioned doctors who believe in magical marital sex. Probably should have caught on sooner...

During the women’s march when anti abortion activists wanted to take part I spent time thinking about if you could be opposed to legal abortion and feminist. Bullshit like the global gag rule, that tries to limit abortion by denying women vital services, answers the question pretty fast. These measures, like the ones…

So, I’m not a sports watcher, but when did they start singing America the Beautiful at the start of games? Did they always do this? Has it been since 9/11 when you started hearing the song so much more often?