Ron Crooks
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A generously proportioned mound of shimmering blue sequins, paillettes and glitter in a vast and inhospitable red wilderness.
In 2023, the most recent year with available data, there was a gun suicide every 19 minutes. If that's not an epidemic, I don't know what is. Tragic.
publichealth.jhu.edu
June 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In 2023, the most recent year with available data, there was a gun suicide every 19 minutes. If that's not an epidemic, I don't know what is. Tragic.
Somewhat under the fold in last week's news: The latest from The Church of Holy Exclusion - the one that supported racial segregation and the Confederacy, and denounced interracial marriage as an "abomination." Now, the hate is focused on the ten-year-old legal right to marriage for all people.
Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Somewhat under the fold in last week's news: The latest from The Church of Holy Exclusion - the one that supported racial segregation and the Confederacy, and denounced interracial marriage as an "abomination." Now, the hate is focused on the ten-year-old legal right to marriage for all people.
OMG. I can't even.
The President walking into Musk's former cabana at Mar-A-Lago.
June 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
OMG. I can't even.
Joni Ernst. Active in electoral politics at local, state and national levels. Over and over again. How?
May 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Joni Ernst. Active in electoral politics at local, state and national levels. Over and over again. How?
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"Stage 9?" We're focusing on the wrong guy.
May 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Stage 9?" We're focusing on the wrong guy.
So, DJT's next spectacularly incompetent proposal for DC US attorney is Fox false news peddler Jeanine Pirro.
Did I say "odious?" Yes. That.
Did I say "odious?" Yes. That.
Loathsome (and reliably unelectable even in his red home state) Ed Martin is getting dropped as Trump’s nod for DC US attorney. There is, I’m sure, a cavalcade of odious alternates but it’s at least nice that for this one shining moment, everyone can agree that Martin is a feckless invertebrate.
May 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So, DJT's next spectacularly incompetent proposal for DC US attorney is Fox false news peddler Jeanine Pirro.
Did I say "odious?" Yes. That.
Did I say "odious?" Yes. That.
Loathsome (and reliably unelectable even in his red home state) Ed Martin is getting dropped as Trump’s nod for DC US attorney. There is, I’m sure, a cavalcade of odious alternates but it’s at least nice that for this one shining moment, everyone can agree that Martin is a feckless invertebrate.
May 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Loathsome (and reliably unelectable even in his red home state) Ed Martin is getting dropped as Trump’s nod for DC US attorney. There is, I’m sure, a cavalcade of odious alternates but it’s at least nice that for this one shining moment, everyone can agree that Martin is a feckless invertebrate.
Dropped the b a ll.
Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone (Gift Article)
Irregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and fonts. One called them “an abomination unto design.”
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Dropped the b a ll.
If you live in St. Louis and have been wondering what ever happened to village nutbag and MO Secretary of State wannabe Valentina Gomez? She seems to be running for a US house seat in Texas now, and true to form, is raging against blah blah blah. Gurrrrl, I wanna miss you but you won't go away.
Extremist House Candidate Charges Podium At Texas Capitol Muslim Event And Screams About Pedophilia - Joe.My.God.
“Islam is the religion of rape, incest and pedophilia where they bow down to a stupid rock and a false prophet. I will never let sharia law take over Texas.” – US House candidate Valentina Gomez, afte...
www.joemygod.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
If you live in St. Louis and have been wondering what ever happened to village nutbag and MO Secretary of State wannabe Valentina Gomez? She seems to be running for a US house seat in Texas now, and true to form, is raging against blah blah blah. Gurrrrl, I wanna miss you but you won't go away.
47 keeps going back to Macomb County (the reddest place in the Detroit metroplex and, predictably, chock full of rabid DJT enthusiasts) over and over again. I wonder if he realizes that Michigan has 82 other counties? 🤔
April 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
47 keeps going back to Macomb County (the reddest place in the Detroit metroplex and, predictably, chock full of rabid DJT enthusiasts) over and over again. I wonder if he realizes that Michigan has 82 other counties? 🤔
Earlier today, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told the Department of Justice he has found that the government showed a 'willful disregard' for his orders regarding deportation flights. Also, "willful disregard" pretty much characterizes this president in one precise little nutshell.
April 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Earlier today, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told the Department of Justice he has found that the government showed a 'willful disregard' for his orders regarding deportation flights. Also, "willful disregard" pretty much characterizes this president in one precise little nutshell.
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Noticed a bunch of these ornate gold medallions slapped all over the Oval Office. We found em on Alibaba. “High-density Home Decoration Polyurethane Appliques Ornament PU Foam Veneer Accessories” from seller Guangzhou Homemax Decorative Material Limited.
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April 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Noticed a bunch of these ornate gold medallions slapped all over the Oval Office. We found em on Alibaba. “High-density Home Decoration Polyurethane Appliques Ornament PU Foam Veneer Accessories” from seller Guangzhou Homemax Decorative Material Limited.
sherwood.news/power/shop-t...
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The mention of Eric Prince makes an already disturbing letter from Dr. Richardson even more horrifying. When the far-right opportunist and Betsy DeVos sibling (and, but of course, Hillsdale College alumni) Prince appears, you know something bad is about to get worse.
April 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The mention of Eric Prince makes an already disturbing letter from Dr. Richardson even more horrifying. When the far-right opportunist and Betsy DeVos sibling (and, but of course, Hillsdale College alumni) Prince appears, you know something bad is about to get worse.
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This is fucking brilliant.
Former Proud Boys prosecutor Alexis Loeb talks abt the ways Eagle Ed Martin will make her job as defense attorney easier, including the risk that his lack of credibility will invite scrutiny from judges.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Former Proud Boys prosecutor Alexis Loeb talks abt the ways Eagle Ed Martin will make her job as defense attorney easier, including the risk that his lack of credibility will invite scrutiny from judges.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
April 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is fucking brilliant.
Former Proud Boys prosecutor Alexis Loeb talks abt the ways Eagle Ed Martin will make her job as defense attorney easier, including the risk that his lack of credibility will invite scrutiny from judges.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Former Proud Boys prosecutor Alexis Loeb talks abt the ways Eagle Ed Martin will make her job as defense attorney easier, including the risk that his lack of credibility will invite scrutiny from judges.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
From the NYT: Senator Mark Warner tells US trade rep [and professional sycophant] Jamieson Greer in today's senate hearing that even if markets are up today, it’s like “a good day in hospice.” Since the President took office, more than $11 trillion has vanished from the stock market, Warner says.
April 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
From the NYT: Senator Mark Warner tells US trade rep [and professional sycophant] Jamieson Greer in today's senate hearing that even if markets are up today, it’s like “a good day in hospice.” Since the President took office, more than $11 trillion has vanished from the stock market, Warner says.
Attempting to avoid White Lotus spoilers this morning is nearly impossible. People, please!
April 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Attempting to avoid White Lotus spoilers this morning is nearly impossible. People, please!
I expect dramatic turnouts for Hands Off protests in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle. And, yay for those folks! The real surprises, though, are the protests in Casper, WY and in Marshfield, MA. Folks turning out in Haywood County, NC and in Sioux Falls, SD. It's all over the country! Amazing.
April 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I expect dramatic turnouts for Hands Off protests in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle. And, yay for those folks! The real surprises, though, are the protests in Casper, WY and in Marshfield, MA. Folks turning out in Haywood County, NC and in Sioux Falls, SD. It's all over the country! Amazing.
Despite terrible weather, St. Louis area folks SHOWED UP in Brentwood, MO; got in good trouble. Necessary trouble.
April 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Despite terrible weather, St. Louis area folks SHOWED UP in Brentwood, MO; got in good trouble. Necessary trouble.
The NYT delivers former Treasury secretary Larry Summers' zero-f**ks-given comparison of DJT's tariff policy to “what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science,” he said, describing the policy as "totally ungrounded in serious analysis."
April 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The NYT delivers former Treasury secretary Larry Summers' zero-f**ks-given comparison of DJT's tariff policy to “what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science,” he said, describing the policy as "totally ungrounded in serious analysis."
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"You can drive yourself crazy, listening to these admin people lie and spin. So it’s nice when we get a day like yesterday—when the lies are so obvious, so transparent and crude, that it’s effortless to conclude: Yeah, these folks are just utterly full of shit."
www.thebulwark.com/p/wakeup-cal...
www.thebulwark.com/p/wakeup-cal...
A Wakeup Call in Wisconsin
And a much needed one at that.
www.thebulwark.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"You can drive yourself crazy, listening to these admin people lie and spin. So it’s nice when we get a day like yesterday—when the lies are so obvious, so transparent and crude, that it’s effortless to conclude: Yeah, these folks are just utterly full of shit."
www.thebulwark.com/p/wakeup-cal...
www.thebulwark.com/p/wakeup-cal...
Two reprehensible Missouri senators shock no one in supporting utterly incompetent candidate for US Attorney who is, but of course, from Missouri.
California U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff’s decision to place a hold on former Missouri GOP chairman Ed Martin's U.S. Attorney nomination for Washington, D.C. casts doubt on whether he’ll get confirmed.
Former Missouri GOP chairman Ed Martin’s U.S. Attorney nomination hits snag
California U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff’s decision to place a hold on Ed Martin’s U.S. Attorney nomination for Washington, D.C., casts doubt on whether he’ll get confirmed.
www.stlpr.org
April 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Two reprehensible Missouri senators shock no one in supporting utterly incompetent candidate for US Attorney who is, but of course, from Missouri.
With the value of my investment portfolio in freefall due to this administration’s incompetence, I’m so grateful that my mother planned for her family’s future by leaving behind these (presumably) high-yielding treasures.
April 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
With the value of my investment portfolio in freefall due to this administration’s incompetence, I’m so grateful that my mother planned for her family’s future by leaving behind these (presumably) high-yielding treasures.
In the same amount of time that I take to choose between the chicken or beef entree on a long flight, the White House has "closed" its investigation into the stunning breach of security in Signal messages by Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, JD Vance and others. So efficient!🙄
March 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In the same amount of time that I take to choose between the chicken or beef entree on a long flight, the White House has "closed" its investigation into the stunning breach of security in Signal messages by Pete Hegseth, Mike Waltz, Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, JD Vance and others. So efficient!🙄