House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) insisted that those testifying before the committee today follow their assigned seating arrangement because this is a political witch hunt and don’t...
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Color Blind
Artist – David Horsey In other news, the CIA torture report due to be released tomorrow may have some very ugly details tucked away inside it according to ABC News. The use of waterboarding...
Report: Indictments Coming in New Jersey Bridge Scandal
If this report from NBC is accurate, as many as a dozen indictments could be issued in January in relation to the closure of the George Washington Bridge. Those facing potential indictment include...
The Cleveland Police Department is a Cartoonish Shitshow
Last week I posited that Cleveland police officers firing at a half-naked kidnapping victim was the worst story revealed in the Justice Department’s Pattern or Practice investigation, but Ian...
Stop and Think
Patrons of the Mug Shots bar in St. Joseph, Missouri were invited to partake in a poorly-named deal for shots on Friday night. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – A bar is facing public scrutiny after offering a...
Self-Evident
Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, yet another unarmed black man was shot dead by police yesterday. Rumain Brisbon was delivering fast food to his children when he was shot in the torso two...
Jon Stewart to Rand Paul: “What the fuck are you talking about?”
From Sean Hannity, to Rudy Giuliani, to Rand Paul — Jon Stewart measures up the right wing reaction to the Eric Garner decision. I appreciate the purity of your anti-tax dogma, but the...
Sadly, Reince Priebus is Still a Moron
This would be an excellent time to mention that an average of just 20,000 jobs were added per month during the Bush administration. Creating 300,000 jobs in one month shouldn’t be a new high...
321,000 Jobs Added in November, Exceeding Expectations
Where are the jobs? The jobs are here. via Bloomberg The 321,000 advance in payrolls followed a 243,000 increase in October that was stronger than previously reported, Labor Department figures showed...
The System Works
Artist – Nick Anderson A Pattern or Practice investigation of the Cleveland police by the Department of Justice has found a pattern of abuse and excessive use of force, including incidents...
It’s All a Poop Cruise
According to a new study, the Cruise industry dumps over a billion gallons of untreated or partially-treated sewage into the ocean every year. And that only accounts for some cruise liners in...
House GOP Votes to Pass Ted Yoho’s Scolding Bill
The House just voted to pass Representative Ted Yoho’s bill to scold the president for taking executive action on immigration. A number of conservatives voted against Yoho’s bill because...
The Intercept Releases More NSA Power Point Slides and Really — Who Gives a Shit?
Glenn Greenwald’s The Intercept released more documents provided by international man of mystery Edward Snowden today and this revelation is so milquetoast I don’t know why they even...
The Toy Gun Buy-Back Program for the Tone Deaf
If no one told you otherwise you may think this is satire. There will be a toy gun buy-back program in Cleveland next weekend which gives kids a comic book in exchange for their toy gun. via local...
Say Cheese
Artist – Chan Lowe In other news, anti-war hero Rand Paul is preparing to unveil his declaration of war against ISIS. Let that soak in. Meanwhile, Coach Mike Ditka would like to remind you that...
Won’t Someone Think of the Tree Lighting Ceremony?
Fox News host Gretchen Carlson is very concerned that the grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who killed Eric Garner with a chokehold will disrupt the tree lighting ceremony...
The War on Christmas Arrives at the White House
I don’t know why the right is always asking the president to wage more wars because, judging by these photos, the White House is terrible at waging wars. Of course it’s possible the...
Rand Paul Opposes Net Neutrality Because He’s Rand Paul
Rand Paul has spent a great deal of time and energy attempting to court the elite tech bros who would presumably make up his donor base, but even the infamous douches of Silicon Valley may have a...
House GOP Will Only Fund Dept. of Homeland Security Temporarily
After the House votes on Representative Ted Yoho’s bill to symbolically scold the president for taking executive action on immigration, the House will vote on a bill to fund the government but...
Better Call Robert
Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, the president will reportedly nominate Ashton Carter to serve as the next secretary of defense. Meanwhile, the unconstitutional plan to seize federal lands...