Category Archives: The Soviet

The Frontrunner for the Dumbest Commentary on Ukraine

Posted on February 25, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

We give you U.S. Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville (boldface mine): Tuberville discussed the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine. He claims that a large part of Vladimir Putin’s desire for further annexation of Ukrainian land is due to the amount … Continue reading →

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U.S. Foreign Policy Always Requires An Opponent. Sanders Found A Good One

Posted on September 17, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Senator Bernie Sanders coined a good phrase in a recent op-ed, “the international authoritarian axis“–though I would have gone with “the axis of authoritarianism” (boldface mine): At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, when the world’s top 1% … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts About Senator Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act

Posted on August 21, 2018 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the Accountable Capitalism Act. While it obviously would never pass a Republican Congress, here’s what the bill proposes (boldface mine): Requires very large American corporations to obtain a federal charter as a “United … Continue reading →

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If A Democrat Had Done This…

Posted on May 8, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Unbelievable (boldface mine): The outgoing White House also became concerned about the Trump team’s handling of classified information. After learning that highly sensitive documents from a secure room at the transition’s Washington headquarters were being copied and removed from the … Continue reading →

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An Actual 1950s Style Witch Hunt In Brooklyn

Posted on May 8, 2017 by mikethemadbiologist

Some on the left have referred to the attempt to determine if Russia affected the election–or has its hooks into the Trump clan–as a ‘Red scare’ or even McCarthyism. Well, an ongoing investigation of a Brooklyn, NY high school principal … Continue reading →

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What’s The Technical Reason To Not Believe Russia Interfered In U.S. Elections?

Posted on December 13, 2016 by mikethemadbiologist

A side note before I address the question asked by the post title: one incredibly frustrating thing is how most post-election commentary (well, and pre-election too) are arguments by proxy. One issue is raised to bash someone over another one. … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA Spy Shit, Iraq, The Soviet | 1 Comment

Words Have No Meaning: The Margaret Thatcher Edition

Posted on September 11, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

“Right-wing rhetoric, values, beliefs, and policy stances are as real and meaningful as Margaret Thatcher’s anti-communism: they exist only to manipulate and energize the right-wing constituency, to provide power for enactment of entirely unrelated policies for entirely self-serving reasons.”
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Posted in Conservatives, Creationism, The Soviet, The War on Science | 4 Comments

Was Sully EATED?

Posted on November 25, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Where are all the turkeys?
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No, Maha, It Isn’t Weird at All

Posted on June 30, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

The Uruk-hai Republican base is used to being told what to think.
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The Swiftboating of Obama Has Begun

Posted on February 20, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

Barack Obama is the result of a Communist interracial breeding plot. So sez a blogger at the National Review.
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Posted in Basic Human Decency, Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Pig Screwer, Propaganda, The Soviet | 16 Comments