Unlike Trump, physics follows laws. This misogynistic presidency has inspired an equal and opposite reaction from women of the United States. And voters are rewarding them. Women have outperformed men in primaries, with just their appearance on a ballot often seen as a rebuke to Trump, who ironically judges women exclusively by their appearance. A total of 185 women have […]

What aren’t they hiding? They aren’t hiding that Bret Kavanaugh was on a the second draft of the list of judges provided to Donald Trump by the founder of the Federalist Society to assure the far right that he’d make all their wettest dreams come true. We know that Donald Trump said that he’d only appoint justices who’d overturn Roe […]

America’s Achilles Heel is race. That’s so obvious that even Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin figured it out. The roughly 3,500 Facebook ads created by the Russian-based Internet Research Agency “consistently promoted ads designed to inflame race-related tensions. Meanwhile, the world’s biggest birther was calling all but some Mexicans “rapists.” And it worked. With some help from Putin, James Comey, […]

In the history of polling, no president besides George W. Bush right after 9/11 has ever been more popular with his own party at this point in his presidency than Donald Trump, with 88 percent approval. But even with his compound in flames, David Koresh’s approval with the Branch Davidians was still close to 100 percent. During GOP primary of […]

Donald Trump isn’t just a misogynist. Donald Trump is a misogynist who cheats on his pregnant wife without a condom. Donald Trump is a misogynist who argued that a woman who accused him of sexual harassment was not hot enough to assault. And Donald Trump is the misogynist who is about to gut Roe v. Wade. Unsurprisingly, women have noticed. […]

Sarah Kendzior must be getting tired of waiting for us to catch up to her. No commentator has more reliably predicted the future, which increasingly resembles the worst of our past, but with much better television. More than two years ago, Sarah told us Donald Trump could win. Then she connected Trump’s allegiance to Russia from 1987 to the present. […]

“If we wait until Roe is gone, it will be long past too late.” That’s Robin Marty‘s warning for anyone who cares about reproductive rights in America or anyone who just pretends to care about them to impress their Twitter followers. This may have been the worst week for non-billionaires since Trump became president and it’s no accident. We’re witnessing […]

The show notes for Episode 1 of The GOTMFV Show are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/the-trump-voters-socialist-paradise.html Michael Grunwald from Politico on Twitter: @MikeGrunwald Michael Grunwald at Politico: Generation Pickleball: Welcome to Florida’s Political Tomorrowland Michael Grunwald’s website: MichaelGrunwald.com Purchase Michael Grunwald’s new book The New New Deal – The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era HERE The Good: Dave Weigel at […]

The show notes for Episode 86 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/episode-86-the-purge-has-begun-with-special-guest-ari-berman.html Ari Berman on Twitter: @AriBerman Ari Berman at Mother Jones: ACLU Sues Trump Over Census: “A Naked Act of Intentional Discrimination” Ari Berman at Mother Jones: North Carolina Republicans Want a Constitutional Amendment to Require ID to Vote Ari Berman at Mother Jones: Republicans Want to Use the Census to Radically […]

The show notes for Episode 85 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/episode-85-this-is-what-republicans-will-do-if-they-win-with-special-guest-michigan-state-rep-erika-geiss.html The Good: Kathleen Gray at The Detroit Free Press: Michigan approves marijuana legalization vote for November Anti-gerrymandering ballot proposal: Voters Not Politicians Jonathan Oosting at The Detroit News: Court: Anti-gerrymandering issue fit for Michigan ballot Interview – Michigan state Representative Erika Geiss. Beth LeBlanc at The Detroit News: After raucous session, […]

The show notes for Episode 84 are at http://www.eclectablog.com/2018/06/episode-84-the-ultimate-hash-bash-wish-special-guests-cannabis-rights-attorney-dennis-hayes-and-goldengateblond.html Debbie Merion at the Ann Arbor Observer: John Sinclair at the Hash Bash Wikipedia: John Sinclair Freedom Rally Wikipedia: Cannabis laws in Ann Arbor, Michigan Patrick Dunn at the Ann Arbor Observer: Pot Goes Pro John Oosting at The Detroit News: Michigan lawmakers face pot legalization deadline The Good: John Bacon […]