Samantha Bee's monologue on the 2010 midterm election -- the election that will.i.am didn't make videos for, the election where progressives stayed away from the polls, the election that put the obstructionist, do-nothing radical right into Congress and the vicious, do-everything right into state houses across the USA -- is hilarious, but like everything Bee does, it has a sting it its tail. (via Metafilter)
/
/
12:23 pm Thu
Mar 3, 2016
The 2010 election was the most important one in American history
Fox News poll shows Trump losing to any warm body
As long as he’s only up against one candidate and they don’t do anything stupid, Trump would lose to a sausage in 2020. Fox News has him deep underwater against every likely Dem candidate. A Fox News poll released Thursday showed President Trump losing head-to-head matchups against four of the top Democratic presidential primary contenders. […]
READ THE REST
Defaced banknotes depict the four horsemen of the British political apocalypse
Wefail offers this charming collection of four banknotes, each featuring one of the four “horsemen of the apocalypse”, at least when it comes to the demise and presumed annihilation of Britain’s political stability. $50 a set. Four Wefail banknotes depicting the four horsemen: May, Rees-Mogg, Bojo and Thatcher. Early in 2019 I was asked to […]
READ THE REST
Trump pre-empts Israel's ban on Dem congresswomen with tweet implying he made them do it
Israel barred Democractic congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country today, an hour after Trump tweeted that the country would show “great weakness” if it allows them to visit. Israel gave as its rationale the congresswomen’s support of boycotts against the country over its treatment of Palestinians. The BBC: Ilhan Omar and […]
READ THE REST
Boost your productivity with this Microsoft Office boot camp
If your office works at all, it uses Microsoft Office. Those icons for Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook are as familiar around some workplaces as the coffee machine. So familiar, in fact, that they get taken for granted – and rarely used to their full potential. Whether you need a crash course in the essential tools […]
READ THE REST
Create your robot army with these Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits
It’s a great time to be a maker. 3D printers are on store shelves for anyone to buy, and coder kits like Arduino and Raspberry Pi are letting kids as young as 9 or 10 dive into the Internet of Things. Here are a few examples of our favorite tech toys, all priced low enough […]
READ THE REST
Take your music production to the next level with this synth & sound bundle
Want to make a hit? The right software is out there for anyone, but any music producer will tell you that finding the right sound can still take time and talent. Still, the right tools are a great shortcut, which makes this Synth & Sound Pack Bundle absolutely priceless. And now that it’s on sale […]
