Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/31/energy-department-official-who-sent-disparaging-tweets-resigns/?utm_term=.bab66b54041b&wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-politics%252Bexclusive&wpmk=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/08/23/a-man-at-the-trump-rally-said-mccain-needs-to-die-heres-how-the-senators-daughter-responded/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_1_na&utm_term=.4fb4abf4dcf6

I believe that there's the beginning of a horror movie in all of this

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nanotech-super-spiderwebs-are-here-20170822-gy1blp.html

The Class of 2021

https://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2021/

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/trump-voting-panel-apologizes-after-judge-calls-failure-to-disclose-information-incredible/2017/08/30/675001ba-8d93-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html?utm_term=.47ee70f4db67&wpisrc=nl_politics-pm&wpmm=1

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348503-former-devry-official-hired-to-run-education-dept-enforcement-unit

Russian Cheeto

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/russiagates-second-smoking-gun-w500294?utm_source=rsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=083017_12

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-police-tanks_us_59a4052ee4b0821444c4869c?section=us_politics&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=__Politics__082817&utm_content=__Politics__082817+Version+B+CID_04b275f117c48b23f1e950463f710aa4&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Trump%20ordered%20the%20military%20to%20give%20cops%20free%20grenade%20launchers%20bayonets%20and%20tanks&ncid=newsltushpmgnews__Politics__082817

Russian Cheeto

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-business-sought-deal-on-a-trump-tower-in-moscow-while-he-ran-for-president/2017/08/27/d6e95114-8b65-11e7-91d5-ab4e4bb76a3a_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_trumprussia-9pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.080886d8f175

Religion

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/08/evangelicals-try-pray-hurricane-harvey-away-fail/

RIP Sonny Burgess

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/08/22/545252742/sonny-burgess-sun-records-rockabilly-star-has-died-at-88

(Thanks for the link, Perry!)

Religion

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/how-i-discovered-my-childhood-priest-was-in-the-ku-klux-klan/2017/08/25/c8ff3ff4-88e6-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html?utm_term=.dfb0e9227028&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1

The fact that a child molesting cult has enlisted a klansman is just icing on the cake for someone who hates both....

And, for more from the cult:

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/priest-says-he-collected-child-porn-to-get-revenge-on-god-for-poker-losses/#.WaBuYMA3nI0.facebook

I'm going to stick to playing Old Maid....

But he didn't....

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347943-cohn-drafted-resignation-letter-report


Judenrat....

The military of the future?

https://futurism.com/images/warfare-2040-the-future-of-military-technology-infographic/

Oink!

http://wtop.com/virginia/2017/08/charlottesville-doj-to-host-community-recovery-town-hall/

Russian Cheeto

http://www.reportme24.com/2017/08/24/looks-like-pee-pee-tape-dossier-probably-real-new-info-revealed/

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gop-northam-turned-back-on-heritage-by-calling-for-confederate-monuments-to-come-down/2017/08/23/a5b3edf6-882d-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.dc0f51c1202f&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of Virginia's political history over the past 40 years knows the the Republican Party are little more than an offshoot of the old White Citizens Councils and KKK.  Hell, Governor Allen used to keep a lynching noose on display in his office.  Telling me that the Republican Party is racist is like telling me that the Sun rises in the East.  (I'd add misogynistic, anti-Semitic, and homophobic to the list, as well).  Save those Confederate dollars, Kids - they're still legal tender South of the Rappahannock River!

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article168666447.html

Religion

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/boy-14-arrested-saudi-arabia-11036074

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/28/carl-icahns-failed-raid-on-washington?mbid=nl_170822_Monday+Second+Send&CNDID=49221241&spMailingID=11753161&spUserID=MTg0OTkxNzg0Nzg3S0&spJobID=1222014737&spReportId=MTIyMjAxNDczNwS2

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/08/louise-linton-instagram?mbid=social_facebook

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-gop-northam-turned-back-on-heritage-by-calling-for-confederate-monuments-to-come-down/2017/08/23/a5b3edf6-882d-11e7-a50f-e0d4e6ec070a_story.html?utm_term=.2b627d9314ac&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1

http://www.salon.com/2017/08/22/where-does-the-trump-presidency-go-now-after-the-last-week-it-looks-like-a-descent-into-barbarism/

(On this last article, it's interesting that someone is bothering to quote Rosa Luxemburg!  A small candle against the darkness).

The Demon Cat of the Capitol

https://esoterx.com/2017/08/16/make-america-ghostly-again-the-demon-cat-of-washington-d-c/


A nice retelling of a rather famous bit of DC folklore.

Religion

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/catholic-church-sex-abuse-paedophile-criminal-injuries-compensation-scheme-victim-support-sexual-a7903396.html?amp&utm_content=bufferd735b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/03/president-donald-j-trump-signs-hjres-69-hjres-83-hr-1228-sjres-34-law

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/347374-trump-administration-halts-research-on-mountaintop-removal-coal

http://nypost.com/2017/08/22/mnuchins-wife-unleashes-instagram-fit-after-backlash/

Grand Old Pigs

http://time.com/4236640/donald-trump-racist-supporters/

Russian Cheeto

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-jews-anti-semitic-hate-crimes-false-flag-reverse-david-duke-kkk-ku-klux-klan-a7604801.html

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article168173127.html

I honestly wonder if there's any nightmare fantasy that I could come up with that christers and republicans wouldn't believe in and promulgate.  Anything?  The earth is flat.? The earth is hollow?  The earth is both flat and hollow?  Invisible robots control us?  Or jesus rode a dinosaur to Calvary?  Obama controls the various factions of the kkk?  British royalty are lizards?  Nancy Reagan was a Soviet agent?  Bill Clinton goes out at night to garrote Arkansas state troopers?  These people are mentally ill.  Period.

RIP Dick Gregory

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/19/arts/dick-gregory-dies-at-84.html?emc=edit_na_20170819&nl=breaking-news&nlid=13038199&ref=headline

UFO over the Capitol?

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/08/ufo-seen-at-us-capitol-65-years-after-famous-dc-ufo-incident/

I doubt it...

Grand Old Pigs

http://inthesetimes.com/article/20435/Donald-Trump-Jim-Crow-Racist-Violence-Charlottesville-white-supremacist

https://www.popsugar.com/news/Congressman-Says-Gay-People-Arent-Human-43526449

Another moderate republican

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/my-life-is-over-21-year-old-charlottesville-marcher-whines-over-outing-by-anti-fascist-group/

I agree with that statement.  This is what passes for being a moderate republican these days.

Top Haunted Attractions for Virginia and Maryland!

https://www.thescarefactor.com/haunt-blog/2017-top-virginia-haunted-houses-list/
https://www.thescarefactor.com/haunt-blog/2017-top-maryland-haunted-houses-list/

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-mealy-mouthed-cowardice-of-americas-elites-after-charlottesville/2017/08/17/48913872-8396-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.55827f1a12fc&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/17/a-nazi-salute-a-kkk-hood-and-trump-magazine-covers-after-charlottesville-are-jarring/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_fix-magazine-covers-1030pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.67a4e805d258

https://therivardreport.com/armed-group-appears-at-council-to-oppose-statues-removal/

Judenrat

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gary-cohn-stays-put--for-now--following-trumps-comments-on-charlottesville/2017/08/17/fb4ecc80-836f-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-low_cohn-645pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.5c704e64a85f

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-administrations-three-court-jews-disgrace-themselves/2017/08/18/929a68b4-840c-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.2bf0de5f1326

Russian Cheeto

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/trump_s_generals_rebuke_him_after_charlottesville.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/taibbi-fire-steve-bannon-w498354

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/17/donald-trump-is-a-nazi-sympathizer/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=Flashpoints

Tee Hee!

http://www.thewordofgodonline.com/leaked-insiders-reveal-trumps-new-chief-staff-really-wants/

Kelly was nothing more than a long list of whores prepared to agree with whatever was necessary to get a high profile job.  I have no respect or sympathy for whores, parasites, crackpots, and opportunists - which is all this administration is made up of

Oink!

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/14/1689450/-New-Mexico-police-union-chief-shared-meme-about-running-protesters-over-with-cars

http://www.newsweek.com/charlottesville-police-refused-protect-synagogue-nazis-so-it-hired-armed-651260

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/08/14/shively-police-officer-mocks-charlottesville-crash-killed-woman-protesting-nazis/564020001/

Orange Cheeto

https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson-sorkin/donald-trump-from-his-tower-rages-at-the-other-side-in-charlottesville?mbid=nl_TNY%20Template%20-%20With%20Photo%20(40)&CNDID=40157911&spMailingID=11710467&spUserID=MTMzMTg0NzIyMjc3S0&spJobID=1221458800&spReportId=MTIyMTQ1ODgwMAS2

https://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/president-trumps-golf-course-memorializes-fake-civil-war-battle

A podcast devoted to Karl Edward Wagner's wonderful horror story, "Sticks"

https://thedarkcrusade.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/episode-1-sticks-a-weird-and-wild-country/

The Onion's take

http://www.theonion.com/graphic/trump-warns-removing-confederate-statues-could-be--56663

Religion

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/26/mucahid-cihad-han-muslim-televangelist-turkey-masturbation-istimna_n_7440122.html

Russian Cheeto

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/15/after-charlottesville-trump-retweets-then-deletes-image-of-train-running-over-cnn-reporter/?undefined=&utm_term=.43e2fd53cd97&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/15/daily-202-trump-acts-like-the-president-of-the-red-states-of-america/59925be030fb0433811d6941/?undefined=&utm_term=.4894f6a23dee&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-campaign-emails-show-aides-repeated-efforts-to-set-up-russia-meetings/2017/08/14/54d08da6-7dc2-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.ba6bed00ba3c&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/15/trump-is-now-out-of-excuses-for-denying-russia-meddled-in-the-election/?nid&utm_term=.d30e0d382dc4

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/racism-isnt-dying-out/2017/08/14/058cefc8-812d-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html?utm_term=.62d95ad8b2fa&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/trumps-long-history-of-racism-w497876?utm_source=rsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=081517_16

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-press-conference-charlottesville.html?emc=edit_na_20170815&nl=breaking-news&nlid=13038199&ref=headline

A wonderful article on the history of Adelphi Records

http://www.zeroto180.org/?p=28911

DC Legends...


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Grand Old Pigs

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/346544-dreamhost-claims-doj-requesting-info-on-visitors-to-anti-trump-website

Police siding with the GOP?

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/confirmed-police-told-stand-charlottesville/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charlottesville-police-officer-celebrating-woman-death-hit-by-car-heather-heyer-virginia-white-a7892281.html?cmpid=facebook-post

Religion

http://www.alternativenewsnetwork.net/4000-pedophile-priests-forgiven-child-rape-vatican-australia/

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/6/12/15759186/protests-penalty-constitution-first-amendment-police


https://newrepublic.com/article/144312/donald-trump-neo-nazi-recruiter-in-chief

Tee Hee!

http://babylonbee.com/news/elevation-church-debuts-water-slide-baptismal/

Russian Cheeto & Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/12/trump-condemns-charlottesville-violence-but-doesnt-single-out-white-nationalists-for-blame/?utm_term=.b1eb7534997d&wpisrc=nl_evening&wpmm=1

Typical response, refusing to assign blame where it should be.  Indeed, blaming the victims equally.

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/white-nationalists-march-uva-torches-article-1.3404681

Queen Trump!

http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-donald-trump-queen-elizabeth-photohop-trumpqueen/


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Religion

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/homosexuality-led-to-extinction-of-dinosaurs-claims-top-scientist/


idiots....

Russian Cheeto

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/542685154/president-trump-thanks-putin-for-ordering-expulsion-of-u-s-diplomats-from-russia

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/10/in-a-new-poll-half-of-republicans-say-they-would-support-postponing-the-2020-election-if-trump-proposed-it/?nid&utm_term=.b327d0fec344

The cutest little animated robots you'll see today

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/08/a-quirky-animated-short-featuring-musical-robots-that-play-themselves/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

RIP Glen Campbell

http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/glen-campbell-dead-at-81?utm_source=rsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=080817_16

Grand Old Pigs

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/activists-wanting-to-keep-up-momentum-rep-dave-brat-r-va-for-town-hall/2017/08/07/7ca00016-7b95-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html?utm_term=.bc2ba13a1f6b&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/new-federal-report-finds-strong-link-between-climate-change-human-activity/2017/08/07/583283d2-7bdd-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_climatereport-1110pm-1%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.63f179faf1ea

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/08/07/stephen-miller-blasted-a-reporter-as-cosmopolitan-but-he-lives-in-a-1-million-citycenter-condo/?hpid=hp_local-news_rs-miller-430pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.fe209faf5a80

https://wonkette.com/621335/donald-trump-will-make-the-bedsores-on-your-nanas-ass-great-again

Russian Cheeto

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-curious-case-of-nicole-mincey-the-trump-fan-who-may-actually-be-a-russian-bot/2017/08/07/7aa67410-7b96-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html?utm_term=.608230657934&wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

Vegan Black Metal Vegan Chef

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DqmWp6q_Yo&nl=cooking&em_pos=large&emc=edit_ck_20170807


This is fantastic!


(Thanks for the link, Allison!)

Firesign Theater at the Library of Congress!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-the-firesign-theater-or-whats-left-of-it-tickets-36746558947?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=esfb&utm-source=fb&utm-term=listing

The latest news on cattle mutilations

https://sputniknews.com/us/201708011056085483-animal-mutilation-aliens-abduction/

Sturgeon Moon Tonight

http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-august-2016

British defenses of WWI

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/05/miles-of-forgotten-trenches-dug-in-england-during-first-world-war-unearthed-again?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=238175&subid=22160599&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

A little footnote to The Great War.


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Oink!

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/03/emails_reveal_customs_and_border_protection_lawlessness_during_the_first.html?wpsrc=newsletter_slatest&sid=5388d019dd52b8417a00396f

Orange Cheeto

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-vacates-trump-tower-command-post-in-lease-dispute-with-presidents-company/2017/08/03/7338de16-785d-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html?utm_term=.a30d8a260df2&wpisrc=al_alert-politics&wpmk=1


Trying to profit from his SS protection!

Russian Cheeto

https://www.yahoo.com/news/reporter-says-state-run-russian-propaganda-outlet-pushed-cover-seth-rich-conspiracy-theory-center-new-white-house-lawsuit-000407907.html

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345111-trump-you-can-thank-congress-for-us-russia-relationship-at-all-time

Grand Old Pigs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-white-house-seth-rich_us_59809958e4b0d6e28a10cb6e?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=__TheMorningEmail__080217&utm_content=__TheMorningEmail__080217+CID_85c7604aec3e96566061ec6feb1cfa43&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=HuffPost&ncid=newsltushpmgnews__TheMorningEmail__080217

MST3000 reissues will not be complete

http://nerdist.com/12-classic-mystery-science-theater-3000-not-on-dvd-mst3k/

Grand Old Pigs

https://thenib.com/normal-presidency-stuff?t=recent

Oink!

http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/270762520-story

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/opinions/police-brutality-no-joke-trump-del-pozo/index.html

Tee Hee!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/01/british-email-prankster-fools-white-house-officials-into-replying?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=237532&subid=22160599&CMP=GT_US_collection

I'm curious about a guy whose wife if leaving him is referencing Othello.  Stay away from the pillow, Mooch...