Judah P. Benjamin

Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 11, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister. Benjamin was the first Jew … Read more

Server Down Time for Maintenance

on February 8, 2017 at 10:30pm PST in order to further improve network reliability. This has a planned maintenance window of four hours, and will result in server unavailability of up to 45 minutes.Read more

Ex-Breitbart Alt-Nazi promoter Steve Bannon is author of Trump’s executive orders

In one of the most comprehensive investigations of fraud, Justin Levitt of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles turned up 31 credible instances of voter impersonation out of more than 1 billion votes cast between 2000 and 2014. Some of those cases may have been because of clerical errors. Levitt’s investigation suggests that while voter impersonation does indeed happen, it … Read more

Trump struggles badly to pass a test of presidential maturity | MSNBC

a Trump ally, describing the new president as if he hasn’t quite reached preadolescence. As the story goes, he’s surrounded by aides who effectively serve as babysitters, distracting Trump to help him steer clear of trouble. children are spoiled and grow resentful when they don’t receive the attention they believe they deserve. The Washington Post … Read more

Nancy Sinatra just ‘walked all over’ Trump in response to Inauguration Ball use of ‘My Way’

Sinatra’s daughter Tina said, “He always thought that song was self-serving and self-indulgent. He didn’t like it. That song stuck and he couldn’t get it off his shoe.” “Self-serving and self-indulgent” — well, there the fuck it is. In that context, it’s a perfect choice for Trump. Source: Nancy Sinatra just ‘walked all over’ Trump in … Read more

Jan 20, 2017: “The day the music died”

“bye, bye, Miss American Pie” “Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in Hell Could break that Satan’s spell” “the children screamed The lovers cried and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken” “They … Read more