On Tuesday I explained that after eight years using Skype as TPM’s digital nervous system, we signed off the service for good. I’ve been surprised about the number of people, publicly and privately, who’ve asked me and other staffers what system we switched to. I didn’t expect it. But it seems like there’s a lot of interest. So here goes.
Democrats of course are happy to watch House GOP flail:
“Just record this smile on my face,” said an impish Sen. Reid, asked about the House GOP failure to vote on a border bill.
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) July 31, 2014
Stephen Colbert out of character and on camera for quite a long time, dispensing advice to teen girls. Really.
Just six more months until Michele Bachmann is out of Congress, but she’s trying to make every day count.
Here is a chart that not only shows the staggering wealth gap across the divides of race, gender and marriage status. It also maps many of the key dynamics and fault lines driving contemporary American politics.
Truly must read look at the history of the state exchange/federal exchange part of Obamacare which now threatens to leave millions of recipients without their subsidies.
Right wing blogger suggests he may be targeted for assassination over Cochran campaign coverage.
AP: “Axon declined to answer questions about specifics in the suit, including whether the man had a penis when he left the hospital.”