Teabagistan’s number one boogeyman yesterday posted a great essay over at Project Syndicate. An excerpt: Democracy is now in crisis. Even the US, the world’s leading democracy, elected a con artist and would-be dictator as its president. Although Trump has toned down his rhetoric since he was elected, he has changed neither his behavior nor his advisers. His cabinet comprises …

From the Hollywood Reporter: Milo Yiannopoulos has parlayed his ban from Twitter — and some controversial appearances on college campuses and cable TV shows — into a $250,000 book deal with Threshold Editions, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, The Hollywood Reporter learned on Thursday. “They said banning me from Twitter would finish me off. Just as I predicted, the …

Brian Tashman reports at Right Wing Watch: A mix of Tea Party and Religious Right groups will be hosting a “Faith, Freedom & Future Inaugural Ball” to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. The Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill black-tie event featuring “a reception, dinner, dancing, entertainment, and guest appearances” is hosted by the Family Research Council, a leading …

The Hill reports: Utah’s attorney general says he is preparing a lawsuit against President Obama for his decision to designate a new national monument in the state. Attorney General Sean Reyes (R) on Wednesday said the lawsuit is one of numerous ways that he, Gov. Gary Herbert (R) and the state’s congressional delegation will fight the Bears Ears National Monument. …

The Washington Times reports: Actor Charlie Sheen is under fire for a tweet wishing death upon President-elect Donald Trump. His tweet, which read, “Dear God; Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please! Trump next, please!” — punctuated with a middle finger emoji — was posted just hours after it was announced that …

Politico reports: President-elect Donald Trump, who repeatedly lashed out at Mexican immigrants during the campaign, is scrambling to appoint a Hispanic official to serve in his Cabinet amid criticism that his incoming administration lacks diversity at the highest levels. The search has intensified in recent days, and sources within the transition say officials are determined to have a Hispanic in …

Salon reports: Donald Trump is taking credit for a jobs deal that he objectively had nothing to do with. The president-elect bragged on Wednesday about brokering a deal in which Sprint will bring 5,000 jobs to the United States and another company, OneWeb, will bring 3,000 jobs into this country. This is consistent with a theme that Trump has been …

Via Raw Story: The daughter of former half-term Alaska governor Sarah Palin had a meltdown on her blog Wednesday, calling out what she termed the 11 “sissies” who have publicly stated that they have no intention of performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Writing on her blog, Palin exclaimed, “If Donald Trump were still just a regular old billionaire and threw …

Reuters reports: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that the United States and Russia lay to rest the controversy over Moscow’s computer hacking of Democratic Party computers, saying, “We ought to get on with our lives.” Trump has cast doubt on the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian hackers took information from Democratic Party computers and individuals and …

The Associated Press reports: Debbie Reynolds has died after being rushed to the hospital Wednesday, her son told The Associated Press. She was 84. Earlier in the day, TMZ and the Los Angeles Times said she suffered a medical emergency. It’s been a tragic week for the iconic Hollywood family. Reynolds lost her daughter, Carrie Fisher, on Tuesday. Fisher died …

Surely there’s a billionaire healthcare mogul involved. The Hill reports: President-elect Donald Trump is considering a “public-private option” for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a transition team official said Wednesday. “We think we have to have kind of a … public-private option because some vets love the VA … some vets want to go to the VA,” a senior …

The Philly Voice reports: The Northeast Philadelphia man who gained recognition for hoisting a “Hillary 4 Prison” sign on Roosevelt Boulevard during the 2016 presidential campaign burst into The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul early Monday and delivered a screed against the Catholic Church, invoking the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory in the process. Howard Caplan had already made …

TMZ reports: Debbie Reynolds just suffered a medical emergency, which we’re told is a possible stroke … and EMTs just raced to the scene, TMZ has learned. Debbie was at her son Todd Fisher’s home in Beverly Hills and just after 1 PM someone from the house called 911. We’re told 84-year-old Debbie, whose daughter, Carrie, died Tuesday, has been …

“The Alt Right and yours truly have become something like household names. We’ve been denounced by Hillary Clinton. We’re even too hot for Donald Trump. I’ve been on the front page of the New York Times more than I can remember. Hundreds of international journalists attend our press conferences. We’ve been parodied on Saturday Night Live and the L.A. Times …

Yesterday we learned that Trump’s neo-Nazi fans are ripping each others’ weaves out over whether Hitler salutes should be allowed at their inauguration “DeploraBall” celebration. Because that would be bad for their image! Reportedly banned from the event is one of its founders, nutjob Twitter personality Baked “Gas The Jews” Alaska, who is ever so pissed that homocon Milo will …

The Times Of Israel reports: Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit reportedly approved a full criminal investigation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into allegations of bribery and fraud. Netanyahu will be investigated by police for two separate cases and will be called in for police questioning in the coming days, Channel 10 reported on Wednesday. The Justice Ministry — under whose auspices …

Back in September 2015 a caravan of cuckoo Christian crackpots careened into Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan where notorious mascara addict Jan Crouch and other Bellevue escapees laid hands upon His Holy Donaldness, totally guaranteeing that Christ His Damn Self and millions of other white people would vote for him. Most prominent among those seen fondling Hair Furor’s golden lapel …

YouGov reports: Sometimes it seems that Americans will believe anything. And what we know as true or not true these days can depend on our political point of view. But there are many of us who are willing to give at least some credence to the possibility that a claim might be true. At least that seems to be the …

“This week pop icon George Michael passed away at age 53, Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher died at 60, and award winning Watership Down author Richard Adams died at the age of 96. From the unknown to the most well-known, we all have something in common—death. Our time on earth is brief—the Bible says like ‘a vapor.’ And each of …

Via email: Dear Joe, Unfortunately, the disgraceful anti-Israel resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council was apparently only the opening salvo in the Obama administration’s final assault on Israel. Senator Ted Cruz is helping lead the fight in the U.S. Senate to ensure the United States stands unshakably with Israel – and he’s also fighting to ensure no U.S. …