Update : thanks again to Steve in Manhattan for including this article at Crooks & Liars ' Mike's Blog Round-Up . Stay safe, eve...

For the Republicans and for trump, the game is pretty simple: Blame the Democrats for the chaos they themselves are causing and keep the Dem...

As the year ends, fellow blogger Batocchio - a regular at Crooks and Liars and Balloon Juice - does a Memorial Roundup of blogs in honor o...

As I head out to a family gathering: The stock markets are having their steepest decline in a single month in almost 15 years, with this ...

I was going to write about things but other things kept popping up. I was going to write about trump's ongoing tariff wars combined wi...

It's December 17th! It's the OFFICIAL ROMAN HOLIDAY OF WINTER SOLSTICE IN HONOR OF SATURN, GOD OF TIME AND PLANET RINGS! Break out...

Okay, for those who are wondering how you say "IO SATURNALIA" the secret is to say the "I" in Latin like it's a hybr...

Somewhere in the world, Prince Rebus is finishing off a bottle of whiskey with a smile on his face. Popehat remains infallible among hat...

Welcome to the Darkest Timeline (via Ken White at  The Atlantic ). Federal prosecutors filed three briefs late on Friday portending grav...

Update : (Not again! Every time it gets busy at work, I miss getting added to the daily Mike's Blog Round-Up at Crooksandliars.com ! Si...

I've been thinking about making a Saturnalia logo or artwork to make my own Saturnalia stuff - Hallmark DOES NOT respect the holidays li...

With Bush Sr's. passing yesterday , this has been a day of reflection and pondering. His was the Presidency of my college years, and t...

You wanna know what voter fraud REALLY looks like? Try what's getting found out in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District (...

It's been established that federal investigators clamp down on issuing indictments or make public statements about cases that would affe...

With the recounting all finished and the sad reality of Republicans winning the Governor and Senate races - DAMMIT FLORIDA RICK SCOTT IS A M...

I need to note that I have finally run into a Pagan - all my friends are Heathens dontcha know - and she was not entirely thrilled to hear m...

There's stressful situations at work and I'm losing focus on this year's NaNoWriMo project and I'm not entirely sure I'l...

(Note: this is my 1500th blog posting here at You Might Notice a Trend . Just saying. Been a long strange and on occasion horrifying trip w...

Oh No. Not Again . (via the Tampa Bay Times ) Florida ordered mandatory machine recounts in three statewide elections Saturday for the fi...

Do you wanna know how bad gun violence has gotten in the United States? We just had a mass shooting at yet another crowded bar, this time ...