Houses are less affordable since the election

As if this country didn’t already have an affordable housing crisis, a new report says: U.S. homes are less affordable now than they were before the general election, driven higher by mortgage interest rates up roughly 50-basis points since Nov. 8, according to a new report from Black Knight Financial Services. You can read more …

So Russia hacked our election

A CIA assessment said Russia intervened in the recent election in order to get Donald J. Trump elected. You can read more here. The silence from the right has been deafening. At least one person (James Comey) may have known about this and chose to keep silent. As for Trump’s reaction, from the New York Times Mr. …

San Francisco’s response to the presidential election…

Read San Francisco’s official response to the election of Donald J. Trump here. Or you can scroll through it below: WHEREAS, On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump was elected to become the 45th President of the United States; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That no matter the threats made by President-elect Trump, San Francisco will …

This is brilliant. I’m wearing one today.

When our cousins across the ocean were disheartened after the confounding Brexit vote, an enterprising Brit named Allison (she didn’t want her last name shared when The Guardian interviewed her) decided there needed to be a gentle way of letting people who feel threatened know that you stand with them. Well, this is our Brexit vote, and …

Whither the healing?

I’m with Bernie Sanders: Funny thing is, the night after the election, a Trump-supporting brother called. He acknowledged that his candidate was flawed, but that he voted for him because business (he’s a businessman in New Mexico). Do you go ahead and argue this one? The election is over, after all, though some people are …

Yesterday was a big damn deal

And I wrote about it for yesterday, for The Hill.

The religious right is worried about witches during this campaign

Meanwhile, some members of the religious right are worried that witchcraft will decide the upcoming election. If you want a little more information, enjoy the following video: And thanks, Mike the Heathen, for the link.

When you really really really dislike a political candidate…

…you run the risk of missing important information about the remaining candidates. Starting on Sunday, I went on a two-day tear on social media, Trump-trolling, as it were. The candidate’s attack on the Muslim family who’d lose a son to war went beyond anything I could stomach, and then the Republican candidate accepted a Purple …

In Canada? The Liberals won.

The party of Justin Trudeau won the majority of seats in Canada’s federal election on Monday. What does this mean? Well, bye-bye, Steven Harper, for one. And Trudeau needs to choose a cabinet. And this, from The Guardian: During the campaign Trudeau promised that his first legislation as prime minister will be to raise taxes for …

So no dancing with the one what brought you, I guess

Wall Street hearted Obama in ’08, but now they heart Romney. But then again… And thanks, Cynical, for the link.