Hey Crooks and Liars Readers! Thanks so much for being here. Did you buy coffee or make some really good brew at home? Please consider buying us one, too.

Over at my podcast we have what is called The Gourmet Coffee Guideline. What it means is, if you can afford to get a latte or dirty chai or iced cinnamon dolce no whip soy with a sprinkle of natural sugar on top, you should consider donating to your favorite blog or podcast.

And if you haven't paid four bucks for a coffee this year because things are tight, you shouldn't.

The fact is, a lot of us are more than willing to part with five bucks for a caffeinated beverage, but close our wallets to a news source that provides for us a daily wake up of informative news. But Crooks and Liars has real people writing here, and real expenses like server space (very expensive!) to keep the videos coming. And not just new videos but the care and feeding of our video library archive, consisting of over 30,000 videos for over 200,000 minutes of viewing fun, all of which do not have pre-roll ads. You know data isn't free, and it's worth supporting because hey, C&L keeps it progressive.

We really need to raise $10,000 by the end of this month to keep those servers fed and cared for. You can help.

So...if you can afford to buy a latte, buy one for us with a five dollar (or more) contribution. It will REALLY help if you can make it a recurring donation. One cup of coffee a month to keep us going, and worth every penny.

In comments below, please share what C&L means to you, and also what's your favorite coffee drink?

THANKS.