Such as, I never knew that I had Virginian relatives. As it turns out, there were quite a few. That was mildly interesting, since I now live in the commonwealth. A bit of trivia, I suppose. […]
I’ve never seen that before and I doubt I’ll ever see it again. When the next total solar eclipse comes, and I don’t know where it will be total, I’ll be about 90. I’m glad I saw it once. […]
Within the galaxy, and without, there are all sorts of challenges, and nefarious characters that young men run towards for the experience, and parents would be mortified by if they actually knew what their progeny were up to. […]
Power and ethics are an oscillating wave that exists within everyone’s perspective and actions. We grab power, and we gravitate toward it at some point or other […]
I watched Senator Scott stand behind Donald Trump, and then walk up and declare his “love” for Trump, in jest, sure. Characterize it however you think necessary. One thing it certainly was was obsequiousness. […]
But what happens if the Palestinians get a state?
The Arab debt to the Palestinians is paid, at least as far as the Arabs are concerned, and in this case that’s what matters. […]
We’re warming up and playing. I glance up from my music and I involuntarily jerk, because the President of the United States is standing about ten feet in front of us looking at us and smiling. […]
Is California Governor Gavin Newsom a real idiot or is this just a role he is playing by calling for an impossible-to-achieve constitutional amendment? […]
Ron Powell is missing in action. We haven't heard from him in a while and we're woried. The embedded article shows a side of Ron I personally never knew about before. (Click the link in the story.) […]
The odds of the Democratic party holding onto the Senate in 2024 are frighteningly high against that outcome. It is going to be a long election night. […]
Ronald Reagan presided over the real beginnings of American wealth polarization, which has resulted in the vast majority of Americans not seeing gains in America’s economy. […]
When I was growing up, houses had doors, doorbells, and door knockers. I can’t think of how many doors I have approached and either rang the doorbell, or knocked. […]
I have enjoyed finding agreement among friends and strangers, and I have enjoyed disagreements. Sometimes I learned a new perspective, and other times I learned how flawed perspectives were constructed. […]
Adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice, and our nation’s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. […]
A couple of weeks ago, during our most recent debt ceiling negotiation, Trump advised, “if {the GOP} doesn’t get massive concessions, you’ll have to do a default”. […]
These two men are philosophically opposed. Each sees the other as his inferior, motivated by hate. Each is determined to not subordinate himself to the other because of their philosophical differences. […]
However, today, while racism is an underlying force that has driven the evolution of 'Trumpism' toward full-blown fascism, everyone on the MAGA right is in denial re actually being a racist... […]
The real blood and guts of the “switch” that gets flipped is all mental energy. It happens in the mind. Learning a choke hold might as well be basketball, or swimming, or wrestling class, but the ability to kill comes from deciding to.
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Why does the establishment cadre of journalistic enterprises and journalists appear to be hell-bent on being complicit in the rise of Fascism in this country? […]
The suffix "Ism" means adherence or the following of an ideology, while the suffix "Ist" indicates a person involved in a certain activity, field or mindset. […]
You're a racist if you deny or are indifferent or unaware of the fact of the effect and impact of historical and contemporary racism on the daily lives of average black and brown citizens of this country... […]
I began to wonder a little more, but just then I stepped in front of the paper box. I reached into my pocket for a quarter, placed it in the slot, opened the box and removed the top paper. […]
If an overwhelming majority of the younger generations think and feel as this young woman does, we're on the right track, headed in the right direction... […]
Many states have become autocratic laboratories that have shown themselves to be increasingly more comfortable with the fascist tactics that are reminiscent of Mussolini and Hitler. […]
Ars Poetica brings writers and visual artists together. April is poetry month! This is a description of my experiences with Ars Poetica at the Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, Washington. […]
I believe that mathematics is a highly specialized language created to empirically explore and explain the existence of the phenomenon of the physical environment... […]
Hartmann is spot on. In my view, his assertions here are indisputable and indispensable to an understanding of the political divide in this country... […]
"The House Republican plan for the debt ceiling is about protecting the wealthy and the well-connected from paying their fair share in taxes — nothing more and nothing less." […]
Finally, I would make the suggestion that any reparation cash payments distributed on request, be made to the oldest black Americans first for obvious or even glaring reasons....
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There was a time when advocating violence as legitimate political expression in public discourse was sufficient disqualification from holding elective public office. […]
In 'The Godfather' saga, assassination was more than a way of doing business. It was apparently a way of life for the men at the highest levels of the criminal organization and enterprise depicted in the book and films. […]
The current World Cup moment belongs to Argentina and their greatest player, Lionel Mesi.
However, for me, World Cup history still belongs to Pele, the greatest of all time. […]
"If Trump were a black man, he’d have been indicted, prosecuted, and convicted by now and, he most certainly would be disqualified and barred from seeking any office in the future…"
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A student of modest capacity would be able to make a substantial and solid case against Trump upon successful completion of the first year of study at a law school anywhere in the country... […]
The fact that Trump is a loser and has a knack for picking electoral losers should be crystal clear to anyone paying half-hearted.attention to the proceedings. […]
Just ahead of the midterm elections that in involve the highest of the high stakes in the American political process, Biden speaks out on the fact that this time, Democracy is on the ballot.. […]
Features of many adobe structures in new Mexico include the warm orange tones and soft edges of the adobe, contrasted with the sharp turquoise blues of windows and doors. […]
Today, Desantis is openly and publicly seeking and taking credit for his inhumane treatment of migrants seeking refuge from violence and oppression... […]
Several hundred years of British empire and colonialism and the British Monarchy ensured that the racist rationales and justifications were spread to the four corners of the world. […]
Michelle Obama calls out, nails, and destroys the sons and daughters of American White Privilege in one of the most insightful and poignant speeches ever given during a special event at the White House. […]
Activist Investor ValueAct buys a 6.7% stake in the New York Times Company but they are probably not going to be able to change the way the Times operates […]
It's a funny thing. Back in the sixties and seventies, we were all sure that the FBI WAS a criminal enterprise that spent its time spying on the anti-war movement […]
The thing about Trump, the huge thing about Trump, is that he gets it. He’s the Only Sane Politician. Everything that’s obvious to you but not obvious to the politicians and the media […]
I didn’t hear anything in the morning when it happened. I was downstairs getting breakfast. I don’t think any shots were fired at the FBI building. […]
An astute constitutional originalist or textualist might easily conclude that forced pregnancy is subsumed into the phrase; "involuntary servitude". […]
Trump's MAGA movement and cult resonates, either intuitively or instinctively, with nearly half of the predominately white American population who America 'belongs' to white folks... […]
You're going on about your business doing ordinary things on an ordinary day when, all of a sudden, bang, bang, bang, bang, your existence is shattered by gunfire. […]
You want effective gun control?
I've said this repeatedly:
Advise and urge black people to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms... […]
In 'Faith v Fact', Jerry A Coyne raises a key question: whether the drama of 'creation' inevitably culminates in humans (or something like humans) who are capable of acknowledging the playwright. […]
This particular path comes from wondering about Palestinian self-determination. I’ve noticed that the Palestinians seem far more concerned with getting the Jews out of Israel […]
Sometimes age startles me. I’m looking at buildings in the US that were around for at least a quarter of a century before Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi were born. […]
I didn't mention racism in America because there's a racial aspect or component to virtually everything that can be identified for inclusion in this inventory... […]
Like everyone else, presumably, I spent a lot of time on YouTube during COVID. I ran across a few musicians whom I thought were worth learning about. […]
A leaked memo indicates that five members of the sitting Supreme Court of the United States are on record favoring the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal […]
Black people have been saddled at birth with the burden of overcoming this social, political, legal, and cultural barrier through the entirety of the history of this country. […]
Vladimir Putin recently brought up the idea of using nuclear weapons. When he talked about invading Ukraine he wasn’t bluffing. About using nuclear weapons […]
Quora is a site where people pose questions and whoever feels like it answers them, with or without listing credentials. I sometimes find questions I’m interested in answering […]
It has been said that democracy is not the best form of government, but it is the best we have. I find this analysis to be valid because it allows for choice, and the accountability for those choices. […]
Today is a little different, though. Did you notice? The tanks are back. In our American morning, there is still a sort of silence. We can pretend that coffee time is the same, but tanks are being called to an assembly in Europe and the noise is rising. […]
Frankly speaking, diplomacy, as such, won't work with an individual who is incapable of responding to anything other than the power of money and military might. […]
Growing up in the late 20th century in Ohio which was on its comedown from the bustling 60s created a certain kind of sense of humor that you had to develop in lieu of going crazy. […]
And while I listened to this song years ago, over and over, “in my mind and in my car…”, this portion was uniquely interesting. “You were the first one. You were the last one.” […]
Individuality became a power to rival the power systems created by humans since humans settled onto plots of land and started declaring ownership of it…and the people on it…and women. […]
The impact of Kings speech and the nonviolence of the Civil Rights Movement can be heard in the speech given by LBJ as he addressed a joint session of Congress in 1965... […]
Scientists squabbling over whether Pluto is a planet proves one point beyond a shadow of a doubt: scientists can be just as stupid as anyone else. You probably don't care whether Pluto is a planet...but here's a news flash: Pluto doesn't care either.,
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”Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?” […]
It begins with the disregard of fundamental human and civil rights and the declaration that the very presence of the "other" in the general population is somehow fraudulent and illegal... […]
The defense attorney here is the embodiment of 'living history' and provides us with the opportunity to relive history in real time without the need for a dramatic reenactment... […]
"In general, the reason the Democratic Party always sounds so helplessly incoherent is because its lawmakers are trying to simultaneously appease their corporate donors and look like they are fulfilling their public promises to fix problems created by those corporate donors. […]
Subsequent to a contempt citation, the presiding officer of the chamber can be instructed to refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. […]
Now, a lot of people have no idea or interest in the Cat Fancy, which is worldwide. Most people if they appear interested at all, assume it is like the AKC dog shows shown on tv. Yes and no. […]
there are a lot of politicians and judges…not really trying to reduce the number of abortions in America by the most logical means, which would be reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies, putting the lie to what this issue is really about. […]
When lies and hypocrisy are treated as the rhetorical and moral equivalents of truth and fact In public discourse, reason and reasonableness no longer matter. […]
Bill Baird gave a single condom and some contraceptive foam to a female Boston University undergraduate. He was promptly arrested for violating the Massachusetts Crimes Against Chastity law in 1967. In 1972, SCOTUS overturned the law. […]
The top House Republican said his party would retaliate against any company that cooperated with an order to preserve the phone and social media records of G.O.P. lawmakers […]
Most accidents are caused by people who are drunk, high on drugs, whacked out on prescription pharmaceuticals, sleep-deprived, distracted by their electronic devices, in the midst of relationship ending screaming matches with their soon to be ex-partners, […]
Currently, 16 vaccines – some requiring multiple doses at specific ages and times – are recommended from birth to 18 years old.
Some are required before entering public school. […]
It is virtually impossible to confer substantive, viable, and enforceable civil rights upon people whose basic human rights are not acknowledged and respected. […]
Given what most of us write and post, the possibility exists that a piece can be discovered by the likes of MSNBC or CNN, and deemed worthy of national exposure. […]
Even so, hitting the road was somewhat liberating. We had been planning for a month or so to join our friends on a camping trip on an island in Lake Champlain. Last summer it was difficult to see what the future would look like […]
If America doesn't continue to evolve toward a multiracial, multicultural egalitarian democracy it must surely devolve into a plutocratic autocracy predicated on white supremacy.... […]
Sometimes I see his own will independent of mine. I have stood and watched, with him not engaged with me, and watched the force with which he has galloped off toward something that caught his interest. […]
Her act of extraordinary courage and presence of mind has changed the course of world history and the nature of the conversation about police misconduct and the need for meaningful reforms in law enforcement. […]
Legislative bipartisanship is little more than a rabbit hole the exploration of which will accomplish nothing more than the waste of the time remaining on the legislative clock that will run out by the end of July. […]
Now, we are into another adjustment. We have to find out how to live together. We have been, “on a break”, as Ross and Rachel used to say, from the cast of “Friends.” Our break, however, hasn’t been romantic… […]
Since testimony began on March 29, at least 64 people have died at the hands of law enforcement nationwide, with Black and Latino people representing more than half of the dead. The average was more than three killings a day. […]
Einstein — “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” […]
The premiere took place in Vienna on May 7, 1824, nearly 100 years ago this month. Despite its unpracticed and under-rehearsed presentation, the audience was ecstatic. […]
If Israel wants East Jerusalem to be considered other than occupied territory, it is incumbent on the Israeli government to treat the Arab population there like they are treated within Israel’s borders and not like they are treated in occupied territories. […]
Losing to people who would destroy American Democracy and establish an Americanized version of apartheid, rule by the white minority, is not an option. […]
The older man at the beginning is powerful already. His concern is about the loss of power, and displaying the trappings of power helps to project it. The younger man is pursuing power... […]
Given the current political climate, proof of vaccination may well become an element of exercising the right to vote, travel, see a movie, or a ball game. […]
The Biden administration wants to ban menthol cigarettes because menthol cigarettes, long most popular among communities of color, have been targeted by advocacy groups that believe menthol cigarettes are a "gateway" product in the mistaken belief that menthol cigarettes aren't as "harsh" as regular cigarettes. […]
And at the time Lincoln was singing that song of America, Jesse James was playing a different tune. And judging from James’s popularity, many Americans were listening to a different tune. […]
One night in Hollywood Division I had to work with an officer that I really didn’t like. This guy was the cliche’d stereotype of what everyone hates about police. […]
[T]here is professionalism among police officers. There are agencies which have higher standards than others. The criticisms I hear lately are moronic. […]
It’s a one sentence post. There’s no sense in reading an excerpt, particularly given that this excerpt contains one more sentence than the post does. […]
The poll — which was conducted July 9-12, before the death of civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis — found that a majority of voters, 56 percent, say that American society is racist, while 40 percent disagree. […]
A Democratic president from Texas--a Democratic president who had been a segregationist for most of his career--finally and firmly embraced civil rights. […]
These tricks will work on an acoustic piano. If you hold down a key gently enough for the note not to sound and hit the right other key sharply, a third predictable note will ring. […]
depending upon the breed of fish and the country where it is eaten, anywhere from 25% to 50% (or more) of the fish you eat may not be the fish you thought you bought, and this is a problem that permeates the wholesale fish industry, retail fish sales, and the restaurant trade. […]
Ever since the Coronavirus first struck, I've been wondering how will such a virulent virus affect immunosuppressed people. More importantly, how will immunosuppression regimens affect the vaccines […]
"The teenager who recorded the viral video of Derek Chauvin detaining George Floyd at a Minneapolis street corner has taken to social media to open up for the first time about what she documented in her neighborhood nearly 10 months ago." […]
I have had few experiences with government services since my time in the Marines, so my impressions of them basically remained from that time. Well, things have changed, and not for the better […]
On August 29, 2011, I published a post on Open Salon called “Governor Perry’s Flirtation With Secession.” I’m reprinting it here, with an epilogue. […]
Both men wanted the same thing: socioeconomic equality for Blacks in America, but based on their experiences, they formed two contrasting opinions on how to get there. […]
"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
----MLK […]
Many Republicans had become so crazed and incensed over the mere thought of a black man in the White House that they had literally lost their minds to the notion that: "If they'll elect a black man, they'll elect me too!" […]
"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." […]
a) (1) A person commits the offense of criminal solicitation to commit election fraud in the first degree when, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony under this article, he or she solicits, requests, commands, importunes, or otherwise attempts to cause the other person to engage in such conduct. […]
What if Farrakhan and the event organizers had chosen to ignore and violate the terms and parameters of the permits issued and march up Pennsylvania Avenue with the expressed intention to storm the Capitol? […]
Resolved, the Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following article of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate: […]
The idea of bipartisanship is exactly what we all know it to be...unless it isn’t. To the point, I think this recent Tango with the GOP over governance, and the desire to do so in a bipartisan manner, is a litmus test for how committed they are to the United States […]
If this ripoff tells us anything, it is telling us that the people who support Donald Trump believe that other people who support Donald Trump are so stupid that they will believe this drivel, and they might be right. […]
"If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; ... if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."
------Sun Tzu […]
Sure enough, the zombie rose again. Watching this process repeat with this concept and others over the past couple of decades, I began to wonder about the capacities of human intellect broadly. […]
When it started publishing press releases about its Doomsday Clock, the rationale for the clock was that it was predicting how close the world was to a specifically NUCLEAR holocaust. After the Soviet Union finally collapsed on December 26, 1991, the prospect for a world-wide nuclear war faded, a fading accelerated by nuclear arms reduction treaties...SO WHY IS THE CLOCK STILL TICKING? […]
Well, it has gotten very quiet around here for the past few days. I find myself starting new articles, getting a couple of pages into them, and then grinding to s stop thwarted by a feeling of utter futility triggered by the perception that nothing I say, write, or do is going to make any difference […]
I keep wondering why the Capitol Police did not open fire on the rioters when they breached the perimeter. That is the standard operating procedure in such situations but as far as I have been able to determine, only one shot was fired, killing a rioter. […]
In honoring his legacy, it should be noted that his method and approach to making an accusatory case for equality and justice, ensconced in the effectiveness of rhetorical lamentation, is sorely missed... […]
The thing we need to address right now is that it appears that people within government are at least sympathetic to the insurrectionist’s position, if not totally aligned. […]
Unless all or most of these conditions are met, there can be no National unity or healing, and we can look forward to nationwide repetitions of what took place in the Nation's Capitol last week... […]
Hawley does not fit the profile of an insurgent, a rebel, or an insurrectionist. Why in the world would Hawley sacrifice a comfortable future within the establishment to raise a fist in front of an angry mob […]
Now that the Democrats have somehow managed to grab onto the reins of power by their fingernails, some of us are already writing off the Biden administration by declaring that they will blow this chance to remake reality. Shame on US. […]
Once the news showed the attempt at breaching the Speaker’s suite of offices, I began to think of the riots in Los Angeles when I was a police officer. Back then, I was closer to Nately’s age, but had a dual perspective between Nately’s and the old man’s. Not only was it my job to keep the peace, but I was also a young Black man. […]
While it is true that BLM would have been met with a different response, the comparison is not apt. What results from such comparisons is that movements like BLM are considered to be complementary opposites of groups like Q-anon, or even broad, enthusiastic Trump support […]
There are people here who were very supportive and I want to thank you. Oddly, that’s most of the people here. Not everyone here knew me at the time. […]
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents. This is the highest proportion of police officers to citizens of any state or territory. […]
And now I’ll say something I never expected to say in my lifetime: How the police have treated Black protesters would have been more appropriate yesterday than how they treated those White protestors. They are terrorists and traitors. […]
There’s nothing I can add to this explanation of why there was little or no fear of a police presence or a police response to this seditious riot at the capitol today… […]
A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with a Vitamin D deficiency during a quarterly blood test. I started taking 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3, taking 5,000 IU in the morning and 5,000 in the evening. Since then, I started having more difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. […]
A typical white male, "law & order", Republican is now suggesting that street violence is a legitimate response to failure at the polls and in the courts.... […]
A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with a Vitamin D deficiency during a quarterly blood test. I started taking 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3, taking 5,000 IU in the morning and 5,000 in the evening. Since then, I started having more difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. […]
Anyone who believes he or she had an Ozzie and Harriet, Currier and Ives, Norman Rockwell, or Irving Berlin kind of "White Christmas", needs to seek and secure professional help immediately... […]
3 PM: I have removed several hundred bogus accounts...but new ones keep flooding in because they already know the location of the registration form.. For the moment, if you see any bogus comments attached to your posts, please remove them manually, until I come up with a more permanent solution. […]
In light of the recent spate of presidential pardons, it should be apparent to most conscientious Americans that something must be done about excessive and/or abusive use of the Presidential power to pardon. […]
If we don’t straighten this wealth and income disparity shit out, American Democracy won’t be worth shit, and it will be gone by the end of the century…. […]
"It is difficult to get a man (or woman) to understand something, when his or her) salary depends on his (or her) not understanding it."
Upton Sinclair […]
I am usually not a huge fan of painting with pink. It is challenging to get it to look the way a flower looks, delicate and natural. The danger is always that it pink can be insipid or look like stomach medicine. […]
...MLB commissioner Robert Manfred announced that the Negro Leagues are now recognized as Major Leagues by Major League Baseball. What that means is that Negro League stats now count, which of course affect the player and team rankings. […]
Quite a few people are questioning whether the continued refusal of the Republican party to accept the results of the recent election might not constitute sedition. I did some extensive research on this subject some years ago and I do not believe that anything has changed since then but, No, it is NOT sedition. […]
Hello Old Friends, I've missed you! Insta and FB are poor substitutes for the kind of communication a good blog can do. It's been a long time since I made a blog post. I hope this means I'm back with you. […]
If you go to Step by Step Instructions on the Members Drop Down Menu, the link to the Step by Step instructions is at the top of the page but I will also drop that link here: […]
Hello to all my old blogging friends! Kosh has been very helpful with getting me started here and I'm hoping this post works. If it does, I will surely be back. It's been an eventful couple of years. […]
I'm a closet foodie, something I admit with a somewhat guilty conscience given all of the hunger and food insecurity in the world. Nevertheless, as a closet foodie, my secret passion is Ethiopian cuisine. The fact that a country that has long been associated with recollections of famines has one of the most unique and flavorful cuisines is one of life's strange ironies. […]
I had the good fortune of meeting and getting to know the woman in the photo. When I was a teenager she came to visit when my Dad was in the hospital with colon cancer. […]
The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of
complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of
the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially
cognizable interest in the manner in which another State
conducts its elections. […]
Despite the Court packing efforts of Trump and McConnell, the Supreme Court is likely to unanimously vote against the Texas suit, thus snuffing out the last remaining chance of a favorable legal outcome for Trump and his supporters... […]
"The teenager who sparked a global movement with her video of George Floyd's final moments will receive a prestigious award Tuesday night for her courage." […]
Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a public–private partnership initiated by the U.S. government to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. […]
Was feeling about half past dead. Just need some place where I could lay my head. Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed. He just grinned and shook my hand, “genocide” was all he said... […]
The contagion is the most troubling aspect of this problem because it limits our strengths and exacerbates our weaknesses. Our strengths include working together, as the invention of civilization intended. Our relevant weakness is the mere act of being together is part of the problem with contagion, and irritates what we dislike and mistrust about each other […]
This occurred in North Dakota however the reality is that it can, and most likely will, occur in any state where there are large rural areas without street addresses designated by 911 administrators. Interestingly, the entire problem goes back to 911 enabling legislation. […]
The movie industry isn't in trouble...yet...but the motion picture exhibition business, and the distribution system, are in deep, deep trouble. Once upon a time, motion pictures were a novel innovation. Today, not so much. […]
Now that the Republican party has lost the presidency and failed to recapture the House of Representatives, Republicans and the more stupid Democrats in Congress, along with the chattering classes, will immediately resume their "National Debt" hawkishness. […]
There is an editorial currently running on the National Review's website that begins with the following statement: “There are legitimate issues to consider after the 2020 vote about the security of mail-in ballots and the process of counting votes..." […]
With all of the speculation about the illegal things Donald Trump may have done, he did this right out in the open and we never even blinked: he voted illegally in the 2020 presidential election. […]
I have introduced a new functionality that lists every article ever posted on BindleSnitch by Author. You can access this function by clicking on the Members link on the main menu and selecting ARTICLES BY AUTHOR.
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Let’s say there are two friends or associates across different cultural backgrounds who either work together or just enjoy one another’s company. And, within an ordinary course of events, one friend describes to the other a third association who is inarguably racist. […]
News about the status of the website. Latest update. Because of Robert's abrupt departure, I am worried about what will happen when we encounter catastrophic failures, which are inevitably inevitable. In the division of labor, I designed the site and Robert handled background programming issues. That could be a fatal problem. […]
We gathered for the wedding on a private island where TJ and Janie had another home. At the center of this island community is yet another golf course, and yet another club. Clubs are at the center of TJ and Janie’s life. […]
Here's a short list of the cancellations that must be contemplated consistent the with the recommendation to avoid intimate indoor and outdoor gatherings... […]
I find this interesting because I am not entirely sure what their angle is. There is already a 10pm closing time for bars and restaurants. Maybe this is to avoid closing other businesses, and allow citizens to make essential errands without necessarily weighing on businesses directly. […]
Got a call from Frank, my old handyman back east. He phones periodically, but always towards the end of the year to remind me about Dr. Who – I send him a CD of the previous year's episodes every Xmas. He doesn't have TV and used to come to my place to watch. Not welcome in everyone's house […]
That headspace didn’t exist like that when I was 13. It was all dancing on the grass in front of anybody...in a speedo. By the time I was 21, I could low crawl up to you in the dark, grab you from behind and slit your throat, without you hearing a sound. […]
During the Women's Suffrage Convention In 1851 white women were expected to choose between the Abolitionist movement and the Women's Rights Movement.....
Racism was on the ballot in 2020, but the majority of white women chose Trump anyway. […]
Emily W. Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, has yet to recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the transfer of power to begin. […]
This isn't over yet...and it won't be over until the fate of the two Senate seats from Georgia are decided when Georgians go back to the polls on January 5, 2021. Joe Biden's very slender margin of victory in Georgia should not encourage us to expect these races to go in our favor. […]
The assumption being made here, and it’s a surprisingly common one, is that in the workplace the choice is between Merit hiring and Affirmative Action hiring. […]
I've known Algis Thomas Kemezys for so long that I can't remember when we first encountered each other on Open Salon. He's an award-winning photographer, artist, and filmmaker. I've written several poems about his photography and artwork over the years, He's going through hard times right now....this poem is intended to bring him good cheer from an old friend. […]
After all that has been revealed and all that has occurred, nearly half of the electorate remains solidly in support of the individual who appears to be hell-bent on the ‘deconstruction of the administrative state’, the dismantling of the democratic process, and the outright destruction of American Democracy. […]
It wasn't until the early 60's that there appeared to be a seismic shift in political party affiliation from Republican to Democratic in the black community nationally... […]
We hate shopping at Wal-Mart but since the prices at the Wal-Mart Supermarkets are up to 20% less for the same items at Publix, and we are on a very limited income, we would be fools not to shop there. Today, however, we were quite shocked by one of the changes they have made to the store. There are no more cashiers. None. […]
At a time when a would-be dictator must be defeated by an overwhelming margin, most polls show the race for the presidency is within the statistical margin of error or simply too close to call. […]
In his mind, he determined that since the virus would do the most harm to people of color who lived in 'blue state' cities, there was no real need to declare a national emergency and react and respond accordingly... […]
The very concept of herd immunity has been widely misrepresented in the media. Herd immunity, according to the practice actually established in veterinary medicine, is accomplished by SEGREGATING healthy, uninfected members of the herd and keeping them isolate […]
That is what the unseen experience is like in the US, and why it is so clever to have commentary with a horror theme. It fits for the unseen and the unheard. […]
So what he was actually saying was:
You cannot be elected to public office in South Carolina if you’re a liberal young African-American or immigrant. […]
Under review. Context of this post may be wrong. ks
Answer: “If you are a young African-American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, 10/9/20 […]
I understood that he wouldn’t care if people he didn’t know got sick with COVID-19. I didn’t know that not caring would extend to people he interacts with all the time personally. […]
On February 7, 2020, Donald J. Trump told reporter Bob Woodward that COVID-19 could be transmitted through the air, that it was very dangerous and that it would be difficult to contain, saying, “This is deadly stuff,” Why, then, did Donald Trump - having admitted to knowing this - launch an anti-mask crusade that is largely responsible for the spread of the epidemic throughout the United States. […]
Now that DJT has contracted COVID-19, reality has taken some strange twists. If DJT becomes incapacitated, he would have to turn the presidency over to Pence, who would become acting president,...unless or until Pence comes down with it. At that point, Nancy Pelosi becomes Acting President. […]
The [photograph] above came into my mother’s possession (electronically) a few days ago. She’d never seen it. I think she was told it was taken in 1910 in Jamaica Bay, Queens. I think it may be a bit more recent, like maybe 1912. In any case, certainly over a century old.
I knew three people in the photograph. […]
A poll was just conducted by the Yale School of Management. They polled attendees at Yale's Chief Executive Leadership Institute CEO Caucus. These guys like Trump because of his tax and regulatory policies, right?
Wrong. […]
Last night, though, I found myself quite surprised. Donald Trump shocked me. You might think this is a criticism of Trump’s conduct. It isn’t. Trump’s conduct did not shock me in the slightest. The thing I can not get my head around was what Trump did not do. […]
If Trump isn't beaten by landslide proportions, on the ground at the polls, on election day, we may well lose the fight to retain and secure our democracy.... […]
The NY Times has reported that Donald Trump paid $750 in taxes in 2017.
Well, that’s how most people are reading it but, strictly speaking, that’s not what the Times reported. They reported that he paid $318,672 in taxes in 2017.
That’s a pretty big difference. Why isn’t Trump calling anyone on this? Why isn’t he talking about the other $317.922? […]
Who among us knew that there were at least five extinctions that set and reset the table for human beings to come into existence and 'dominate' life on the planet? […]
Saturn is quite a bit dimmer than Jupiter is, even though Saturn isn’t all that much smaller. It is, however, roughly twice as far from Earth as Jupiter is. That’s the main reason it’s dimmer. So I look at them and because I know that I can visualize the depth, that Saturn is dimmer by virtue of distance. I’ve never really been able to do that with celestial objects before. […]
If you don't do anything else online today, it is absolutely essential that you watch and absorb the information and insight of this extremely enlightening video... […]
The winner is promised $1 million and headlining a show in Las Vegas. The show turns out to be two performances of a variety show, and the million is paid out over forty years. […]
I am naturally curious about people, so I have logged lots of useless information, just as a preoccupation. In all of that time, and through all of those trials, the only thing as slippery as the subject of weight is racism. […]
So, you might ask, what’s so bad about that? Isn’t art to be interpreted? Yes. Art should be interpreted. It is fluid and flexible, and if interpretations help one to enjoy, then do so. […]
the shofar didn’t originally exist for the High Holy Days. It existed as a sort of ancient siren, a call to action, often with military applications […]
Packing the Court is a violation of tradition, but so is refusing to vet the Supreme Court nominee of a sitting President. Both are technically legal. The fuss will be asymmetrical. That will be the height of hypocrisy and we should treat it as such. […]
Should the Trump-McConnell-Barr cabal succeed in getting a Ginsberg replacement installed before January of 2021, the proverbial rock shall fall through the bottom of the legal, political, and social fabric of this country toward a depth of hell that even Dante would have been hard put describe... […]
Donald Trump wants to take control of the curricula of the American public school system and is trying to give that control to members of organizations with ties to conservative think-tanks in an attempt to subvert the educational system to suit his belief systems. […]
Hive Mind: Do I keep the cardiologist? Do I stay with the oncologist? What are the odds that the next doctor will be better than the last one? Not good, because it is the system itself that is completely broken. Information overload. […]
What happens after an alcoholic or addict reaches bottom is they start to develop new habits and priorities that will help them remain clean and get prosperous. That’s exactly what I expect to happen to the United States. […]
Anyone who believes that a Trump 'win' in November can't or won't signal the end of American Democracy doesn't have sufficient intellectual wherewithal to pay attention... […]
Everything about this man is interesting. It is difficult to know where to begin to describe him. His story is just so interesting. I guess the best way is to just relate how I came to know him. V arrived at my door to do demolition to my old bathroom with his 16 year old son. […]
The lowly but indispensable 5-in-1 Painter's Tool is experiencing a surge in popularity with some versions now that the painter's tool can now perform up to 15 functions. So, yes, you need one....but be careful where you buy yours.
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Police work is directly analogous as an outsider status to being Black in America. Crazy assumptions about psychological motivations exist in ways, even among open-minded liberals, which would be condemned if the subject involved ethnicity or religion. Generalities which could not apply to a group so large are taken for granted. At 25, this curiosity was fascinating. At 56, it is exhausting. […]
According to Yahoo News, the Miami Herald is reporting a story about the firing of a medical resident at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio who once tweeted that she would give Jewish people the wrong medicine. […]
You might wonder why most schools don’t just bite the bullet and operate almost entirely on line. The reason is that a tremendous amount of their revenue comes from housing. They need this revenue to operate. […]
I have been saying for a while that it makes no sense for those claiming that COVID-19 is a hoax to be relying on their politicians for information about infectious diseases rather than talking to their doctor, the person in their life who actually has expertise about infectious diseases. […]
Hogan was a remarkable creature to behold. I fully accept that hearing this description is like hearing about a mythical creature like the Loch Ness monster or a “compassionate conservative”, but Hogan is real and the Hogan Constant is valid. […]
From an international standpoint, [the Chinese] are basically shooting themselves in both feet. It isn’t prudent, it isn’t playing the long game, it isn’t anything that we normally expect from China.
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There was a time when Blackness in America involved an internal psychological struggle with personal connections to the condition of slavery. Some felt shame. I am not judging that, but I don’t agree with it. […]
Yesterday, Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate. It is a solid choice. In an earlier incarnation of Presidential politics, this would have been something of a ‘Hail Mary’. […]
While the Democrats and the media are focused on the counting of votes, he will declare the election to be a hoax and the results to be fake news.... […]
I' m angry at the Democrats in the House of Representatives because they are failing to do their jobs by NOT IMPEACHING Donald J. Trump AGAIN and doing so RIGHT NOW. […]
And everyone who teaches about slavery knows a little dirty secret that reveals historians’ collective failure: many African-American students struggle with a sense of shame that most of their ancestors could not escape the suffering they experienced. […]
William Faulkner said, “[T]he past is not dead. It is not even past.” We are fortunate, in a sense, if we can look at it that way. With this egalitarian principle, which is more imagined than real... […]
In the wake of nationwide protests over the police murders of George Floyd and other people of color who are too numerous to enumerate, the current occupant of the Oval Office has completely ignored the armed occupations of state capitals and city halls by armed reactionaries, right wing militias and white supremacists...except when he chooses to praise them as "loyal Americans." […]
Donald Trump is absolutely right. Increasing the number of people being tested will make it appear that the Coronavirus is more serious than it really is...and that will adversely affect his chances of being re-elected. However, Donald Trump is not wrong when he claims that testing is useless. […]
Donald Trump is attempting to control and manipulate the data about the CoVid-19 epidemic so that he can control the public's perception of the severity of the problem and cajole governors and mayors to open up their communities and send their children back to school in order improve his re-election hopes. He must be stopped. […]
You'd think I would feel that there's nothing I could learn from someone who purports to teach me how to listen to a piece I've been playing for decades.... […]
A shift to a cashless economy would effectively exclude or shut, already marginalized black and brown people, out of the economic mainstream altogether. […]
This wasn’t racism at work, this is about how and why racism works. It is about being different. The lesson is for the members of the mob who may have never said anything, never tried to trip the kid, never threw a punch. […]
The maker of remdesivir, Gilead, has announced that it will charge US patients -or their insurance companies - $2340 for the five-day treatment package until September, when it will INCREASE the price to $3120, a 33% increase, […]
Most racism in the United States is perpetrated by people who don’t admit their racism. Because they don’t admit their racism, the reasons for their views are not discussed; if they do discuss their reasons they are dismissed as immoral. The problem with that dismissal is that it leaves their reasoning in place […]
Doctor Fauci said, if you love Trump, shaved your armpits, have stretch marks, wear a table cloth for a belt, and have Pom-poms, you are right where you need to be. […]
The fact that the practice "peonage" (the hiring out of convicts to perform slave labor) continues down to the present day in both privately run and government run penal institutions is yet another indictment of the "American Way.") […]
This essay was written by Chief Dan George (1899-1981) a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band. He was known as political and social activist, poet, author, musician and actor who was best known for his Oscar-nominatated role as Old Lodge Skins in the film Little Big Man […]
Every journey starts with a point of origin, and this point of origin is the place with which you are all familiar. It is the place where your life journey started, shared with your mother at the moment of your birth. […]
The underpinnings of the United States are based on immoral beliefs of alleged racial and religious superiority. If we aren't willing to unpack that box we aren't going to fix the damn problem. If you aren't willing to help unpack the box you aren't helping People of Color. […]
Today I posted a video from the film, “Glory.” The portion posted depicted Trip, played by Denzel Washington, being flogged. Washington won an Academy award for his portrayal. The scene is quite compelling. […]
How would we feel if modern day Nazis or Nazi sympathizers presented evidence that she wasn’t as nice as we thought? Documented evidence that she was nasty to her sister or her parents? Would that mean every bookstore would pull the diary from their shelves and she would no longer be read in schools?
No, because her sainthood isn’t the point. […]
White Americans have been forced to see themselves and their hypocrisy in a way that runs contrary to everything they've been taught to believe about themselves and the country they live in. […]
Last week, on June 3, the Times published a guest editorial by Senator Tom Cotton (R-ARK) under the headline of "Send In The Troops." in which he demanded that the federal government unleash "an overwhelming show of force to disperse, detain, and ultimately deter lawbreakers." […]
The strangest irony in all this is that NFL players will now be free to take a knee, not because Kaepernick did but because Chauvin did. And, in dying, George Floyd became one of the most potent political activists in American history. […]
As we discussed the life of a clergy, Reverend Miller said, I want you to consider studying theology, and to pursue a career as a pastor. I said, “what about the calling? […]
It is the height of absurdity to suggest that we do away with our police forces. There isn’t a country or a major city in the world that doesn’t have a police force. Even the Vatican City has a police force. Like it or not, there are violent criminals in the world […]
Previously unidentified officers wore shirts with insignia from at least two federal prisons in Texas, one of which includes active coronavirus infections. […]
Humans are not quite the advanced creatures that I thought we were when I was a child. Humanity has a huge PR machine that gives an inflated view of what a human is or is capable of. […]
When 49ers QB, Colin Kapernik, took a knee during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality, the NFL excoriated, ostracized, and ultimately banned him from the game. […]
Here is what I think will happen if that does happen. First, you have to consider that there is a demand for security. There always has been, and there always will be? Do we agree there? […]
This feels really different, so I searched myself for why. I wondered if it was because I have become accustomed to this tragic aspect of our society. […]
If your answer is no, and you think my questions are ridiculous, then you may be beginning to get the picture. Human life is more important than any symbol... […]
The detective arrived after about 20 or 30 minutes. He asked me what I thought happened. I told him basically what I told you, with a few more details that would not be interesting to you. […]
Bandages, beans, and bullets can get very expensive, but most expensive is the human resource. To fight a war, a nation needs live bodies, and the coalition of the willing provided more in terms of public relations than actual fighters. […]
In a mindless show of force, Trump bulldozed a peaceful protest in Washington's Lafayette Park so he could walk across the street and have his picture taken in front of a boarded church while holding the Bible upside down. […]
I think we all know that our government is setting us up for the “Melvin.” A President was impeached, and the US Senate would not even allow evidence or witnesses at the trial. We have probably been in a failed state for quite a while […]
Let’s say there were four lanes on the expressway to pass under the bridge. If my uncle John was one of the drivers, there would be five cars shoulder to shoulder aiming for the four spots […]
During her time as a county prosecutor in Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar failed to seek justice rather than higher office.
Now, as her failures come under greater scrutiny, she is hoping that Biden will take her off the hook. […]
When friends get together in sadness, we share a hug, and we share a laugh. You can’t just cry and be morose. That would just be depressing. And you can’t just smile and laugh. That’s disrespectful. […]
Donald Trump is desperate to get in front of an audience. Any audience will do....but the bigger, the better.That's why he's pushing hard for the Republications to hold a national convention in the middle of a pandemic despite the fact that there is absolutely nothing for a Republican Convention to do this year.... […]
Being black in this society is weird in ways that so many are blind to, and so many others know like the back of their hands. They are two parallel universes which are only visible to one of the universes. […]
Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump will live long enough to find out who was right, or whether Biden's plan will actually work. The difference is that Donald Trump's inaction is accelerating the timetable for global environmental and economic collapse […]
When the Dud Swallow compares Biden to Trump, he inadvertently elevates the Democratic Party. The poor Dud Swallow hears the call of another Dud Swallow, in this case, Hugh Hewitt, and then starts to warble his plagiarized nonsense version, this time about Joe Biden. […]
"More than 600 doctors signed a letter urging President Trump to end the nationwide coronavirus shutdowns and referred to orders issued by states that keep businesses closed as a “mass casualty incident” with devastating consequences," […]
On today's New York Times web page, the lead article, "Coronavirus Live Updates: New U.S. Jobless Claims Bring 9-Week total to Over 38 Million" misleads the reader because of several "facts" that are not in evidence in the article. […]
Can it really be an opinion if you do not genuinely think what you have offered as your opinion? Can any sentient being sincerely offer this as a legitimate comparison? I don’t think much of Marc Thiessen, but this is beneath even him. […]
DONALD TRUMP IS PROFOUNDLY IGNORANT about some of the basic facts of chemistry, biology, physics, (not to mention every other science)...and he has a very bad habit of "thinking out loud" on national television in a manner that creates confusion in his audience...the American people. The Bleach Episode proves this point. […]
This is the crazy thing about this crazy time that we are in. We don’t agree with all of our neighbors, friends, or even family members. That’s fine. Mr. McDaniel seemed like a regular guy, not different from most. Somehow he was convinced that COVID-19 was some sort of hoax for someone’s political benefit. […]
WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT SOMETHING HAS GONE TERRIBLY WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR MEDIA, OUR RELIGIONS, AND, INDEED, WITH OUR CULTURE AND OUR CIVILIZATION. Bob Dylan put it this way back in 1965:"Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones?" […]
Doctors in different disciplines are finding that blood clots caused by COVID-19 are causing a variety of different live threatening ailments, resulting in a new treatment protocol that promotes treating COVID-19 patients with heavy doses of blood thinners before the symptom of blood clotting become obvious.
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There is a serious problem with the Covid-19 testing. We all know that's true, but it is worse than you think because, by the time your symptoms develop to the point where the people who are administering the tests will test you, your symptoms may have already escalated beyond the point of no return […]
Bob Dylan's up to something. I don't know exactly what it is, but he has released two new songs in as many weeks, giving them away free of charge, dropping them right into my mail box, free of charge. His newest release, "I Contain Multitudes," illustrates an essential fact about Dylan: He has become poetry incarnate. […]
The greatest deal of any lifetime. No one has ever seen such a deal. What do you get? You get whatever you want. You get your life back. More specifically, I developed a cure for Covid-19. I alone can fix it. […]
There are widespread - and totally unfounded - concerns about Donald Trump cancelling the 2020 election by declaring martial law or through some other legal stratagem. That will never happen because Title 3 of the United States Code, Section 19 Item A (1) states: […]
It appears that the Tea Party is back. You remember the Tea Party, right? They used to gather together, and hold signs about how fiscally irresponsible the Democratic President was. […]
So, Kyle Larson, NASCAR driver in one of these meaningless...yet televised...virtual races, gets online and asks if he can be heard. Presumably he determined that he could not be heard, then he said... […]
The people who are promoting this legislation are either stupid or ill-informed because voting by mail is an accomplished fact in ALL 50 states right now. It's called an absentee ballot...and they are available for the asking from your local Election Commission. […]
The NY Times published a opinion piece by the highly regarded Michelle Goldberg that casts some additional light on why the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 epidemic has been so incompetent. The answer to that question is Jared Kushner […]
It is now beyond dispute that wearing whatever face protection you can find is the single most important step we can take AS INDIVIDUALS to flatten the curve of the epidemic....but until recently, The World Health Organization, The Centers for Disease Control, and members of the Trump administration argued […]
Understanding the difference between health care insurance and health care is understanding the difference between concerns for profits and concerns for patients. […]
Someone observed recently, and then memorialized it in a meme, that the apocalypse was supposed to have zombies and anarchy. What we actually got was home office work and no toilet paper. […]
The cello is up in her genius workshop, along with some antiques, and some rolled up Oriental rugs that we are not using. The last couple of years, I have listened to her cello playing from a distance. It seems to improve in sudden steps. It was her first stringed instrument, so if you were not watching, you could not tell if she was playing a drum, a kazoo, or livestock. […]
My skin was burning. I clasped them together, and rolled my right hand over to expose the palm, and rubbed my left thumb over my palm. My hands are burning from all of the extra hand washing in our “Silent Spring” of “Social Distancing.” […]
Thinking about it, I began to wonder about its origin. I knew what it referred to. It describes the process that takes place when a gas fueled aircraft crashes. Often, they catch fire and burn. The idiom means catastrophic failure. […]
There are a number of potential extinction level events that scientists worry about. There's nuclear war, of course, and meteors, climate change...and pandemics. The Pandemic Extinction Level Event just because a lot more feasible because it could be happening around us as you read these words. […]
Consumerlab.com is a widely respected , highly authoritative source for information about the quality and efficacy of nutritional health supplements. This is a summary of their report on efficacious remedies that may mitigate the coronavirus. […]
The 2019 corona virus is here, and it is real. There are many things that you should (and should not be doing) but it is hard to formulate a checklist for how to protect yourself and your family from contracting or spreading the disease. Pay attention. This is a life or death issue. […]
Anyone who doesn't think that Trump will attempt to pull some kind of really undemocratic dirty shit is clueless and has no idea of who and what we're up against. […]
And now, I can be grateful that the mere fact of Donald Trump’s existence taught me one of life’s greatest life lessons. Racism is about power, and not about information...and facts don’t matter […]
Super Tuesday wasn't the blowout that the media is making it out to be. According to the New York Times, Joe Biden walked away with 433 delegates to Bernie Sanders 388, a difference of 45 pledged delegates. with 17 states in the bag so far. That isn't even close to an insurmountable lead. […]
A team of researchers at MIT released a security audit of Voatz—a blockchain app that already was used in a limited way for absentee-ballot voting in the 2018 mid-term elections—that they said bolsters the case for why internet voting is a bad idea […]
I talked with several experts on infectious diseases about the coronavirus threat. I reached out to these experts because I have a severely compromised respiratory system. If I catch this thing, I'm a dead duck. This is the consensus of their recommendations: […]
In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Times staffer Christopher Caldwell attempts to set the record straight about claims that Michael Bloomberg blamed the 2007 real estate meltdown on Congressional legislation that pressured banks "to make loans to everyone" but that's not the whole story. […]
Google News is currently featuring an article on a website called phys.org/news from Trinity College, Dublin, which is credited as the author of the article, with the following headline:"Scientists show solar system processes control the carbon cycle throughout Earth's history" […]
The ultimate irony of all historical information is that it has no innate meaning whatsoever until interpreted at another future time, in another political context. […]
The title of the article, "Panicking About Your Kids’ Phones? New Research Says Don’t," says all that needs to be said about the article, which purports to refute recent concerns about the amount of time that children and young adults spend on their mobile devices, […]
"You have to stand proudly for the national anthem, or you shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there. Maybe you shouldn’t be in the country." ---Donald Trump […]
It doesn’t matter that the majority of Americans want testimony or even if the majority of Americans want Trump removed. What matters is where those Americans live […]
Whenever I see a headline with the word "seniors" in it, I know that whatever follows that headline is going to be another scam aimed at older people, a quack cure for yet another made-up disease, a warning about how the government is going to take away your Social Security […]
Microsoft has finally kicked Windows 7 to the curb. It's the end of an era. From now on, if you want the Windows 10 operating system, and you don't have it on your current computer, you will pay $140 to get it. […]
We are living in the end times, and Donald Trump has been cast in the role of The Savior, but there was a misprint in the program. Donald Trump is the anti-Christ. […]
The Iranian situation is getting curiouser and curiouser. The Iranian government has now admitted that they mistakenly shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as it was TAKING OFF from Teheran International Airport. […]
Medicare for All is what it always was, a divisive, undoable, and ultimately unpopular proposal that might very well cost the Democrats the election in 2020. Study after study has indicated that MFA may be a loser in 2020. […]
If this place is to work, it will work because people who write, care about the writing and the right to do so, not about the display or the splash... […]
I am not going to vote in the Democratic primary and it isn't just because I am not a registered Democrat. I really don't care who the Democrats nominate because I am going to have to vote for whomever the Democrats get around to nominating...but I am not going to like it. […]
This is why our perceptions of reality are so badly skewed. Here are two "take-aways" from Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony today, one from the venerable Associated Press […]
As things stand the 2020 election will be a referendum on the Articles of Impeachment presented by the House of Representatives and the vote of acquittal by the Senate. […]
"The investigators called the manner in which Comey disclosed the FBI’s findings on Clinton’s email, at a news conference in July of the election year, “extraordinary and insubordinate.” […]
The couple is ordered out of the car. The young man is cuffed and kicked in the back of the legs. The young woman is ordered repeatedly to exit the vehicle but she’s on a side in the back seat where the door doesn’t open so she can’t do it quickly, which is just making the screaming escalate. […]
The difference between these two incidents was that, in Poway, California, there actually was a “good guy with a gun” in the synagogue…but the shooting […]
Medicare for All is going to be one of the battlegrounds in the 2019 Democratic primaries and in the 2020 presidential campaign. Most Republicans don’t want it. Some Democrats do. […]
I am watching the Democratic party racing toward defeat. The Democrats are going to be defeated in the Senate when they try to convict Donald Trump on a Bill of Impeachment. T […]
Democracy Is Falling Apart Before Our Eyes: As reported in the New York Times today, More than 24 House Republicans attempted to invade a closed door meeting of the House Intelligence Committee meeting […]
This should now be obvious to everyone. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is a clear and present danger to the survival of the Republic […]
I have recently been accused of running a crooked game here by not publishing articles that aren't sufficiently leftish for my tastes. This is rather funny, because I don't publish anything on BindleSnitch myself […]
For those of you who aren’t familiar with this particular Yiddish word, it means unmitigated gall but more extreme than that. My father used to give the classic example of the guy who kills his parents, then throws himself on the mercy of the court on the grounds that he’s an orphan.....I didn’t think I’d live to see the day that my father’s example would be, well, trumped. […]
Google News has done it again. The company that used boast that it's motto was, "Don't Be Evil," has posted a link to a questionable article from a questionable source that promotes the idea that cheese causes or worsens breast cancer. […]
I’m not going to throw you under the bus, but you must understand that you have to fall on your sword if I am to have any chance of getting away from this… […]
Our efforts were intended, and evidently succeeded, in thwarting corrupt interests in Ukraine, who fought back by selling baseless conspiracy theories to anyone who would listen. Sadly, someone
was listening, and our nation is the worse off for that. […]
The good thing about being a pessimistic cynic is that we are always happy when we are wrong, but we are prepared for the worst when we are right. The worst thing about being a pessimistic cynic is that you worry - a lot. […]
Every few days, another article pops up somewhere extolling the virtues of "reforestation" as the solution to the climate crisis. One article, published on Ecowatch on July 5, 2019, proclaims that "Planting Billions of Trees is the 'Best Climate Change Solution Available Today,' […]
This is another example of Google News shilling for questionable news articles because the Forbes article about Carbon Engineering (see below) makes absolutely no sense to me. […]
Numerous websites are now reporting that the Andomeda cluster, a galactic neighbor of ours, s on a collision course with our own Milky Way galaxy and that the Earth will probably be devoured....in just 3.5 billion years. […]
The British may yet get the last laugh on this bad habit that we Americans have adopted because it now appears that you may be drinking microplastics along with your green tea....or any other tea that comes in a tea bag. […]
This isn't a singular occurrence. Google News does this all the time and it is time that someone called them out for it. I just did but you can, too. The more the merrier. Drop Google a line and tell them that you have had it with this kind of meaningless bullshit. […]
There are way too many pictures of the various subjects of this piece already floating everywhere on the internet so you get to look at my dog sleeping instead. He turned 14 the other day. […]
We might as well get used to the new facts of life in America.There are now four major political parties in America: - and none of the above holds the key to the next election
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Rudy Giuliani is the president's personal attorney. He is not an employee of the federal government and, as Donald Trump's private attorney, he has no legal right to meet with foreign leaders […]
Limits or no, I can't leave this one out. It's the best book I've ever read and I'm not good choosing favorites. I'm not even done with it, I just keep reading and reading and reading. […]
The dog book that had possibly the greatest influence on my understanding of and relationships with them, written by a brilliant writer/philosopher who's been rejected by the dog training establishment. […]
One of the biggest ideas I got out of it is that we shouldn't expect our lives to resemble those of our parents when we get to their age because what our lives look like at any given age is not determined by the age nearly as much as by the nature of us. […]
It's the old, ugly story of racism and cruelty we all know too well, with a different story and an amazing, surprise ending. It's Whitehead's newest and the book I read most recently. (And I don't know why I can't control the size of the featured image.) […]
If nothing else, these attacks show how vulnerable oil production facilities are and, therefore, how fragile an oil-based infrastructure really could be, if attacked by zealots of one kind or another. […]
There are people whose lives are unaffected by the decisions and choices the can have an impact on the lives of those who are susceptible and vulnerable. […]
Whatever else Vietnam did, whatever else the murdering of young, civilian protesters at Jackson State and at Kent State did, they tended to undermine many in my generation's willingness to gauge and engage foreign policy issues, particularly military ones, with enough subtlety, nuance, and healthy skepticism. […]
A vigilant citizenry is the most important mechanism in the process of maintaining the safety and security of the people of any nation or state. This article is about precisely how citizens can serve as the eyes and ears of a vigilant society. […]
The 25th Amendment is an empty threat to any sitting president because of the inherent flaws in the legal structure of the Amendment. The 25th amendment is a farce because […]
Jaron Lanier is a genius. That is an indisputable fact. He's one of the smartest people on the planet. He's one of the people who invented virtual reality but now he wants a Mulligan. […]
This is fundamentally a fixable problem, and it could be accomplished by either side damned near unilaterally. Frankly, it could be accomplished by the US damned near unilaterally […]
Today the Israeli government, after being advised by President Trump to ban Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel, banned them from entering Israel.
This is both ridiculous and insane. […]
"In general it is unlawful for a person or other entity—to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United Statesan alien knowing thealien is an unauthorized alien..." […]
There are apparently White people out there who are afraid of this day. This day will eventually come, and you know what will happen when it does?
Absolutely nothing […]
It probably would take an individual with some capitalist chops to straighten out the mess that uncontrolled and deregulated capitalism has created… […]
The United States has signed the UNConvention on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC), but is the only United Nations member state that is not a party to it. ... It emphasizes the right to survival, development, and protection against abuse, neglect and exploitation. […]
My question is whether it would have been an issue had McCain run as a Democrat. Would Fox News have been talking about Panamanian gunboats on the Potomac? […]
Cyberwarfare involves the actions by a nation-state or international organization to attack and attempt to damage another nation's information systems.... […]
Sometimes good ideas turn out to be not so good. We're reverting to the previous home page design with the smaller images, and dropping a few other news items for members only. […]
Iconic images reflect prejudices and beliefs that are so deeply ingrained in that they can elicit an unconscious or subliminal reflexive response...Use of such images reinforces, reaffirms, and reasserts the underlying message... […]
The study compared counties that hosted rallies vs. counties that didn’t. In comparison, the counties that had rallies had a 226% rise in hate crimes. […]
House Democrats introduced a resolution Monday condemning President Donald Trump for 'racist comments' directed at a group of newly elected progressive […]
I can tell you that for a kid in the school yard or classroom. playground or lunch room there is only one thing that is as hurtful and damaging as being told you don’t belong…. […]
It’s not just the virulent racism, masquerading as usual as something else, in this case some sort of concern for authenticity. Of an animated character. The arguments here go from ridiculous to clinically insane. […]
Many , if not most, people who believe in God won't blame their God for the mishaps, misfortunes, trials, tribulations, negativity, and adversity that befalls them. BY RON POWELL […]
I had a clock radio at the time. I couldn’t figure out how to rig up my stereo system to wake me up, so I had an idea: take an earphone, the kind we used to use with transistor radios, cut off the earphone itself, strip the wires, plug the plug into the earphone output on the clock radio (they had them) and feed the stripped wires into the back of one of the Altecs. I tried it and I got pleasant sound out of the clock radio, way, way better than I was getting out of the 1 ½” speaker inside the clock radio. […]
None of this would or could occur if Trump were a black man. This is what I, and virtually every single black person in this country knows to be as much fact and factor of life as the sun rising in the morning... BY RON POWELL […]
If you are a WordPress administrator, or even just a user, you have probably noticed this nagging message every time you begin a new post in the back end of your WordPress theme: "This post type is set to use the classic editor by default for new posts. If you’d like to change this to the block editor, […]
Someone comes to a Chamber meeting and announces that you all have a choice: Either one person is going to move to town who makes a billion dollars a year or ten thousand people are going to move to town who make $50,000 apiece.
Unless you're in the business of selling yachts, mansions, or Rolls Royces, you're not opting for the billionaire.
koshersalaami […]
Equal justice under law is a phrase engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. It is also a societal ideal that has influenced the American legal system.
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Playing the Race Card is one of those expressions like Class Warfare that is all about a dominant population telling a dominanted population to shut up and accept oppression.
Koshersalaami […]
A lot of economists and business people will tell you that regulation is the enemy of business, that a free market left alone functions optimally and that government invariably screws it up - the more regulation, the worse. According to this model, the private sector is inherently efficient while government is inherently inefficient. In an awful lot of circles, this is dogma, accepted as truth by definition.
It is also complete crap.
koshersalaami […]
After last week's gaffe and dust-up with Senator Booker, the polls are indicating that Joe Biden is holding his substantial lead over the field of Democratic hopefuls. He remains the front runner for the Democratic nomination as the candidate to run against Trump for the Presidency..... […]
The social safety net consists of a variety of programs and policies designed to maintain the quality, integrity, and dignity of life in America....These programs and policies include, but are not limited to, the following: […]
“The remaining borough, Staten Island, would show up as #42 on the actual city list if it were broken out....greater than: Minneapolis, New Orleans, Tampa, Cleveland, Honolulu, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Orlando.”
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By: koshersalaami I’ve been doing some local playing and a guy I’ve done some playing with told me about a local recording studio where he does a lot of work. He’s mainly a guitar player/bass player but he’s been playing keyboard where necessary, but he’s no keyboard player […]
My first post about Beethoven was on the OS platform. It had been there since September of 2009. Here's the title: "WasBeethoven Black? Was His African Heritage Whitewashed? […]
This article describes some of the work being done to create a safe harbor for contributors who are coming from Our Salon, but it contains useful information for anyone who is interested in joining BindleSnitch […]
Once again, the Survivors from Open Salon are being thrown back out into the wilderness again. Moving yet again raises the question of where to move to. There are a couple of pages on Facebook, such as Orphans of Open Salon, that have tried to pick up the slack […]
The New York Times has flubbed (botched or mishandled) another gaffe (minor error) in its reporting on the fallout from the Attorney General William P. Barr's summary of the findings from Robert S. Mueller III's two-year investigation into campaign irregularities in the 2016 presidential contest. […]
I am not a fan of san serif typefaces, which puts me at odds with most web designers today, so I want to make the case for semi-serif and full-serif typefaces before they disappear forever. More specifically, I want to explain why BindleSnitch continues to use Times New Roman. […]
WordPress solves a lot of problems for website designers, but each theme also comes fully equipped with a number of quirks that have to be managed through the use of plugins, but plugins often conflict with one another causing some amusing issues and some issues that are anything but amusing to stressed out website designers. […]
The interesting thing about ad blockers is that they don't actually block most advertising. They are specifically designed to block display advertising - and they can only block display advertising when the advertising copy […]
We are living through a period in which we are seeing the collapse of the world order that we were born and raised in and watching as it is replaced by an alien socio-economic and political system that we don't even recognize any more. Nowhere is the discrepancy between the collective will and the political obstructions to the collective will more obvious than […]
It's no secret to anyone that we are all under constant surveillance. London is probably the most surveilled city in the world, with security cameras focused on just about every public place in the city, but most cities are now gridlocked with intersecting security cameras. […]
Interest in the Crocodile Dundee franchise has been reignited by the strong reaction to a bizarre series of Tourism Australia commercials that first appeared during the 2018 Superbowl broadcast....but what happened to the "real" Crocodile Dundee? […]
"How do the hurricanes know when to start and stop forming? Do they watch Hurricane Central?" Of course not. This is really a matter of nomenclature rather than the conscious intent of the hurricanes. It turns out that, if a storm develops before May 1st or after November 30th, it almost never gets a name. […]
This year, in what has been billed (incorrectly) as the most important midterm election in American history, the Democratic party absolutely failed to present the electorate with a national campaign, leaving it up to the individual candidates to put together their own campaign strategies […]
I am not important enough to be paranoid. In fact, I’m not important enough to pay attention to myself. I don’t even read the stuff I post online. Why should I? No one else does. The idea that we are important enough to be under surveillance is really very amusing because no one ever asks the question: who is doing the watching? […]
human thought is randomized…and we spend our entire lives trying to think sequentially with our randomized brains. Therefore, attempting to solve problems one at time is pointless. Visualize all the parts of the problem. The one for which a solution is ready to come forward will light up and attract your attention. That’s the part of the problem you are ready to solve. […]
Mr. Trump, in his current role as a reality TV star portraying the president of the United States, has decreed that approximately two million federal employees will NOT receive salary increases scheduled for January of 2019, […]
We went to see A Star is Born on its opening weekend and my summary description of the film is that several stars were born in the making of that film, with Oscar whispers already starting for the film, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Sam Elliot […]
There's an epidemic of drunkenness among the younger residents roosting in the small northeastern Minnesota town of Gilbert. where the town's avian residents are dive bombing the human residents of the town, flying around in circles, flying into windows and cars, scaring residents... […]
Consumers are increasingly dependent upon second-hand recommendations from total strangers when deciding where to spend our money. Whether we refer to reviews posted online, or studies conducted by people who study market trends, […]
If you’re a news junkie, or you are heading that direction, this list of films about the newspaper business should interest you. These films capture the essence of what Americans – rightly or wrongly – believe about the role and function of journalism in American life. […]
I’ve been building websites since the early 1990s. That was long before WordPress appeared in 2003, so I was building websites with HTML, PHP, and a whole bunch of other packages I would rather not remember even if […]
Bob Dylan has gone into the liquor business as a full partner in Heaven's Door Whiskey, a newly-founded American whiskey maker. The brand name plays off one of Dylan's most evocative songs, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." […]
The Democratic National Committee opened a surprise legal assault on President Trump on Friday, filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the organization was the victim of a conspiracy by Russian officials, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks to damage Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. […]
Fears of a trade war continue to escalate this week as Chinese officials and the Trump administration threaten to slap tariffs on a growing number of imports, potentially damaging the world’s two biggest economies. […]
FaceBook's Mark Zuckerberg will be facing questions from Congressional committees next week but some of the members of Congress who will be firing questions at Zuckerberg have received substantial campaign contributions from Facebook […]
BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset management company with approximately $6.5 trillion worth of assets under management, just had a very hot potato land in its lap. In the wake of the Parkland Massacre, Americans are re-assessing their investment strategies […]
In an article about Eric Trump's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), published yesterday on the Newsweek website, Newsweek reporter Nina Burleigh committed the ultimate reportorial blunder: she wrote someone out of existence. […]
One week after the horrific Parkland Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, cracks are already developing in the solidarity of the Parkland students who are speaking out in the wake of the tragedy.That solidarity lasted for exactly seven days. That's how long it took for one of the […]
On January 7, Bitcoin was trading at $17,163. One month later, Bitcoin is selling at $8243, which represents a 52% loss of value over a 30 day period. On January 8, the Dow Jones industrial average stood at $25,283. Today, it stands at 24,425, which represents a 3.39% loss […]
If you are trying to purchase a rare and expensive breed of cat, and you are offered an opportunity to do so by someone who is not personally known to you, or isn't recognized breeder of that particular breed of cat....BE WARNED. There are scammers out there who are... […]
Changing dietary fashions are being discussed whenever talk to turns to why fast food chains fail. CNBC is currently running a copyrighted article about the financial woes of Chipotle Mexican Grill, which just lost 10% of its share price in one day, falling to a current... […]
'The Post', the new film by Steven Spielberg, covers the events during a three week period in 1971 when freedom of the press in the United States hung in the balance over the publication of the Pentagon Papers. […]
Legendary singer and actor Jim Nabors passed away in Hawaii on November 30th, at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy as a gentle comedic actor with a superb singing voice. See him here, one more time.... […]
In the first major test of the Trump Administration's coat tails in a regular election, Democrats have won convincing victories in two gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. […]
Tom Petty was an unpretentious American original, a musician of rare talent, a singer blessed with unique voice, a story teller whose songs summarized four decades of the American experience... […]
Salmonella enterica bacterium is a nasty little bug. It causes Salmonellosis, with symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps, sometimes lasting for as long as seven days or more, and you can get it from almost anything you eat. […]
Starbucks shares fell 5.6 percent to $56.15 in after-hours trading yesterday after the company reported disappointing global sales growth Thursday. The company also announced the closing of its Teavana brand. […]
The copy of Trump's Form 1040 released by Rachel Maddow on her 9 P.M. MSNBC program last night turned out to be another case of "much ado about nothing" because Form 1040 is a summary of an actual tax return and we needed to see the details, not the summary. […]
Arrival, which should be re-titled "Dead on Arrival," is one of the most boring alien invasion-time travel paradox films I've ever seen. Decent acting, really juvenile direction, terrible script (calling it a script makes me gag a little) and an incredible number of repeated long track shots that I think w […]
The networks and the big web sites have refrained from calling elections until the polls close on the West Coast but, this year, there is such a clear demarcation between the strengths of the major candidates that the result will become obvious very early on....unless no one reports any results until all the polls close. […]
We are being lulled into believing that Donald Trump is a clown, an egotistical, self-centered, narcissistic bully, an ignoramus.
Trump may be some of those things, but he isn't neither stupid nor ignorant. […]
Presidential candidates do not abruptly change their travel plans to return home for a change of clothing. They have people to do that. Presidential candidates are wealthy people. (If you don't believe that, try throwing your hat into the ring and see what happens if you are not wealthy.) […]
Marco Rubio may have moved up in the pecking order of potential Republican candidates from wannabe to not inconceivable, but he has been damned with faint praise by recently dropped-out candidate Rick Santorum. Appearing on the MSNBC's Morning Joe talk show to talk about his withdrawal from the race […]
I recently published a story about the republication of Mein Kampf so that I could discuss the meaning of the story in a comment. Because many of you read the article, but not the comment (we keep track of such things,) we have decided to republish the comment here as a separate article. […]
Volkswagen has hired former Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller as its new CEO, the company announced Friday. Mueller’s appointment comes just two days after former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned following a scandal involving the company’s use of software designed to fool regulators […]
Antisemitism is raising its ugly head all over the internet, again. Yesterday, I received an email from someone called "Rebel of Oz" with a link to post entitled "How We Can Overthrow the Jew World Order." The sender of that email, breaking the usual protocol for these kinds of messages, added the names of 178 recipient […]
Today, as Jews around the world commemorated the Day of Remembrance for the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust, Yom HaShoah, political figures are struggling to cope with nuclear armament issues putting Holocaust observances in the shadow of the rocket's red glare. […]
Sen. Harry Reid's retirement has strengthened the Republicans' chances of flipping the Nevada Senate seat in the 2016 election, according to a new breakdown from the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. […]
Yes, that's right. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has ruled - by an eight to one margin - that police officers can stop citizens for breaking laws that do not exist....and then use evidence found in a subsequent search to prosecute said citizens under a completely different […]
Film reviewers who do not get invited to pre-screenings for critics have to guard themselves carefully to avoid becoming contaminated by others' opinions about the films they are about to review, but that is well nigh impossible these days, with film grosses being reported throughout the media. […]
Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association), under increasing attack from Congressional Republicans, has relaxed rules affecting mortgage applicants with bankruptcies and foreclosures on their credit reports. Under the new rules, borrowers can claim a one-time exception for “extenuating circumstances” […]
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Writing headlines is becoming a lost art. On the internet, where some websites give you an unlimited amounts of space available, writers and editors have become very lazy with their headlines, sometimes with some very unfortunate results.Here are some tips about how to write a really good headline […]
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Bitey on Welcome to World War III: “Alan, you are trying not to understand. I’ll use different words. Think about what I am saying here. First, drone…” Apr 18, 20:59
Alan Milner on Welcome to World War III: “Land can be seized and held with drones. Airborne drones dropped from motherships can destroy any ground force in a…” Apr 18, 18:46
JP Hart on Welcome to World War III: “There goes my treatment:) ‘Darth Day of Cicadas’” Apr 18, 15:36
Bitey on Welcome to World War III: “Land can’t be seized and held with drones. You can’t build factories, farms, homes, etc…just monitoring it from the air.…” Apr 18, 15:29
Alan Milner on Welcome to World War III: “Actually, AWACS communicate via satellite uplinks. Curve of the earth problem makes direct radio contact problematic, especially when an enemy…” Apr 18, 10:24
Alan Milner on Welcome to World War III: “Actually, AWACS communicate via satellite uplinks. Curve of the earth problem makes direct radio contact problematic, especially when an enemy…” Apr 18, 10:09
Bitey on Welcome to World War III: “This is interesting. Your third from last paragraph which starts, “there is another point of view…”, just happens to be…” Apr 18, 07:01
Bitey on Guess Who Came to Dinner?: “The Mormon research can be found at (familysearch.org) As for a genetic search, I have had moderately extensive DNA work…” Apr 18, 05:29
koshersalaami on Welcome to World War III: “Drones are perhaps the major characteristic of Gen. 6 fighters, not that any are deployed yet. As of now, they’re…” Apr 18, 01:42
koshersalaami on Guess Who Came to Dinner?: “Fascinating. I wonder if there are genetic links that can be checked. Where did you get the Mormon records?” Apr 18, 01:16
Bitey on Guess Who Came to Dinner?: “Born Black in this country, one wonders who among your family was enslaved, if anyone. I knew of one for…” Apr 17, 17:34
Bitey on Guess Who Came to Dinner?: “It is still very weak speculation at this point. More likely not the case than an actual genetic connection. it…” Apr 17, 17:16
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Welcome to World War III04/17/2024Drones are taking over the human battlefield. […]
Guess Who Came to Dinner?04/17/2024Such as, I never knew that I had Virginian relatives. As it turns out, there were quite a few. That was mildly interesting, since I now live in the commonwealth. A bit of trivia, I suppose. […]
Bed04/15/2024I’m sleeping in this bed because the Home 2 was too pricey. […]
eclipse04/09/2024I’ve never seen that before and I doubt I’ll ever see it again. When the next total solar eclipse comes, and I don’t know where it will be total, I’ll be about 90. I’m glad I saw it once. […]
Water, Water Everywhere But….Is It Safe03/28/2024Microplastics are everywhere - in everything we eat or drink […]
Why Israel Isn’t Getting Credit for Protecting Civilians in Gaza03/26/2024Israel is going to extreme lengths to protect civilians in Gaza....without getting recognition for it. […]
On the Uses of Symbols in Politics03/22/2024How political symbolism affects electoral politics […]
A Couple More Birds and Some Pottery, too.03/15/2024Recent bird paintings and sea life pottery by Rose Guastella […]
National Predictions Based on In-State Polls03/05/2024It is not looking good, people. It fact, it really looks really bad. […]
Who Is a Jew and According to Whom03/05/2024Even if you are not a Jew, here are some things to think about now. […]
Legend of a Mind02/16/2024Alexei Navalny is dead. […]
NEWS FLASH: Paul Krugman is Finally Worried About America02/13/2024Paul Krugman is Finally Worried About America? What took him so long? […]
Both Sides of the Galaxy…Now02/11/2024Within the galaxy, and without, there are all sorts of challenges, and nefarious characters that young men run towards for the experience, and parents would be mortified by if they actually knew what their progeny were up to. […]
The Theory of Theories02/08/2024This is an exercise in illogical logic but it isn't meant to be taken seriously. That was a lie. […]
Dartmouth returns to requiring standardized testing02/06/2024Some poorer minority students who hadn’t submitted test scores and were rejected would have been admitted had they submitted their scores. […]
Two More Birds02/03/2024Here are portraits of two more birds- a Steller's Jay and a Cedar Waxwing. […]
BindleSnitch Housekeeping Update02/01/2024Housekeeping, keeping up with the Joneses, once I find out which Joneses to keep up with. […]
The Word Merchant’s Dilemma01/31/2024Musings about writing when writing no longer seems to matter. […]
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Pardon Me, Do You have a BLACK Senator?01/27/2024I watched Senator Scott stand behind Donald Trump, and then walk up and declare his “love” for Trump, in jest, sure. Characterize it however you think necessary. One thing it certainly was was obsequiousness. […]
Best Case Scenario01/24/2024But what happens if the Palestinians get a state? The Arab debt to the Palestinians is paid, at least as far as the Arabs are concerned, and in this case that’s what matters. […]
My Chef Boyardee Experience: A Cautionary Tale01/24/2024A culinary accident occurred in my kitchen today that proves we do not have free will […]
Random Ruminations on 202401/22/2024A few more musings about our political situation. […]
A Gaggle of New Bird Paintings01/19/2024New bird paintings created since fall 2023 […]
New Year’s Revolution12/15/2023In this particular conversation, one of the brothers mentioned that he owned five AR-15s, one for each member of his family […]
He Ain’t Heavy…12/13/2023The idea providing the heat to my stew was, “how could he think I would find this acceptable?” […]
Its How You Said It12/11/2023Are the Presidents deserving of correction? Absolutely. Should they be fired or asked to resign? Absolutely not. […]
To Be Taken With a Grain of Salt12/08/2023Critiques of either high or low salt intake must be taken with more than a grain of salt. […]
NO, JOE BIDEN ISN’T SUPPORTING MASS MUDER IN ISRAEL12/05/2023Someone I actually respect posted something that really pissed me off Facebook. This is my anawer […]
TOTALITARIANISM ON THE RISE AGAIN12/01/2023Another diatribe couched upon the proposition that democracy is going down the tubes. […]
What If They Would?12/01/2023The New York Times reported recently that Israel had intelligence which suggested that this attack might occur, and with great specificity. […]
The White House Gigs11/30/2023We’re warming up and playing. I glance up from my music and I involuntarily jerk, because the President of the United States is standing about ten feet in front of us looking at us and smiling. […]
THIS IS A CRITICAL MESSAGE FOR THE TRIBE11/26/2023Elon Musk is an antisemite. Why are you doing business with him? […]
Publishing Ron Powell’s Essays?11/26/2023Ron's death has raised questions about what one should do with the writings that someone leaves behind. […]
Donald Trump’s Deadly Magic Touch Strikes Again11/15/2023Are we really stupid enough to re-elect this loser? Are we? […]
In Memorium: Ronald D. Powell11/06/2023Sad news. Ron is gone. Maybe it is time to close up shop. Ron was the driving wheel here. […]
The Fire This Time In Israel10/24/2023The reality of the conflict in Israel is too complex for the weak minded to comprehend. […]
Hitendra Wadhwa10/12/2023My heart was heavy that day, as it is today. Among the people who gathered there was a Rabbi from the Chabad Jewish community in New York […]
McCarthy’s Chickens Come Home to Roost10/03/2023The Republican are on the verge of canning McCarthy as Speaker...The Democrats are going to blow a golden opportunity at the same time. […]
Mallory McMorrow Must Be Heard09/08/2023You absolutely must watch - and spread - this clip wherever you can. This woman is a force of nature. […]
Community Update: Ron is in Rehab09/01/2023Update about Ron. Information about changes to the user database. […]
A Constitutional Convention for Gun Control is A BAD Idea08/15/2023Is California Governor Gavin Newsom a real idiot or is this just a role he is playing by calling for an impossible-to-achieve constitutional amendment? […]
More colorful than the drag queen08/14/2023S/he was all in tasteful silver - I wore a gaudy shirt. […]
Ron Powell: Piano Man08/07/2023Ron Powell is missing in action. We haven't heard from him in a while and we're woried. The embedded article shows a side of Ron I personally never knew about before. (Click the link in the story.) […]
2024: At-Risk Senate Seats Lean to The Right07/28/2023The odds of the Democratic party holding onto the Senate in 2024 are frighteningly high against that outcome. It is going to be a long election night. […]
Was Ronald Reagan one of the top 3 presidents after WW II?07/10/2023Ronald Reagan presided over the real beginnings of American wealth polarization, which has resulted in the vast majority of Americans not seeing gains in America’s economy. […]
Self-prescribed Art Therapy07/04/2023Making art is the best stress-reliever I know of. This new painting has been a very fulfilling experience. […]
We All Know What Race Is07/03/2023I was smack up against an absolute absurdity, and I couldn't accept it […]
The Bombardier is Dead06/30/2023When I first read the book several decades ago, Yossarian was the moral center in a fictional insane world. […]
Unintended Consequences06/29/2023What happens to White students when race is taken out of the equation at premium institutions? […]
You Say Yevgeny, I say Eugene. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.06/25/2023I knew him as Eugene, but when he explained that he was born in Russia, and that his name was actually Yevgeny, I found that fascinating. […]
Don’t Try It…Until You Knock It06/14/2023When I was growing up, houses had doors, doorbells, and door knockers. I can’t think of how many doors I have approached and either rang the doorbell, or knocked. […]
Don’t Call Me…06/11/2023I have enjoyed finding agreement among friends and strangers, and I have enjoyed disagreements. Sometimes I learned a new perspective, and other times I learned how flawed perspectives were constructed. […]
Catching up…06/10/2023Just a little update since I haven't been here in a while. […]
Trump Indicted: Finally?06/10/2023A truly important question here is: Can the American Media and Journalistic establishments get it right? […]
Moby Don06/10/2023Adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice, and our nation’s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world. […]
The Art of the Dunce06/03/2023A couple of weeks ago, during our most recent debt ceiling negotiation, Trump advised, “if {the GOP} doesn’t get massive concessions, you’ll have to do a default”. […]
The Debt Ceiling Addendum06/02/2023Debt Ceiling brinking has to end before it ends us. […]
A Lesson on ‘Common Ground’05/16/2023These two men are philosophically opposed. Each sees the other as his inferior, motivated by hate. Each is determined to not subordinate himself to the other because of their philosophical differences. […]
Racism Without Racists05/15/2023However, today, while racism is an underlying force that has driven the evolution of 'Trumpism' toward full-blown fascism, everyone on the MAGA right is in denial re actually being a racist... […]
World War Us05/13/2023The real blood and guts of the “switch” that gets flipped is all mental energy. It happens in the mind. Learning a choke hold might as well be basketball, or swimming, or wrestling class, but the ability to kill comes from deciding to. […]
Chris Hayes is All In and All Over the CNN ‘Trump Town Hall’05/12/2023Why does the establishment cadre of journalistic enterprises and journalists appear to be hell-bent on being complicit in the rise of Fascism in this country? […]
Something to Ponder on A Sunday in May05/07/2023The suffix "Ism" means adherence or the following of an ideology, while the suffix "Ist" indicates a person involved in a certain activity, field or mindset. […]
In Case You Missed It: Tucker Carlson’s Racist Perversion05/04/2023There's only one thing I could add to O'Donnell's expressions of disgust and outrage... […]
Ending Homelessnes: Government Intervention v Market Forces04/27/2023In Finland — where innovation is more than just another word for privatization — they’ve managed to virtually end homelessness. […]
Trump’s Worst Nightmare and Karma04/25/2023It was 1973 and the Justice Department had just filed a civil rights lawsuit against Trump and his father Fred Trump. […]
The Paper Box04/22/2023I began to wonder a little more, but just then I stepped in front of the paper box. I reached into my pocket for a quarter, placed it in the slot, opened the box and removed the top paper. […]
The Wreck of the Peter Iredale04/20/2023My newest painting is a view of the shipwreck of the Peter Iredale, lost on the Oregon Coast in 1906. […]
Movin’ On04/20/2023I thought I was gaining knowledge about my country, and my society, through experience. Time would tell. […]
Belaboring the obvious, but…04/17/2023A lot to be said for repression. […]
I think she’s got it!04/17/2023If an overwhelming majority of the younger generations think and feel as this young woman does, we're on the right track, headed in the right direction... […]
The 60th Anniversary: MLK’s Letter From Birmingham Jail04/13/202360 years later, King's 'manifesto' is as momentous, as powerful, and as necessary as it was during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. […]
Passing the Torch04/11/2023Many states have become autocratic laboratories that have shown themselves to be increasingly more comfortable with the fascist tactics that are reminiscent of Mussolini and Hitler. […]
Back at the Easel Again04/10/2023Here are two new paintings and a bit of commentary about my creative process. […]
The Tennessee Expulsion: A Racist Political Lyncnching04/07/2023When, oh when, will you white people put an end to this shit? […]
Chamber of Commerce Wants to Bar Consumers from Suing04/05/2023The US Chamber of Commerce is waging an all-out war against the American consumer with tort law reform. […]
In Case You Missed It: Lesley Stahl v MTG on 60 Minutes04/03/2023This interview has been bashed and dashed virtually everywhere in the media establishment.... […]
Trump Strikes Out On Opening Day03/31/2023The most historic Major League Baseball opening day on record: Thursday, March 30, 2023 […]
April is Poetry Month03/29/2023Ars Poetica brings writers and visual artists together. April is poetry month! This is a description of my experiences with Ars Poetica at the Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton, Washington. […]
Crazy for Octopi, That’s Me03/24/2023I've spent the last couple of months making pottery with an octopus motif. […]
A Tale of Two Perspectives on Corporate Profits and Inflation03/20/2023Not only does Reich have it right, his explanation is clear, succinct, digestible, to the pont, and convincing... […]
Composition and/or Improvisation03/18/2023If you look closely you can see the tears which, to me, speak volumes on the question... […]
On Critical Race Theory, Condoleeza Rice Couldn’t Be More Wrong03/05/2023In a recent interview, Condoleeza Rice was asked about her view of Critical Race Theory. […]
DeSantis Wants to Rule the Magic Kingdom…and Everything Else03/03/2023The Magic Kingdom faces a hostile invasion by Florida's idiotic governor, along with a liberal college and so much else. […]
What would VG have thot…03/02/2023...afraid that my daughter Laura would go full Van Gogh […]
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Is it Spring yet? No…but I can still paint it.02/13/2023A painter's signs of spring on the Puget Sound. It seems slow in coming this year. […]
If George Santos Were a Black Man…02/11/2023A black man could never have gotten past the vetting and the scrutiny that would have been heaped on him from the very outset... […]
Burt Bacharach, Dead at 9402/10/2023He was one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music. -----Wikipedia […]
I hear voices (and music)02/07/2023nobody nobody nobody […]
China’s Trial Balloon Tests US Air Defenses02/06/2023How China's "weather" balloons may be paving the way for asymmetrical warfare between China and the US. […]
FL GOP’s Stupid New Gun Bill02/03/2023GOP wants to allow "permitless" carry but didn't think it through […]
A conversation with Keanu Reeves on Character.AI02/03/2023Here's how Character.Ai envisioned a conversation with Keanu Reeves. […]
AOC Rips GOP and Shows Us What Having a Friend’s Back Looks Like02/02/2023We need more of this kind of passion in the messaging Democrats are offering the American electorate... […]
Black History Month, CRT, and Dr. Carter G. Woodson02/01/2023It is not teaching about racism that endangers our students, but the curricular gag-rules that seek to perpetuate their miseducation. […]
Support Ruben Gallego Over Kyrsten Sinema01/31/2023Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has announced that he is going up against Senator Kyrsten Sinema. Get behind him. […]
Thom Hartmann Nails the Politics of the Super Rich01/31/2023Hartmann is spot on. In my view, his assertions here are indisputable and indispensable to an understanding of the political divide in this country... […]
Time to Breathe and a New Painting01/28/2023I have time to paint again! Here's my latest. […]
‘Twas Ever Thus01/27/2023Black bodies, white agenda... […]
Elizabeth Warren Nails Republican Con Game01/24/2023"The House Republican plan for the debt ceiling is about protecting the wealthy and the well-connected from paying their fair share in taxes — nothing more and nothing less." […]
Reparations01/24/2023Finally, I would make the suggestion that any reparation cash payments distributed on request, be made to the oldest black Americans first for obvious or even glaring reasons.... […]
The Stars From Our Youth01/20/2023A poem upon hearing that David Crosby had set sail for his final destination […]
MLK’s Last Sunday Sermon: The Case for Reparations01/16/2023March 31, 1968 at the National Cathedral […]
Disqualification and Normalcy01/14/2023There was a time when advocating violence as legitimate political expression in public discourse was sufficient disqualification from holding elective public office. […]
I’m Still Here!01/06/2023I haven't been here much but will be back again soon. […]
Are Schumer and Leahy Boneheads?12/27/2022Schumer and Leahy have given away the federal judiciary and even the Supreme Court for the foreseeable future. […]
Putin, Caesar, and The Godfather: Parallels and A Question12/25/2022In 'The Godfather' saga, assassination was more than a way of doing business. It was apparently a way of life for the men at the highest levels of the criminal organization and enterprise depicted in the book and films. […]
Merry Christmas from Ohio12/24/2022Right now it’s ten degrees. I never thought I’d look at ten degrees as a relief from the cold but it absolutely is. […]
The Best Christmas Song Ever12/24/2022MERRY CHRISTMAS!! […]
The World Cup: Remembering Pele12/20/2022The current World Cup moment belongs to Argentina and their greatest player, Lionel Mesi. However, for me, World Cup history still belongs to Pele, the greatest of all time. […]
In case you missed it: The Jan 6th Committee: Criminal Referrals12/20/2022"If Trump were a black man, he’d have been indicted, prosecuted, and convicted by now and, he most certainly would be disqualified and barred from seeking any office in the future…" […]
Why Can’t We Make A Case?12/18/2022A student of modest capacity would be able to make a substantial and solid case against Trump upon successful completion of the first year of study at a law school anywhere in the country... […]
All About ChatGPT12/15/2022Everything you never wanted to know about AI content generators...almost. […]
Bindle Improvements: Instant Images and Stockpack12/14/2022AI comes to WordPress or How to Create Featured Images Without Fuss or Bother […]
NYT Article Misleads Readers On Fusion Energy News12/12/2022The New York Times Descends to Click Baiting an article on nuclear fusion. […]
ChatGPT Is About to Change The World for the Worse12/11/2022The hoopla around ChatGPT has obscured the fact that the AI invasion of the thought space is nothing new. It has been going on for decades...but […]
Kyrsten Sinema: Independent? Lady In Red12/10/2022She seeks attention and places herself ahead of party and principles to get it... […]
A Takeaway From the Georgia Runoff12/07/2022The fact that Trump is a loser and has a knack for picking electoral losers should be crystal clear to anyone paying half-hearted.attention to the proceedings. […]
Cold Hands12/07/2022I said my hands are cold... […]
Not Just Paint11/26/2022How I came to be a potter as well as a painter. […]
The Thanksgiving Frenzy11/23/2022Every year, when the Thanksgiving Frenzy comes around, it always surprises me, […]
Res Ipsa Loquitur: The Matter Speaks for Itself11/19/2022...you can hear the sharp and distinct clarity of the perfect pitch in his voice... […]
Dave Chappelle on SNL and Jews11/18/2022Don’t blame us for reacting to attacks. We have to. […]
Elon Musk is a Fraud (As If We Didn’t Know)11/18/2022Elon Musk apparently lies at the drop of a hat, a personality trait that bodes no good for his financial empire. […]
The Yellow Teapot11/16/2022This is the story behind my painting of a yellow teapot sitting on lacework made by my grandmother. […]
Poem: Delusions and Eidolons11/15/2022They laid claims to their versions of reality while ignoring our claims to the same […]
Poem: Iliads and Odysseys11/14/2022Iliads and Odysseys, Odysseys and Iliads, they come and go, they came and went, heroes and villains remembered together […]
Cortez Masto Wins – But Democrats Won’t Control The Senate11/12/2022Cortez Masto wins in Nevada but that doesn't mean the Democrats Control the Senate. […]
Some Thoughts on What it’s Like for Me These Days as an Artist11/11/2022Just me, musing on what it's like to be a working artist who doesn't have to support herself with her art. […]
“There are things that polling misses.”: Koshersalaami11/11/2022"...the mainstream media wimps keep reciting the history of the midterm elections as though it were some kind of immutable inevitability." […]
Nicole: The Hurricane That Didn’t Happen11/10/2022A funny little story about the storm that didn't arrive […]
THIS IS WHY THE DEMOCRATS ARE LOSING IN 202211/04/2022The loss of the governorship in Oregon and the legislature in Wisconsin could very well determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. […]
In Case You Missed It: Biden on Protecting Democracy11/03/2022Just ahead of the midterm elections that in involve the highest of the high stakes in the American political process, Biden speaks out on the fact that this time, Democracy is on the ballot.. […]
The Jan 6 Committee Oversteps on Trump Tax Returns11/01/2022Time is running out for the January 6 Committee because, on January 6, when the Republicans take over the House, the committee will be killed off. […]
A Passing10/30/2022Musings on the passing of my mother. […]
Precarious10/28/2022A still life arrangement at the Georgia O'Keeffe studio/museum in Abiquiu, New Mexico, provided the inspiration for this painting. […]
Oscar Peterson: ‘Nuff Said10/28/2022Improvisation that is impossible to copy, emulate, or repeate... […]
Next Stop: Andromeda10/16/2022Physics is getting very weird. These people need to be closely monitored before the blow up the whole planet. […]
Where is accountability for something this big?10/15/2022This is one of the biggest smoking guns in American history […]
Third Abiquiu Painting10/13/2022Features of many adobe structures in new Mexico include the warm orange tones and soft edges of the adobe, contrasted with the sharp turquoise blues of windows and doors. […]
Ron Desantis: Fascist Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing10/07/2022Today, Desantis is openly and publicly seeking and taking credit for his inhumane treatment of migrants seeking refuge from violence and oppression... […]
Flower Portraits10/05/2022About some of my flower portraits, all painted since the start of COVID. […]
The Impending Constitutional Crisis10/05/2022There's a constitutional crisis brewing between POTUS AND SCOTUS, between a democratically elected president and a politicized Supreme Court. […]
Daytime Moon at Abiquiu10/01/2022The daytime moon was visible in Abiquiu while I was there visiting Georgia O'Keefe's home. […]
Georgia’s Ladder09/30/2022A new painting, and a short description of the events surrounding it. […]
All That Quiet09/28/2022Still painting and sometimes even still writing about it. Here's the latest one. […]
The Internet is our Tower of Babel09/23/2022Everybody labels what they don’t agree with as fake news, and misinformation flows much faster than truth, […]
Vote The Midterms09/21/2022"...Thus, it largely comes down to which side gets more of its reliable voters to the polls ... to vote against the other party." […]
A Small {r} Republican’s Argument for Monarchy09/13/2022One of the main problems with our constitutional republic, based upon an idea, is that most people are not good with theory and principle […]
Let Them Eat Cars09/12/2022Being above the law is a privilege reserved to those white folks who believe they're born to rule. […]
Some Thoughts on the Death of the ‘Queen’09/09/2022Several hundred years of British empire and colonialism and the British Monarchy ensured that the racist rationales and justifications were spread to the four corners of the world. […]
In Case You Missed It: The Unveiling09/08/2022Michelle Obama calls out, nails, and destroys the sons and daughters of American White Privilege in one of the most insightful and poignant speeches ever given during a special event at the White House. […]
Living Wage v Minimum Wage09/03/2022The minimum wage does not provide a living wage for most American families. […]
What It Costs To Fix a Hernia08/30/2022Hernia operations are not as easy to cope with as you've been told. Get a second opinion from a Dr who doesn't do hernias.. […]
You Know You’re Getting Old When08/23/2022You know you're getting old when you suddenly remember why you are writing a post... […]
The Gold Buttons08/21/2022Her career was many things, and among them was perseverance. […]
“Activist” Investor Takes a Run At The New York Times08/18/2022Activist Investor ValueAct buys a 6.7% stake in the New York Times Company but they are probably not going to be able to change the way the Times operates […]
The FBI’s On The Hot Seat – Again08/16/2022It's a funny thing. Back in the sixties and seventies, we were all sure that the FBI WAS a criminal enterprise that spent its time spying on the anti-war movement […]
BindleSnitch News Digest for August 16, 202208/16/2022Short takes with editorial comments about stories in today's "paper of record." […]
Why Trump08/14/2022The thing about Trump, the huge thing about Trump, is that he gets it. He’s the Only Sane Politician. Everything that’s obvious to you but not obvious to the politicians and the media […]
The terrorist next door08/12/2022I didn’t hear anything in the morning when it happened. I was downstairs getting breakfast. I don’t think any shots were fired at the FBI building. […]
Rating McDonald’s Mobile App08/06/2022What McDonald's offers today simply cannot compare or compete with what McDonald's once was.... […]
Another Something to Think About07/23/2022What do privacy and democracy have in common? […]
And, Stupid People Shall “Inherit The Wind”07/13/2022Proverbs 11:29: He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. […]
Journalistic Advocacy in Defending & Preserving Democracy07/12/2022As Journalists, neither Thomas Paine nor Benjamin Franklin were objective. […]
On Stupidity07/12/2022My view has always been that Trump managing to clear this bar only says something about the way that we think about intelligence […]
Inflation Is:07/09/2022There are some who see making a profit as an element or component of good citizenship and patriotism. […]
New Rules for Daily Behavior in a Shooting Gallery07/05/2022Highland Park is a Jewish neighborhood. Do you really think that was a coincidence? […]
A Poem for the 4th of July07/01/2022O, let America be America again— The land that never has been yet— And yet must be—the land where every man is free. […]
The Ruling in Dobbs and the 13th Amendment07/01/2022An astute constitutional originalist or textualist might easily conclude that forced pregnancy is subsumed into the phrase; "involuntary servitude". […]
Thomas is Clueless re Appointment to Supreme Court06/28/2022Clarence Thomas is on the Court because he's a special kind of house Negro and a garden variety hypocrite who got lucky... […]
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization06/25/2022...the party of small government and conservative judicial restraint has brought the country beyond autocratic rule... […]
The Origin and History of The Big Lie06/23/2022“A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.”—Mark Twain […]
White Supremacy, The Grift that Keeps On Giving06/21/2022Trump has succeeded in instinctively tapping into this American reflex and created a persona made out of political whole cloth. […]
A Takeaway from the 1st Jan 6 public hearing06/10/2022If Trump was a black man... […]
The founding fathers’ implied promise of white supremacy…06/08/2022Trump's MAGA movement and cult resonates, either intuitively or instinctively, with nearly half of the predominately white American population who America 'belongs' to white folks... […]
Bang, Bang06/03/2022You're going on about your business doing ordinary things on an ordinary day when, all of a sudden, bang, bang, bang, bang, your existence is shattered by gunfire. […]
Racism and Guns in America05/31/2022You want effective gun control? I've said this repeatedly: Advise and urge black people to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms... […]
Coach Kerr Speaks Against Republican Inaction On Gun Violence05/25/2022In case you missed it. During the pregame press conference ahead of game 4 between the Warriors and Mavericks […]
A Question About Evidence, Proof and God05/24/2022In 'Faith v Fact', Jerry A Coyne raises a key question: whether the drama of 'creation' inevitably culminates in humans (or something like humans) who are capable of acknowledging the playwright. […]
Carlin destroys pro life conservatives in one minute05/19/2022The hyperbolic punchline is as apt and accurate today as it was more than 20 years ago. […]
An oversimplified juxtaposition?05/16/2022The juxtaposition of the terms can explain, to a degree, the Trump phenomenon with a through line... […]
Lunar eclipse right now05/15/2022Go outside and look up […]
My latest thinking on Palestine05/10/2022This particular path comes from wondering about Palestinian self-determination. I’ve noticed that the Palestinians seem far more concerned with getting the Jews out of Israel […]
Ipswich05/09/2022Sometimes age startles me. I’m looking at buildings in the US that were around for at least a quarter of a century before Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi were born. […]
A Brief Subject Matter Inventory05/03/2022I didn't mention racism in America because there's a racial aspect or component to virtually everything that can be identified for inclusion in this inventory... […]
Musicians I found on YouTube during COVID05/03/2022Like everyone else, presumably, I spent a lot of time on YouTube during COVID. I ran across a few musicians whom I thought were worth learning about. […]
Prohibition, Abortion and The Bad Court05/03/2022A leaked memo indicates that five members of the sitting Supreme Court of the United States are on record favoring the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that made abortion legal […]
Ban The Bullets, Not The Guns04/20/2022THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE THAT PROTECTS THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE, OWN OR MANUFACTURE AMMUNITION. […]
Fictional Car Facts About Tesla04/18/2022A brief note about how the New York Times talks down to its readers with simplistic summaries of complicated stories. […]
Selling Wind Power With Misleading News Leads04/07/2022Another example of media manipulation, this time from alternative energy advocates. […]
How Qualified Do You Have to Be?04/05/2022Black people have been saddled at birth with the burden of overcoming this social, political, legal, and cultural barrier through the entirety of the history of this country. […]
A story about Madeleine Albright03/23/2022"Did you notice who we just passed?" I asked my wife. She hadn't. "Madeline Albright." "You're right." […]
Va Fa Napoli03/14/2022The Ukrainians did not want the Russian warship there. Telling them to go to Naples seems like a reasonable thing to say in that circumstance. […]
Refugees and Racism03/03/2022As if being forced to become a refugee fleeing from war isn't psychologically and emotionally traumatic enough... […]
From Putin’s Bluff to Putin’s Invasion03/02/2022There is no straight line from Putin's bluff to Putin's invasion or to any one particular course of action. […]
“All We Know Is That We Don’t Know…”02/28/2022I like listening to him, and he’s even more interesting to watch while singing, and at the same time, he makes me want to punch his face flat. […]
Nukes02/27/2022Vladimir Putin recently brought up the idea of using nuclear weapons. When he talked about invading Ukraine he wasn’t bluffing. About using nuclear weapons […]
“Is the Nightmare Black or Are the Windows Painted…”02/25/2022I saw bizarre images of people furtively seeking shelter from Russian rockets in Lviv, Ukraine. […]
Russians02/24/2022“….it’s such an ignorant thing to do if the Russians love their children too…” […]
Putin’s Bluff Failed: So He Will ‘Denazify’ Ukraine by Invading02/24/2022Putin's Bluff' has morphed into 'Putin's Crusade' to bring about the "denazification" of Ukraine the country he says shouldn't even exist. […]
IF GOD WERE02/22/2022A jocular poem about an unjocular subject. […]
Bluffing Comment02/22/2022The concept of bluffing is not limited to how a bluff works in a game. […]
THE FINAL OUT02/17/2022As you get older life is like always being up at bat when it's two out in the bottom of the ninth, the score is two-to-one against you […]
Russia Says It’s Begun Pulling Back Some Troops From Around Ukraine02/15/2022Russia says some troops are returning to their bases, but other large-scale military drills continue. […]
A Very, Very Brief Look at Putin’s Russia02/14/2022Putin didn't create the criminality of the Russian government. He stepped into what was an active and ongoing criminal enterprise... […]
How will you know if the news is real or fake?02/13/2022Quora is a site where people pose questions and whoever feels like it answers them, with or without listing credentials. I sometimes find questions I’m interested in answering […]
Black History Month: The ‘Other’ Black Russian02/11/2022This is absolutely not a Beethoven was black post. […]
Freedom: Not Just Good. It’s the Right Thing to Do.02/05/2022It has been said that democracy is not the best form of government, but it is the best we have. I find this analysis to be valid because it allows for choice, and the accountability for those choices. […]
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust remarks02/02/2022She's 67 years old. With all of her exposure and experience, you would think that she knows better. […]
My Country02/02/2022From every mountainside… […]
Kasparov with Velshi on MSNBC Re The Matter of Putin’s Bluff01/29/2022"Putin isn't playing chess. He's playing poker, and he is bluffing." […]
Putin’s Bluff01/28/2022The bullies don't want to lose any money to the old black guy who looks like the kind of player who will win the pot and quit the game... […]
A Covid Question01/27/2022Trump cultists believe that they are demonstrating their fealty to Trump and his MAGA movement by refusing to get vaccinated and wear masks. […]
Touch of Depleted Uranium01/24/2022Today is a little different, though. Did you notice? The tanks are back. In our American morning, there is still a sort of silence. We can pretend that coffee time is the same, but tanks are being called to an assembly in Europe and the noise is rising. […]
Economic Sanctions Won’t Work01/24/2022Frankly speaking, diplomacy, as such, won't work with an individual who is incapable of responding to anything other than the power of money and military might. […]
Viva Vida’s01/22/2022Growing up in the late 20th century in Ohio which was on its comedown from the bustling 60s created a certain kind of sense of humor that you had to develop in lieu of going crazy. […]
“In My Mind and In My Car”01/22/2022And while I listened to this song years ago, over and over, “in my mind and in my car…”, this portion was uniquely interesting. “You were the first one. You were the last one.” […]
Brace for Impact01/20/2022Individuality became a power to rival the power systems created by humans since humans settled onto plots of land and started declaring ownership of it…and the people on it…and women. […]
MLK and Cognitive Dissonance01/17/2022The impact of Kings speech and the nonviolence of the Civil Rights Movement can be heard in the speech given by LBJ as he addressed a joint session of Congress in 1965... […]
Dear Madame Vice President01/13/2022A short footnote for Kamala Harris' and her fundraisers. […]
Question for A Saturday Revised With An Answer01/08/2022Nowhere in the Trump manifesto is there any sort of reference to Jeffersonian Equality and/or Madisonian Democracy. […]
Voting Rights Legislation: Schumer v McConnell01/05/2022While it is said that the truth will prevail, it must also be said that the truth cannot prevail if we don't know what the truth is... […]
Scientists Squabble Over Pluto: Pluto Doesn’t Care01/03/2022Scientists squabbling over whether Pluto is a planet proves one point beyond a shadow of a doubt: scientists can be just as stupid as anyone else. You probably don't care whether Pluto is a planet...but here's a news flash: Pluto doesn't care either., […]
The First Anniversary of January 6th by the Numbers01/03/2022Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. […]
A dog bowl12/27/2021The bowl hasn’t worn at all in a half century of use. […]
Kim Potter found guilty in death of Daunte Wright: The Question12/24/2021Ex-officer Kim Potter found guilty on two counts of manslaughter […]
Site Closing, continuing to gather?12/22/2021Just read the damned piece […]
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D GA) Nails the Hypocrisy of Bipartisanship12/15/2021If you care about democracy at all, this is must see TV: […]
Just in case you wanted to know…12/02/2021If you don't get booed, or pooh- poohed, you'll likely end up talking about when/whether you'll get boosted... […]
Justice Sotomayor’s Question12/01/2021”Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?” […]
The Arbery Verdicts: Guilty!11/25/2021At the end of the day, the Arbery verdict is about what equal justice under law is supposed to look, sound, and feel like... […]
Compared to What?11/23/2021The recent legal events and courtroom occurrences are reminiscent of the concerns and issues I went to law school to address and eradicate... […]
A Question About the Rittenhouse Verdict11/22/2021...and all else being exactly the same... […]
Fascism and Racism11/16/2021It begins with the disregard of fundamental human and civil rights and the declaration that the very presence of the "other" in the general population is somehow fraudulent and illegal... […]
Monosentence Monday: the Filibuster11/15/2021it’s a one sentence post, just read it […]
Why the spike in the price of gas at the pump?11/14/2021The people who are in control of the vagueries of gas and oil production and prices in this country are not friends of Joe Biden or Democracy. […]
Black Pastors and Fair Trials11/12/2021The defense attorney here is the embodiment of 'living history' and provides us with the opportunity to relive history in real time without the need for a dramatic reenactment... […]
Politics Girl: Talking Common Sense About Messaging11/05/2021"In general, the reason the Democratic Party always sounds so helplessly incoherent is because its lawmakers are trying to simultaneously appease their corporate donors and look like they are fulfilling their public promises to fix problems created by those corporate donors. […]
Sell the Brownie10/27/2021Democrats need to stop selling the recipe... […]
Failure to Appear: Update! Bannon Charged With Crimnal Contempt10/14/2021Subsequent to a contempt citation, the presiding officer of the chamber can be instructed to refer the matter to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. […]
About Me and my husband10/12/2021Now, a lot of people have no idea or interest in the Cat Fancy, which is worldwide. Most people if they appear interested at all, assume it is like the AKC dog shows shown on tv. Yes and no. […]
Abortion10/11/2021there are a lot of politicians and judges…not really trying to reduce the number of abortions in America by the most logical means, which would be reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies, putting the lie to what this issue is really about. […]
Spoiled by music in college10/02/2021Getting older, actually […]
Not exactly a silver lining, but close09/28/2021Image taken 9/26/21, Stowe, VT […]
We Can Look Into This, It’s Free09/23/2021The most attractive feature is that it's free of charge and one person could conceivably be the host for additional blog accounts... […]
The Evil That Men Do09/21/2021In short, government mandates re public education and public health are as American as apple pie and the flag. […]
The State of the Political Union09/07/2021When lies and hypocrisy are treated as the rhetorical and moral equivalents of truth and fact In public discourse, reason and reasonableness no longer matter. […]
Bill Baird: The Forgotten Pro-Choice Hero09/03/2021Bill Baird gave a single condom and some contraceptive foam to a female Boston University undergraduate. He was promptly arrested for violating the Massachusetts Crimes Against Chastity law in 1967. In 1972, SCOTUS overturned the law. […]
Incentivizing Oppression, Then and Now09/03/2021Like its 1850 precursor re slavery, this law is not as much about abortion as it is about oppression. […]
Democracy Is Going Down The Tubes…Again09/02/2021The top House Republican said his party would retaliate against any company that cooperated with an order to preserve the phone and social media records of G.O.P. lawmakers […]
Biden is Having a Hard Day’s Night08/31/2021Defending democracy is not one man's job. Defending democracy is not a spectator sport. […]
New Rules of the Road for 2021 and Beyond08/20/2021Most accidents are caused by people who are drunk, high on drugs, whacked out on prescription pharmaceuticals, sleep-deprived, distracted by their electronic devices, in the midst of relationship ending screaming matches with their soon to be ex-partners, […]
One sentence post: what defines conservatives08/20/2021It’s a one sentence post […]
Consumer Advisory08/16/2021This is the first of more than 980 poems that I plan to post here. Gotta do something to make this site worthwhile. […]
The Genisis of the Politics of Vaccine Misinformation08/02/2021Currently, 16 vaccines – some requiring multiple doses at specific ages and times – are recommended from birth to 18 years old. Some are required before entering public school. […]
Some Questions, If BindleSnitch Goes Viral…07/19/2021Given what most of us write and post, the possibility exists that a piece can be discovered by the likes of MSNBC or CNN, and deemed worthy of national exposure. […]
Voter ID: White Folks Can’t Leave Home Without It07/16/2021The Republican message to nonwhite people who wish to exercise the right to vote: What's in your wallet? […]
Accidental Glampers07/14/2021Even so, hitting the road was somewhat liberating. We had been planning for a month or so to join our friends on a camping trip on an island in Lake Champlain. Last summer it was difficult to see what the future would look like […]
Holy cow – I caused a riot07/12/2021I didn't advocate kicking kitties or pummelling puppies. […]
The Alamo Myth:Texas and Slavery07/07/2021It's virtually impossible to get people to stop lying to you, when they won't stop lying to themselves and each other. […]
Lightning bugs07/07/2021Forget the porcupine. This really is about lightning bugs. […]
Global Warming anyone?07/02/2021Highway to Hell - no thanks […]
Joy Reid is Spot On: Reprise06/27/2021If America doesn't continue to evolve toward a multiracial, multicultural egalitarian democracy it must surely devolve into a plutocratic autocracy predicated on white supremacy.... […]
Socialized Medicine?06/21/2021It seems that an internet search for "socialized medicine" largely nets cartoons decrying its horrors. […]
Critical Race Theory: Two Views06/21/2021It doesn't seem possible that both Barack Obama and Ted Cruz. graduated from Harvard Law School. […]
Mowing the lawn06/17/2021This post is really about mowing the lawn. This isn’t code for anything andI’m not making a larger point. […]
Understanding American wealth distribution06/15/2021The problem with looking at wealth is that we don’t have a sense of scale. […]
Taking a Ride06/14/2021Sometimes I see his own will independent of mine. I have stood and watched, with him not engaged with me, and watched the force with which he has galloped off toward something that caught his interest. […]
Darnella Frazier Awarded Pulitzer Special Citation06/12/2021Her act of extraordinary courage and presence of mind has changed the course of world history and the nature of the conversation about police misconduct and the need for meaningful reforms in law enforcement. […]
More about Maureen06/11/2021In which it approaches the existential […]
Red Velvet and Other New Works06/11/2021New paintings for 2021 include landscapes, more flowers and some new materials. […]
Is Manchin Preparing to ‘Bait & Switch’ His Way to the Presidency?06/11/2021It may well be that his long range plan is to wait until Trump himself becomes politically irrelevant due to federal and state prosecutions. […]
The End of the American Experiment?06/10/2021A small diatribe on the subject of what is happening to the American experiment in self-government. […]
Bipartisanship Through the Looking Glass06/09/2021Legislative bipartisanship is little more than a rabbit hole the exploration of which will accomplish nothing more than the waste of the time remaining on the legislative clock that will run out by the end of July. […]
Kindergarten 2.006/04/2021Now, we are into another adjustment. We have to find out how to live together. We have been, “on a break”, as Ross and Rachel used to say, from the cast of “Friends.” Our break, however, hasn’t been romantic… […]
4,000 attempted murders that somehow don’t count06/04/2021That’s over 4,000 attempts to kill civilians. If this was being done on the ground we’d call it terrorism, which is of course what it is. […]
It’s Been A Year05/25/2021Since testimony began on March 29, at least 64 people have died at the hands of law enforcement nationwide, with Black and Latino people representing more than half of the dead. The average was more than three killings a day. […]
Why War: Einstein and Freud on Violence, Peace, and Human Nature05/24/2021Einstein — “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” […]
Hail & Farewell05/22/2021The town seems empty now without my friend. […]
My Last Words On Space Invaders05/20/2021Several good reasons not to believe the latest hysterical assertions about the presence of aliens among us. Donald Trump is already on board. […]
Beethoven, The Street Musician?05/16/2021The premiere took place in Vienna on May 7, 1824, nearly 100 years ago this month. Despite its unpracticed and under-rehearsed presentation, the audience was ecstatic. […]
Jessica Anderson Personifies the Case for Passage of HR105/14/2021"We did it in Iowa and nobody noticed." ----Jessica Anderson […]
If You Missed It: Liz Cheney Speaks Truth In Defence of Democracy05/12/2021"Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar." ---- Liz Cheney […]
Not Kunta Kinte’s “Kizzy”05/11/2021Meet the woman who is being credited with designing the COVID19 vaccine being produced and distributed by Moderna... […]
Let’s Flip This05/07/2021It’s 2020, President Hillary Clinton runs for reelection and loses. She does not, however, accept her loss. […]
One sentence post: Fringes05/06/2021One sentence post, you don’t need an exerpt […]
Why Trump? A Question and Answer05/06/2021In short, Trump is the composite face of the white people who fear becoming the numerical, political, and social minority in America. […]
Strategy and Tactics05/04/2021Losing to people who would destroy American Democracy and establish an Americanized version of apartheid, rule by the white minority, is not an option. […]
Fact v Truth05/02/2021To this day you would be hard pressed to find a Yankee fan who would relent and accept the fact of the umpire's call at the plate. […]
For Those About to Walk…05/02/2021The older man at the beginning is powerful already. His concern is about the loss of power, and displaying the trappings of power helps to project it. The younger man is pursuing power... […]
One and Done!05/01/2021Given the current political climate, proof of vaccination may well become an element of exercising the right to vote, travel, see a movie, or a ball game. […]
Today’s New Pet Peeve: Banning Menthol Cigarettes05/01/2021The Biden administration wants to ban menthol cigarettes because menthol cigarettes, long most popular among communities of color, have been targeted by advocacy groups that believe menthol cigarettes are a "gateway" product in the mistaken belief that menthol cigarettes aren't as "harsh" as regular cigarettes. […]
Biden’s Speech: Historical in Speaking Truth Unto the People Update04/29/2021Narry a word about the colonials taking over the ramparts and the airports! […]
Walking Miles04/28/2021The Highway patrolman came to the passenger side of the my vehicle. Miles was in the back seat. He motioned for me to put the window down. […]
A Step Toward Economic, Racial, and Social Justice04/27/2021"It is an important step toward economic, social, and racial justice, and an economy that works for all Americans.” […]
Walking in the Dairy Aisle04/26/2021While we were talking to mom, the daughter came running in with a kitchen knife. We spun toward the daughter. […]
Walking in America with Robert Ford and Jesse James04/24/2021And at the time Lincoln was singing that song of America, Jesse James was playing a different tune. And judging from James’s popularity, many Americans were listening to a different tune. […]
Walking in Hollywood04/19/2021One night in Hollywood Division I had to work with an officer that I really didn’t like. This guy was the cliche’d stereotype of what everyone hates about police. […]
Walking in Futenma Town04/16/2021Walking down those narrow, shadowy streets, past widows that slid open and closed horizontally rather than vertically, my mind tormented me […]
Pat Robertson, when you’re right, you’re right!04/16/2021I have often asked: When, oh when will white people put a stop to this shit?! Pat Robertson and I may be on common ground here. […]
Back in The Game04/15/2021If I seem to be MIA, now you know why... […]
The Invention of the Police04/14/2021Why did American policing get so big, so fast? The answer, mainly, is slavery. […]
Europe 134804/14/2021Art thou more afeared of side effects than of death? […]
The Plane that Lands04/07/2021[T]here is professionalism among police officers. There are agencies which have higher standards than others. The criticisms I hear lately are moronic. […]
Scene from a Georgia voting line04/06/2021see attached clip from Ben-Hur […]
Accountability – one sentence post04/02/2021It’s a one sentence post. There’s no sense in reading an excerpt, particularly given that this excerpt contains one more sentence than the post does. […]
53 years ago today, March 31st, 196803/31/2021A Democratic president from Texas--a Democratic president who had been a segregationist for most of his career--finally and firmly embraced civil rights. […]
Piano Magic Tricks03/29/2021These tricks will work on an acoustic piano. If you hold down a key gently enough for the note not to sound and hit the right other key sharply, a third predictable note will ring. […]
Revenge of the Boring Man03/26/2021My wife, when having trouble sleeping, would sometimes ask me to tell her about the overtone series. […]
Fish Scandals: Guardian Warns Fake Fish Frauds Spoiling Dinners03/18/2021depending upon the breed of fish and the country where it is eaten, anywhere from 25% to 50% (or more) of the fish you eat may not be the fish you thought you bought, and this is a problem that permeates the wholesale fish industry, retail fish sales, and the restaurant trade. […]
NEW REPORT WARNS IMMUNOSUPPRESSED PATIENTS ON COVID RISKS03/16/2021Ever since the Coronavirus first struck, I've been wondering how will such a virulent virus affect immunosuppressed people. More importantly, how will immunosuppression regimens affect the vaccines […]
Darnella Frazier03/12/2021"The teenager who recorded the viral video of Derek Chauvin detaining George Floyd at a Minneapolis street corner has taken to social media to open up for the first time about what she documented in her neighborhood nearly 10 months ago." […]
Which posts would you save?03/11/2021When you look at your posts, which ones would you want to save and why? I guess this is sort of an open call. […]
Zoom adventure03/05/2021Spooky green-screen effects […]
Civilization: It Really Could Work03/05/2021I have had few experiences with government services since my time in the Marines, so my impressions of them basically remained from that time. Well, things have changed, and not for the better […]
Attacking 15th Amendment now, 19th later03/04/2021“Because it puts us at a disadvantage relative to Democrats.” […]
Texas, Take 303/02/2021You’d think that with all that weather-related power grid crap that the Texas government wouldn’t do anything else stupid. You’d think. […]
Black History To Become A Required Offering in CT High Schools02/28/2021All Connecticut high schools will be required to offer an elective course in African American, Puerto Rican and Latino history by 2022.... […]
The Great Debate: Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois02/21/2021Both men wanted the same thing: socioeconomic equality for Blacks in America, but based on their experiences, they formed two contrasting opinions on how to get there. […]
Black History Month: Letter from a Birmingham Jail02/19/2021"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." ----MLK […]
My Tarot Website02/16/2021Years in the making! […]
Black History Month: The Obama Effect02/16/2021Many Republicans had become so crazed and incensed over the mere thought of a black man in the White House that they had literally lost their minds to the notion that: "If they'll elect a black man, they'll elect me too!" […]
Re Domestic Terrorism: There Ought to Be a Law02/15/2021Domestic terrorism is a national problem. It should also be a federal crime. […]
The Prescience of Abraham Lincoln as a Young Man02/15/2021"If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." […]
It’s Official….Take Note!02/14/2021Without accountability, there can be no decency. Without decency, there can be no democracy. […]
Seeing the Capitol02/12/2021Seeing it was jarring. I’ve never had a negative reaction to it before. It means something different now. […]
A Question About Election Fraud in Georgia02/12/2021a) (1) A person commits the offense of criminal solicitation to commit election fraud in the first degree when, with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony under this article, he or she solicits, requests, commands, importunes, or otherwise attempts to cause the other person to engage in such conduct. […]
Let’s Play ‘What If’ with a False Equivalence02/11/2021What if Farrakhan and the event organizers had chosen to ignore and violate the terms and parameters of the permits issued and march up Pennsylvania Avenue with the expressed intention to storm the Capitol? […]
Impeachment Video Case & Summary of Team Trump Legal Defense02/10/2021Resolved, the Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors and that the following article of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate: […]
Here’s a Rich Fact02/08/2021U.S. Billionaires Could Give $3,400 Stimulus Checks To 331 Million Americans Using Only Their Increase In Wealth Since March 2020... […]
A question, using the Rice Krispies jingle02/06/2021Snat Crackle Tot […]
A Small Plumbing Problem02/06/2021"It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it." […]
One Sentence Post: A Message to Democrats02/04/2021We ran the table and won the government in a clean sweep... […]
Black History Month: Scoop There It Is!02/03/2021On 10 June 1896, Alfred applied for a patent on his invention. He was awarded patent 576,395 on 2 February 1897. […]
Are SOME People Really Buying US Currency with Trump’s Signature?02/02/2021If this ripoff tells us anything, it is telling us that the people who support Donald Trump believe that other people who support Donald Trump are so stupid that they will believe this drivel, and they might be right. […]
The Latest on Maureen, if You Were Wondering. Or not.01/30/2021I thought I'd lighten things up around here with a progress report on my dear sister, Maureen. […]
A Funny Thing Happened…01/29/2021Sure enough, the zombie rose again. Watching this process repeat with this concept and others over the past couple of decades, I began to wonder about the capacities of human intellect broadly. […]
Pandemic Blues01/28/2021It's like we should all be going around ringing bells and shouting “Unclean, unclean.” […]
The Doomsday Clock Fraud And The Boy Who Cried Wolf01/28/2021When it started publishing press releases about its Doomsday Clock, the rationale for the clock was that it was predicting how close the world was to a specifically NUCLEAR holocaust. After the Soviet Union finally collapsed on December 26, 1991, the prospect for a world-wide nuclear war faded, a fading accelerated by nuclear arms reduction treaties...SO WHY IS THE CLOCK STILL TICKING? […]
The Silence is Deafening01/27/2021Well, it has gotten very quiet around here for the past few days. I find myself starting new articles, getting a couple of pages into them, and then grinding to s stop thwarted by a feeling of utter futility triggered by the perception that nothing I say, write, or do is going to make any difference […]
Memes for the First Post Inaugural Sunday Afternoon01/24/2021He was gone at 6AM on Inauguration Day! […]
Dear Evangelical Christian, You really do not trust God01/24/2021You do not trust the God you claim to worship in ANYTHING and it is painfully obvious. […]
Who Watches the Watchers…and Who Watches Them?01/18/2021I keep wondering why the Capitol Police did not open fire on the rioters when they breached the perimeter. That is the standard operating procedure in such situations but as far as I have been able to determine, only one shot was fired, killing a rioter. […]
“How Long? Not Long!”01/18/2021In honoring his legacy, it should be noted that his method and approach to making an accusatory case for equality and justice, ensconced in the effectiveness of rhetorical lamentation, is sorely missed... […]
Reductio Ad Racism01/17/2021The fascist ideology of Trumpism and the minions of Trump must be crushed and eradicated from American public life... […]
Washington, We Have a Problem01/17/2021The thing we need to address right now is that it appears that people within government are at least sympathetic to the insurrectionist’s position, if not totally aligned. […]
The Seven ‘A’s of National Unity and Healing01/14/2021Unless all or most of these conditions are met, there can be no National unity or healing, and we can look forward to nationwide repetitions of what took place in the Nation's Capitol last week... […]
Only Trump stands between us and the Tooth Fairy01/13/2021She buys up teeth for a pittance, then sells them on the lucrative International Tooth Market. […]
Do Unto Others, Before They Do Unto You01/13/2021McConnell was one of the establishment Republicans who didn't want Trump to win the Republican nomination at the outset.... […]
Stop! Children, What’s that Sound?01/11/2021Hawley does not fit the profile of an insurgent, a rebel, or an insurrectionist. Why in the world would Hawley sacrifice a comfortable future within the establishment to raise a fist in front of an angry mob […]
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE. THE GREAT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD01/10/2021Now that the Democrats have somehow managed to grab onto the reins of power by their fingernails, some of us are already writing off the Biden administration by declaring that they will blow this chance to remake reality. Shame on US. […]
Help the Bombardier! I’m the Bombardier!01/10/2021Once the news showed the attempt at breaching the Speaker’s suite of offices, I began to think of the riots in Los Angeles when I was a police officer. Back then, I was closer to Nately’s age, but had a dual perspective between Nately’s and the old man’s. Not only was it my job to keep the peace, but I was also a young Black man. […]
HOLY COW – LIKE WOW – & WHAT NOW?01/09/2021And now I read Guiliani and Dershowitz repping tr-mp in impeachment […]
Bogey Bait01/09/2021While it is true that BLM would have been met with a different response, the comparison is not apt. What results from such comparisons is that movements like BLM are considered to be complementary opposites of groups like Q-anon, or even broad, enthusiastic Trump support […]
Jonah’s Yorzeit, that time of year again01/08/2021There are people here who were very supportive and I want to thank you. Oddly, that’s most of the people here. Not everyone here knew me at the time. […]
So, Where Were They?01/08/2021According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents. This is the highest proportion of police officers to citizens of any state or territory. […]
For The Record: January 6, 202101/08/2021And now I’ll say something I never expected to say in my lifetime: How the police have treated Black protesters would have been more appropriate yesterday than how they treated those White protestors. They are terrorists and traitors. […]
By Delivering Ossoff and Warnock, She has Delivered Us from Evil01/07/2021The double defeat of the Republican incumbents in deep red Georgia is the political miracle upset of the era. […]
Joy Reid: If the rioters were supporters of BLM…01/06/2021There’s nothing I can add to this explanation of why there was little or no fear of a police presence or a police response to this seditious riot at the capitol today… […]
A Single Sentence on Where We Stand: Update01/06/2021Doors and windows were smashed and shots were fired resulting in the death of a woman caught in the melee... […]
On Tape: Trump Begs Georgia Secretary to Commit Election Fraud01/04/2021You can't make this stuff up... […]
UPDATE: Vitamin D(3), Melatonin, and Covid-1901/03/2021A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with a Vitamin D deficiency during a quarterly blood test. I started taking 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3, taking 5,000 IU in the morning and 5,000 in the evening. Since then, I started having more difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. […]
Gohmert Says Street Violence Is only Recourse01/03/2021A typical white male, "law & order", Republican is now suggesting that street violence is a legitimate response to failure at the polls and in the courts.... […]
Gohmert v Pence: The 12th Amendment: Update01/02/2021The judge said Gohmert’s argument relied on entirely speculative circumstances. […]
Studio backdrop for Laura’s broadcast today12/28/2020Very teetery. May collapse mid-broadcast. […]
This has been long overdue: It’s About Time!12/27/2020“The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” […]
I have creative kids – Jennifer’s Xmas dinner12/26/2020Edible art […]
Laura’s New Year’s Cards12/26/2020Look forward, not backward […]
A photo for Christmas Eve12/24/2020I like the mood. […]
Christmas Crazies12/24/2020Anyone who believes he or she had an Ozzie and Harriet, Currier and Ives, Norman Rockwell, or Irving Berlin kind of "White Christmas", needs to seek and secure professional help immediately... […]
A Question About the Presidential Power to Pardon12/23/2020In light of the recent spate of presidential pardons, it should be apparent to most conscientious Americans that something must be done about excessive and/or abusive use of the Presidential power to pardon. […]
T-Rex, Krampus & I – visit daughter Laura12/21/2020Lord God I look, okay am, old and drunk, no really not drunk […]
$600.00 Is An Insult!12/21/2020If we don’t straighten this wealth and income disparity shit out, American Democracy won’t be worth shit, and it will be gone by the end of the century…. […]
Something Different (and not a flower)12/19/2020A visit to Fort Worden/Point Wilson in Port Townsend in late 2018 resulted in a series of works. […]
Income Disparities? Something’s Inherently Wrong12/19/2020"It is difficult to get a man (or woman) to understand something, when his or her) salary depends on his (or her) not understanding it." Upton Sinclair […]
A Single Sentence on Where We Stand12/18/2020Trump won't be satisfied unless and until somehow, some way, some where he precipitates and armed confrontation... […]
So Back to Me…12/18/2020...because I'm sure you're wondering. […]
Pink is Not My Favorite Color12/18/2020I am usually not a huge fan of painting with pink. It is challenging to get it to look the way a flower looks, delicate and natural. The danger is always that it pink can be insipid or look like stomach medicine. […]
Naked Man in my Back Yard12/18/2020Summer & winter, uncomplaining […]
Other People’s Garbage12/17/2020A hostess gift of horse manure - thank you thank you […]
Good morning12/17/2020However, it lacks a certain.........perspective. […]
MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues as part of Major Leagues12/16/2020...MLB commissioner Robert Manfred announced that the Negro Leagues are now recognized as Major Leagues by Major League Baseball. What that means is that Negro League stats now count, which of course affect the player and team rankings. […]
I think I’m there, now.12/16/2020Another flower, and some info about posting... […]
Grasping at Straws: The Last Gasp of Republican Angst12/15/2020Quite a few people are questioning whether the continued refusal of the Republican party to accept the results of the recent election might not constitute sedition. I did some extensive research on this subject some years ago and I do not believe that anything has changed since then but, No, it is NOT sedition. […]
With help, I’m making blogging progress12/15/2020Hello Old Friends, I've missed you! Insta and FB are poor substitutes for the kind of communication a good blog can do. It's been a long time since I made a blog post. I hope this means I'm back with you. […]
A Guided Tour of the BindleSnitch System12/15/2020If you go to Step by Step Instructions on the Members Drop Down Menu, the link to the Step by Step instructions is at the top of the page but I will also drop that link here: […]
I’m trying, people, I really am12/15/2020Hello to all my old blogging friends! Kosh has been very helpful with getting me started here and I'm hoping this post works. If it does, I will surely be back. It's been an eventful couple of years. […]
The Marvelous Pleasures of Ethiopian Food12/15/2020I'm a closet foodie, something I admit with a somewhat guilty conscience given all of the hunger and food insecurity in the world. Nevertheless, as a closet foodie, my secret passion is Ethiopian cuisine. The fact that a country that has long been associated with recollections of famines has one of the most unique and flavorful cuisines is one of life's strange ironies. […]
My Daughter, the You Tube Star12/14/2020In-person interactions -vs- electronic […]
To Mom and Dad with Love12/13/2020I had the good fortune of meeting and getting to know the woman in the photo. When I was a teenager she came to visit when my Dad was in the hospital with colon cancer. […]
What’s Going On in My Life12/12/2020I'm hearing there's been some pressure on members of this forum to post more than they do. Or to post at all. […]
Where we are now12/12/2020It’s life and death time. We have to stop this however we can and we have to survive this however we can. […]
Update: The Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert Election12/11/2020The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections. […]
Hidden House12/10/2020There's a front door there somewhere […]
Darnella Frazier to receive PEN Courage Award12/09/2020"The teenager who sparked a global movement with her video of George Floyd's final moments will receive a prestigious award Tuesday night for her courage." […]
Operation Warp Speed: Cutting Corners and Red Tape?12/09/2020Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a public–private partnership initiated by the U.S. government to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. […]
Eye Can See!12/08/2020EYE CAN SEE! […]
Me and Slobodan Milosevic Down by the Schoolyard12/07/2020Was feeling about half past dead. Just need some place where I could lay my head. Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed. He just grinned and shook my hand, “genocide” was all he said... […]
Do it, Sandy! I’d Do It For You!12/07/2020The contagion is the most troubling aspect of this problem because it limits our strengths and exacerbates our weaknesses. Our strengths include working together, as the invention of civilization intended. Our relevant weakness is the mere act of being together is part of the problem with contagion, and irritates what we dislike and mistrust about each other […]
They don’t make ’em like that any more12/05/2020Be it ever so humble... […]
Disenfranchising Native Americans a cautionary tale12/04/2020This occurred in North Dakota however the reality is that it can, and most likely will, occur in any state where there are large rural areas without street addresses designated by 911 administrators. Interestingly, the entire problem goes back to 911 enabling legislation. […]
The End of an Error: Movie Palaces Are Going Under12/03/2020The movie industry isn't in trouble...yet...but the motion picture exhibition business, and the distribution system, are in deep, deep trouble. Once upon a time, motion pictures were a novel innovation. Today, not so much. […]
Social Security is Already Under Attack Again12/03/2020Now that the Republican party has lost the presidency and failed to recapture the House of Representatives, Republicans and the more stupid Democrats in Congress, along with the chattering classes, will immediately resume their "National Debt" hawkishness. […]
The National Review Joins the Fight Against Mail-In Ballots12/03/2020There is an editorial currently running on the National Review's website that begins with the following statement: “There are legitimate issues to consider after the 2020 vote about the security of mail-in ballots and the process of counting votes..." […]
DONALD TRUMP VOTED ILLEGALLY IN 202012/02/2020With all of the speculation about the illegal things Donald Trump may have done, he did this right out in the open and we never even blinked: he voted illegally in the 2020 presidential election. […]
New Function Added to the Members Menu12/02/2020I have introduced a new functionality that lists every article ever posted on BindleSnitch by Author. You can access this function by clicking on the Members link on the main menu and selecting ARTICLES BY AUTHOR. […]
Nothing Exciting is Happening…And That’s GOOD!11/30/2020Okay, so nothing exciting is happening (that's GOOD!) […]
Re The COVID Vaccine: White Folks First…Please11/30/2020Why I don't trust anything coming from the government re medicine and medical treatment regarding black people... […]
If a Woodchuck Could Chuck…a Racist11/25/2020Let’s say there are two friends or associates across different cultural backgrounds who either work together or just enjoy one another’s company. And, within an ordinary course of events, one friend describes to the other a third association who is inarguably racist. […]
What’s for breakfast?11/23/2020BREAKFAST! COLOR-CODED FOOD! […]
Alan Milner on Bindlesnitch11/23/2020"If a fact-based, snark-free environment deters people from showing up and signing on, then so be it..." […]
What’s Your Story?11/21/2020We gathered for the wedding on a private island where TJ and Janie had another home. At the center of this island community is yet another golf course, and yet another club. Clubs are at the center of TJ and Janie’s life. […]
Giuliani’s Case and Giuliani’s Message11/21/2020Black and Brown people must not be permitted to overturn the will of White people, and determine who should be president of this country.... […]
Covid Cancellations: A Short List11/20/2020Here's a short list of the cancellations that must be contemplated consistent the with the recommendation to avoid intimate indoor and outdoor gatherings... […]
Lady in Red11/18/2020A red I can really appreciate! […]
Not Even Once…Upon a Time11/18/2020I have wondered, is there something wrong with the way I think about things, or was I just in some sort of a rut. Did I do this while speaking? […]
One-Eyed & Euphoric11/17/2020Back to being two-eyed tomorrow. Cataract surgery this morning. […]
Ohio Curfew Starts November 19th11/17/2020I find this interesting because I am not entirely sure what their angle is. There is already a 10pm closing time for bars and restaurants. Maybe this is to avoid closing other businesses, and allow citizens to make essential errands without necessarily weighing on businesses directly. […]
On the Second Amendment – one sentence post11/17/2020No excerpt necessary for a one sentence post. […]
Good Help is Hard to Find11/16/2020Got a call from Frank, my old handyman back east. He phones periodically, but always towards the end of the year to remind me about Dr. Who – I send him a CD of the previous year's episodes every Xmas. He doesn't have TV and used to come to my place to watch. Not welcome in everyone's house […]
It Was a Shakedown Cruise11/16/2020That headspace didn’t exist like that when I was 13. It was all dancing on the grass in front of anybody...in a speedo. By the time I was 21, I could low crawl up to you in the dark, grab you from behind and slit your throat, without you hearing a sound. […]
55 Percent of White Women Voted for Trump…11/15/2020During the Women's Suffrage Convention In 1851 white women were expected to choose between the Abolitionist movement and the Women's Rights Movement..... Racism was on the ballot in 2020, but the majority of white women chose Trump anyway. […]
A Legal Remedy for the Stonewalling of the Presidential Transition11/11/2020Emily W. Murphy, the administrator of the General Services Administration, has yet to recognize President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the transfer of power to begin. […]
Kayleigh McEnany on The Legality of Voting While Black11/10/2020White supremacist and white nationalist ideology holds that only votes cast by white people are legitimate and legal. […]
Didn’t Want to Rain on the Parade but I’ve got Georgia on my Mind.11/09/2020This isn't over yet...and it won't be over until the fate of the two Senate seats from Georgia are decided when Georgians go back to the polls on January 5, 2021. Joe Biden's very slender margin of victory in Georgia should not encourage us to expect these races to go in our favor. […]
The Affirmative Action Hire Fallacy11/08/2020The assumption being made here, and it’s a surprisingly common one, is that in the workplace the choice is between Merit hiring and Affirmative Action hiring. […]
A post election message to Trump and his followers…11/08/2020From Ron Powell's 'Sunday Funnies'. […]
President Elect: Joe Biden!11/07/2020Pennsylvania, the state of his birth, has given Joe Biden and Kamala Harris their moment in history. […]
For Algis Thomas Kemezys11/05/2020I've known Algis Thomas Kemezys for so long that I can't remember when we first encountered each other on Open Salon. He's an award-winning photographer, artist, and filmmaker. I've written several poems about his photography and artwork over the years, He's going through hard times right now....this poem is intended to bring him good cheer from an old friend. […]
Proposition 16 and unexpected consequences11/05/2020What? You didn’t think that all college admissions policies favored women and minorities, did you? […]
I Have An Election Question11/05/2020After all that has been revealed and all that has occurred, nearly half of the electorate remains solidly in support of the individual who appears to be hell-bent on the ‘deconstruction of the administrative state’, the dismantling of the democratic process, and the outright destruction of American Democracy. […]
Tim Wise: On The Myth of Meritocracy: Listen to Black People11/03/2020"We should have been listening to Black people..." ----Tim Wise […]
All Voting is Personal: The Politics of Humiliation and Racism10/30/2020As Nelson Mandela said: “There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated.” […]
Jackie’s Dodgers Win the World Series10/28/2020It wasn't until the early 60's that there appeared to be a seismic shift in political party affiliation from Republican to Democratic in the black community nationally... […]
A quintessentially American photograph10/27/2020What’s so American about that is precisely that it’s ordinary. […]
Supermarket Automation at Wal-Mart10/22/2020We hate shopping at Wal-Mart but since the prices at the Wal-Mart Supermarkets are up to 20% less for the same items at Publix, and we are on a very limited income, we would be fools not to shop there. Today, however, we were quite shocked by one of the changes they have made to the store. There are no more cashiers. None. […]
The Pathology of Trumpism10/22/2020At a time when a would-be dictator must be defeated by an overwhelming margin, most polls show the race for the presidency is within the statistical margin of error or simply too close to call. […]
Color-blindness & Journalistic Objectivity10/19/2020What’s phony about colorblindness is that it involves consciousness of discrimination in only one direction." ----Koshersalaami […]
A better image than a rising tide and boats10/17/2020A while ago I thought of a way to illustrate the difference between injecting money into an economy at the bottom and at the top. […]
Trump’s Corona Calculus10/17/2020In his mind, he determined that since the virus would do the most harm to people of color who lived in 'blue state' cities, there was no real need to declare a national emergency and react and respond accordingly... […]
Herd Immunity is a Question, Not an Answer10/16/2020The very concept of herd immunity has been widely misrepresented in the media. Herd immunity, according to the practice actually established in veterinary medicine, is accomplished by SEGREGATING healthy, uninfected members of the herd and keeping them isolate […]
A pair of one-sentence posts:Republicans, Have-nots, & Rising Tides10/15/2020Not necessary for this short a post […]
When is the Horror of Oppression not a Horror? Never.10/14/2020That is what the unseen experience is like in the US, and why it is so clever to have commentary with a horror theme. It fits for the unseen and the unheard. […]
How will you address civil unrest in South Carolina, Take 210/13/2020So what he was actually saying was: You cannot be elected to public office in South Carolina if you’re a liberal young African-American or immigrant. […]
How will you address civil unrest in South Carolina?10/11/2020Under review. Context of this post may be wrong. ks Answer: “If you are a young African-American, an immigrant, you can go anywhere in this state. You just need to be conservative, not liberal. Sen. Lindsey Graham, 10/9/20 […]
The strange stupidity of the Supreme Court nomination10/08/2020I don’t understand the Republican calculation here. The math doesn’t work. […]
Typhoid Mary and Covid Donald10/07/2020Donald Trump is at the epicenter of a severe outbreak and cluster of COVID19 infection at the White House. […]
Donald Trump: The Incarnation of White Privilege10/05/2020What white Privilege Looks and Sounds Like […]
Reckless Endangerment10/05/2020I understood that he wouldn’t care if people he didn’t know got sick with COVID-19. I didn’t know that not caring would extend to people he interacts with all the time personally. […]
The Mystery of Trump’s Anti-Mask Stance SOLVED10/03/2020On February 7, 2020, Donald J. Trump told reporter Bob Woodward that COVID-19 could be transmitted through the air, that it was very dangerous and that it would be difficult to contain, saying, “This is deadly stuff,” Why, then, did Donald Trump - having admitted to knowing this - launch an anti-mask crusade that is largely responsible for the spread of the epidemic throughout the United States. […]
The Biggest October Surprise Ever10/02/2020Now that DJT has contracted COVID-19, reality has taken some strange twists. If DJT becomes incapacitated, he would have to turn the presidency over to Pence, who would become acting president,...unless or until Pence comes down with it. At that point, Nancy Pelosi becomes Acting President. […]
Dispatch from Flyover Country10/02/2020Then, early this morning, 4:15, 2 Oct 2020, I looked to my favorite constellation, Orion. […]
The October Surprise: The Trumps Test Positive10/02/2020The 'official' narrative is that the Trump's got the virus from Hope Hicks. […]
Renounce Cannibalism10/01/2020When you think about renouncing cannibalism, I can’t believe they have not renounced it already […]
A new old photograph09/30/2020The [photograph] above came into my mother’s possession (electronically) a few days ago. She’d never seen it. I think she was told it was taken in 1910 in Jamaica Bay, Queens. I think it may be a bit more recent, like maybe 1912. In any case, certainly over a century old. I knew three people in the photograph. […]
Guess what other population Trump’s in trouble with?09/30/2020A poll was just conducted by the Yale School of Management. They polled attendees at Yale's Chief Executive Leadership Institute CEO Caucus. These guys like Trump because of his tax and regulatory policies, right? Wrong. […]
Trump Surprised Me09/30/2020Last night, though, I found myself quite surprised. Donald Trump shocked me. You might think this is a criticism of Trump’s conduct. It isn’t. Trump’s conduct did not shock me in the slightest. The thing I can not get my head around was what Trump did not do. […]
What Running on Racism Looks Like09/30/2020His words are already a white supremacist call to violence meme. […]
BindleSnitch Membership Update09/29/2020Requesting input about changes we're thinking about making to the website. […]
Death and Taxes Meet Fake News and The Hoax09/28/2020" ’Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes." […]
A new mass extinction…!09/27/2020Who among us knew that there were at least five extinctions that set and reset the table for human beings to come into existence and 'dominate' life on the planet? […]
Perspective09/26/2020Saturn is quite a bit dimmer than Jupiter is, even though Saturn isn’t all that much smaller. It is, however, roughly twice as far from Earth as Jupiter is. That’s the main reason it’s dimmer. So I look at them and because I know that I can visualize the depth, that Saturn is dimmer by virtue of distance. I’ve never really been able to do that with celestial objects before. […]
Carole Jane Cadwalladr: Democracy v Facebook09/25/2020If you don't do anything else online today, it is absolutely essential that you watch and absorb the information and insight of this extremely enlightening video... […]
It Figures…09/24/2020Kentucky didn't get the BLM memo. The grand jury report may be shocking, but it shouldn't be surprising. […]
AGT: bad news, not a real $1 million, good news, who won09/24/2020The winner is promised $1 million and headlining a show in Las Vegas. The show turns out to be two performances of a variety show, and the million is paid out over forty years. […]
Now Is the Time….09/23/2020Trump must be beaten AT THE POLLS by insurmountable margins or our democracy will face demise and ruin... […]
Let’s Face It, People Suck09/23/2020I am naturally curious about people, so I have logged lots of useless information, just as a preoccupation. In all of that time, and through all of those trials, the only thing as slippery as the subject of weight is racism. […]
Racehorse and Racist Theory?09/23/2020"A lot of it is about the genes, isn’t it, don't you believe? The racehorse theory. You think we’re so different?" […]
Pat Boone Matters?09/22/2020So, you might ask, what’s so bad about that? Isn’t art to be interpreted? Yes. Art should be interpreted. It is fluid and flexible, and if interpretations help one to enjoy, then do so. […]
McConnell the Apex Predator09/21/2020"An apex predator, also known as an alpha predator or top predator, is a predator at the top of a food chain, without natural predators." […]
T’kiah09/19/2020the shofar didn’t originally exist for the High Holy Days. It existed as a sort of ancient siren, a call to action, often with military applications […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 8709/18/2020Should the Trump-McConnell-Barr cabal succeed in getting a Ginsberg replacement installed before January of 2021, the proverbial rock shall fall through the bottom of the legal, political, and social fabric of this country toward a depth of hell that even Dante would have been hard put describe... […]
Trump’s New 1776 Commission Will Dictate Public School Curricula09/17/2020Donald Trump wants to take control of the curricula of the American public school system and is trying to give that control to members of organizations with ties to conservative think-tanks in an attempt to subvert the educational system to suit his belief systems. […]
Health Care American Style: How to Avoid Being Stented09/15/2020Hive Mind: Do I keep the cardiologist? Do I stay with the oncologist? What are the odds that the next doctor will be better than the last one? Not good, because it is the system itself that is completely broken. Information overload. […]
Rock Bottom09/15/2020What happens after an alcoholic or addict reaches bottom is they start to develop new habits and priorities that will help them remain clean and get prosperous. That’s exactly what I expect to happen to the United States. […]
The Road to Autocracy09/14/2020Anyone who believes that a Trump 'win' in November can't or won't signal the end of American Democracy doesn't have sufficient intellectual wherewithal to pay attention... […]
“I Look White”…..(But), Cheryl Green Rosario, HuffPost09/11/2020I’ve also been a fly on the wall when white people didn’t know anyone of color was looking or listening. […]
On Becoming a “Black Friend.”09/10/2020Everything about this man is interesting. It is difficult to know where to begin to describe him. His story is just so interesting. I guess the best way is to just relate how I came to know him. V arrived at my door to do demolition to my old bathroom with his 16 year old son. […]
It isn’t incompetence, it’s criminal intent09/10/2020Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for the deaths of more than 190,000 Americans... […]
Buyer Beware: Amazon vs. Home Depot09/09/2020The lowly but indispensable 5-in-1 Painter's Tool is experiencing a surge in popularity with some versions now that the painter's tool can now perform up to 15 functions. So, yes, you need one....but be careful where you buy yours. […]
Who are the good cops and where are they?09/04/2020Silence in the face of injustice is complicity in the perpetuation and perpetration of injustice... […]
Trump tells supporters to “vote twice”!09/03/2020It wouldn't be a bad idea if it weren't for the fact that it is illegal to mail in a ballot and then vote in person. […]
The most blatant racism in Kenosha09/02/2020Can you imagine the Kenosha police waving past a seventeen year old Black kid with that kind of weapon? […]
Does racist dog whistle politics work?08/31/2020No Democratic president has gotten a majority of the white vote since since LBJ .... […]
Our Special Tonight is Sudden Death08/27/2020Police work is directly analogous as an outsider status to being Black in America. Crazy assumptions about psychological motivations exist in ways, even among open-minded liberals, which would be condemned if the subject involved ethnicity or religion. Generalities which could not apply to a group so large are taken for granted. At 25, this curiosity was fascinating. At 56, it is exhausting. […]
At 74, Something to Contemplate08/27/2020For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. […]
Anti-Semitism is All in Your Head – Or Maybe Not08/25/2020According to Yahoo News, the Miami Herald is reporting a story about the firing of a medical resident at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio who once tweeted that she would give Jewish people the wrong medicine. […]
To America’s College Students08/24/2020You might wonder why most schools don’t just bite the bullet and operate almost entirely on line. The reason is that a tremendous amount of their revenue comes from housing. They need this revenue to operate. […]
Apparently, the public execution of George Floyd wasn’t enough…08/24/2020Evidently, the white cops in Kenosha, Wisconsin didn't get the 'world is changing' memo... […]
If I were a family doctor, I’d reach out to my patients about COVID08/23/2020I have been saying for a while that it makes no sense for those claiming that COVID-19 is a hoax to be relying on their politicians for information about infectious diseases rather than talking to their doctor, the person in their life who actually has expertise about infectious diseases. […]
A Historical Context for Watching the RNC08/23/2020The GOP was now the White Man’s Party — courtesy of Goldwater, Buckley, and National Review. […]
Warped Speed: The Speed of Lies08/22/2020Hogan was a remarkable creature to behold. I fully accept that hearing this description is like hearing about a mythical creature like the Loch Ness monster or a “compassionate conservative”, but Hogan is real and the Hogan Constant is valid. […]
Obama at the DNC: All hands on deck! This is not a drill!08/20/2020'No drama Obama' delivers sharp attack and dire warning... […]
In Case You Missed It: Michelle Obama Goes High08/18/2020DNC Keynote speaker, Michelle Obama slices and dices the Trump administration and policies as she soars in her address... […]
Senior Presidential Aide v America’s Mom08/16/2020Another incident from the Trump Department of 'You Can't Make This Stuff Up'... […]
What Would Happen If Trump Refused to Leave Office?08/16/2020"A peaceful transfer of power is necessary for American democracy to survive." […]
What the Hell is China doing?08/15/2020From an international standpoint, [the Chinese] are basically shooting themselves in both feet. It isn’t prudent, it isn’t playing the long game, it isn’t anything that we normally expect from China. […]
Open Letter To AG Barr and the DOJ from the Black Students at Yale08/15/2020Though Black students at Yale are not surprised at this attack on affirmative action, we are outraged nonetheless. […]
Color Me Fascinated08/14/2020There was a time when Blackness in America involved an internal psychological struggle with personal connections to the condition of slavery. Some felt shame. I am not judging that, but I don’t agree with it. […]
Ready to Defend the Constitution Against Trump08/14/2020"I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.. " […]
Donald Trump V Ben Franklin and the United States Postal Service08/13/2020America had a postal service before the constitution was ratified... […]
Biden – Harris: Evolution Not Revolution08/13/2020Either get on board or get out of the way... […]
Expose Yourself to Elijah Pierce08/12/2020If you are in Philadelphia between September 27th and January 1st, you can see the Elijah Pierce exhibit at the Barnes Foundation. […]
Kamala Harris: All American08/12/2020Yesterday, Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris as his running mate. It is a solid choice. In an earlier incarnation of Presidential politics, this would have been something of a ‘Hail Mary’. […]
It’s Biden – Harris!08/11/2020Once again, Democrats make history as Biden makes a momentous VP choice. […]
Trump’s War on Thinking and Democracy or The Glitch Ate My Homework08/11/2020While the Democrats and the media are focused on the counting of votes, he will declare the election to be a hoax and the results to be fake news.... […]
Damn! I Love My Uncle MAGA08/10/2020When he gave me the news, my brain could not make sense of it. I couldn’t even make sense of the road I was driving on. […]
How Many Posts Can BindleSnitch Snatch When a BindleGlitch Snatches08/09/2020Was this a BindleGlitch? […]
Of Guns and God and The Radical Left Agenda08/09/2020This sound bite will get Trump more votes than anything else he is likely to say during his campaign for reelection.... […]
In case you missed it: The Obama Eulogy of John Lewis07/30/2020This is the Barack Obama eulogy of John Lewis in its entirety... […]
The Father of Capitalism, Adam Smith on Slavery & Inheritance07/30/2020Smith and others argued that slavery and the generational transfer of wealth were antithetical to Democracy and Capitalism... […]
Herman Cain Dies of COVID1907/30/2020He was diagnosed with COVID19 less than two weeks after attending Tump's Tulsa Rally.... […]
A Very Fetching Retriever in the Before Time07/30/2020Everything started to change then, but we were not quite seeing it. It was right around then that I heard that this virus... […]
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation07/30/2020"Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe." […]
Book Excerpt: ‘The Half Has Never Been Told’07/28/2020And everyone who teaches about slavery knows a little dirty secret that reveals historians’ collective failure: many African-American students struggle with a sense of shame that most of their ancestors could not escape the suffering they experienced. […]
Sorry About the Slavery. It Was “Necessary.”07/27/2020Dear enslaved Africans, we have a favor to ask. We’d like to form a new nation, with principles of freedom and self determination... […]
The Greatest Bow07/25/2020William Faulkner said, “[T]he past is not dead. It is not even past.” We are fortunate, in a sense, if we can look at it that way. With this egalitarian principle, which is more imagined than real... […]
How Do We Change This?07/22/2020If we are to achieve a more perfect union, predicated on a multicultural and multiracial egalitarian democracy, how do we change this? […]
Biden Statement on Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections07/21/2020Biden throws down the gauntlet, and draws a line in the sand... […]
Observation Post #2: America On The Edge of Chaos07/21/2020In the wake of nationwide protests over the police murders of George Floyd and other people of color who are too numerous to enumerate, the current occupant of the Oval Office has completely ignored the armed occupations of state capitals and city halls by armed reactionaries, right wing militias and white supremacists...except when he chooses to praise them as "loyal Americans." […]
The Coronavirus Testing Conundrum07/20/2020Donald Trump is absolutely right. Increasing the number of people being tested will make it appear that the Coronavirus is more serious than it really is...and that will adversely affect his chances of being re-elected. However, Donald Trump is not wrong when he claims that testing is useless. […]
If you see something that isn’t right…….07/20/2020If you haven't gotten into 'good trouble' somewhere along the line, you're not fighting hard enough, or you're not fighting at all... […]
THE LAST STRAW: Trump Orders Hospitals Not to Send Data To CDC07/15/2020Donald Trump is attempting to control and manipulate the data about the CoVid-19 epidemic so that he can control the public's perception of the severity of the problem and cajole governors and mayors to open up their communities and send their children back to school in order improve his re-election hopes. He must be stopped. […]
To anyone still defending Trump07/15/2020If you needed an unassailable assessment of national leadership, you’re looking at it. […]
Hey Dad, May I Go to a Covid Party?07/13/2020The funny thing about being a kid is that it is like a hobby. All the kid things are fascinating to the kid, but they gradually fall away. […]
Holy Covid Batman, Trump Wants Your Job!07/11/2020...the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials... […]
Five Minutes On Clair De Lune07/11/2020You'd think I would feel that there's nothing I could learn from someone who purports to teach me how to listen to a piece I've been playing for decades.... […]
Privilege Has Its Membership07/09/2020If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Privilege answered it. […]
Stop Hate For Profit v Facebook07/08/2020We hope that you continue thinking about the consequences of what you have wrought and come back to the table soon with real change. […]
The Correct Response: Charged With Filing False Police Report07/07/2020It's about time! […]
What White Folks Don’t Know07/06/2020How does one go about proving that he/she has the right to exist and live as a human being? […]
“no way would I carry that much cash”07/05/2020A shift to a cashless economy would effectively exclude or shut, already marginalized black and brown people, out of the economic mainstream altogether. […]
The Question Facing Facebook07/01/2020Zuckerberg has become the poster boy for those who would argue in favor of internet accountability and regulatory intervention. […]
Russian Bounty On American Troops07/01/2020Because he values his relationship with Putin more than he values the lives of American soldiers, Trump won't do anything about it... […]
Horton Hears a ‘Why’…FINALLY!06/30/2020This wasn’t racism at work, this is about how and why racism works. It is about being different. The lesson is for the members of the mob who may have never said anything, never tried to trip the kid, never threw a punch. […]
Oh yeah! Really?!06/30/2020Weren't the summer sunshine and warm temperatures supposed to make the Coronavirus disappear? […]
COVID-19 PATIENTS IN US RIPPED OFF BY DRUG MAKER GILEAD06/29/2020The maker of remdesivir, Gilead, has announced that it will charge US patients -or their insurance companies - $2340 for the five-day treatment package until September, when it will INCREASE the price to $3120, a 33% increase, […]
What Meritoracy? Tim Wise Is Spot On As Usual06/29/2020It will be because white people make the case to reluctant and recalcitrant white folks... […]
The Evolution of the Media Ecosystem06/29/2020I was 10 years old in 1956. The media ecosystem we had back then was clearly superior to what 5th graders are exposed to today. […]
The Subtle and Unintended Racism in Media06/28/2020The fact that the racism in the comment may have been unintended doesn't make it any less racist... […]
If you have a hidden belief in Black inferiority06/27/2020Most racism in the United States is perpetrated by people who don’t admit their racism. Because they don’t admit their racism, the reasons for their views are not discussed; if they do discuss their reasons they are dismissed as immoral. The problem with that dismissal is that it leaves their reasoning in place […]
What Black People Know About Race, But Won’t Say Out Loud06/27/2020Every black person in this country knows that if Trump were a black man, he would have been impeached or assassinated by now. […]
Change in the Conflation and Confluence of Equality and Freedom06/23/2020Lincoln's iconic reaffirmation of the confluence of the concepts of freedom and equality rings down through history to this day. […]
Doctor’s Orders06/22/2020Doctor Fauci said, if you love Trump, shaved your armpits, have stretch marks, wear a table cloth for a belt, and have Pom-poms, you are right where you need to be. […]
What Do You Do When Life Gives You Lemmings?06/19/2020Presumably, lemmings are far too smart to do what their reputation says that they do. The thing they are reputed to do is mass suicide. […]
How The 13th Amendment Perpetuated Slave Labor06/19/2020The fact that the practice "peonage" (the hiring out of convicts to perform slave labor) continues down to the present day in both privately run and government run penal institutions is yet another indictment of the "American Way.") […]
A Rorschach Test for Cops?06/19/2020In other words, what defensively repulsed you at age 5 most likely will seem or be repulsive at age 50. […]
The Criminal Justice System and Systemic Racism06/18/2020If allowed to do so, white folks will place all of the blame for systemic racism on the racism that is extant in law enforcement and policing. […]
Nelson Mandela on Truth and Reconciliation06/17/2020Reconciliation requires that we end malnutrition, homelessness and ignorance, as the Reconstruction and Development Programme has started to do. […]
This Is Brotherhood by Chief Dan George06/16/2020This essay was written by Chief Dan George (1899-1981) a chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a Coast Salish band. He was known as political and social activist, poet, author, musician and actor who was best known for his Oscar-nominatated role as Old Lodge Skins in the film Little Big Man […]
Author’s Guide to the Two Universes of the United States06/15/2020Every journey starts with a point of origin, and this point of origin is the place with which you are all familiar. It is the place where your life journey started, shared with your mother at the moment of your birth. […]
Resisting Arrest Is Not A Capital Offense06/14/2020Who's the real 'criminal', and what should be the charge in this scenario? […]
Unpacking 528 years of systemic racism in the Western Hemisphere06/13/2020The underpinnings of the United States are based on immoral beliefs of alleged racial and religious superiority. If we aren't willing to unpack that box we aren't going to fix the damn problem. If you aren't willing to help unpack the box you aren't helping People of Color. […]
VA Lost Lee, NASCAR Nixed the South’s Flag & R. Williams Is Gone06/12/2020It’s the little things that have the greatest impact on the nature and quality of an individual’s life.... […]
Can I Say That?06/12/2020Today I posted a video from the film, “Glory.” The portion posted depicted Trip, played by Denzel Washington, being flogged. Washington won an Academy award for his portrayal. The scene is quite compelling. […]
Shhhhhh! Shhhhh! Shhhhh!06/12/2020Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! […]
A lesson from Anne Frank about martyrdom06/11/2020How would we feel if modern day Nazis or Nazi sympathizers presented evidence that she wasn’t as nice as we thought? Documented evidence that she was nasty to her sister or her parents? Would that mean every bookstore would pull the diary from their shelves and she would no longer be read in schools? No, because her sainthood isn’t the point. […]
A Matter of Proper Wording06/11/2020“Activism doesn’t change the dictionary,” he said. “Activism changes the language.” […]
Having Their Noses Rubbed In It06/10/2020White Americans have been forced to see themselves and their hypocrisy in a way that runs contrary to everything they've been taught to believe about themselves and the country they live in. […]
Open Letter to the New York Times about Third Party Editorials06/09/2020Last week, on June 3, the Times published a guest editorial by Senator Tom Cotton (R-ARK) under the headline of "Send In The Troops." in which he demanded that the federal government unleash "an overwhelming show of force to disperse, detain, and ultimately deter lawbreakers." […]
Rocky McBoulderstone and Me06/09/2020And although these conversations have been rather one sided, as a typical human conversation goes, Rocky actually has contributed quite a lot. […]
Knees06/09/2020The strangest irony in all this is that NFL players will now be free to take a knee, not because Kaepernick did but because Chauvin did. And, in dying, George Floyd became one of the most potent political activists in American history. […]
I Have a Call for Bitey, Will You Accept…06/08/2020As we discussed the life of a clergy, Reverend Miller said, I want you to consider studying theology, and to pursue a career as a pastor. I said, “what about the calling? […]
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due06/08/2020Which, if any, of these awards should be given to Darnella Frazier for her cell phone video of the murder of George Floyd? […]
Want to Stop Police Brutality: Decriminalize All Drugs06/08/2020It is the height of absurdity to suggest that we do away with our police forces. There isn’t a country or a major city in the world that doesn’t have a police force. Even the Vatican City has a police force. Like it or not, there are violent criminals in the world […]
Do We Really Need Secret Police?06/07/2020Previously unidentified officers wore shirts with insignia from at least two federal prisons in Texas, one of which includes active coronavirus infections. […]
Alas, Poor Bitey. I Knew Him Well.06/06/2020Humans are not quite the advanced creatures that I thought we were when I was a child. Humanity has a huge PR machine that gives an inflated view of what a human is or is capable of. […]
Roger Goodell’s Mea Culpa on Behalf of the NFL06/06/2020When 49ers QB, Colin Kapernik, took a knee during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality, the NFL excoriated, ostracized, and ultimately banned him from the game. […]
Honey, Did You Order More Law Enforcement?06/05/2020Here is what I think will happen if that does happen. First, you have to consider that there is a demand for security. There always has been, and there always will be? Do we agree there? […]
Is It Different This Time?06/04/2020This feels really different, so I searched myself for why. I wondered if it was because I have become accustomed to this tragic aspect of our society. […]
Dear Drew Brees…06/04/2020If your answer is no, and you think my questions are ridiculous, then you may be beginning to get the picture. Human life is more important than any symbol... […]
“First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh at You, Then They Fight…”06/03/2020Sports news is very different today, and I mean literally today, not just recently. Today, and maybe tomorrow […]
In Praise of Detectives06/02/2020The detective arrived after about 20 or 30 minutes. He asked me what I thought happened. I told him basically what I told you, with a few more details that would not be interesting to you. […]
Which Came First…?06/02/2020Bandages, beans, and bullets can get very expensive, but most expensive is the human resource. To fight a war, a nation needs live bodies, and the coalition of the willing provided more in terms of public relations than actual fighters. […]
Trump Bulldozes a Peaceful Protest for Photo Op06/02/2020In a mindless show of force, Trump bulldozed a peaceful protest in Washington's Lafayette Park so he could walk across the street and have his picture taken in front of a boarded church while holding the Bible upside down. […]
American Septic-ism06/01/2020I think we all know that our government is setting us up for the “Melvin.” A President was impeached, and the US Senate would not even allow evidence or witnesses at the trial. We have probably been in a failed state for quite a while […]
Did the killer know George Floyd?05/31/2020Both George Floyd and the cop who killed him worked security at the same nightclub […]
Curfews Didn’t Work. Now What?05/30/2020Let’s say there were four lanes on the expressway to pass under the bridge. If my uncle John was one of the drivers, there would be five cars shoulder to shoulder aiming for the four spots […]
Re Disqualification: Klobuchar, Biden, Tessio, and Bitey05/29/2020During her time as a county prosecutor in Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar failed to seek justice rather than higher office. Now, as her failures come under greater scrutiny, she is hoping that Biden will take her off the hook. […]
Tell Amy it was Only Business. I Always Liked Her.05/29/2020When friends get together in sadness, we share a hug, and we share a laugh. You can’t just cry and be morose. That would just be depressing. And you can’t just smile and laugh. That’s disrespectful. […]
Disqualified?05/29/2020Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints... […]
We the People…05/29/2020In order to form a more perfect union... […]
GOP’s Voter Disinformation System Spins Up05/28/2020Donald Trump is desperate to get in front of an audience. Any audience will do....but the bigger, the better.That's why he's pushing hard for the Republications to hold a national convention in the middle of a pandemic despite the fact that there is absolutely nothing for a Republican Convention to do this year.... […]
Call Me Bitey05/28/2020Being black in this society is weird in ways that so many are blind to, and so many others know like the back of their hands. They are two parallel universes which are only visible to one of the universes. […]
Bless Me Father For I Have Sinned05/27/2020I want Donald Trump to take a big step toward totalitarianism, just to see how the goofy apologists react. […]
Joe Biden’s Clean Energy Platform05/27/2020Neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump will live long enough to find out who was right, or whether Biden's plan will actually work. The difference is that Donald Trump's inaction is accelerating the timetable for global environmental and economic collapse […]
You have the right to remain silent.05/27/2020When Trump suggests that people from "shithole countries" should go back to where they came from... […]
The Disingenuous Unsupportable Didactic…of Summer05/26/2020When the Dud Swallow compares Biden to Trump, he inadvertently elevates the Democratic Party. The poor Dud Swallow hears the call of another Dud Swallow, in this case, Hugh Hewitt, and then starts to warble his plagiarized nonsense version, this time about Joe Biden. […]
Biden’s Gaffe: Example of Jokes That White People Shouldn’t Make05/22/2020Frankly, many of us would agree with the sentiment even if concerned about the wording... […]
600 Crazy MDs Declare Imminent Mass Casualty Incident05/21/2020"More than 600 doctors signed a letter urging President Trump to end the nationwide coronavirus shutdowns and referred to orders issued by states that keep businesses closed as a “mass casualty incident” with devastating consequences," […]
Jobless Numbers Reports Mislead Readers05/21/2020On today's New York Times web page, the lead article, "Coronavirus Live Updates: New U.S. Jobless Claims Bring 9-Week total to Over 38 Million" misleads the reader because of several "facts" that are not in evidence in the article. […]
Free Advice from Marc Thiessen is Felonious Insult05/19/2020Can it really be an opinion if you do not genuinely think what you have offered as your opinion? Can any sentient being sincerely offer this as a legitimate comparison? I don’t think much of Marc Thiessen, but this is beneath even him. […]
Franken-Gate05/19/2020If you make it all the way through Hewitt’s column, you will notice that the monster never once moved. There was never a sign of life. […]
A Question About Planning On the Return of COVID19 In the Fall05/18/2020The scientists and medical experts say that it is a certainty that we will experience a resurgence of the Coronavirus in the fall... […]
The Legend of Covid the Kid05/12/2020Bing bing, bong, bing bing... […]
Just Exactly, What Is Obamagate?05/12/2020'Obamagate' is Trump's new 'dog whistle' for the criminal offense of being President while black. […]
Morning Joe Asks Republicans: “Wherefore Art Thou?”05/11/2020As a result of their continued and consistent support of Trump Republicans can no longer claim to be the following... […]
A Page From The Dictator’s Playbook05/10/2020"...try to keep in mind that this is Donald Trump we're talking about." […]
Can the Lincoln Project Make Trump Crazier Than He Already Is?05/07/2020Is there risk in making Trump crazier than he already is? […]
Why Biden Shouldn’t Pick Harris05/04/2020A black face on the Democratic ticket would give the Trump campaign the target they so desperately need... […]
Trump Doesn’t Read His Daily Briefings Because He Can’t Read05/01/2020"semiliterate: a person who is poorly educated or unable to read or write with ease or fluency..." […]
Trump Did NOT Tell Everyone to Drink Bleach04/24/2020DONALD TRUMP IS PROFOUNDLY IGNORANT about some of the basic facts of chemistry, biology, physics, (not to mention every other science)...and he has a very bad habit of "thinking out loud" on national television in a manner that creates confusion in his audience...the American people. The Bleach Episode proves this point. […]
Why Did You Die?04/24/2020This is the crazy thing about this crazy time that we are in. We don’t agree with all of our neighbors, friends, or even family members. That’s fine. Mr. McDaniel seemed like a regular guy, not different from most. Somehow he was convinced that COVID-19 was some sort of hoax for someone’s political benefit. […]
An Open Letter to President Trump04/24/2020{Expletive deleted} […]
The Difference Between Propaganda and Journalism04/24/2020United States Coronavirus Cases.... […]
Question: How do people who live by Fox News, see this …04/24/2020When sounding an alarm, repetition is necessary and appropriate. […]
We Are All Crazy On This Bus to Nowhere04/23/2020WE ARE ALL AWARE THAT SOMETHING HAS GONE TERRIBLY WRONG WITH OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR MEDIA, OUR RELIGIONS, AND, INDEED, WITH OUR CULTURE AND OUR CIVILIZATION. Bob Dylan put it this way back in 1965:"Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is, Do you, Mr. Jones?" […]
Red v Blue / North v South: Trump’s Civil War?04/22/2020Trump seems to have managed to foment sufficient sectional or regional discord to start a civil war of sorts... […]
Deadly Blood Clots Are Being Caused by COVID-1904/22/2020Doctors in different disciplines are finding that blood clots caused by COVID-19 are causing a variety of different live threatening ailments, resulting in a new treatment protocol that promotes treating COVID-19 patients with heavy doses of blood thinners before the symptom of blood clotting become obvious. c […]
For Want of a President…04/21/2020For want of the Defense Production Act... […]
A Pulse Oximeter Could Save Your Life04/20/2020There is a serious problem with the Covid-19 testing. We all know that's true, but it is worse than you think because, by the time your symptoms develop to the point where the people who are administering the tests will test you, your symptoms may have already escalated beyond the point of no return […]
Armed Protests Against Michigan Governor’s Stay at Home Order04/18/2020At a time when our only real weapon against the deadly Coronavirus is national unity... […]
Bob Dylan’s Up to Something…04/17/2020Bob Dylan's up to something. I don't know exactly what it is, but he has released two new songs in as many weeks, giving them away free of charge, dropping them right into my mail box, free of charge. His newest release, "I Contain Multitudes," illustrates an essential fact about Dylan: He has become poetry incarnate. […]
The Greatest Cure on Earth!04/17/2020The greatest deal of any lifetime. No one has ever seen such a deal. What do you get? You get whatever you want. You get your life back. More specifically, I developed a cure for Covid-19. I alone can fix it. […]
What Happens If Trump Suspends the 2020 Election04/16/2020There are widespread - and totally unfounded - concerns about Donald Trump cancelling the 2020 election by declaring martial law or through some other legal stratagem. That will never happen because Title 3 of the United States Code, Section 19 Item A (1) states: […]
North Daryl Goes Feral with Viral Quarrel to Imperil Sterile Barrel04/16/2020It appears that the Tea Party is back. You remember the Tea Party, right? They used to gather together, and hold signs about how fiscally irresponsible the Democratic President was. […]
What Just Happened Here?04/13/2020So, Kyle Larson, NASCAR driver in one of these meaningless...yet televised...virtual races, gets online and asks if he can be heard. Presumably he determined that he could not be heard, then he said... […]
The Existential Threat of Incompetence04/09/2020Trump has been engaged in the "deconstruction of the administrative state" ever since he took office.... […]
In Case You Missed It: Bernie Takes A Graceful Bow04/08/2020In case you missed it... […]
Another Deadly Lie04/07/2020Even the people who learned the alphabet watching Sesame Street know better than to take anything Trump says at face value. […]
FACT: You CAN Vote By Mail in ALL 50 States04/04/2020The people who are promoting this legislation are either stupid or ill-informed because voting by mail is an accomplished fact in ALL 50 states right now. It's called an absentee ballot...and they are available for the asking from your local Election Commission. […]
NY Times: Jared Kushner Is Going to Get Us All Killed04/03/2020The NY Times published a opinion piece by the highly regarded Michelle Goldberg that casts some additional light on why the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 epidemic has been so incompetent. The answer to that question is Jared Kushner […]
Not Banana04/02/2020Covid-19 is a virus which requires the separation of people to slow and eliminate the growth of this pandemic […]
Wear A Face Mask: The Life You Save May Be Your Own04/01/2020It is now beyond dispute that wearing whatever face protection you can find is the single most important step we can take AS INDIVIDUALS to flatten the curve of the epidemic....but until recently, The World Health Organization, The Centers for Disease Control, and members of the Trump administration argued […]
The Difference Between Healthcare Insurance and Healthcare04/01/2020Understanding the difference between health care insurance and health care is understanding the difference between concerns for profits and concerns for patients. […]
That’s No Clown. That’s My Zombie.03/30/2020Someone observed recently, and then memorialized it in a meme, that the apocalypse was supposed to have zombies and anarchy. What we actually got was home office work and no toilet paper. […]
Clintovid-1603/29/2020Take heart, Americans. President Trump had the foresight to... […]
A Scam for the Ages03/28/2020Before the ink was dry, Trump declared his intention to ignore or defy provisions for congressional oversight... […]
Mission Unthinkable03/27/2020Frankly, I thought that if China got there first, they’d just have bragging right for saving the planet. […]
First Impressions03/27/2020The cello is up in her genius workshop, along with some antiques, and some rolled up Oriental rugs that we are not using. The last couple of years, I have listened to her cello playing from a distance. It seems to improve in sudden steps. It was her first stringed instrument, so if you were not watching, you could not tell if she was playing a drum, a kazoo, or livestock. […]
Shelter in Place v The Homeless03/18/2020The coronavirus can make criminals of the homeless...Let's make being homeless a crime... […]
Charisma, Coattails, and the Coronavirus03/18/2020The coronavirus has exposed Trump for the incompetent fraud that he is. […]
There is a Balm…03/16/2020My skin was burning. I clasped them together, and rolled my right hand over to expose the palm, and rubbed my left thumb over my palm. My hands are burning from all of the extra hand washing in our “Silent Spring” of “Social Distancing.” […]
Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?03/14/2020Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been? I’ve been to London to visit the Queen. […]
As If His Primetime Address to the Nation Wasn’t Bad Enough03/13/2020This is what Trump said and did after his primetime 'Address to the Nation' Wednesday night... […]
Icarus, Donald Trump, and a Horse…03/12/2020Thinking about it, I began to wonder about its origin. I knew what it referred to. It describes the process that takes place when a gas fueled aircraft crashes. Often, they catch fire and burn. The idiom means catastrophic failure. […]
This COULD BECOME an Extinction Level Event03/12/2020There are a number of potential extinction level events that scientists worry about. There's nuclear war, of course, and meteors, climate change...and pandemics. The Pandemic Extinction Level Event just because a lot more feasible because it could be happening around us as you read these words. […]
WHO Declares Pandemic03/11/2020Who declared a pandemic? […]
Folk Remedies for Coronavirus from ConsumerLab.Com03/11/2020Consumerlab.com is a widely respected , highly authoritative source for information about the quality and efficacy of nutritional health supplements. This is a summary of their report on efficacious remedies that may mitigate the coronavirus. […]
The CDC’s Current Advice for Not Spreading The Virus03/11/2020The 2019 corona virus is here, and it is real. There are many things that you should (and should not be doing) but it is hard to formulate a checklist for how to protect yourself and your family from contracting or spreading the disease. Pay attention. This is a life or death issue. […]
Would Trump Try to Cancel the 2020 Election in November?03/11/2020Anyone who doesn't think that Trump will attempt to pull some kind of really undemocratic dirty shit is clueless and has no idea of who and what we're up against. […]
What Donald Trump Taught Me About Life03/07/2020And now, I can be grateful that the mere fact of Donald Trump’s existence taught me one of life’s greatest life lessons. Racism is about power, and not about information...and facts don’t matter […]
Democrats and Drama Queens on Super Tuesday03/05/2020Super Tuesday wasn't the blowout that the media is making it out to be. According to the New York Times, Joe Biden walked away with 433 delegates to Bernie Sanders 388, a difference of 45 pledged delegates. with 17 states in the bag so far. That isn't even close to an insurmountable lead. […]
Once Again, Bernie’s Out On The Limb03/04/2020Bernie and his base must own up to the idea of party unity... […]
Media Law and Ethics: Pop Quiz02/27/2020Media Law and Ethics: Pop Quiz […]
Hackers Can Change Ballots Cast with Voatz Voting App02/27/2020A team of researchers at MIT released a security audit of Voatz—a blockchain app that already was used in a limited way for absentee-ballot voting in the 2018 mid-term elections—that they said bolsters the case for why internet voting is a bad idea […]
A Single Sentence & Video re The State of Mass Media Today02/27/2020If contemporary mass media were engaged in journalism, Trump wouldn't be President. […]
The Ethical Responsibility of the Media02/26/2020Print was an essential factor in pushing the colonists toward revolution even if it was not sufficient to cause the Revolution. […]
What Can You REALLY Do to Minimize Your Risk of Contagion02/26/2020I talked with several experts on infectious diseases about the coronavirus threat. I reached out to these experts because I have a severely compromised respiratory system. If I catch this thing, I'm a dead duck. This is the consensus of their recommendations: […]
A Question About Trump and the The Coronavirus02/26/2020If the American media doesn't get it right in print and on the air, how can the voting public be expected to get it right at the polls? […]
How the Real Estate Meltdown of 2008 Really Went Down02/17/2020In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Times staffer Christopher Caldwell attempts to set the record straight about claims that Michael Bloomberg blamed the 2007 real estate meltdown on Congressional legislation that pressured banks "to make loans to everyone" but that's not the whole story. […]
Humanity is Facing a Future of Fire or Ice02/10/2020Google News is currently featuring an article on a website called phys.org/news from Trinity College, Dublin, which is credited as the author of the article, with the following headline:"Scientists show solar system processes control the carbon cycle throughout Earth's history" […]
About Black History Month02/07/2020The ultimate irony of all historical information is that it has no innate meaning whatsoever until interpreted at another future time, in another political context. […]
65 Degrees02/07/2020This is what it looks like at my house. Maybe I should go somewhere warm. […]
NY Times Misreads Scientific Study – Again02/06/2020The title of the article, "Panicking About Your Kids’ Phones? New Research Says Don’t," says all that needs to be said about the article, which purports to refute recent concerns about the amount of time that children and young adults spend on their mobile devices, […]
Inspired by Robish02/04/2020There was a time when I could have posted this video as a comment... […]
You Have to Stand Proudly02/04/2020"You have to stand proudly for the national anthem, or you shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there. Maybe you shouldn’t be in the country." ---Donald Trump […]
How Dare They Compare This Impeachment to a Lynching?01/23/2020Anyone who doesn't know this knows nothing at all about the truth of the history of black people in this country. […]
How Bigotry Has Befallen Baby Boomers01/21/2020Whenever I see a headline with the word "seniors" in it, I know that whatever follows that headline is going to be another scam aimed at older people, a quack cure for yet another made-up disease, a warning about how the government is going to take away your Social Security […]
A Question for MLK Day 2020…01/20/2020MLK would be 91 had he survived to celebrate his birthday this year. […]
How Microsoft Screwed Customers and Why It Matters01/17/2020Microsoft has finally kicked Windows 7 to the curb. It's the end of an era. From now on, if you want the Windows 10 operating system, and you don't have it on your current computer, you will pay $140 to get it. […]
THE END TIMES ARE AT HAND…STARRING DONALD TRUMP?01/15/2020We are living in the end times, and Donald Trump has been cast in the role of The Savior, but there was a misprint in the program. Donald Trump is the anti-Christ. […]
What REALLY Happened to Flight 752?01/14/2020The Iranian situation is getting curiouser and curiouser. The Iranian government has now admitted that they mistakenly shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as it was TAKING OFF from Teheran International Airport. […]
Bernstein: A Brief Education in Music Appreciation and Analysys01/14/2020Learning to play is one thing. Learning why is entirely quite another... […]
Pelosi v McConnell Part 2: A Motion to Dismiss01/09/2020On January 27, 1999, the Senate voted on (two) motions in public session; the motion to dismiss failed on a nearly party line vote of 56–44... […]
The American Medicare for All Conundrum01/09/2020Medicare for All is what it always was, a divisive, undoable, and ultimately unpopular proposal that might very well cost the Democrats the election in 2020. Study after study has indicated that MFA may be a loser in 2020. […]
In Case You Missed It: Lindsey Graham on Impeachment Witnesses01/07/2020....This is must see video.... […]
I’m Beginning to Suspect That…01/07/2020If this place is to work, it will work because people who write, care about the writing and the right to do so, not about the display or the splash... […]
So, Where’s the BindleSnitch Commentary on Trump’s Re-election War?01/07/2020"By November, the Soleimani assassination will be old news..." […]
The Question About Twitter as Valid Notification01/07/2020"These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress..." […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASE01/03/2020At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action... […]
Subpeona Bolton’s Book Deal01/02/2020"Ex-Trump aide John Bolton has deal for book that may publish before 2020 election, reports say..." […]
A Question for Christmas12/24/2019The old story is as apt today as it ever was, possibly even more so. […]
In the Court of Public Opinion, the Media Must Get it Right12/13/2019He didn't want an actual investigation for corruption, he wanted the announcement of an investigation for corruption. […]
A Date Which Will Live In Infamy12/07/2019Many of the 'baby boomer' generation were brought into the world as a social by-product of this single act of international diplomatic treachery. […]
Why I’m Not Voting in the Primary12/05/2019I am not going to vote in the Democratic primary and it isn't just because I am not a registered Democrat. I really don't care who the Democrats nominate because I am going to have to vote for whomever the Democrats get around to nominating...but I am not going to like it. […]
November Remembrance11/28/2019That's me in the basket... […]
A Question About Prediction11/27/2019I'm not clairvoyant, however, I did publish two posts that seem to be spot on prescient... […]
Another November Anniversary11/22/2019It's another November during a time that has certainly been influenced by the events of a November long ago. […]
Two Views of Sondland’s Testimony Show Fissures in News System11/20/2019This is why our perceptions of reality are so badly skewed. Here are two "take-aways" from Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony today, one from the venerable Associated Press […]
Lincoln’s November11/19/2019166 years ago today.... […]
Evolution of the Republican Truth11/17/2019A look at Republican Darwinism.... […]
Putin’s America11/15/2019"....follow the money...." […]
The Preamble, The Oath, and Impeachment11/11/2019As things stand the 2020 election will be a referendum on the Articles of Impeachment presented by the House of Representatives and the vote of acquittal by the Senate. […]
A Question About James Comey and The Oath of Office11/08/2019"The investigators called the manner in which Comey disclosed the FBI’s findings on Clinton’s email, at a news conference in July of the election year, “extraordinary and insubordinate.” […]
Facebook is an Addiction We Can Do Without11/07/2019Why am I on Facebook, having interminable conversations about ecology, climate, politics and economics that end up going around in circles […]
Re “Affordable Housing”: The Birth of a Meme11/06/2019There's a word for those who can't afford "affordable housing... […]
Trump, Obama and, Newton’s Third Law11/04/2019Obama and Trump are not opposites nor are they, or the effect they have on American politics and political system, equal. […]
A Call To Arms for American Jews10/29/2019The difference between these two incidents was that, in Poway, California, there actually was a “good guy with a gun” in the synagogue…but the shooting […]
Talking to the Wall, 2nd Edition10/27/2019Things you should know and things you can say when your conversation is about race and you feel like you are talking to a wall. […]
In Case You Missed It: Obama’s Eulogy for Cummings10/25/2019"Elijah Cummings came from good soil." […]
2020 Focal Point: Medicare for All10/25/2019Medicare for All is going to be one of the battlegrounds in the 2019 Democratic primaries and in the 2020 presidential campaign. Most Republicans don’t want it. Some Democrats do. […]
Cortez v Zuckerberg Re Fact Checking Accountability10/25/2019The intelligence community has warned that Russian interference in the American electoral process is continuing and ongoing. […]
A New (and DIFFERENT) Democratic Party Platform10/24/2019I am watching the Democratic party racing toward defeat. The Democrats are going to be defeated in the Senate when they try to convict Donald Trump on a Bill of Impeachment. T […]
Republicans Attack Closed Door Congressional Hearing10/23/2019Democracy Is Falling Apart Before Our Eyes: As reported in the New York Times today, More than 24 House Republicans attempted to invade a closed door meeting of the House Intelligence Committee meeting […]
Not Jackie’s Dodgers v Yogi’s Yanks, Still the World Series10/22/2019Not Jackie's Dodgers... […]
It is Time For McConnell to Leave the Senate10/22/2019This should now be obvious to everyone. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is a clear and present danger to the survival of the Republic […]
Re Trump quote calling Republicans ‘the dumbest group of voters’10/21/2019It's fake! […]
A single sentence on the passing of Elijah Cummings10/19/2019...the angry voice of a black man... […]
And Now A Few Words from the ‘Editors’10/18/2019I have recently been accused of running a crooked game here by not publishing articles that aren't sufficiently leftish for my tastes. This is rather funny, because I don't publish anything on BindleSnitch myself […]
President Putin?10/17/2019Trump is turning the United States of America into a client state of Putin's Russia. […]
A Question About the Latest Impeachment Poll10/17/2019After everything that has transpired... […]
Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic leader, dies at 6810/17/2019"We're better than this..." […]
Chutzpah Redefined10/17/2019For those of you who aren’t familiar with this particular Yiddish word, it means unmitigated gall but more extreme than that. My father used to give the classic example of the guy who kills his parents, then throws himself on the mercy of the court on the grounds that he’s an orphan.....I didn’t think I’d live to see the day that my father’s example would be, well, trumped. […]
Google Promotes the “Cheese Causes Cancer” Myth10/14/2019Google News has done it again. The company that used boast that it's motto was, "Don't Be Evil," has posted a link to a questionable article from a questionable source that promotes the idea that cheese causes or worsens breast cancer. […]
From the Fly on the Wall Department10/14/2019I’m not going to throw you under the bus, but you must understand that you have to fall on your sword if I am to have any chance of getting away from this… […]
People who would buy the ‘Jesus Shoe’10/13/2019The concept of "the Jesus shoe" is at best an insult to Christians and abject blasphemy at worst.... […]
Rudy Who?…Oh, That Rudy!10/12/2019...and like his predecessor, Michael Cohen, Rudy Giuliani is about to be thrown under the bus.... […]
Opening Statement: Frmr Ambassador Yovanovitch to House Committees10/12/2019Our efforts were intended, and evidently succeeded, in thwarting corrupt interests in Ukraine, who fought back by selling baseless conspiracy theories to anyone who would listen. Sadly, someone was listening, and our nation is the worse off for that. […]
How Bad Information Creeps Into Your Head10/10/2019The good thing about being a pessimistic cynic is that we are always happy when we are wrong, but we are prepared for the worst when we are right. The worst thing about being a pessimistic cynic is that you worry - a lot. […]
Why Trees are Not the Answer to Climate Change10/09/2019Every few days, another article pops up somewhere extolling the virtues of "reforestation" as the solution to the climate crisis. One article, published on Ecowatch on July 5, 2019, proclaims that "Planting Billions of Trees is the 'Best Climate Change Solution Available Today,' […]
Canadian Company Plans to Make Fossil Fuels from CO2?10/09/2019This is another example of Google News shilling for questionable news articles because the Forbes article about Carbon Engineering (see below) makes absolutely no sense to me. […]
For The Playoffs: Why The Bums Really Left Brooklyn10/08/2019The Dodgers might have stayed in Brooklyn. […]
NY Times prints a “useless, feel-good, if not a solipsistic meme”10/08/2019Apparently, it is possible to be 'a' president without being 'the' president. […]
Immigration: Courts, and Where Women Will Likely Be Murdered10/07/2019You would be in rather poor company. […]
As to Ron Powell’s Post About BindleSnitch10/07/2019I will do whatever I might do to help; I believe others will, too. […]
Open Call: BindleSnitch Housekeeping Suggestions and Requests10/07/2019If you have any other housekeeping suggestions or requests make them here or in a separate post... […]
I’d Never Have Considered a “Life Style Lift” ‘Til Now10/04/2019Bargain […]
A Fetus and a Gun Walk Into a Bar10/03/2019A Fetus' Gun Rights […]
At the New Year, Jewish Tradition Requires Us10/02/2019A Holy Requirement […]
My Wife Killed a Man and Stuffed Him in with the Linens10/02/2019She wrapped the body in linen. […]
White Women, Black Women, Breast Cancer10/02/2019An Awful Irony […]
Hosting Your Own Holocaust10/02/2019Health Studies of Survivors […]
Mr W’s College Recommendation Fee Schedule10/02/2019Cash only, please. […]
Tea Drinkers Beware: There May be Microplastics in Your Cup10/02/2019The British may yet get the last laugh on this bad habit that we Americans have adopted because it now appears that you may be drinking microplastics along with your green tea....or any other tea that comes in a tea bag. […]
Beatles “Pedophile Scandal” Shows How Google Promotes Fake News10/01/2019This isn't a singular occurrence. Google News does this all the time and it is time that someone called them out for it. I just did but you can, too. The more the merrier. Drop Google a line and tell them that you have had it with this kind of meaningless bullshit. […]
Update: China-at-Seventy–Shooting Students (Again)10/01/2019China must summon the strength and wisdom. […]
His Royal Highness, the President09/30/2019There are way too many pictures of the various subjects of this piece already floating everywhere on the internet so you get to look at my dog sleeping instead. He turned 14 the other day. […]
My Fraught Celebration–China-at-Seventy09/30/2019Mixed Thoughts and Sensibilities […]
None of the Above Holds the Balance of Power in 202009/30/2019We might as well get used to the new facts of life in America.There are now four major political parties in America: - and none of the above holds the key to the next election […]
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder09/30/2019...quite possibly, the most important read of our time... […]
Authentic Chinese University Foreign-Devils Menu-to-Die-From (1985)09/28/2019Yum […]
Warren not afraid Wall Street Democratic donors may back Trump09/27/2019They're scared to death of The possibility of a President Warren and rightfully so.... […]
Book Cover “Eliminationist” German anti-Semitism, Citizen-Killers09/27/2019The S.S. never needed to act alone. […]
Jon Wolfman’s book challenge #309/27/2019I usually stay away from terms like Paradigm Shift but this was one. […]
DID RUDY GIULIANI VIOLATE THE LOGAN ACT?09/26/2019Rudy Giuliani is the president's personal attorney. He is not an employee of the federal government and, as Donald Trump's private attorney, he has no legal right to meet with foreign leaders […]
Meanwhile, Back At the Ranch09/26/2019Warren passes Biden in new nationwide poll […]
And Another – Elementary!09/26/2019All of the stories are worth reading. […]
Another Title “The Historical Jesus”09/26/2019Bringing together many disciplines.... […]
Book challenge, #4.109/26/2019Limits or no, I can't leave this one out. It's the best book I've ever read and I'm not good choosing favorites. I'm not even done with it, I just keep reading and reading and reading. […]
Book challenge, #409/26/2019I'm not sure how to categorize this one, fantasy, futuristic, maybe dystopian? Mostly a beautiful and meaningful novel. […]
A Question About The Transcript and The Summary09/26/2019There's significant variance between the transcript and the summary... […]
Whistle-Blower Complaint Full Transcript09/26/2019What we have now. […]
Are we still doing this? #309/25/2019It's not a great book but it taught me a lot. […]
The Summarised Phone Call Transcript-The Violation is the ASK09/25/2019What is he not willing to release? […]
Pelosi Calls for Formal Impeachment Inquiry09/24/2019Breaking News... […]
A Good Day09/24/2019Here and in the UK […]
Book Covers-The Harvard Classics & How I Got Them–Animal Cruelty09/24/2019Those howls stay with me. […]
Book Covers-My Perry Mason Collection09/24/2019...just a few of the original covers....I still re-read them.... […]
Book Cover–All-Time Favorite History, from a Player of the Drama09/24/2019Riveting. […]
A New Book Cover — Reading Now09/24/2019Dense, beautiful poetic- prose-- […]
Wolfman’s book challenge, my #209/24/2019The dog book that had possibly the greatest influence on my understanding of and relationships with them, written by a brilliant writer/philosopher who's been rejected by the dog training establishment. […]
My Brit Tabloid Headline…Supreme Court Smashes PM Boris Johnson09/24/2019Enormous win for Democracy […]
Jon’s Open call on books #109/24/2019One of the biggest ideas I got out of it is that we shouldn't expect our lives to resemble those of our parents when we get to their age because what our lives look like at any given age is not determined by the age nearly as much as by the nature of us. […]
Wolfman’s book challenge, my #109/23/2019It's the old, ugly story of racism and cruelty we all know too well, with a different story and an amazing, surprise ending. It's Whitehead's newest and the book I read most recently. (And I don't know why I can't control the size of the featured image.) […]
Irony: North Carolina, Abortion Destination09/23/2019Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro.... […]
One More Book Cover -Dos Passos, USA (Among My All-Time Faves)09/23/2019Perhaps the most prescient novel of the early 20th Century. […]
Another Book Cover – Faulkner09/23/2019I hope you'll love this as I have for fifty years. […]
My Four-Day Book-Cover Challenge to BindleSnitch Writers – Day 409/23/2019Book Cover Challenge […]
Harvard Law Professor, Laurence Tribe, Has ‘The Last Word’09/22/2019I could have posted this myself, but it carries more weight as a video of one of America's superstars of legal education... […]
My Four-Day Book-Cover Challenge to BindleSnitch Writers – Day 309/22/2019A Report on the Banality of Evil […]
A Reminder09/21/2019The current Presidential SuccessionAct was adopted in 1947, and last revised in 2006. […]
To Impeach Or Not To Impeach, That Is The Question09/21/2019To Impeach or not to impeach.... […]
My Four-Day Book-Cover Challenge to BindleSnitch Writers – Day 209/21/2019For Readers! […]
At Six, My First, Unfortunate Impression of Police09/20/2019As to the fingerprints, the police said, "Don't you worry at all, sir, I'm sure they'll all..." […]
Vaccines – Who Does Not Belong in Health Policy Debate09/20/2019No Legitimate Place […]
My Four-Day Book-Cover Challenge to BindleSnitch Writers09/20/2019Today I Nominate.... […]
British Man Attempts to Burn Historic Synagogue, Sets Head Aflame09/19/2019Fire! […]
Jello Day09/19/2019"Dad..." […]
Harriet Tubman Liberated Herself 170 Years Back, Today09/19/2019A New Person, Free […]
Interesting Fallacies about The Oil Field Attacks09/17/2019If nothing else, these attacks show how vulnerable oil production facilities are and, therefore, how fragile an oil-based infrastructure really could be, if attacked by zealots of one kind or another. […]
For General Motors Workers Now Striking–Class Warfare09/17/2019Assert! […]
Bleaching ‘Huck’09/17/2019Interrogate the text. […]
Indifference: Trump is Counting on It09/16/2019There are people whose lives are unaffected by the decisions and choices the can have an impact on the lives of those who are susceptible and vulnerable. […]
Audio: Passionate Justice – Lit-Snips: The Poetry of Walt Worden09/16/2019A Hudson Valley Poet […]
Audio: Passionate Justice VIII-11 TRUMP, FOX, 8-CHAN, CORPSES09/16/2019A Clear Line of Sight […]
…But The Content Of Their Character09/15/2019George Washington stated that: "The character of a nation is determined by the character of its people." […]
When They Called Me “Coach”- The Game at the Old Prison-School09/15/2019They wanted to watch a fight, to see blood. […]
Looking Ahead, A Question09/15/2019On Tuesday. November3, 2020, Americans will go to their respective polling places and vote.... […]
Why The Sanders/Warren Pairing Doesn’t Work for Me09/14/2019I could easily vote for.... […]
Open-Call: The Most Idiotic Lie We Told Our Parents09/14/2019Humans and Dino the Dinosaur […]
Skepticism, Cynicism, and Just Wars09/14/2019Whatever else Vietnam did, whatever else the murdering of young, civilian protesters at Jackson State and at Kent State did, they tended to undermine many in my generation's willingness to gauge and engage foreign policy issues, particularly military ones, with enough subtlety, nuance, and healthy skepticism. […]
Too Alone in Our Luck: A New Organ Transplant Paradigm09/14/2019Opt-Out is a transplant donation model worthy of a fair trial. […]
Sanders and Warren: They Are Not Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum09/14/2019This post is an oversimplification of my take on the separation between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders... […]
We’re a Terribly Gullible Lot–Mental Illness/Gun Fraud09/13/2019Never give up. […]
Birth-Control as Preventive Medicine09/13/2019Ask yourselves.... […]
Oedipal Obit09/13/2019Imagine my surprise.... […]
The Debate: Warren Chooses Middle Ground Between Bernie and Biden09/13/2019Elizabeth Warren is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views, so why the sudden case of camera and comment shyness? […]
Ratted Out to the Cops By a Four-Year-Old09/12/2019Ratted Out! […]
Woman Steals Leg at Eagles Game09/12/2019A New Low for Eagles Fans […]
Going Off The Deep End With Elizabeth Warren on Social Security09/12/2019Elizabeth Warren's proposal to increase SS payments by $200 per month is never going to happen. Here's why. […]
The Polls & The Possibilities of Presidential Politics09/12/2019Every 2020 Democratic presidential candidate but Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) beat President Trump in New Hampshire in a poll released Tuesday. […]
Audio-September Abiding-Telling Twins Their Dad Was on The Plane09/11/2019It abides. […]
Nixon v Trump09/10/2019Case closed! […]
Your Illegal Ancestors09/10/2019Many of us don't know and many do not wish to know. […]
Addressing the Nuclear Elephant in the Room09/10/2019Whether we like it or not, we cannot live without nuclear energy […]
Last Words09/09/2019We'll See.... […]
Passionate Justice VIII-10 Fascism’s Never Going Down of Itself09/09/2019Fascism never ends of itself; it must be taken down. […]
A Question About Resistance versus Denial: Trump and Hitler09/08/2019Hitler came to power in Germany legally and without objection.... […]
As to ‘Reverse-Racism’09/07/2019...revealing nothing more meaningful than fear.... […]
Abortion Rights, Rates-Freedom v. Shoving Women All Over the Show09/06/2019...moves misogynistic and destructive.... […]
Trump: The ‘Clown Prince’ Who Would Be King09/06/2019Donald Trump doesn't see himself as President of the United States. […]
A Question About A Questionable Promise09/05/2019During the speech in which he accepted the Republican nomination for the Office of President , Trump made this promise... […]
Trump Proving Himself To Be Presidential09/05/2019Nobody knows how many 'presidential' lies he told during two rounds on his golf course.... […]
US Attorney: How to Stop Stupid Shooters in Their Tracks09/04/2019A vigilant citizenry is the most important mechanism in the process of maintaining the safety and security of the people of any nation or state. This article is about precisely how citizens can serve as the eyes and ears of a vigilant society. […]
“el momento de la verdad”: The moment of truth09/03/2019It's just a matter of time... […]
“Local Neutering Barn Dance” on the Costa Del Sol!09/02/2019Edgy! […]
Passionate Justice VIII-9 “Abortion-Reversal” Fraud … more >>09/02/2019The "Abortion-Reversal" Fraud is But One Religious-Right Scam. […]
“The Women’s Micro-Chip Implant Act”09/01/2019"The technology is really very sound." […]
You CAN Take It With You09/01/2019Your Latte to GO.... […]
Faith Be Damned…For This There is No Redemption.09/01/2019Well over 50,000 kids each year. […]
Why I Don’t Write Erotica09/01/2019and that's why i invented.... […]
From the Department of WTF09/01/2019It’s a neighborhood battle that’s bad to the bone... […]
Fake News, Alternative Facts v Truth, Justice & the American Way ..09/01/2019This is the Sunday Funnies and Editorial Comment combined... […]
Anti-Semitism, A Tentative Historical Framework08/31/2019All anti-Semitism is now racial. […]
The Political-Economy of Witchcraft08/31/2019There has always been a Political-Economy to witchcraft, worldwide. […]
College Football–Ivies and the Lesser Conferences08/31/2019Ten-and-out: Real Football. […]
Taking a Brick to His Head–Advice to the Bullied08/31/2019A Brick to His Head […]
Celibacy’s History, Psycho-Sexually Compromised Churchmen Now08/31/2019Why the history of celibacy matters now.... […]
Color-Struck08/30/2019Don't Burn, Baby, Burn.... […]
Our “Ragtime” Ethical Culture08/30/2019Dragging us Back […]
The War on Women–They’re It08/30/2019These people are the War on Women. […]
Dark Irony–Expelled for Being a Lesbian08/30/2019Darkly ironic... […]
What Our Kids Need Most Now08/30/2019We must have uniform national educational standards. […]
The Candidates in New Hampshire III–Where They’ll Be 1-8 September08/30/2019Want to See Them? Go Here.... […]
Grounds08/29/2019Get out while you can. […]
Blackout Sex08/29/2019Were Dr Kinsey still around.... […]
At the Causeway08/29/2019That was a close call. […]
I’d Join the NRA08/29/2019I'm in. […]
Torah and Gospel Justice–One Voice08/29/2019Responses to the Ethical Challenge […]
My Brief, Brief Career in Ivy League Admissions08/29/2019"Is there a marijuana problem on this campus?" […]
Debates, Abortion Bans, and Our Homes08/28/2019Please Consider. […]
Getting Off The Opioid Hook08/28/2019Purdue Pharma has earned more than $35 billion from the sale of OxyContin. […]
Above the Law?: A Single Sentence08/28/2019You can be abovementioned... […]
On The Matter of Polls08/28/2019'The main takeaway,' says Monmouth University's pollster, 'is that the Democratic race has become volatile." […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Tells Trump Where It’s At08/27/2019A few choice words from an Austrian immigrant who struck it rich in America. […]
Who Set the Amazon Rain Forest on Fire? We did!08/27/2019Second thoughts about the Brazilian Rain Forest Fires […]
When Sovereign Nations Must Cede Prerogatives to the World08/27/2019This is a time ... […]
Amazon Forest Fires: This is What 1,330 Square Miles Looks Like08/27/2019Just in case you were wondering how bad the Amazon forests fires are, this should put it in perspective for you […]
Someone Please…08/26/2019Lord, Will Make You Itch! […]
No Mystery–How to Know Ours Isn’t a Christian Nation08/26/2019All You Would Have to Know […]
The Bard and The Donald: Shakespeare and Trump08/26/2019There's absolutely no doubt that if "the Bard" were alive today he would have a field-day with the life and times of Donald Trump. […]
Play Ball!08/24/2019Loyalty to the team was always superseded by loyalty to the game.... […]
Resigning His Post08/23/2019...Resignation... […]
Why a Burning Amazon Matters to You08/23/2019fully 20% […]
A Question About David Koch and Final Judgment08/23/2019“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” […]
A Brief Thought on Mr Koch’s Death08/23/2019long after […]
A Question About The Jill Biden Gambit08/23/2019Biden beats Trump in the hypothetical match up but.... […]
A Religious Jew on the President’s anti-Semitism08/23/2019As a Jew, I am disgraced by your fawning adoration of the worst dictators of our century.... […]
The Only Unknown Now08/22/2019We know the rest. […]
The Empty Threat of the 25th Amendment08/22/2019The 25th Amendment is an empty threat to any sitting president because of the inherent flaws in the legal structure of the Amendment. The 25th amendment is a farce because […]
For Political Junkies: The Candidates’ Next Week in New Hampshire08/22/2019Onward! (Or...Backward!) […]
The Only Question Now08/21/2019What will the breakdown entail? […]
The Principle of Exhaustion in Mass Movements08/21/2019A short essay on the principle of exhaustion and the importance of relevance. […]
Co-founder of Virtual Reality Jaron Lanier Wants a Mulligan08/21/2019Jaron Lanier is a genius. That is an indisputable fact. He's one of the smartest people on the planet. He's one of the people who invented virtual reality but now he wants a Mulligan. […]
Trump Green Lights Attacks on “Disloyal” Jewish Democrats08/21/2019A Clear Signal to White Supremacists […]
A Question About What Obama Could Have Done08/20/2019Linking the recovery of Main Street to the recovery of Wall Street should have been a slam dunk... […]
“I Can’t Breathe” – A Dram of Justice for Eric Garner?08/19/2019Justice Will be Served When.... […]
Passionate Justice VIII-8 What Do We do with Fraught Works of Art?08/19/2019Deeply Personal Pieces […]
Today Is My Birthday08/18/2019I'm 73 years old today.... […]
Who or What is a “Centrist”?: Making Amy’s Case08/17/2019A “centrist” is someone who creates euphemisms.... […]
From a New Hampshire Pal — The Candidates’ Week08/17/2019...a partial list... […]
What Israelis and Palestinians Have Now08/16/2019...with real leadership... […]
The NYT Letters on Reps Tlaib, Omar, Israel, Mine, Two Others08/16/2019Readers react. […]
Next on Putin’s List of Greatest Hits: England?08/16/2019If the "Big Three" we're to meet again... […]
Representatives Tlaib and Omar Must Go to Israel08/15/2019...not the first time the PM has abused his compact with the United States... […]
Three Presidential Candidates Who Need to Grow Up Fast08/14/2019A quick and dirty summary of how the 2020 Senate Race is shaping up or breaking down, depending on your point of view. […]
As This All Unfolds–Isle Denial08/14/2019Despite what you may hear.... […]
You Be the Judge in this Poetry Slam: Cuccinelli v Lazarus08/14/2019"...The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me..." […]
If-Then—Mr Abdul-Jabbar on Islam, on Christianity08/13/2019Mr Abdul-Jabbar is spot-on. […]
Kids Suffer When Evil at the Top Infects All Levels of Culture08/13/2019Threatening Family-Child Separation in Rural Pennsylvania Over....What? […]
Passionate Justice PRIVILEGE-A BLACK WOMAN ASKS RANDOM WHITE MEN08/12/2019She Asks Random White Men About Privilege. […]
Land Not Yours08/12/2019...deploying bullets and screeds... […]
A Question From the Department of You Can’t Make This Stuff Up08/12/2019This is the stuff of Earl Stanley Gardner's, Perry Mason and Agatha Christie's, Hercule Poirot... […]
Suicide?08/10/2019All bullies.... […]
News Flash and A Question From the Department of Quelle Surprise08/10/2019Really?!...Is this a preview...? […]
“Fully and Completely Weaned” 08/10/2019"...we will not soon see him returning to the breast." […]
Anne Frank on ICE Raids08/09/2019Don't like the Comparison? […]
“Sweet Jesus, White People Dumb as Shit!”08/09/2019...the demand for Cultural Symmetry is a wish only majorities cherish.... […]
The Raids in Mississippi: A Question of Selective Enforcement?08/09/2019"In general it is unlawful for a person or other entity—to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United Statesan alien knowing thealien is an unauthorized alien..." […]
I’m Tired of the Rhetoric: Do Something Heroic08/08/2019There is one thing you can do right now to change the course of this country. Find out how. […]
I Gave My Special-Ed Student Elvis and a Rifle08/08/2019The King would be happy. […]
Their Need for Race-Status–Reaping the Horrid Extremity of It Now08/08/2019It was never an economic revolt. […]
When the Modern Republican Party Got Gun Religion08/07/2019More Guns in More White Hands […]
Is a brief BindleSnitch Status Report in Order?08/06/2019A brief post on the matter is what I have in mind... […]
Seventy-Four Years Gone-A Third Atomic Bomb?08/06/2019I'd have advised.... […]
Obligation to “The Least of Us”-TORAH & GOSPEL JUSTICE: One Voice08/06/2019What you do to the least of us.... […]
Bleach in His Face: Whistle-Blowing Rabbi Exposes Sexual Abuse08/06/2019I do understand the fears. Nonetheless.... […]
Is Six Million Accurate?08/06/2019...ambiguity might intrude at any time into what has been seen as settled. […]
The Genesis of the Second Amendment08/05/2019...and the feared revolt of threatening slaves..... […]
Passionate Justice VIII/6 How to Talk with Kids About Abortion08/05/2019The Story of My Abortion […]
A Post Massacre Question08/05/2019Trump has characterized these mass shootings as a manifestation of a mental illness.... […]
A Single Sentence On The Lowest Common Denominator08/05/2019The problem with the lowest common denominator is... […]
Solid Leadership–Boeing Crashes Are Mass Murders… … ….08/04/2019To Hapless Facebook Guy.... […]
My Pick For President: Elizabeth Warren08/04/2019It probably would take an individual with some capitalist chops to straighten out the mess that uncontrolled and deregulated capitalism has created… […]
On Violating the Human Rights of Migrant Children08/04/2019The United States has signed the UNConvention on the Rights of the Child(UNCRC), but is the only United Nations member state that is not a party to it. ... It emphasizes the right to survival, development, and protection against abuse, neglect and exploitation. […]
Mass Shootings-4 Minute Audio-(And Now Dayton-Tough to Keep Up)08/04/2019Tough to Keep Up […]
And That “Good Guy With a Gun”?08/03/2019This is what The Good Guy with a Gun Would have Done. […]
Five Words: All One Need Know About Latest American Mass Shooting08/03/2019...and this year alone... […]
The Very Dangerous Mind of Marianne Williamson08/03/2019A brief examination of the soon to be forgotten Marianne Williamson […]
I Used to Love Thanksgiving08/01/2019Hold the phone! […]
Fingers in a Jar/Taking Twins From Their Mother08/01/2019It lingers. […]
One Origin, in Shame, of My LGBT Advocacy07/31/2019...insisted they'd no memory of my shabby behavior. […]
Seen At Target: Now Stand Still While I Shoot You07/31/2019This is a brief screed on the subject of the total stupidity of open carry laws. […]
Re Cummings and Meadows: MLK Has It Right07/30/2019When the shit hits the fan most white people will try to hide somewhere In the nonexistent middle between a denunciation and a defense …. […]
When My Former Student Drove a Car for the Mob07/30/2019Da last guy, he had an accident. […]
When She Was A Filthy Turn of Phrase-“On the Dole”07/30/2019She was a filthy turn of phrase.... […]
Passionate Justice OUR CONCENTRATION CAMPS-What It’s Truly About07/29/2019...at the core of our border concentration camps... […]
The Passage Owns Me07/29/2019...goes beyond human understanding... […]
Is This A Question of Treason?07/29/2019Cyberwarfare involves the actions by a nation-state or international organization to attack and attempt to damage another nation's information systems.... […]
The Meteor, The Whale, Hubris, and Awe07/28/2019The only proper human posture is.... […]
ENDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION07/28/2019...the sticking point is the clash between.... […]
Want to Get Away with Murder? Don’t Kill a White Guy.07/27/2019If you murder, your own race is less likely to determine whether or not you die.... […]
Imprisoned for Their Poverty: Irish Boys, Irish Girls07/27/2019Imprisoned for Their Poverty: Irish Boys in America, Irish Girls in Northern Ireland […]
Our Chasm, at Its Core, at this neo-Fascist Pass07/27/2019If I am for myself only […]
At the Border: Injustice & Inhumanity for Profit07/27/2019"$800 Million in Taxpayer Money Went to Private Prisons Where Migrants Work for Pennies" ---The Dailiy Beast […]
Justice is Sentient07/26/2019Neither justice nor hate is ever lonely. […]
A Girl and Her Uzi07/26/2019The name says it. […]
LGBT Rights-Persuasion? Force? The Court Correctly Chose Force07/26/2019All adult citizens must enjoy the sames rights under law. […]
Hyper-Sensitivity Takes a Toddler Victim07/25/2019Hit! Fight! You're Suspended! […]
Justice Should Not Require a Born-This-Way Argument07/25/2019Citizenship ought to be enough. […]
Why I Won’t Say Designers of the Holocaust Are Monsters07/25/2019Celebrate and Confront all that we are. […]
The Question For Democrats After Mueller’s Testimony07/25/2019There is a single question left for the Democrats to answer... […]
We Always Have a Choice-Climate, America’s Slaveholders, and Us07/24/2019Climate, The Slaveholder Class and Us […]
Should the First Amendment Protect Revenge-Porn?07/24/2019Should Amendment One Protect You from a Revenge-Porn Charge ? […]
International Far-Right Resurgence and Violence07/24/2019...political murders, as in the Nazi era. […]
Euphemism-The Most Absurd I’ve Seen07/24/2019"......four years of unfortunate misunderstandings..." […]
Kabbalah-What It Is and Isn’t07/24/2019Kabbalah is sui generis. […]
Back To Our Previous Home Page Design07/23/2019Sometimes good ideas turn out to be not so good. We're reverting to the previous home page design with the smaller images, and dropping a few other news items for members only. […]
NO GUEST POSTS: A Primer on the Fair Use Rule07/23/2019This is a must read summary of our position on the guest posting concept. Please read and comment/. […]
Post-‘Roe’ Justice–Not as Simple as It May Seem07/23/2019...as the misogynist psychosis takes even greater hold.... […]
Passionate Justice — Plague-Enthusiasts07/22/2019An odd affinity between the Christian Far-Right and Touchy-Feely Left […]
Enemies of the People-Recalling the “Charlie Hebdo” Murders, Now07/22/2019Open-Minded Can mean Spilled Brains […]
Did Jesus Own His Own Clothes?07/22/2019Inquisition […]
The Crayon-of-Color07/21/2019...she then took up the black stick... […]
I’d Support Drug-Testing the Poor07/21/2019Bigots tend to think others naturally share their prejudices. […]
Meat Hose07/21/2019Meat Hose Clogged, Man.... […]
Is “Six Million” Accurate? How Many Camps, Ghettos, Mass Shootings?07/21/2019Living with history's ambiguities.... […]
For Sallie, Long Gone-Who Gets to Criticize Our Culture, Others’?07/21/2019She said, "You must never criticise Russia." […]
No Welfare: Most Poor Kids are in a Hell of a Bind07/21/2019...one hell of a bind.... […]
Up In Mr Yasgur’s Loft07/21/2019My Man! What can I give you? […]
A Simple Way to Reduce Domestic Violence07/20/2019One in Four...Free Lawyers Will Help. […]
Why I Invited the Neo-Nazi to the Jewish Sleep-Away Camp07/20/2019I hated what you did, and then I had a son/ […]
Meathead Movers-Real Men Help Abused Women Escape07/20/2019This company helps abused women leave. […]
A Single Indiscretion and Gone!07/20/2019One indiscretion and... […]
Trump has become the voice of insecure white Americans07/20/2019He has never made a serious effort to expand his base. Instead, he seeks to inflame it. […]
Trump’s influence on hate crimes07/19/2019The study compared counties that hosted rallies vs. counties that didn’t. In comparison, the counties that had rallies had a 226% rise in hate crimes. […]
Tiny Boys Butcher Babar07/19/2019When the wild is captive, there had better be good reasons. […]
Professor Wax’s Racism: The Ideas-Marketplace is the Solution07/19/2019The marketplace in ideas is far better at outing bigots than is suppression. […]
Apotheosis of a Cultural Failing-Blue Ribbons Just For Showing Up07/19/2019...just for showing up.... […]
One Question–God in Government07/19/2019Deploying Government, Divine Omnipotence […]
“Go Back To Where You Came From” Is Illegal07/18/2019Examples of potentially unlawful conduct include insults, taunting, or ethnic epithets.... […]
My i-Genie07/18/2019"No Problem!" […]
All Child-Brides are Rape Victims07/18/2019Every child-bride is a rape-victim. […]
My People-Wobblies07/18/2019My People […]
“You’re One of The Good Ones”-My Son, Black Men, and Abuse07/18/2019...at this fraught racist moment.... […]
My School-Issued Paddle-Guillermo’s Story07/18/2019Hitting kids at school.... […]
America-First Poll–No Refugees Here07/17/2019Now, as in 1938.... […]
Go Back Where You Came From07/17/2019Go Back.... […]
America-First’s Unfolding Coup07/16/2019These Men Are Not Epitomes of Patience. […]
Progressives’ Fascist-Analysis to the Point of Harm07/16/2019...detention wires do not applaud […]
Go Back to Where You Came From07/16/2019I can tell you that for a kid in the school yard or classroom. playground or lunch room there is only one thing that is as hurtful and damaging as being told you don’t belong…. […]
The Near East’s Dirtiest Open Secret07/16/2019Class exploitation in the Near East […]
Gold and Stein — The Jump07/16/2019Just You Wait.... […]
Scaling Wokeback Mountain: Dowd Defends Pelosi from AOC07/15/2019In the age ge of Trump, there is no more stupid proposition than that Nancy Pelosi is the problem. […]
Passionate Justice Podcast VIII-3 Inspiration and Sabotage07/15/2019Who's Standing for Democracy? […]
The Trump Tweet to The Progessive Congressional Women of Color07/15/2019Trump is doing a wonderful job of stoking the Democratic base and unifying the Democratic Congressiinal caucus... […]
Your Intimate Holocaust: Findings from Hell07/14/2019Findings from Hell […]
This Jew Does Want The White Man’s Guns07/14/2019I do want their Guns. […]
All-Lives-Matter–Racism’s Latest Rhetorical Disingenuous Mantra07/14/2019Racism's Latest Rhetorical Gambit […]
Anti-Nazi Heroes of 1942-The White Rose Society, 21st Century07/13/2019...until the American tip of the hat to fascism's gone and justly dead.... […]
Forced Family Separation-Studied at this Evil07/13/2019We are studied at this evil. […]
Child Bride/Child Rape-One Victim Becomes Vigorous Activist07/13/2019The Child Bride became an Activist […]
Israel’s Trump Train Stop-Next Year In07/13/2019Let Us Pray […]
Perhaps in Heaven07/13/2019If Not Here, Perhaps in Heaven.... […]
Labor Secretary, Alex Acosta, Has Resigned07/12/2019Breaking News... […]
Cities on ICE Raid List for Sunday, 14 July (with audio clip)07/12/2019Some local police departments will cooperate, other's will not. Make yourself heard. […]
What To Do If ICE Comes Knocking (with audio clip)07/12/2019Legal Advice […]
People’s Hero-She Stands Up to the Chinese Communist Party and Wins07/12/2019And Then I Did an Even More Terrible Thing.... […]
What Jews Have Come to Understand About Zionism’s Necessity07/12/2019This is why. […]
ICE Raids: Ongoing Civil Disobedience (with audio clip)07/12/2019If ever there was a time.... […]
Stonewall at Fifty-LGBT Outrage at Religion Has Been So Restrained07/11/2019The outrage has been, if anything, muted. […]
Religious Exemption to America Itself07/10/2019The Christian-Right Demands A Religious Exception to America Itself. […]
The Middle East: How to Talk about Israel and Palestine07/10/2019An interesting take on how to talk about a volatile subject in a volatile period. […]
Strapped to Their Frayed, Forlorn Belts07/10/2019strapping Frigidaires to their frayed and forlorn belta […]
Insisting that Israel is Both Necessary and Just07/10/2019Israel's the only sane recourse for Jews. […]
Trigger-Warnings Undermine the Liberal Arts Mission07/10/2019Trigger-Warnings undermine the Liberal Arts. […]
Hitler Lost; Nazism Won07/10/2019How Nazism Won […]
Religious Practice Killing Children Must Be Criminalised07/10/2019Law must not provide cover for rituals that harm children. […]
FLA Principal Who Tried to Stay Neutral About Holocaust Is Removed07/09/2019Another instance of Holocaust denial - in a largely Jewish public high school, by the school principal. […]
Strange Tidings: Salt Water’s Not Salty, Fresh Water’s Not Fresh07/09/2019Salt. Everyone needs it. Some people spend their lives trying to avoid it. The ocean is running out of it. […]
A Hopeless Animalism? Can Men Do No Better Than This? (Stats)07/09/2019Can We Do No Better Than This? […]
These Terrific Women Are Unequalled, and So Under-Paid07/09/2019We Must Do Better. […]
PJPodcast How Does a Nation Like You Get to be a Nation Like You?07/08/2019Our Route Back from this New Normal […]
How to Create and Publish Podcasts on BindleSnitch07/08/2019Step by step instructions for how to create and post podcasts on BindleSnitch. […]
Israel’s Unique Obligation to Vulnerability07/08/2019Bigotry begets fools. […]
The Myth of the Ideological Center In American Politcs07/08/2019The ideological center is a myth that simply cannot and does not exist in the world of high stakes, prime time political reality. BY RON POWELL […]
As to the Reverse-Racism Fraud07/08/2019They reveal nothing more salient than fear. […]
Criminals Feeding the Homeless07/08/2019...trampling the least among us.... […]
By The Numbers: When Men Define Who Is Raped07/06/2019an age-old tradition of men with power defining when women are raped […]
Why anti-Semitism’s Turn-On-A-Dime Lethal07/06/2019Very Fast from Dumb to Deadly […]
Had Germany, Like Japan, Fought On Through Summer07/06/2019Had I Been in a Position to Advise.... […]
Stand/Ground and Abused Women07/06/2019Gender and Racial Disparities Render Stand/Ground Laws Morally Invalid […]
Rape Accusations, LGBT “Choice”, and Emotional Dimwits07/06/2019No one sane would choose to live a life of grinding discrimination. […]
Skeptics, Cynics, Pecksniffian Bums07/06/2019working for Good, or...sitting self-satisfied on their pecksniffian bums […]
The ‘Partial-Birth’ Abortion Myth07/05/2019The Facts About Late-Term Abortion […]
Pop-Quiz: What Do These Titles Have In Common?07/05/2019Commonality […]
Reparations and Whipping’s Efficiency07/05/2019If the greater part of our so-called wealth miracle was in fact had on the whipped backs of slaves, when will their children get their due? […]
Protect Police With Hate-Crimes Laws?07/05/2019Do We Really Want Thought Criminalised? […]
When Minorities Absorb a Culture’s Bigotry07/05/2019Even predominantly black juries... […]
Al-Qaeda New Leadership Qualifying Questionnaire (2011)07/05/2019Be My Baby, Osama.... […]
Whore Pills07/05/2019Contraception is Religious Right's Next Target […]
Just How Stupid Gay-Panic Gets07/04/2019HOMOPHONE PANIC: ENGLISH TEACHER CASHIERED […]
Pop-Quiz: War Atrocity Diary Entry07/04/2019War Diary From...? […]
The Fetus from Milpitas07/04/2019Bless the lad,,,, […]
When Progressives Over-Analyse Fascists07/04/2019Detention Wire Does Not Clap […]
For The Fourth: Who Owns Your Patriotism?07/04/2019Own It […]
I’ll Register as a Muslim07/03/2019Join Me […]
Passionate Justice Podcast What’s Orwellian Now?07/03/2019Social Justice Podcast..+ Indie Music, Poetry, Memoir […]
Greed07/03/2019Greed Always Overreaches […]
The last remaining wooden bridge in Michigan07/03/2019What it took to save an old wooden bridge from destruction and how LIFE happens in and around that bridge. […]
Shackles of Our Own Devise: Confederate Monuments, Rebel Flags07/03/2019...coddling racist iconography... […]
Allegedly Neglected White Marginals & the Liberals Who Love Them07/03/2019So Weary... […]
1 Sentence: Jesus, Too, Was07/02/2019He was, as well. […]
WordPress Hacks: Removing the Block Editor Nag Screen07/02/2019If you are a WordPress administrator, or even just a user, you have probably noticed this nagging message every time you begin a new post in the back end of your WordPress theme: "This post type is set to use the classic editor by default for new posts. If you’d like to change this to the block editor, […]
Green Blaupunkts for the Left-Pure07/02/2019Coveted Blaupunkts for Nihilists on the Left […]
1 Sentence: Child Abuse Rate & This President – & Sources for Help07/02/2019Every Eight Minutes […]
Opioids: White Lives Matter07/02/2019Because ____ Lives Now Over Dose […]
1 Sentence: Perverse Men Imagining Themselves Witch-Hunted07/02/2019Men? Witch Hunt Victims? […]
Boomers in This New Moment07/02/2019What We Got Right & Wrong […]
When Rome Will Ditch Celibacy07/02/2019Institutional Survival Always Wins […]
I’m strong enough to say “No” to Democrats07/02/2019You'd never know they are mixed race and treaty rights apply to them by looking. […]
1-Sentence: Kids As Classified Cargo07/02/2019Caged Kids' Classified Movements […]
Penis Ennui–Bridled Male Power/Why Hebrews Circumcised07/01/2019Men Honoring What's Greater Than Our Own Power […]
All anti-Semitism is Racism07/01/2019All anti-Semitism is now Racism. […]
Abortion’s Underground Railroad: First Stations07/01/2019Please Share Widely: Stations, With Help, on the Abortion Underground Railroad […]
How Most Jews Regard “Jews For Jesus”, and Why07/01/2019Jews for Jesus : A Fraud […]
PETA Says I Can’t Barbecue My Cat07/01/2019Pets R (Not) Us […]
3 Sentences-When Minorities Absorb Culture’s Death Penalty Bigotry07/01/2019Whose Lives Matter? […]
Incompatible Theologies07/01/2019Christians & Jews May Be Compatible ...& Ought to Be...tho the Theologies Are Not […]
An Offer To The New Secessionists07/01/2019Here's What You Get & What The US Gets When You Secede […]
GOOD NEWS! I Passed My Dementia-Test! …wait… … …07/01/2019...Please count backwards from 30,000 by 3s.... […]
FAREWELL OS!07/01/2019We are making some updates to the site. We'll be back soon, thanks for your patience. […]
Misogyny, Not Homophobia: Rome’s Root Scourge06/30/2019Misogyny, Above All Else, is Rome's Central Bane […]
Race Card06/29/2019"The White Problem in America" […]
Whites’ Cultural Symmetry Demand: Django Enduring06/29/2019Whites' Demand for Cultural Symmetry's @ racism's Core […]
Rome Must Not Ditch Its Rapists06/29/2019The Church Must Not Ditch Its Rapist Priests: Here's What It Must Do […]
Mr Assange & His Sycophants 06/29/2019Assange […]
Like Speech Freedom? Wanna Stop Nazi Marches? Foolproof Strategy06/29/2019Nazis Won't March in your town if you do this. […]
1-Sentence Canadians06/28/2019Geese […]
How We Got Her Out: Tian-an-men Massacre @ 3006/28/2019China; we got a student outa there after the military crackdown. […]
The fantastic view from a Hospital Parking Garageee06/27/2019Sometimes the view is worth the drive and the reason for the drive becomes much less important than it was when you started. […]
Would the Real Beethoven Please Stand Up06/15/2019My first post about Beethoven was on the OS platform. It had been there since September of 2009. Here's the title: "WasBeethoven Black? Was His African Heritage Whitewashed? […]
OPEN CALL FOR ALL SALONERS: UPDATE 106/07/2019This article describes some of the work being done to create a safe harbor for contributors who are coming from Our Salon, but it contains useful information for anyone who is interested in joining BindleSnitch […]
Welcome Home Again05/28/2019Once again, the Survivors from Open Salon are being thrown back out into the wilderness again. Moving yet again raises the question of where to move to. There are a couple of pages on Facebook, such as Orphans of Open Salon, that have tried to pick up the slack […]
How to Join the Video Revolution…or Why Not?05/27/2019The written word is […]
How to Post Music on BindleSnitch05/24/2019Don’t even start […]
The Process05/20/2019I put my mind in neutral turning off the slide projector in my head, […]
Publishing Fiction on BindleSnitch05/19/2019If know anything about […]
The New York Times Flubs Another Gaff On Mueller Report04/04/2019The New York Times has flubbed (botched or mishandled) another gaffe (minor error) in its reporting on the fallout from the Attorney General William P. Barr's summary of the findings from Robert S. Mueller III's two-year investigation into campaign irregularities in the 2016 presidential contest. […]
The Case Against San Serif Type03/22/2019I am not a fan of san serif typefaces, which puts me at odds with most web designers today, so I want to make the case for semi-serif and full-serif typefaces before they disappear forever. More specifically, I want to explain why BindleSnitch continues to use Times New Roman. […]
WordPress Frustrations: It does almost everything, eventually03/06/2019WordPress solves a lot of problems for website designers, but each theme also comes fully equipped with a number of quirks that have to be managed through the use of plugins, but plugins often conflict with one another causing some amusing issues and some issues that are anything but amusing to stressed out website designers. […]
A Short History of Adblockers and Their Effect on Us03/06/2019The interesting thing about ad blockers is that they don't actually block most advertising. They are specifically designed to block display advertising - and they can only block display advertising when the advertising copy […]
Why Climate Change Arguments Won’t Change the Climate02/22/2019We are living through a period in which we are seeing the collapse of the world order that we were born and raised in and watching as it is replaced by an alien socio-economic and political system that we don't even recognize any more. Nowhere is the discrepancy between the collective will and the political obstructions to the collective will more obvious than […]
Journalism the Way it Used to Be01/01/2019If you want to […]
Big Brother Wants Your Help to Track Down Pedophiles12/17/2018It's no secret to anyone that we are all under constant surveillance. London is probably the most surveilled city in the world, with security cameras focused on just about every public place in the city, but most cities are now gridlocked with intersecting security cameras. […]
Bad Ending for “Crocodile Dundee”12/07/2018Interest in the Crocodile Dundee franchise has been reignited by the strong reaction to a bizarre series of Tourism Australia commercials that first appeared during the 2018 Superbowl broadcast....but what happened to the "real" Crocodile Dundee? […]
About Deer Crossings and Hurricane Seasons11/09/2018"How do the hurricanes know when to start and stop forming? Do they watch Hurricane Central?" Of course not. This is really a matter of nomenclature rather than the conscious intent of the hurricanes. It turns out that, if a storm develops before May 1st or after November 30th, it almost never gets a name. […]
2020: How the Democrats Are Already Blowing It Again11/05/2018This year, in what has been billed (incorrectly) as the most important midterm election in American history, the Democratic party absolutely failed to present the electorate with a national campaign, leaving it up to the individual candidates to put together their own campaign strategies […]
I am not important enough to be paranoid – and neither are you10/25/2018I am not important enough to be paranoid. In fact, I’m not important enough to pay attention to myself. I don’t even read the stuff I post online. Why should I? No one else does. The idea that we are important enough to be under surveillance is really very amusing because no one ever asks the question: who is doing the watching? […]
Remember This Memory Trick10/25/2018human thought is randomized…and we spend our entire lives trying to think sequentially with our randomized brains. Therefore, attempting to solve problems one at time is pointless. Visualize all the parts of the problem. The one for which a solution is ready to come forward will light up and attract your attention. That’s the part of the problem you are ready to solve. […]
Remember When Trump Blocked Federal Employee Pay Raises?10/25/2018Mr. Trump, in his current role as a reality TV star portraying the president of the United States, has decreed that approximately two million federal employees will NOT receive salary increases scheduled for January of 2019, […]
A Star is Born Experience: New Wine in an Old Bottle10/19/2018We went to see A Star is Born on its opening weekend and my summary description of the film is that several stars were born in the making of that film, with Oscar whispers already starting for the film, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Sam Elliot […]
NY Times Explains how Donald Trump Became Donald Trump10/11/2018The New York Times has […]
Drunk While Flying: Minnesota’s Avian Alcoholics10/04/2018There's an epidemic of drunkenness among the younger residents roosting in the small northeastern Minnesota town of Gilbert. where the town's avian residents are dive bombing the human residents of the town, flying around in circles, flying into windows and cars, scaring residents... […]
Trump Shortchanges Federal Employees on Pay Hikes08/31/2018The President of the […]
Consumers Conned by Restaurant Rankings: True or False?07/28/2018Consumers are increasingly dependent upon second-hand recommendations from total strangers when deciding where to spend our money. Whether we refer to reviews posted online, or studies conducted by people who study market trends, […]
Required Watch List for News Junkies07/25/2018If you’re a news junkie, or you are heading that direction, this list of films about the newspaper business should interest you. These films capture the essence of what Americans – rightly or wrongly – believe about the role and function of journalism in American life. […]
The WordPress Professional: Extracting Email Addresses07/16/2018I’ve been building websites since the early 1990s. That was long before WordPress appeared in 2003, so I was building websites with HTML, PHP, and a whole bunch of other packages I would rather not remember even if […]
Bob Dylan’s Whiskey Brand Poised for Take Off04/30/2018Bob Dylan has gone into the liquor business as a full partner in Heaven's Door Whiskey, a newly-founded American whiskey maker. The brand name plays off one of Dylan's most evocative songs, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door." […]
Democratic Party Alleges Trump-Russia Conspiracy in New Lawsuit04/25/2018The Democratic National Committee opened a surprise legal assault on President Trump on Friday, filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging that the organization was the victim of a conspiracy by Russian officials, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks to damage Hillary Clinton’s presidential run. […]
iCopyright.com Closes Down after 18 Years Online04/24/2018Tragedy struck […]
China Tariffs: How Trade War Could Affect You04/06/2018Fears of a trade war continue to escalate this week as Chinese officials and the Trump administration threaten to slap tariffs on a growing number of imports, potentially damaging the world’s two biggest economies. […]
Facebook Financial Ties to Committees Investigating Facebook04/05/2018FaceBook's Mark Zuckerberg will be facing questions from Congressional committees next week but some of the members of Congress who will be firing questions at Zuckerberg have received substantial campaign contributions from Facebook […]
Gun Makers Facing Parkland Backlash from BlackRock02/23/2018BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset management company with approximately $6.5 trillion worth of assets under management, just had a very hot potato land in its lap. In the wake of the Parkland Massacre, Americans are re-assessing their investment strategies […]
Newsweek Writes Barron Trump Out of Existence02/23/2018In an article about Eric Trump's speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), published yesterday on the Newsweek website, Newsweek reporter Nina Burleigh committed the ultimate reportorial blunder: she wrote someone out of existence. […]
Parkland Massacre Becoming New Conspiracy Theory Circus02/22/2018One week after the horrific Parkland Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, cracks are already developing in the solidarity of the Parkland students who are speaking out in the wake of the tragedy.That solidarity lasted for exactly seven days. That's how long it took for one of the […]
Bitcoin Madness Ebbs and Flows Around the Globe02/09/2018On January 7, Bitcoin was trading at $17,163. One month later, Bitcoin is selling at $8243, which represents a 52% loss of value over a 30 day period. On January 8, the Dow Jones industrial average stood at $25,283. Today, it stands at 24,425, which represents a 3.39% loss […]
FRAUD ALERT: CAT FANCIERS ARE BEING FLEECED02/09/2018If you are trying to purchase a rare and expensive breed of cat, and you are offered an opportunity to do so by someone who is not personally known to you, or isn't recognized breeder of that particular breed of cat....BE WARNED. There are scammers out there who are... […]
Changing Dietary Fashions: Why Fast Food Chains Fail02/07/2018Changing dietary fashions are being discussed whenever talk to turns to why fast food chains fail. CNBC is currently running a copyrighted article about the financial woes of Chipotle Mexican Grill, which just lost 10% of its share price in one day, falling to a current... […]
The Tower of Babble is Back02/01/2018A couple of generations […]
Et Cetera: The Catch-all Category for Everything Else01/25/2018Sometime back, we […]
Review: ‘The Post’ Tells It Like It Was in 197101/15/2018'The Post', the new film by Steven Spielberg, covers the events during a three week period in 1971 when freedom of the press in the United States hung in the balance over the publication of the Pentagon Papers. […]
Jim Nabors, 87, Led a Charmed – and Charming – Life12/01/2017Legendary singer and actor Jim Nabors passed away in Hawaii on November 30th, at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy as a gentle comedic actor with a superb singing voice. See him here, one more time.... […]
Democrats Win Governorships in New Jersey, Virginia11/09/2017In the first major test of the Trump Administration's coat tails in a regular election, Democrats have won convincing victories in two gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. […]
Tom Petty: Remembering an American Original10/03/2017Tom Petty was an unpretentious American original, a musician of rare talent, a singer blessed with unique voice, a story teller whose songs summarized four decades of the American experience... […]
Salmonella From Pet Turtles Found in 13 States08/31/2017Salmonella enterica bacterium is a nasty little bug. It causes Salmonellosis, with symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps, sometimes lasting for as long as seven days or more, and you can get it from almost anything you eat. […]
Microsoft Terminates Support for Office 200708/23/2017If you use Microsoft […]
Starbucks Stock Tanks – Teavana Unit to be Shut Down07/29/2017Starbucks shares fell 5.6 percent to $56.15 in after-hours trading yesterday after the company reported disappointing global sales growth Thursday. The company also announced the closing of its Teavana brand. […]
‘McConnell-Care’ Stays in Committee Through Next Week06/27/2017Senator Mitch McConnell […]
Ford Names New CEO to Head Troubled Car Company05/22/2017Ford Executive Chairman […]
Trump’s 2005 Tax Return Proves Nothing New03/15/2017The copy of Trump's Form 1040 released by Rachel Maddow on her 9 P.M. MSNBC program last night turned out to be another case of "much ado about nothing" because Form 1040 is a summary of an actual tax return and we needed to see the details, not the summary. […]
Campaign 2018 Update: Bill Nelson vs. Rick Scott03/10/2017{By Alan M. Milner, […]
The Smoking Gun Unveiled: Trump’s Russian Connections03/02/2017The Washington Post is […]
Fact Checking Trump’s First ‘Solo’ Press Conference02/17/2017News organizations […]
Trump Wants to Evict Press Corps from White House01/17/2017Most people don’t […]
AOL’s Mangled Advice About Mangled Language01/04/2017I love it when people […]
Chris Christie’s War on Press Seen as Bridgegate Retaliation12/20/2016New Jersey’s […]
Meet the Trump Cabinet Part 112/15/2016Secretary of State: Rex […]
Economic Indicators Pointing in Opposite Directions12/07/2016Look at the two stories […]
Bob Dylan’s Lyrics Imported from China12/06/2016In 2014, as if […]
Stephen Hawking on the Harmful Election of Donald Trump12/06/2016Stephen Hawking, like […]
Capsule Reviews: Arrival, Doctor Strange, Shooter, Star Wars VII11/18/2016Arrival, which should be re-titled "Dead on Arrival," is one of the most boring alien invasion-time travel paradox films I've ever seen. Decent acting, really juvenile direction, terrible script (calling it a script makes me gag a little) and an incredible number of repeated long track shots that I think w […]
Poll Politics and the Misleading of the American Electorate10/26/2016The ancient, archaic AOL […]
Senate Races Begin to Open Up Across the Country10/21/2016With the election of […]
Election Projection: This may be the shortest election night EVER10/20/2016The networks and the big web sites have refrained from calling elections until the polls close on the West Coast but, this year, there is such a clear demarcation between the strengths of the major candidates that the result will become obvious very early on....unless no one reports any results until all the polls close. […]
How Donald Trump Gets Away With Lying in Plain Sight09/08/2016New York Times Op-Ed […]
Commander in Chief Forum: Why NBC Let Trump Lies Slide09/08/2016My sister asked me what […]
Bogus Headlines Prove That AOL Is Pimping for Trump08/29/2016According to the lead […]
New Poll Indicates Turning Point for Johnson Campaign and the Nation08/17/2016A new poll just released […]
Non-Profit Groups Help Ex-Convicts Start Their Own Businesses08/01/2016Calvin Duncan knows a […]
How the NY Times Helped Blame Melania Trump for Campaign’s Failure07/20/2016I just read the Times […]
The Underestimation of Donald Trump07/19/2016We are being lulled into believing that Donald Trump is a clown, an egotistical, self-centered, narcissistic bully, an ignoramus. Trump may be some of those things, but he isn't neither stupid nor ignorant. […]
Police Stops: What Would You Do In This Situation?07/18/2016Saturday afternoon, July […]
Chris Christie’s Worst Day Ever: No VP Nod07/15/2016For Gov. Chris Christie, […]
Stupid Things I Found Online Today07/12/2016I just can’t get […]
FLA Senate Kills Fracking Bill….For Now03/16/2016The Florida State […]
Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court03/16/2016In a copyrighted story […]
Riches to Rags: How the Oklahoma Oil Shale Bubble Went Bust03/10/2016From 2011 to 2014, four […]
Dick’s Sporting Goods Mulls Sports Authority Buy Out03/08/2016Dick’s Sporting Goods […]
FL Senate Considering Bill to Ban Local Bans on Fracking03/04/2016The Florida Senate is […]
Some Things to Think About While Watching the Oscars02/25/2016The problem with people […]
Apple Under FBI Pressure to Unlock iPhone around U.S.02/23/2016SAN JOSE, Calif. — […]
George Will Confirms Nixon’s Vietnam Treason02/12/2016EDITOR’S NOTE: We […]
Ancient AOL Suffers Breakdown; Panic Prevails Across the Internet02/09/2016AOL’s email […]
Ben Carson’s Daily Crises Continue as the Dr. Takes a Licking in Iowa02/04/2016Presidential candidates do not abruptly change their travel plans to return home for a change of clothing. They have people to do that. Presidential candidates are wealthy people. (If you don't believe that, try throwing your hat into the ring and see what happens if you are not wealthy.) […]
GOP Dropout Rick Santorum Damns Marco Rubio with Faint Praise02/04/2016Marco Rubio may have moved up in the pecking order of potential Republican candidates from wannabe to not inconceivable, but he has been damned with faint praise by recently dropped-out candidate Rick Santorum. Appearing on the MSNBC's Morning Joe talk show to talk about his withdrawal from the race […]
Pete Seeger, Folk Music Legend, Dies at 9402/02/2016Pete Seeger, the […]
Troubled Waters: The Rising Fish Oil Debate01/21/2016The New York Times […]
About the Republication of Mein Kampf01/20/2016I recently published a story about the republication of Mein Kampf so that I could discuss the meaning of the story in a comment. Because many of you read the article, but not the comment (we keep track of such things,) we have decided to republish the comment here as a separate article. […]
Who or What, Exactly, is an American?01/07/2016No one can adequately […]
Trump Questions Cruz’s Legal Eligibility for President01/06/2016With less than a month […]
Movies: Concussion, SWVII, Hateful 801/05/2016We’ve been going […]
Francis Credits 2nd Miracle Toward Mother Teresa’s Sainthood12/18/2015Vatican City (dpa) […]
Volkswagen Names New CEO10/01/2015Volkswagen has hired former Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller as its new CEO, the company announced Friday. Mueller’s appointment comes just two days after former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned following a scandal involving the company’s use of software designed to fool regulators […]
In Their Own Words: Republicans About Themselves08/18/2015We went through the […]
2016 Primary Debates Favor Republicans by 2 to 1 Margin08/07/20152016’s primary […]
Milwaukee Air Show Thunders Across Wisconsin Skies08/01/2015The Sound of Friendly […]
Don’t Wait for 2016: Vote Now for President07/27/2015The 2016 election is a […]
Trump Juggernaut Stumbles Into a Border Wall07/23/2015Donald Trump’s quixotic […]
Responding to Ad Hominem Anti-Semitism on the Internet07/11/2015Antisemitism is raising its ugly head all over the internet, again. Yesterday, I received an email from someone called "Rebel of Oz" with a link to post entitled "How We Can Overthrow the Jew World Order." The sender of that email, breaking the usual protocol for these kinds of messages, added the names of 178 recipient […]
Donald Trump Has Chronic Foot in Mouth Disease07/10/2015There’s no doubt about […]
Republican Party Chorus Line: The Clown Car is Now a Party Bus07/01/2015The Republican […]
The Wizard Behind the Curtain: Dr. Oz in Context04/25/2015The recent uproar about […]
Marco Rubio’s Campaign Running on Empty Already04/23/2015Florida’s Junior […]
Holocaust Remembrance: In the Rocket’s Red Glare04/16/2015Today, as Jews around the world commemorated the Day of Remembrance for the victims and the survivors of the Holocaust, Yom HaShoah, political figures are struggling to cope with nuclear armament issues putting Holocaust observances in the shadow of the rocket's red glare. […]
Rand Paul’s Budget Proposals Just Don’t Add Up to Success04/12/2015Less than a week out of […]
HBO Airs Documentary on Designer Drug Traffic Tonight04/10/2015The world of synthetic […]
Joni Mitchell in Good Spirits at Los Angeles Hospital04/02/2015Singer-songwriter Joni […]
Democratic Departures Leave More Senate Seats Up For Grabs04/02/2015Sen. Harry Reid's retirement has strengthened the Republicans' chances of flipping the Nevada Senate seat in the 2016 election, according to a new breakdown from the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. […]
April Fools’ Day Isn’t Over Yet…04/01/2015…but there’s […]
Obama Doubles his Clemency Numbers with 22 New Pardons04/01/2015President Obama commuted […]
Fortune Magazine Picks Another Round of 50 Great Leaders03/27/2015Fortune Magazine likes […]
Angelina Jolie has Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Removed03/24/2015A couple of years ago, […]
Would-Be Democratic Candidates: Wannabees, Also-Rans and Freaks03/24/2015The would-be Democratic […]
Amazon Gets FAA Approval to Test Delivery Drones03/20/2015Amazon.Com’s dream […]
GOP Front Runners Put On Their Running Shoes for 201603/17/2015The GOP front runners […]
GOP Senators Letter to Iran: Treason or Political Theater?03/15/2015In a March 9 letter […]
Credit Repositories Agree to Ease Correction Process03/10/2015The Big Three credit […]
The Thin Blue Wall: Democrats Rally Around Obama Veto Vote03/05/2015In one of the most […]
How to Raise Fresh Capital Without Getting in Over Your Head03/02/2015You are in business. You […]
The Curious Cases of Brian Williams and Jon Stewart02/11/2015In a stunning one-two […]
Brian Williams and the Price of Hubris02/07/2015The straw dogs are out […]
What the Frack Does Meme Mean?02/06/2015Writers are always […]
Val Kilmer Hospitalized With Potentially Deadly Tumor02/03/2015Val Kilmer, the once […]
We’re Not Charlie Hedbo01/19/2015The hue and cry going on […]
Ten Good Reasons Not to Listen to Bad Online Marketing Advice01/04/2015Entrepreneur Magazine […]
Scammers of a Feather Stick Together: The OMG Story01/04/2015In the business world […]
Silly Study Claims that Pornography Lowers Marriage Rates12/23/2014Let’s face it, the […]
Science Daily’s New Fat Myth: Fat is Converted to Carbon Dioxide12/23/2014An article […]
Kerry’s Reckless Middle East Stance12/16/2014U.S. Secretary of State […]
SCOTUS Says Cops Can Stop People Without Cause12/16/2014Yes, that's right. The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has ruled - by an eight to one margin - that police officers can stop citizens for breaking laws that do not exist....and then use evidence found in a subsequent search to prosecute said citizens under a completely different […]
Gods & Kings – Oy Gevalt! This Exodus Really Misses the Mark12/16/2014Film reviewers who do not get invited to pre-screenings for critics have to guard themselves carefully to avoid becoming contaminated by others' opinions about the films they are about to review, but that is well nigh impossible these days, with film grosses being reported throughout the media. […]
Bizarre Death Ruled “Not a Homicide” Despite Questions12/10/2014Brooke Baures – […]
Stone Poetry by Algis Kemezys11/30/2014Algis Kemezys is one of […]
Immigration Reform Breakdown11/21/2014Here are some talking […]
Analysis: Obama’s New Imperial Presidency11/21/2014Ruling by fiat has […]
BindleSnitch Editorial: Truth or Consequences11/19/2014ISIS has executed a […]
‘State of Affairs’ Flops11/18/2014Katherine Heigl returned […]
Interstellar Isn’t Stellar11/10/2014Christopher […]
SSI Payments Up, Refis Boom Amid Fears of Another Collapse10/22/2014In business today, while […]
Fannie, Freddie Loosen Rules10/22/2014Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association), under increasing attack from Congressional Republicans, has relaxed rules affecting mortgage applicants with bankruptcies and foreclosures on their credit reports. Under the new rules, borrowers can claim a one-time exception for “extenuating circumstances” […]
BindleSnitch Business Digest Oct 1 201410/01/2014Today’s business […]
Tyranny of the Home Cooked Meal10/01/2014On September 3, the […]
Miley Cyrus, Revisited09/15/2014It might seem a little […]
BindleSnitch Updates01/01/2000Click here to read the latest news about Bindlesnitch […]
Welcome to BindleSnitch01/01/2000Click here for an overview of what BindleSnitch is all about and what BindleSnitch can do for you as a content creator. […]
VISITORS GUIDE01/01/2000Our intimidating guide to how BindleSnitch works and how you can use it. […]
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS01/01/2000The instructions aren't difficult to follow, but they are very detailed. The goal for this article was to answer every question we could think of before we started recruiting new contributors, but we're positive that we didn't cover everything so please feel free to let us know what we missed. […]
THE CHECKLIST01/01/2000This article explains how the check list works and why it works the way it does. […]
HEADLINE TIPS01/01/2000Writing headlines is becoming a lost art. On the internet, where some websites give you an unlimited amounts of space available, writers and editors have become very lazy with their headlines, sometimes with some very unfortunate results.Here are some tips about how to write a really good headline […]
HYPERLINKS01/01/2000This post explains why you should use hyperlinks, and how to install hyperlinks in an article/ […]
WORKING WITH IMAGES01/01/2000We all know that every picture tells a story, but finding good, clean, legal images isn't easy. If you are a photographer or an artist in your own right, it is relatively easy to compose images for your stories. If you're not an artist or photographer, you may have to improvise. Here are the guidelines for working with images on BindleSnitch. […]
EXCERPTS01/01/2000Instructions on how to create an excerpt for your BindleSnitch articles. These are the summaries that will be seen whenever you post a link to the article the excerpt is linked to. […]
BINDLESNITCH STYLE GUIDE01/01/2000The BindleSnitch Style Guide is just that, a guide. It's not The Ten Commandments. While we recommend that you review it, our style guide is just one more opinion among the many opinions that exist on just about every subject in the world of grammar and punctuation. (Thankfully, we have nearly universal agreement about spelling.) Just ask people how they feel about the Oxford Comma if you want to see what we mean. […]
MEMBER PROFILES01/01/2000This article explains why you should customize your profile, how to create your profile cover image, how to install your profile cover image, and ho0w to add additional biographical information. […]
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT01/01/2000This is the new and revised membership agreement to which you concur when you join BindleSnitch. Note that the first paragraph of each section is a summary of the contents of that section. […]
COMMUNITY GUIDELINES01/01/2000BindleSnitch is an open forum, a place to share ideas and to disagree about them. That means there are going to be conflicts....but that doesn't mean it's open season on BindleSnitch contributors. You can agree to disagree but you may not threaten other BindleSnitch contributors […]
PRIVACY POLICIES01/01/2000Privacy - and the invasion of privacy - is big business. There are companies that collect and disseminate information about you to advertisers, and there are companies that distribute software and utilities designed to prevent other companies from collecting information about you. BindleSnitch is an advertising supported website […]
ADVERTISING POLICY01/01/2000Our position on advertising is simple: we accept paid advertising but we keep a tight rein on what gets advertised on our site and how the advertisements are displayed. We don't accept advertising from dating sites and we screen our advertisers for scams and con games. We don't allow popups or self-initiating videos. […]
PLAGIARISM POLICY01/01/2000This is our simplified, non-legalize version of the procedures we follow when copyright violations are reported to us. Please be aware that any penalties for copyright infringement will fall upon the author of the article. BindleSnitch.com accepts no responsibility or financial liability for libelous statements or copyright infringements committed by members., […]
CONTACT US01/01/2000Use this page to contact us directly offline. […]
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