The Pathology of Trumpism
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.
Politics
Color-blindness & Journalistic Objectivity
What’s phony about colorblindness is that it involves consciousness of discrimination in only one direction."
----Koshersalaami
A better image than a rising tide and boats
A 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 Calculus
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...
A pair of one-sentence posts:Republicans, Have-nots, & Rising Tides
Not necessary for this short a post
How will you address civil unrest in South Carolina, Take 2
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.
How will you address civil unrest in South Carolina?
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
The strange stupidity of the Supreme Court nomination
I don’t understand the Republican calculation here. The math doesn’t work.
Typhoid Mary and Covid Donald
Donald Trump is at the epicenter of a severe outbreak and cluster of COVID19 infection at the White House.
Donald Trump: The Incarnation of White Privilege
What white Privilege Looks and Sounds Like
Reckless Endangerment
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.
The Mystery of Trump’s Anti-Mask Stance SOLVED
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.
The Biggest October Surprise Ever
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 October Surprise: The Trumps Test Positive
The 'official' narrative is that the Trump's got the virus from Hope Hicks.
Renounce Cannibalism
When you think about renouncing cannibalism, I can’t believe they have not renounced it already
Guess what other population Trump’s in trouble with?
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.
Trump Surprised Me
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.
Trump Won’t Support Outcome of Process He Plans to Disrupt
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....
What Running on Racism Looks Like
His words are already a white supremacist call to violence meme.
In 2017, Trump paid $318,672 in taxes. Why doesn’t he say that?
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?
Trump Just Lost Control of the Game
His tax returns dispel all his pretensions to wealth and sacrifice, and his reelection campaign is running out of time.
Death and Taxes Meet Fake News and The Hoax
" ’Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes."
Carole Jane Cadwalladr: Democracy v Facebook
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...
It Figures…
Kentucky 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 won
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.
Now Is the Time….
Trump must be beaten AT THE POLLS by insurmountable margins or our democracy will face demise and ruin...
Racehorse and Racist Theory?
"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?
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.
McConnell the Apex Predator
"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."
Pack The Court
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.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
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...
Trump’s New 1776 Commission Will Dictate Public School Curricula
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.
The Road to Autocracy
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...
It isn’t incompetence, it’s criminal intent
Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for the deaths of more than 190,000 Americans...
Who are the good cops and where are they?
Silence in the face of injustice is complicity in the perpetuation and perpetration of injustice...
Trump tells supporters to “vote twice”!
It 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 Kenosha
Can you imagine the Kenosha police waving past a seventeen year old Black kid with that kind of weapon?
Does racist dog whistle politics work?
No Democratic president has gotten a majority of the white vote since since LBJ ....
Apparently, the public execution of George Floyd wasn’t enough…
Evidently, the white cops in Kenosha, Wisconsin didn't get the 'world is changing' memo...
A Historical Context for Watching the RNC
The GOP was now the White Man’s Party — courtesy of Goldwater, Buckley, and National Review.
Warped Speed: The Speed of Lies
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.
Obama at the DNC: All hands on deck! This is not a drill!
'No drama Obama' delivers sharp attack and dire warning...
In Case You Missed It: Michelle Obama Goes High
DNC Keynote speaker, Michelle Obama slices and dices the Trump administration and policies as she soars in her address...
Senior Presidential Aide v America’s Mom
Another incident from the Trump Department of 'You Can't Make This Stuff Up'...
What Would Happen If Trump Refused to Leave Office?
"A peaceful transfer of power is necessary for American democracy to survive."
What the Hell is China doing?
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.
Open Letter To AG Barr and the DOJ from the Black Students at Yale
Though Black students at Yale are not surprised at this attack on affirmative action, we are outraged nonetheless.
Color Me Fascinated
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.
Ready to Defend the Constitution Against Trump
"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 Service
America had a postal service before the constitution was ratified...
Kamala Harris – A Complete Psychopath
Kamala Harris is a complete psychopath who has no business being on a ballot anywhere much less on a presidential ticket.
Biden – Harris: Evolution Not Revolution
Either get on board or get out of the way...
Kamala Harris: All American
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’.
It’s Biden – Harris!
Once again, Democrats make history as Biden makes a momentous VP choice.
Trump’s War on Thinking and Democracy or The Glitch Ate My Homework
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....
Damn! I Love My Uncle MAGA
When 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 Snatches
Was this a BindleGlitch?
Of Guns and God and The Radical Left Agenda
This sound bite will get Trump more votes than anything else he is likely to say during his campaign for reelection....
A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing
Sadly, the post by Pannier is a stillborn piece of invective. Do your own research about such things. Do not trust that author.
Marx, Engels, Fathers of Marxism, on Blacks, Mexicans
Liberals love to find fault with capitalism, but ignore the racism the founder of socialism, Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels.
In case you missed it: The Obama Eulogy of John Lewis
This is the Barack Obama eulogy of John Lewis in its entirety...
The Father of Capitalism, Adam Smith on Slavery & Inheritance
Smith and others argued that slavery and the generational transfer of wealth were antithetical to Democracy and Capitalism...
Herman Cain Dies of COVID19
He was diagnosed with COVID19 less than two weeks after attending Tump's Tulsa Rally....
this post is not about faith or religion
“…whites have nurtured themselves with a false sense of superiority and entitlement for ages…”
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
"Though I am gone, I urge
you to answer the highest calling
of your heart and stand
up for what you truly believe."
Donald Trump Must Be Impeached Again RIGHT NOW
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.
Trump National Security Adviser O’Brien Tests Positive for COVID-19
Trump National Security Adviser O’Brien Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Sorry About the Slavery. It Was “Necessary.”
Dear enslaved Africans, we have a favor to ask. We’d like to form a new nation, with principles of freedom and self determination...
Texas Man Hit by Ricocheting Bullet After Shooting Armadillo
Texas Man Hit by Ricocheting Bullet After Shooting Armadillo
Many Red States Restoring Gun Rights for the Mentally Ill
Many Red States Restoring Gun Rights for the Mentally Ill
The Greatest Bow
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...
Ivanka Trump Launches ‘Find Something New’ Career Campaign
Ivanka Trump Launches ‘Find Something New’ Career Campaign
President Trump Sends Out Well-Wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell
President Trump Sends Out Well-Wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell
How Do We Change This?
If we are to achieve a more perfect union, predicated on a multicultural and multiracial egalitarian democracy, how do we change this?
Trump Returns to Do White House Coronavirus Briefings Solo
Trump Returns to Do White House Coronavirus Briefings Solo
Biden Statement on Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections
Biden throws down the gauntlet, and draws a line in the sand...
Observation Post #2: America On The Edge of Chaos
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."
If you see something that isn’t right…….
If you haven't gotten into 'good trouble' somewhere along the line, you're not fighting hard enough, or you're not fighting at all...
White House Moves Bush and Clinton Portraits to a Back Room
White House Moves Bush and Clinton Portraits to a Back Room
Trump Wants to Block New Money for Testing, Tracing and the CDC
Trump Wants to Block New Money for Testing, Tracing and the CDC
John Lewis, February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
John Lewis would urge us all to get into good trouble, because we can do better than this...
Portland Mayor Says Feds Snatching Protestors Right Off the Streets
Portland Mayor Says Feds Snatching Protestors Right Off the Streets
Trump Claims Police Kill More White People than Blacks
Trump Claims Police Kill More White People than Blacks
Trump Defends People Who Love the Confederate Flag
Trump Defends People Who Love the Confederate Flag
To anyone still defending Trump
If you needed an unassailable assessment of national leadership, you’re looking at it.
Trump Retweets Chuck Woolery Covid-19 Hoax Claim
Trump Retweets Chuck Woolery Covid-19 Hoax Claim
Trump Sidelines Fauci Over His Blunt Talk About the Pandemic
Trump Sidelines Fauci Over His Blunt Talk About the Pandemic
Holy Covid Batman, Trump Wants Your Job!
...the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials...
Making America Great Again….No, not MAGA, For Real
We are not in the middle of a long, awful slippery slope. We are at the apex of a very violent swing of the pendulum.
Trump Commutes Old Pal Roger Stone’s Sentence
Trump Commutes Old Pal Roger Stone's Sentence
Tucker Carlson Accused of Echoing a White Supremacist Slogan
Tucker Carlson Accused of Echoing a White Supremacist Slogan
Privilege Has Its Membership
If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Privilege answered it.
Trump Withdraws From World Health Organization During a Pandemic
Trump Withdraws From World Health Organization During a Pandemic
Armed Militias Flock to Gettysburg to Foil Fake Antifa Flag Burning
Armed Militias Flock to Gettysburg to Foil Fake Antifa Flag Burning
Don Jr’s Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Tests Positive for COVID-19
Don Jr's Girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Trump Criticizes Cancel Culture During Mount Rushmore Rally
Trump Criticizes Cancel Culture During Mount Rushmore Campaign Rally
Not Just Another ‘What If’ Trump Post
What would happen if the election is close and Trump refuses to concede and go quietly?
Herman Cain Hospitalized With Covid-19 After Trump Tulsa Rally
Herman Cain Hospitalized With Covid-19 After Attending Trump’s Tulsa Rally
Russian Bounty On American Troops
Because he values his relationship with Putin more than he values the lives of American soldiers, Trump won't do anything about it...
Sen. Grassley Thinks Fox Not Doing Enough to Get Trump Re-Elected
Sen. Grassley Thinks Fox Isn't Working Hard Enough to Get Trump Re-Elected
Horton Hears a ‘Why’…FINALLY!
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.
Oh yeah! Really?!
Weren't the summer sunshine and warm temperatures supposed to make the Coronavirus disappear?
NRA to Layoff 200 Staffers as Group Faces Massive Financial Crisis
NRA to Layoff 200 Staffers as Group Faces Massive Financial Crisis
Study Says Fox News Kept Millions From Taking Coronavirus Seriously
Study Says Fox News Kept Millions From Taking Coronavirus Seriously
Russia Offered Afghans Bounty to Kill U.S. Troops
Russia Offered Afghans Bounty to Kill U.S. Troops
If you have a hidden belief in Black inferiority
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
What Black People Know About Race, But Won’t Say Out Loud
Every black person in this country knows that if Trump were a black man, he would have been impeached or assassinated by now.
Nearing the End of Trump’s Road
Trump will precipitate a divisive and messy constitutional crisis if Republicans don't acquire sufficient backbone to tell him that he must go peacefully and quietly when the election results are finally in.
White House Ups Efforts to Flood Pentagon With Trump Loyalists
White House Intensifies Efforts to Flood Pentagon With Trump Loyalists
Trump Nominates Conspiracy Theorist for No 3 Defense Dept Job
Trump Nominates Insane Conspiracy Theorist for No 3 Defense Dept Job
Change in the Conflation and Confluence of Equality and Freedom
Lincoln's iconic reaffirmation of the confluence of the concepts of freedom and equality rings down through history to this day.
Doctor’s Orders
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.
Six Staffers Setting Up Trump Rally Test Positive for Coronavirus
Six Staffers Setting Up Trump Rally Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
Trump Comeback Rally Features Thousands of Empty Seats
Trump Comeback Rally Features Thousands of Empty Seats
Trump Claims Coronavirus Testing is Way Overrated
Trump Claims Coronavirus Testing is Way Overrated
What Do You Do When Life Gives You Lemmings?
Presumably, 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 Labor
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.")
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis
Bolton’s New Book On Trump Full of Explosive Bombshells
Bolton's New Book On Trump Full of Explosive Bombshells
Nelson Mandela on Truth and Reconciliation
Reconciliation requires that we end malnutrition, homelessness and ignorance, as the Reconstruction and Development Programme has started to do.
Trump Administration Refusing to Account for $660 Billion
Trump Administration Refusing to Account for $660 Billion
Author’s Guide to the Two Universes of the United States
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.
Televangelist Jeffress Says Democrats Plan to Bring Out Guillotines
Televangelist Jeffress Says Democrats Plan to Bring Out the Guillotines
Resisting Arrest Is Not A Capital Offense
Who's the real 'criminal', and what should be the charge in this scenario?
Unpacking 528 years of systemic racism in the Western Hemisphere
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.
Melania Used Newfound Leverage to Redo Prenup After Election
Melania Used Newfound Leverage to Redo Prenup After Election
Can I Say That?
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.