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. […]
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? […]
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. […]
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. […]
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”. […]
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 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... […]
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. […]
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. […]
"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.. […]
Today, Desantis is openly and publicly seeking and taking credit for his inhumane treatment of migrants seeking refuge from violence and oppression... […]
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 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... […]
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 […]
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. […]
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... […]
”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. […]
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 […]
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.... […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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.... […]
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 […]
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. […]
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... […]
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... […]
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. […]
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 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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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... […]
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. […]
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? […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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... […]
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. […]
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." […]
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. […]
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.") […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
"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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.... […]
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…. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
In a March 9 letter addressed to the leaders of the […]
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DO YOU WANT A JEWISH COUNTRY? WHY AND AT WHAT COST?Should Israel Exist? How can anyone ask that question...but more and more people are doing just that. […]
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The Fire This Time In IsraelThe reality of the conflict in Israel is too complex for the weak minded to comprehend. […]
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The Debt Ceiling AddendumDebt Ceiling brinking has to end before it ends us. […]
Racism Without RacistsHowever, 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... […]
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Ending Homelessnes: Government Intervention v Market ForcesIn Finland — where innovation is more than just another word for privatization — they’ve managed to virtually end homelessness. […]
Trump’s Worst Nightmare and KarmaIt was 1973 and the Justice Department had just filed a civil rights lawsuit against Trump and his father Fred Trump. […]
Belaboring the obvious, but…A lot to be said for repression. […]
I think she’s got it!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... […]
The 60th Anniversary: MLK’s Letter From Birmingham Jail60 years later, King's 'manifesto' is as momentous, as powerful, and as necessary as it was during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. […]
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Dave Chappelle on SNL and JewsDon’t blame us for reacting to attacks. We have to. […]
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Where is accountability for something this big?This is one of the biggest smoking guns in American history […]
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How Qualified Do You Have to Be?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. […]
A story about Madeleine Albright"Did you notice who we just passed?" I asked my wife. She hadn't. "Madeline Albright." "You're right." […]
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Russians“….it’s such an ignorant thing to do if the Russians love their children too…” […]
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A Covid QuestionTrump cultists believe that they are demonstrating their fealty to Trump and his MAGA movement by refusing to get vaccinated and wear masks. […]
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Economic Sanctions Won’t WorkFrankly 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. […]
Brace for ImpactIndividuality 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 DissonanceThe 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 PresidentA short footnote for Kamala Harris' and her fundraisers. […]
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Justice Sotomayor’s Question”Will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?” […]
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A Question About the Rittenhouse Verdict...and all else being exactly the same... […]
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Black Pastors and Fair TrialsThe 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... […]
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Sell the BrownieDemocrats need to stop selling the recipe... […]
Failure to Appear: Update! Bannon Charged With Crimnal ContemptSubsequent 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. […]
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Bill Baird: The Forgotten Pro-Choice HeroBill 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. […]
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One sentence post: what defines conservativesIt’s a one sentence post […]
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A single sentence and a question about voting rightsWhy isn't this enough? […]
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Joy Reid is Spot On: RepriseIf America doesn't continue to evolve toward a multiracial, multicultural egalitarian democracy it must surely devolve into a plutocratic autocracy predicated on white supremacy.... […]
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Understanding American wealth distributionThe problem with looking at wealth is that we don’t have a sense of scale. […]
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It’s Been A YearSince 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. […]
Jessica Anderson Personifies the Case for Passage of HR1"We did it in Iowa and nobody noticed." ----Jessica Anderson […]
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One sentence post: FringesOne sentence post, you don’t need an exerpt […]
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Fact v TruthTo 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. […]
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Europe 1348Art thou more afeared of side effects than of death? […]
Scene from a Georgia voting linesee attached clip from Ben-Hur […]
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Attacking 15th Amendment now, 19th later“Because it puts us at a disadvantage relative to Democrats.” […]
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It’s Official….Take Note!Without accountability, there can be no decency. Without decency, there can be no democracy. […]
Seeing the CapitolSeeing it was jarring. I’ve never had a negative reaction to it before. It means something different now. […]
A Question About Election Fraud in Georgiaa) (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. […]
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One Sentence Post: A Message to DemocratsWe ran the table and won the government in a clean sweep... […]
Are SOME People Really Buying US Currency with Trump’s Signature?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. […]
A Funny Thing Happened…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. […]
Memes for the First Post Inaugural Sunday AfternoonHe was gone at 6AM on Inauguration Day! […]
Dear Evangelical Christian, You really do not trust GodYou do not trust the God you claim to worship in ANYTHING and it is painfully obvious. […]
“How Long? Not Long!”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... […]
Reductio Ad RacismThe fascist ideology of Trumpism and the minions of Trump must be crushed and eradicated from American public life... […]
Washington, We Have a ProblemThe 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 HealingUnless 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 FairyShe buys up teeth for a pittance, then sells them on the lucrative International Tooth Market. […]
Do Unto Others, Before They Do Unto YouMcConnell 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?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 […]
HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE. THE GREAT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOODNow 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!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. […]
HOLY COW – LIKE WOW – & WHAT NOW?And now I read Guiliani and Dershowitz repping tr-mp in impeachment […]
Bogey BaitWhile 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 […]
So, Where Were They?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. […]
For The Record: January 6, 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 EvilThe 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…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 Single Sentence on Where We Stand: UpdateDoors 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 FraudYou can't make this stuff up... […]
Gohmert Says Street Violence Is only RecourseA 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: UpdateThe judge said Gohmert’s argument relied on entirely speculative circumstances. […]
A Question About the Presidential Power to PardonIn 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. […]
$600.00 Is An Insult!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…. […]
Income Disparities? Something’s Inherently Wrong"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 StandTrump won't be satisfied unless and until somehow, some way, some where he precipitates and armed confrontation... […]
Grasping at Straws: The Last Gasp of Republican AngstQuite 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. […]
Update: The Court Rejects Texas Suit Seeking to Subvert ElectionThe 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. […]
Operation Warp Speed: Cutting Corners and Red Tape?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. […]
Me and Slobodan Milosevic Down by the SchoolyardWas 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... […]
Disenfranchising Native Americans a cautionary taleThis 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. […]
Social Security is Already Under Attack AgainNow 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 BallotsThere 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 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. […]
Giuliani’s Case and Giuliani’s MessageBlack and Brown people must not be permitted to overturn the will of White people, and determine who should be president of this country.... […]
Ohio Curfew Starts November 19thI 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 postNo excerpt necessary for a one sentence post. […]
55 Percent of White Women Voted for Trump…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. […]
A Legal Remedy for the Stonewalling of the Presidential TransitionEmily 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 BlackWhite 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.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 Affirmative Action Hire FallacyThe 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…From Ron Powell's 'Sunday Funnies'. […]
President Elect: Joe Biden!Pennsylvania, the state of his birth, has given Joe Biden and Kamala Harris their moment in history. […]
Proposition 16 and unexpected consequencesWhat? You didn’t think that all college admissions policies favored women and minorities, did you? […]
I Have An Election QuestionAfter 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 People"We should have been listening to Black people..." ----Tim Wise […]
All Voting is Personal: The Politics of Humiliation and RacismAs Nelson Mandela said: “There is nobody more dangerous than one who has been humiliated.” […]
The Pathology of TrumpismAt 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 ObjectivityWhat’s phony about colorblindness is that it involves consciousness of discrimination in only one direction." ----Koshersalaami […]
A better image than a rising tide and boatsA 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 CalculusIn 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 TidesNot necessary for this short a post […]
How will you address civil unrest in South Carolina, Take 2So 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 nominationI don’t understand the Republican calculation here. The math doesn’t work. […]
Typhoid Mary and Covid DonaldDonald Trump is at the epicenter of a severe outbreak and cluster of COVID19 infection at the White House. […]
Donald Trump: The Incarnation of White PrivilegeWhat white Privilege Looks and Sounds Like […]
Reckless EndangermentI 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 SOLVEDOn 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 EverNow 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 PositiveThe 'official' narrative is that the Trump's got the virus from Hope Hicks. […]
Renounce CannibalismWhen 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 MeLast 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 LikeHis words are already a white supremacist call to violence meme. […]
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 FacebookIf 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 wonThe 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." […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87Should 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 CurriculaDonald 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 AutocracyAnyone 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 intentDonald 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 KenoshaCan 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 RNCThe GOP was now the White Man’s Party — courtesy of Goldwater, Buckley, and National Review. […]
Warped Speed: The Speed of LiesHogan 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 HighDNC Keynote speaker, Michelle Obama slices and dices the Trump administration and policies as she soars in her address... […]
Senior Presidential Aide v America’s MomAnother 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 YaleThough Black students at Yale are not surprised at this attack on affirmative action, we are outraged nonetheless. […]
Color Me FascinatedThere 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 ServiceAmerica had a postal service before the constitution was ratified... […]
Biden – Harris: Evolution Not RevolutionEither get on board or get out of the way... […]
Kamala Harris: All AmericanYesterday, 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 HomeworkWhile 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 MAGAWhen 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 SnatchesWas this a BindleGlitch? […]
Of Guns and God and The Radical Left AgendaThis 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 LewisThis is the Barack Obama eulogy of John Lewis in its entirety... […]
The Father of Capitalism, Adam Smith on Slavery & InheritanceSmith and others argued that slavery and the generational transfer of wealth were antithetical to Democracy and Capitalism... […]
Herman Cain Dies of COVID19He was diagnosed with COVID19 less than two weeks after attending Tump's Tulsa Rally.... […]
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." […]
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... […]
The Greatest BowWilliam 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?If 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. ElectionsBiden throws down the gauntlet, and draws a line in the sand... […]
Observation Post #2: America On The Edge of ChaosIn 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... […]
To anyone still defending TrumpIf you needed an unassailable assessment of national leadership, you’re looking at it. […]
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... […]
Privilege Has Its MembershipIf it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Privilege answered it. […]
Russian Bounty On American TroopsBecause 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!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? […]
If you have a hidden belief in Black inferiorityMost 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 LoudEvery 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 FreedomLincoln's iconic reaffirmation of the confluence of the concepts of freedom and equality rings down through history to this day. […]
Doctor’s OrdersDoctor 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?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 LaborThe 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.") […]
Nelson Mandela on Truth and ReconciliationReconciliation requires that we end malnutrition, homelessness and ignorance, as the Reconstruction and Development Programme has started to do. […]
Author’s Guide to the Two Universes of the United StatesEvery 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 OffenseWho's the real 'criminal', and what should be the charge in this scenario? […]
Unpacking 528 years of systemic racism in the Western HemisphereThe 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. […]
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. […]
Shhhhhh! Shhhhh! Shhhhh!Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! […]
A lesson from Anne Frank about martyrdomHow 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. […]
KneesThe 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. […]
Want to Stop Police Brutality: Decriminalize All DrugsIt 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?Previously unidentified officers wore shirts with insignia from at least two federal prisons in Texas, one of which includes active coronavirus infections. […]
Roger Goodell’s Mea Culpa on Behalf of the NFLWhen 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. […]
“First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh at You, Then They Fight…”Sports news is very different today, and I mean literally today, not just recently. Today, and maybe tomorrow […]
Trump Bulldozes a Peaceful Protest for Photo OpIn 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. […]
Re Disqualification: Klobuchar, Biden, Tessio, and BiteyDuring 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.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. […]
Disqualified?Amy Klobuchar didn't prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints... […]
GOP’s Voter Disinformation System Spins UpDonald 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 BiteyBeing 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 SinnedI want Donald Trump to take a big step toward totalitarianism, just to see how the goofy apologists react. […]
Joe Biden’s Clean Energy PlatformNeither 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.When Trump suggests that people from "shithole countries" should go back to where they came from... […]
The Disingenuous Unsupportable Didactic…of SummerWhen 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 MakeFrankly, many of us would agree with the sentiment even if concerned about the wording... […]
Free Advice from Marc Thiessen is Felonious InsultCan 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-GateIf 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 FallThe scientists and medical experts say that it is a certainty that we will experience a resurgence of the Coronavirus in the fall... […]
Just Exactly, What Is Obamagate?'Obamagate' is Trump's new 'dog whistle' for the criminal offense of being President while black. […]
Morning Joe Asks Republicans: “Wherefore Art Thou?”As 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 Playbook"...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?Is there risk in making Trump crazier than he already is? […]
Why Biden Shouldn’t Pick HarrisA 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 Read"semiliterate: a person who is poorly educated or unable to read or write with ease or fluency..." […]
Three good things that will probably come out of the epidemicThe COVID 19 epidemic is obviously a net negative. However, that doesn’t mean it won’t have any positive consequences. […]
Why Did You Die?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. […]
An Open Letter to President Trump{Expletive deleted} […]
Question: How do people who live by Fox News, see this …When sounding an alarm, repetition is necessary and appropriate. […]
Red v Blue / North v South: Trump’s Civil War?Trump seems to have managed to foment sufficient sectional or regional discord to start a civil war of sorts... […]
For Want of a President…For want of the Defense Production Act... […]
If This Were a Scene in a Hollywood Movie…Such dramatic presentations abound. […]
Armed Protests Against Michigan Governor’s Stay at Home OrderAt a time when our only real weapon against the deadly Coronavirus is national unity... […]
The Greatest Cure on Earth!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. […]
What Happens If Trump Suspends the 2020 ElectionThere 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 BarrelIt 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. […]
The Existential Threat of IncompetenceTrump has been engaged in the "deconstruction of the administrative state" ever since he took office.... […]
In Case You Missed It: Bernie Takes A Graceful BowIn case you missed it... […]
Coronavirus and Racial DisparitiesYou may choose any metric you like, re negative impact/effects, black people are on the tall end of the statistical stick. […]
Another Deadly LieEven 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 StatesThe 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 KilledThe 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 BananaCovid-19 is a virus which requires the separation of people to slow and eliminate the growth of this pandemic […]
The Difference Between Healthcare Insurance and HealthcareUnderstanding 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.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. […]
Clintovid-16Take heart, Americans. President Trump had the foresight to... […]
A Scam for the AgesBefore the ink was dry, Trump declared his intention to ignore or defy provisions for congressional oversight... […]
Shelter in Place v The HomelessThe coronavirus can make criminals of the homeless...Let's make being homeless a crime... […]
Charisma, Coattails, and the CoronavirusThe coronavirus has exposed Trump for the incompetent fraud that he is. […]
Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?Pussycat, 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 EnoughThis is what Trump said and did after his primetime 'Address to the Nation' Wednesday night... […]
Icarus, Donald Trump, and a Horse…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. […]
WHO Declares PandemicWho declared a pandemic? […]
Would Trump Try to Cancel the 2020 Election in November?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. […]
What Donald Trump Taught Me About LifeAnd 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 TuesdaySuper 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 LimbBernie and his base must own up to the idea of party unity... […]
Media Law and Ethics: Pop QuizMedia Law and Ethics: Pop Quiz […]
Hackers Can Change Ballots Cast with Voatz Voting AppA 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 TodayIf contemporary mass media were engaged in journalism, Trump wouldn't be President. […]
The Ethical Responsibility of the MediaPrint was an essential factor in pushing the colonists toward revolution even if it was not sufficient to cause the Revolution. […]
A Question About Trump and the The CoronavirusIf 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? […]
About Black History MonthThe ultimate irony of all historical information is that it has no innate meaning whatsoever until interpreted at another future time, in another political context. […]
Inspired by RobishThere was a time when I could have posted this video as a comment... […]
You Have to Stand Proudly"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?Anyone who doesn't know this knows nothing at all about the truth of the history of black people in this country. […]
A Question for MLK Day 2020…MLK would be 91 had he survived to celebrate his birthday this year. […]
THE END TIMES ARE AT HAND…STARRING DONALD TRUMP?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. […]
Pelosi v McConnell Part 2: A Motion to DismissOn 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 ConundrumMedicare 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 Witnesses....This is must see video.... […]
So, Where’s the BindleSnitch Commentary on Trump’s Re-election War?"By November, the Soleimani assassination will be old news..." […]
The Question About Twitter as Valid Notification"These Media Posts will serve as notification to the United States Congress..." […]
IMMEDIATE RELEASEAt the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action... […]
Subpeona Bolton’s Book Deal"Ex-Trump aide John Bolton has deal for book that may publish before 2020 election, reports say..." […]
A Question for ChristmasThe 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 RightHe didn't want an actual investigation for corruption, he wanted the announcement of an investigation for corruption. […]
A Date Which Will Live In InfamyMany 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 PrimaryI 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. […]
A Question About PredictionI'm not clairvoyant, however, I did publish two posts that seem to be spot on prescient... […]
Another November AnniversaryIt's another November during a time that has certainly been influenced by the events of a November long ago. […]
Lincoln’s November166 years ago today.... […]
Evolution of the Republican TruthA look at Republican Darwinism.... […]
Putin’s America"....follow the money...." […]
The Preamble, The Oath, and ImpeachmentAs 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 Office"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.” […]
Re “Affordable Housing”: The Birth of a MemeThere's a word for those who can't afford "affordable housing... […]
Affordability v Accessability"We're better than this." […]
Trump, Obama and, Newton’s Third LawObama and Trump are not opposites nor are they, or the effect they have on American politics and political system, equal. […]
Talking to the Wall, 2nd EditionThings 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 Cummings"Elijah Cummings came from good soil." […]
2020 Focal Point: Medicare for AllMedicare 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 AccountabilityThe intelligence community has warned that Russian interference in the American electoral process is continuing and ongoing. […]
A New (and DIFFERENT) Democratic Party PlatformI 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 HearingDemocracy 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 SeriesNot Jackie's Dodgers... […]
It is Time For McConnell to Leave the SenateThis 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’It's fake! […]
A single sentence on the passing of Elijah Cummings...the angry voice of a black man... […]
President Putin?Trump is turning the United States of America into a client state of Putin's Russia. […]
A Question About the Latest Impeachment PollAfter everything that has transpired... […]
Rep. Elijah Cummings, Democratic leader, dies at 68"We're better than this..." […]
Chutzpah RedefinedFor 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. […]
From the Fly on the Wall DepartmentI’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… […]
Rudy Who?…Oh, That Rudy!...and like his predecessor, Michael Cohen, Rudy Giuliani is about to be thrown under the bus.... […]
Opening Statement: Frmr Ambassador Yovanovitch to House CommitteesOur 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. […]
NY Times prints a “useless, feel-good, if not a solipsistic meme”Apparently, it is possible to be 'a' president without being 'the' president. […]
His Royal Highness, the PresidentThere 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. […]
None of the Above Holds the Balance of Power in 2020We 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 Snyder...quite possibly, the most important read of our time... […]
Warren not afraid Wall Street Democratic donors may back TrumpThey're scared to death of The possibility of a President Warren and rightfully so.... […]
DID RUDY GIULIANI VIOLATE THE LOGAN ACT?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 […]
Meanwhile, Back At the RanchWarren passes Biden in new nationwide poll […]
A Question About The Transcript and The SummaryThere's significant variance between the transcript and the summary... […]
Pelosi Calls for Formal Impeachment InquiryBreaking News... […]
Harvard Law Professor, Laurence Tribe, Has ‘The Last Word’I could have posted this myself, but it carries more weight as a video of one of America's superstars of legal education... […]
A ReminderThe current Presidential SuccessionAct was adopted in 1947, and last revised in 2006. […]
To Impeach Or Not To Impeach, That Is The QuestionTo Impeach or not to impeach.... […]
…But The Content Of Their CharacterGeorge Washington stated that: "The character of a nation is determined by the character of its people." […]
Looking Ahead, A QuestionOn Tuesday. November3, 2020, Americans will go to their respective polling places and vote.... […]
Sanders and Warren: They Are Not Tweedle Dee and Tweedle DumThis post is an oversimplification of my take on the separation between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders... […]
The Debate: Warren Chooses Middle Ground Between Bernie and BidenElizabeth Warren is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views, so why the sudden case of camera and comment shyness? […]
Going Off The Deep End With Elizabeth Warren on Social SecurityElizabeth 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 PoliticsEvery 2020 Democratic presidential candidate but Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) beat President Trump in New Hampshire in a poll released Tuesday. […]
Nixon v TrumpCase closed! […]
A Question About Resistance versus Denial: Trump and HitlerHitler came to power in Germany legally and without objection.... […]
Trump: The ‘Clown Prince’ Who Would Be KingDonald Trump doesn't see himself as President of the United States. […]
A Question About A Questionable PromiseDuring the speech in which he accepted the Republican nomination for the Office of President , Trump made this promise... […]
Trump Proving Himself To Be PresidentialNobody knows how many 'presidential' lies he told during two rounds on his golf course.... […]
“el momento de la verdad”: The moment of truthIt's just a matter of time... […]
Fake News, Alternative Facts v Truth, Justice & the American Way ..This is the Sunday Funnies and Editorial Comment combined... […]
The Candidates in New Hampshire III–Where They’ll Be 1-8 SeptemberWant to See Them? Go Here.... […]
Above the Law?: A Single SentenceYou can be abovementioned... […]
On The Matter of Polls'The main takeaway,' says Monmouth University's pollster, 'is that the Democratic race has become volatile." […]
The Bard and The Donald: Shakespeare and TrumpThere'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!Loyalty to the team was always superseded by loyalty to the game.... […]
A Question About David Koch and Final Judgment“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” […]
A Question About The Jill Biden GambitBiden beats Trump in the hypothetical match up but.... […]
The Empty Threat of the 25th AmendmentThe 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 […]
A Question About What Obama Could Have DoneLinking the recovery of Main Street to the recovery of Wall Street should have been a slam dunk... […]
Who or What is a “Centrist”?: Making Amy’s CaseA “centrist” is someone who creates euphemisms.... […]
From a New Hampshire Pal — The Candidates’ Week...a partial list... […]
Three Presidential Candidates Who Need to Grow Up FastA quick and dirty summary of how the 2020 Senate Race is shaping up or breaking down, depending on your point of view. […]
You Be the Judge in this Poetry Slam: Cuccinelli v Lazarus"...The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me..." […]
A Question From the Department of You Can’t Make This Stuff UpThis is the stuff of Earl Stanley Gardner's, Perry Mason and Agatha Christie's, Hercule Poirot... […]
News Flash and A Question From the Department of Quelle SurpriseReally?!...Is this a preview...? […]
The Raids in Mississippi: A Question of Selective Enforcement?"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 HeroicThere is one thing you can do right now to change the course of this country. Find out how. […]
The Genesis of the Second Amendment...and the feared revolt of threatening slaves..... […]
A Post Massacre QuestionTrump has characterized these mass shootings as a manifestation of a mental illness.... […]
A Single Sentence On The Lowest Common DenominatorThe problem with the lowest common denominator is... […]
My Pick For President: Elizabeth WarrenIt 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 ChildrenThe 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. […]
The Very Dangerous Mind of Marianne WilliamsonA brief examination of the soon to be forgotten Marianne Williamson […]
Re Cummings and Meadows: MLK Has It RightWhen the shit hits the fan most white people will try to hide somewhere In the nonexistent middle between a denunciation and a defense …. […]
From the Picture Is Worth 1000 Words Dept.From the SouthernBorder... […]
Is This A Question of Treason?Cyberwarfare involves the actions by a nation-state or international organization to attack and attempt to damage another nation's information systems.... […]
At the Border: Injustice & Inhumanity for Profit"$800 Million in Taxpayer Money Went to Private Prisons Where Migrants Work for Pennies" ---The Dailiy Beast […]
Mueller v McConnellIn the wake of the Mueller hearing... […]
The Question For Democrats After Mueller’s TestimonyThere is a single question left for the Democrats to answer... […]
Did Jesus Own His Own Clothes?Inquisition […]
Trump has become the voice of insecure white AmericansHe has never made a serious effort to expand his base. Instead, he seeks to inflame it. […]
Trump’s influence on hate crimesThe 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. […]
“Go Back To Where You Came From” Is IllegalExamples of potentially unlawful conduct include insults, taunting, or ethnic epithets.... […]
Go Back Where You Came FromGo Back.... […]
Go Back to Where You Came FromI 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…. […]
Scaling Wokeback Mountain: Dowd Defends Pelosi from AOCIn the age ge of Trump, there is no more stupid proposition than that Nancy Pelosi is the problem. […]
The Trump Tweet to The Progessive Congressional Women of ColorTrump is doing a wonderful job of stoking the Democratic base and unifying the Democratic Congressiinal caucus... […]
Labor Secretary, Alex Acosta, Has ResignedBreaking News... […]
PJPodcast How Does a Nation Like You Get to be a Nation Like You?Our Route Back from this New Normal […]
The Myth of the Ideological Center In American PolitcsThe 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 […]
2020: How the Democrats Are Already Blowing It AgainThis 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 […]
Remember When Trump Blocked Federal Employee Pay Raises?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, […]
NY Times Explains how Donald Trump Became Donald TrumpThe New York Times has published what amounts to a […]
Trump Shortchanges Federal Employees on Pay HikesThe President of the United States, unlike the […]
Democratic Party Alleges Trump-Russia Conspiracy in New LawsuitThe 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. […]
Democrats Win Governorships in New Jersey, VirginiaIn 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. […]
‘McConnell-Care’ Stays in Committee Through Next WeekSenator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will delay the […]
Trump’s 2005 Tax Return Proves Nothing NewThe 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 Scott{By Alan M. Milner, Bindlesnitch} I received the […]
The Smoking Gun Unveiled: Trump’s Russian ConnectionsThe Washington Post is reporting evidence that […]
Fact Checking Trump’s First ‘Solo’ Press ConferenceNews organizations – including some labelled as […]
Meet the Trump Cabinet Part 1Secretary of State: Rex Tillerson Rex Tillerson, 64, […]
Stephen Hawking on the Harmful Election of Donald TrumpStephen Hawking, like many physicists before him, has […]
Poll Politics and the Misleading of the American ElectorateThe ancient, archaic AOL website is currently leading […]
Senate Races Begin to Open Up Across the CountryWith the election of Hillary Clinton now an almost […]
Election Projection: This may be the shortest election night EVERThe 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. […]
Commander in Chief Forum: Why NBC Let Trump Lies SlideMy sister asked me what I thought about […]
Bogus Headlines Prove That AOL Is Pimping for TrumpAccording to the lead article on AOL today, […]
New Poll Indicates Turning Point for Johnson Campaign and the NationA new poll just released by Bindlesnitch reveals […]
How the NY Times Helped Blame Melania Trump for Campaign’s FailureI just read the Times article about how Melania […]
FLA Senate Kills Fracking Bill….For NowThe Florida State Senate Appropriations committee on […]
FL Senate Considering Bill to Ban Local Bans on FrackingThe Florida Senate is sitting on a bill already passed […]
George Will Confirms Nixon’s Vietnam TreasonEDITOR’S NOTE: We found the following article on […]
Ben Carson’s Daily Crises Continue as the Dr. Takes a Licking in IowaPresidential 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 PraiseMarco 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 […]
Who or What, Exactly, is an American?No one can adequately answer the question of […]
Trump Questions Cruz’s Legal Eligibility for PresidentWith less than a month before Iowans caucus, […]
In Their Own Words: Republicans About ThemselvesWe went through the transcript from the first […]
2016 Primary Debates Favor Republicans by 2 to 1 Margin2016’s primary debates season kicked off in […]
Don’t Wait for 2016: Vote Now for PresidentThe 2016 election is a long way off. Don’t wait […]
Trump Juggernaut Stumbles Into a Border WallDonald Trump’s quixotic presidential campaign […]
Donald Trump Has Chronic Foot in Mouth DiseaseThere’s no doubt about it. Donald Trump has chronic […]
Republican Party Chorus Line: The Clown Car is Now a Party BusThe Republican Party’s chorus line of would-be […]
Marco Rubio’s Campaign Running on Empty AlreadyFlorida’s Junior Senator Marco Rubio has shot […]
Rand Paul’s Budget Proposals Just Don’t Add Up to SuccessLess than a week out of the starting gate, Rand Paul […]
Would-Be Democratic Candidates: Wannabees, Also-Rans and FreaksThe would-be Democratic candidates for president break […]
GOP Front Runners Put On Their Running Shoes for 2016The GOP front runners are putting on their dancing […]
GOP Senators Letter to Iran: Treason or Political Theater?In a March 9 letter addressed to the leaders of the […]
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