And what you’re seeing is a dictator in the making. David Cay Johnston, journalist and biographer of Donald Trump.
Take A Break. It’s Time For Wednesday Humour
McConnell Threatens To Go Garland If Trump Loses In 2020
I guarantee you that if I'm the last man standing and I'm still the majority leader, it ain't happening. I can promise you. United States Senate majority leader McConnell is speaking about stopping any…
Monday Ménage
Molly Ivins. Will Rogers. Joseph Stalin. I want to point out, there are a lot of politicians who enjoy the political end of politics, but they're not interested in governance. And then, there are…
Never Forget: 19 April 1995
A terrorist attack on 19 April 1995 at the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City killed 168 people including 19 children and over 850 were injured. It was the deadliest act of…
Slippin’ and Slidin’
Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats or turned so often to private security firms for protection ... the media climate is now classified as ‘problematic'. The United States…
Do We Have The Courage To See
"Before we can win a Green New Deal, we need to be able to close our eyes and imagine it. We can be whatever we have the courage to see." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (more…)
Keyword – Unarmed
On This Day, 16 April 1818: The U.S. Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border.
Shit Ya Can’t Make Up: Pеспубликанцы Edition
A company linked to Oleg Deripaska, the sanctioned Russian oligarch and accused U.S. election meddler who was granted previously unexplained relief from Treasury Department sanctions, has announced plans to build an aluminum plant in…
Same Topic, Different Story, Same Image – 3
Propaganda machines in all totalitarian countries habitually depict the dictator as the saviour of his people from some danger real, or more usually imaginary, and as the man of action who decides what is…
Same Topic, Different Story, Same Image
Donald J. Trump and his team have now openly declared that he is above the law rather than, as our Constitution provides, a public servant whose duty is to faithfully execute the law. His…
McConnell: The Fix Is In
The Battle Goes On... The House of Representatives voted 232 to 190 to pass the Save the Internet Act to restore net neutrality. All 190 no votes were cast by Republicans; one Republican voted…
Even Great Walls Have Go-Arounds
And This One Was 100s Of Years In The Making. Should We Tell Him?
We’re Full. You Can’t Come In.
Your kind are not welcomed in America. You are criminals. Criminals and bad guys. Bad guys. You shit all over us. All over us. Many, many people told me. Many people. And you take…
Authoritarian Guide To Power: “I alone can fix it”
“I like acting because I can move so quickly. It gives me more flexibility.” In July 2016, candidate Donald Trump declared that he alone could fix America’s problems big and small. It was at…
Monday Ménage
Alexandra Adornetto. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Franklin D. Roosevelt. The young people I know judge leaders by their deeds and abhor hypocrisy. Inconsistency and point-scoring do not win respect. It's not easy to be engaged in…
Fox Punks Attack Veterans For Taking VA Benefits
On Friday morning, Pete Hegseth, Brian Kilmeade and friends attacked U.S. Veterans who apply for every government benefit they qualify for, saying the Veterans are too “dependent” and lack “personal integrity.” It doesn’t get…
Oh Boy… UPDATED
Your Next Attorney General? ‘Fanatic Who Believes in Dictatorship of Executive Power’ ... In addition to his sweeping view of executive power, the ACLU pointed out that Barr's 'record suggests that he will follow…
Not Just An Image: Ugliness From The Inside Out
Donald Trump renews his ugly attacks on hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico with new and old falsehoods - in stark contrast to his phony, bullshit caring toward disaster-stricken communities in states that voted for him. Also:…
Take A Break
Yeah, go ahead - laugh at journos bloopers.
Use It Or Lose It. Democracy Is Funny That Way
Like it or not, and I don’t, Donald Trump is president of the United States of America. In 2016 he lost the popular vote by 2.9 million votes but received 304 Electoral College votes…
He Likes Me. He Really Likes Me! He Allowed Me In HIS World!
On Wednesday, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of Arizona embarrassed himself as never before during an interview on CNN when he declared, maybe begged for is the correct description, lifelong servitude to Donald Trump. Said…
Way-Back Wednesday: Hypocrites & Hacks
On Monday, March 23, 2015, Ted Cruz announced he was running for president of the United States of America. He cried to the audience at conservative Liberty University (where students were told they would…
History As Reminder: Trump & Soldiers
As the Pentagon readies a $1Billion gift to Trump for his ‘wall’, military leaders need to be reminded candidate Trump took the position that soldiers returning from combat with PTSD were ‘not strong’. Here’s…
Shit Ya Can’t Make Up: Death & Taxes Edition
Trump’s Pick For Fed Seat Owes $75,000 in Taxes: IRS Claim. The Guardian newspaper is reporting that “a claim for the debt was filed against (Stephen) Moore by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in…
This Is Why We Need AOC
Watch Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY 14th CD) Tear Into Critics Calling Green New Deal 'Elitist'
On This Day 26 March: Honour
March 26, 1982, ground is broken in Washington D.C. for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.













