Really, How Hard Can It Be…
We're supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them. How hard can it be to... (more…)
Kavanaugh: Birth Control Is ‘Abortion-Inducing Drugs’
On the third day of Senate committee hearings, Trump’s pick for a seat on the Supreme Court of the United States of America, Brett Kavanaugh, called women’s birth control ‘abortion-inducing drugs’. Dawn Laguens, executive…
Unidentified Top Admin Official: The Root Of The Problem Is The President’s Amorality. UPDATED
In a blistering Op-Ed in The New York Times, an anonymous “Senior Administration Official” claims he/she is part of an inside ‘resistance’ working in opposition to Trump’s impulses. The root of the problem is…
It’s Closer Than You Think
[junkie-dropcap]A[/junkie-dropcap]ny person who has taken the oath of office of President of the United States of America and then has their electoral legitimacy questioned every week as consequence of a federal investigation into a…
Monday Ménage
Issac Asimov. Frantz Fanon. Tina Fey. (more…)
Choices
America is standing at the abyss. Do we fall in? Do we jump in? Do we continue with eyes closed, minds lost in the chaos, allowing our nation to be simply pushed over the…
Is Sen Schumer ‘Utterly Useless’? For Dems, Yeah, Pretty Much
"Schumer is utterly useless" - A shared response to the Senate Minority Leader’s dealmaking with Mitch McConnell. So useless, this: "Is there a way to impeach Schumer?" (more…)
Ol’ Abe Has Had Enough
Free Expression A Human Right. And Then There’s Trump
“His attacks are strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise doubts about verifiable facts” (more…)
N E X T…
Cohen Bombshell: Trump Directed Hush Money Payments. Manafort Found Guilty On 8 Counts: Faces 80 Years in LockUp. (more…)
U.S. Press Push Back **UPDATED**
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Dark Money Org Pushing Kavanaugh To Supreme Court Not Authorized To Operate In D.C.
The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), which says it has spent $4.5 million promoting Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the nation’s highest court, had its local business registration and certificate revoked last September (more…)
We Still Have Choices, For Now
**UPDATED** Primaries In 4 States Today: And In Every Election Through 2020 The Question Remains, What Are We Voting For? (more…)
Foreign Agents Spending Big $$ Under Trump
Last week OpenSecrets.org went live with their new project Foreign Lobby Watch. The project configures data from the Department of Justice’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). OpenSecrets.org details updated data listing the top countries…
History As Reminder
President Richard M. Nixon resigned from office 9 August 1974, 44 years ago
Rove To Trump: Stop With The Stalin Thing
Karl Rove, President George W. Bush‘s Deputy Chief of Staff, thinks Trump is sounding too much like Stalin. How bad of an American president do you have to be to have Karl Rove -…
Not Just An Image: This Is Trump’s America
Electoral gains by the far right in Europe have inspired American extremists to exchange their white robes and brown shirts for business suits in a bid to enter mainstream politics. (more…)
Report: Investigate Repubs for Colluding With Trump to Obstruct Justice
The impeachment proceedings would have already started if congressional Republicans weren’t colluding with Trump to obstruct justice. (more…)
Who Is The Real Enemy of The People???
[junkie-dropcap]T[/junkie-dropcap]he 2016 Republican presidential candidate blamed evil media forces for his ridiculous performance at the first debate. He has blamed the media for his short-comings from the day he announced his candidacy. In fact,…
History, Ain’t It Somethin’
Mass extremism, intolerance, a desperate desire for radical change - all factors that make a stable democracy impossible… .
In Remembrance
Michael Harrington, founder of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) died of cancer on this day in 1989 at age 61. A longtime fighter for the poor, the under-represented, workers - and social justice, Harrington…
A Canadian Take: Trump Stuck In Putin’s Swamp
Donald Trump doesn't care about sex scandals or videos. He has entertained the National Enquirer's readers for decades by constantly cheating on his wife or mistress of the day. The rest of the world…
Monday Ménage
Abraham Lincoln. Elie Wiesel. Ralph Waldo Emerson. (more…)
Groups Representing More Than 7 Million Turn Up Pressure on Microsoft to Cancel ICE Contract
PRESS RELEASE: A growing coalition of advocacy groups representing more than 7 million people is demanding that Microsoft cancel its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and stop providing operational support for violence…
Corporations Behind The Muslim Ban. Ban Them!
Taking on the for-profit backers of the Muslim ban. Companies who profit from and enable immigration detention and incarceration, such as GEO Group, a private prison company that operates immigrant detention centers; Wells Fargo,…
Remember When We Thought It Couldn’t Happen Here
Broadcasting has certain quite definite tasks to perform, particularly in view of the times in which we are living at this moment. (more…)
This, Is The President of The United States of America
“Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what’s happening” (more…)
Politics & Policy
Constitutional America???
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Dead By Cop
Black, Native, Latino Americans Are Killed At A Much Higher Rate Than White Americans
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Hey, US Ed, History Calls
The invasion by Europeans of the ‘New World’ saw the First Nations population go from around 15 million in 1500 to just over 200,000 in 1900. (U.S. only. Does Not include data on First Nations Peoples of Canada).
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Project 2025 & The Military
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Shrewd, SlipUp, Or Just Plain Stupid …
In a meeting with hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals: “It’s unacceptable seeing ‘fat generals and admirals’ in the halls of the Pentagon, and leading commands around the country and the world. It’s a bad look.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Ebony McMorris, reporter for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN): “Mr. President, what are your plans for—” McMorris began (one of the few Black reporters in the WH Press Corps). “Quiet. You’re really obnoxious,” said Trump. “I’m not obnoxious, but I’m trying to ask you what about your plans for Memphis, Mr. President?” “You are really obnoxious,” said Trump (president of the USA).
“I think she’s a disgraceful person, you know, I think she’s a disgraceful person, a loser. It’s amazing the way people vote. I know it’s people from her area, maybe of the world, I don’t know. They got here and they vote her in. I don’t know. It’s hard to believe. But I think she’s a disgusting person.”
That’s the President of the United States of America making remarks about seated member of the House, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), to reporters in the Oval Office.
‘If Republicans don’t block voting rights, Democrats will allow “child molesters” and “illegal aliens” to vote and Republicans will be out of power for years’. Ted Cruz, Republican U.S. Senator from Texas. Same Ted Cruz who voted to force changing legal votes of Electoral College. Went so far as to incite an insurrection.
Simple Reminder
Stuff…
News Disorder, It’s A Thing I’m always tired because at night I can’t sleep unless I watch the news. Then I watch the news and can’t sleep.
Your Tingly Leaving You know that tingly little feeling you get when you like someone? That’s your common sense leaving your body.
Don’t Wanna Know It is possible to lead a cow upstairs – but – not downstairs. Question: Why in the hell would you want to take a cow upstairs? Wait, no, don’t tell me. I don’t want to know.
Kane’s Clinic
Wheel In The Sky
Journey From their album, Infinity – the first album with Steve Perry on lead vocals. Released January 1978.
Going Back Home
Sherman Robertson From the 1998 Rockin’ Blues album (CD) Going Back Home
Out Of The Rain
Etta James From her 1990 Soulful Blues album Stickin’ To My Guns
Dreams
Brandi Carlile * From WFUV LIVE CD (FM 90.7 in the Greater New York City area). Originally on her 2009 folk-rock album Give Up The Ghost.
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye Originally On His Landmark 1971 Album What’s Going On
Amigo De Verdad
Gipsyland from their album Viva La Musica. Recorded in Cancoon Studio Paris and DreamHouse Studios London.
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