West Virginia's Conservative Democratic Senator Gives Detached-From-Reality Response To Republican Promised Obstruction On 1/6 Commission and Elections Security With Spot On Commentary by Brian Tyler Cohen
Democracy: Ya Gotta Fight For It
“There Is a Ticking Timebomb” Republican controlled states across the country are moving more aggressively with their democracy-killing agenda to make voting as difficult as possible in counties where Blacks, Latinos and low-income…
Another…
ANOTHER AMERICAN MASS MURDER Nine people were killed after a public transit employee opened fire on co-workers at a San Jose, California rail yard on Wednesday, according to local authorities. The shooter was…
Danger Ahead: Anti-Democracy Drift
Reminders “The radicalization of the Republican Party has outpaced what even most critical observers imagined. We need to grapple with what that should mean for our expectations going forward and start thinking…
Will This Nation Survive
Eugene Robinson at the Washington Post sums it up, perfectly: The greatest threat to our nation’s future is not covid-19 or the rise of China or even the existential challenge of climate…
Just Sunday Drivin’
Are We There Yet?
Repost: The American Normal UPDATED
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a gun law case challenging New York law which prohibits carrying concealed handguns outside the home without a license. This post is just one of many offering a…
The More Things Change The More They…
After watching the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing where Democratic voting rights activist Stacey Abrams schools Republicans on systemic voter suppression in this country, I scrolled through my folders holding files related to this…
Stand Up. Speak Up. Demand Change.
New Approaches Needed to Address Ongoing Police Abuse By Human Rights Watch A Minnesota jury has properly convicted former officer Derek Chauvin of second-degree murder for the killing of George Floyd on May…
America Police Force
White Guy Drags Cop, Lives To Talk About It ........ A 61-year-old white guy from Hutchinson, Minnesota didn't like being told to wear a mask while he was in a home improvement/tools store…
Chaos, Crisis And The Death Of Democracy
Questions and Answers On morning, noon, evening and nightime talk-news shows, recent conversations have centered on the Republican Party's absolute opposition to any and all of the Biden agenda. The leading question among…
Mitch, A Special Place In Hell Awaits You
Hypocrite of the year award, and there's no close second, goes to Republican Senator Mitch McConnell for lecturing corporate CEOs for speaking out against, and one taking direct action against, voter suppression laws in…
Think Republican Attacks On Voting Rights In Georgia And Other States Is No Big Deal…
Then Remember This... In 1930, Germany is a liberal democracy. Just four years later, democracy is dead, Germany’s leader is a dictator and the government is in the hands of the Nazis.
The Playbook Reads Familiar
It's Getting Serious, Folks. Georgia Republicans Go Even Farther Right. While Georgia's Republican governor Brian Kemp was signing the now-known-around-the-world 98-page anti-democracy Republican voter suppression bill, state Representative Park Cannon knocked on his closed…
‘Vicious Attack on Voting Rights’
Looks Familiar (Except For The Masks) "Sick" and "Un-American" Georgia governor Brian Kemp signs 95 page GOP voter suppression bill less than two hours after Georgia's Republican lawmakers gave final approval to…
Republicans. Guns. Votes. The Numbers
1 Week. 2 Mass Murders. 18 Dead. Assault On America Lives And Democracy When Democrats passed the Assault Weapons Ban in 1994, the number of mass shootings went down by 37%.…
This Is The United States of America. WTF! UPDATED
A 21-Year-Old Man Murdered 10 People Including A First-On-The-Scene Police Officer On Monday At A Grocery Store In Boulder, Colorado. Officer Eric Talley was 51 years old. He is survived by his wife and…
Be A Link In The Circle of Friendship
Stand Up. Speak Up. Reach Out. Reject Hate
12 Repubs Vote Against Police
No Honour Twelve Republican members of the United States House of Representatives voted this week against a resolution to honour police with the Congressional Gold Medal for their actions during the deadly riot and…
More Proof We’re Almost There
172 Republicans Vote Against Violence Against Women Act – One Day After 7 Women Murdered In Georgia By 21-year-old White Man The legislation did pass 244-172; only 29 Republicans voted with Democrats.…
The Coup Acquittal. Their Mission In Play.
It Could Not Be Any Clearer They Are Following The Playbook
A Reminder The Day After 43 Republican Senators Cast Their Vote For A Different United States Of America
Ain't History Something (more…)
43 Republican Senators Vote Against Democracy
Forty-Three Republican Senators Cast Aside Their Solemn Oath To Uphold The U.S. Constitution. They Chose Instead A Vote For A Different America. (more…)
Yes, It Can Happen Here: A Replay
Political Leaders Need To Speak Out As Did Chairman Of Joint Chiefs of Staff And House Majority Whip. We are unique among militaries. We do not take an oath to a king or a…
Our Last Line Of Defense In The War On U.S. Democracy
Real life consequences of the intense five year battle against freedom of the press in America beginning in 2015 has been buried by corporate media interests across the north, east, west and south of…













