Last month, when Senate Republicans led by Mitch McConnell blocked passage of a bill to create an independent investigation into the January 6 rightwing insurrection/deadly riot – five dead and 140 police officers injured,…
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U.S. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), at times called 'Moscow Mitch' – and this is one of those times, has filibustered voting rights legislation, halted a pay gap measure, threatened to block a…

So, Senate Republicans kill For the People Act, the legislation that promised to protect American citizens' right to vote, thereby saving a fragile U.S. democracy. But all 50 senate Republicans said NO! All 50…

GOP Attack on Education Continues as Texas Bans Teaching of 'Critical Race Theory' in Public Schools   Texas Governor Greg Abbott became the latest Republican state leader to approve legislation aimed at controlling public…

  During His Long Reign of Terror, Murderous Paranoid Psychopath Joseph Stalin Often Got 100% of The Vote. He Once Got 103%.     Establishment Democrats' Dribble, 'Oh My, What Can We Do...'  

An article in The Guardian asks: Is America heading to a place where it can no longer call itself a democracy? I offer once again these reminders as among possible answers to that question.…

Hey Joes, You Can't Blame Mitch   As expected, on Friday Senate Republicans killed legislation to put in place an independent 9/11-style commission to investigate the 6 January 2021 day-long domestic terrorist attack on…

  “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…

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…

The Big Lie Or The Truth. Decisions, Decisions   Tuesday, 19 January 2021: "The mob was fed lies, they were provoked by [Trump]." Senator Mitch McConnell on the Senate floor. Tuesday, 18 May 2021:…

  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…

Enemies Of The People   It’s hard to overstate how dangerous this is, and what its consequences might entail in the very near future. As Greg Sargent notes, the 'GOP appears to be plunging…

  Lindsey Graham: Sick, Twisted, Flat Out POS Coward   Can we move forward without President Trump? The answer is no. I’ve always liked Liz Cheney but she’s made a determination that the Republican…

We, Us All, Must Now Speak Out   While a partial or full reversal of the high court's landmark 1973 ruling would impact the rights of all people who are capable of becoming pregnant,…

"With All Due Respect" Voting rights warrior Stacey Abrams proves once again that she is not someone who comes to your Q & A meeting unprepared. She proves, once again, that she is not…

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…

It's Who They Are!   Republicans in the House led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise said Monday they are going forward with plans to censure Maxine Waters because they…

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Making Protest A Crime, Allowing Drivers To Run Down Protesters. It's clear this bill is the foundation upon which DeSantis will build his 2022 reelection campaign with a…

While former Speaker John Boehner continues on his 'I have a new book coming out' rehabilitation tour, beltway press and media pundits laugh at his wine-flavoured jokes about past and current people in politics…

“Our ultimate goal should be to restore bipartisan faith in our voting process by assuring all Americans that their votes will be counted, secured and protected”. Senator Joe Manchin in Washington Post op-ed offering…