History: On This Day 04.02
Ain't History Somethin' 1513 * Ponce de León lands near present-day St. Augustine, claims Florida for Spain. Looking at Florida today, Spain says it was a really good move in 1819 selling Florida…
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…
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…
Proof Part Deux
Damn, Soon... (FOR CONTINUITY SEE PREVIOUS POST) During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on violence on Asian Americans, Republican Representative Chip Roy of Texas felt is was the righteous American thing to do to…
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.…
Pissing At Windmills
I'll Turn The Senate Into A “100-Car Pileup” - Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. McConnell added, “I want our colleagues to imagine a world where every single task, every one of them, requires a…
Day 49 Not Like 51
* BFD. One Not Like The Other * Just about every person in the world by now knows about the Democrats' $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, and, yes, it was a big fuking deal…
Oh, We’re Back To Hope. Yay?
Democrats Fake Making Up To Pass $2T Package The Senate on Saturday passed the American Rescue Plan, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. After stalls by right-wing Democrat Joe Mancin of West Virginia…
OK, Now Give Up Hope
The attempt to include Senator Bernie Sander's minimum wage amendment in the Covid relief bill was killed in the Senate, again. We already know that all Republicans in both chambers of Congress think low-wage…
CPAC Goes Old School
They're excited to return to their roots. With a not so subtle message to the world, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year designed their performers stage in the shape of an Odal…
Republican Priorities
On Covid Relief... ...It's Not Our Job To Help Mothers Feed Their Babies. But, On The Other Hand... It Is Our Job To Support The Far, Far Right-Wing White Supremacist, Anti-Semetic, Racist, Bigot, Domestic…
A Wretched Human Being
On This Day In History: 17 December. 1821: Kentucky abolishes debtors' prisons 2020: Jobless Claims Rise To 885,000 Amid Resurgence Of Virus 2020: Republicans refuse to increase spending on a COVID-19 relief deal;…
Four Day Out Refresher
Republicans and Their Boner For Putin
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…)
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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