Author: craigshields

Eventually, many Trump supporters will come to realize that the meme at left is a hoax, that their leader fell for it, and spread it to countless people.  But it would be interesting to know how many care. We live …

Trump and Our Post-Truth Nation Read More »

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Readers in countries outside the U.S. may not know that our states and our federal government have different criminal codes, but they all have one thing in common: the way they criminalize taking the life on another human being depends …

Trump on the Death Penalty Read More »

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This isn’t exactly “breaking.” It’s from 2012. People are entitled to their own opinions and are also entitled to accepting the opinion of an actor with a history of making racially insensitive comments. Personally, I’m inclined to refer to people …

Rating Obama’s Presidency Read More »

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If readers skip this post because they think they’ve heard plenty of crap about the Republicans’ claim re: Obamacare, I won’t blame them.  In fact, I could scarcely believe my own eyes when I saw the meme here and realized …

“Repealing Obamacare and Replacing it with Something Better” — OMG. STILL? Read More »

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In this speech, Trump explains that the radical left is “invading” our country, and that he and his administration are going to “take them out very quickly.” He seems to be talking about civil war.  If so, this will be …

Trump: The United States Is “Under Invasion from Within” Read More »

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In case you’re wondering about it, it won’t be Trump or JD Vance, or any of the congressional Republicans who carts you away.  As suggested at left, it will be some rando who used to pump your gas or weigh …

Who’s Coming for your Neighbor — Or for You? Read More »

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We progressives have our favorite states. Sure, anyone can like New York or Massachusetts, or the entire rest of New England, but they have an advantage: incredible levels of education, which make electing Donald Trump or some other sociopath completely …

New Mexico – The Land of Enchantment Read More »

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There are people living around you and me who believe that George Soros, a 95-year-old liberal philanthropist, orchestrated things like the seven-million person “No Kings” march, and all the other anti-Trump sentiment that most of us feel here in the …

George Soros: The Sole Reason We Hate Trump? Read More »

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As shown here, rightwing extremism, at least certain components of it, are completely dead in the Unites States. We have no appetite for turning our schools into facilities that promote Christianity, reject LGBTQs and non-whites, and remove the truth about …

Book-Banning and Other Forms of Censorship Have Lost at the Polls Read More »

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Let’s not take this out of perspective. Personally, I kind of liked the slum lords with the no hot water and rats the size of house cats. I was particularly enamored of those who refused to rent to blacks, like …

Does the New NYC Mayor Offer a Fast Track to Communism? Read More »

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