Author: craigshields

The hat shown here expresses a wish that most of us support, but one that seems unattainable at this point. The concept of a “lying politician” has been around at least since the days of ancient Greece, but no one …

At This Point, Presidential Lying Is an American Institution Read More »

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All this stupidity is not sustainable.  It’s hard to know exactly when it will end, but slashing $1 from the federal budget to cut into a revenue stream 17 times larger and alienate tens of millions of people will not …

DOGE and Our National Parks Read More »

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The top brass of the U.S. military has an extremely negative viewpoint on the president and his personal character, which raises the question why his supporters don’t seem to care.

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The author of the meme here posits that narcissism is required to be an anti-vaxxer, because without it, people would simply listen to the scientists who have spent their lives studying the subject. True.  But the same could be said …

What It Takes to be an Anti-Vaxxer (or Climate Denier, Flat-Earther, etc.) Read More »

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Fox News is still garbage, but, as shown at left, it appears to be making an effort to inject some level of truth into its coverage. For those wishing a “news” source that makes no attempt in that direction whatsoever, …

Fox News on Trump Read More »

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American life in the 1950s had a number of terrible features, in particular de jure racial segregation and the assumption that war was required to stop the spread of communism. Like all progressives, I don’t want to go back there …

The 1950s: “I Like Ike” Read More »

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National Priority #1: Get rid of Trump. National Priority #2: Get to the bottom of Trump’s relationship with Putin.

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At left are the words of retired Army officer Fred Wellman, a graduate of West Point and the Harvard Kennedy School, who served 22 years in the Army, primarily in combat as an aviator. I can only add to what …

Why Hegseth Is Still with Us Read More »

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Here is Patty Murray, serving her sixth term as a United States senator from Washington state, expressing a concern. You’re demanding an answer?  Well, that’s excellent. But, if you haven’t figured out that the Trump administration enjoys absolute power and, …

Under Trump, Senator Finds It Hard to Push for Veterans’ Well-Being Read More »

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This beautifully written piece at left reminds us that most Americans are not capable of discarding the bullshit to which we are exposed on a daily basis, and, in particular, how little threat the transsexual population represents to us. Three …

Most of Our Worries Are Manufactured Read More »

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