The “Tea Party Patriots” say Justice Thomas needs our support now more than ever. I guess I’m a bit muddled here; I struggle to understand how there possibly is anything “patriotic” about supporting a Supreme Court Justice who lied about …
Author: craigshields
The Use of the Word “Extreme” Is, Well, Extreme
A critical part of American politics is the renaming of anything one side hates as “radical” and “extreme.” Ask yourself about Biden’s “radical abortion agenda” and its “extremism.” What is it, exactly? Well, I suppose it’s Roe v. Wade, which …
Tagged with: 14th Amendment's equal protection under law clause
Getting Rich Selling Stuff to the MAGA Folks
Here’s a “patriot” who wants to sell you “Hold the Line” coins that can be given as gifts to soldiers, first responders, and others who “uphold our constitutional values” (whatever that means). This may not be the only get-rich-quick scheme …
Tagged with: MAGA Folks
Could This Be the Future of Transportation?
As you watch this video on a new design for the future of transportation, ask yourself if this is something that could conceivably meet the needs of our descendants. I can’t tell you what the future looks like, but I’m …
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Televangelists in Hell
Lots of jokes have been made about the passing of Pat Robertson, and the possibility that he’s burning in hell as God’s retribution for the televangelist’s having taken advantage of our nation’s poorest and most ignorant people on his rise …
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The “Marxist Left”
Senator Tom Cotton is a Trump supporter and an overt racist from Arkansas. Here’s his message to his constituents in his effort to amass funds to support his reelection campaign. Investing in my campaign is investing in securing the border, …
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Making Incremental Progress Re: the Planet’s Environment
At left: Düsseldorf in 1990 and 2019. Does this mean that we’re making progress at the global level? No, but it does suggest that progressive actions can lead us all forward.
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Conspiracy Theories Abound
As suggested by this clever meme, American society is awash completely with untenable beliefs. Worse, this terrifying phenomenon is not limited to the uneducated; of the five best friends I had growing up, two of them, one a medical doctor …
Universal Healthcare for the United States
Re: the meme here, how stupid do you have to be to buy into this? The U.S. is the only developed nation on Earth without universal healthcare. Bernie’s trying to make this nightmare end for tens of millions of people. …
DeSantis vs. Disney
MAGA conservatives supporting Ron DeSantis in his fight against Disney are riding high on the fact that the entertainment giant’s recent box office flops have lost them $900 million. They further delight that Desantis’ message, i.e., that Disney loves gays …
Tagged with: LGBTQ community
