What journalist Chris Hedges says here about American democracy was true even before Trump came along. We have the illusion of free choice without any real substance. George Carlin was saying this 30 years ago. Now, of course, all this …
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Even More Speculation on the ICE Shooting in Minnesota
We’ll just have to see how all these arguments work for him at his trial for second degree murder, or perhaps voluntary manslaughter. I’d put the “over and under” on this at 15 years in state prison. More broadly, we’ll …
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We Didn’t Listen
Humankind’s great minds, starting with the ancient Greek philosophers, and leading all the way up to our modern-day thinkers, have been warning us of the consequences we’d face for our ignorance and hate.
Where Is All This Meat Coming From?
Are you serious? Why do you think we’re destroying the Amazon rainforest, other than to make more room for beef cattle? We’re wrecking our planet to make McDonald’s rich beyond belief. The only larger contributor to environmental collapse is the …
JD Vance in 2028?
The level of support for Trumpism in this country is running at about 40%. My gardener (nice, honest, hard-working guy btw) has the same chance of becoming president in 2028 as you do. Most Americans have values that are normally …
This Won’t End Well for the Minnesota Shooter
The Trump administration is working hard to protect the ICE shooter in Minnesota, insofar as the entire legitimacy of “border patrol” personnel roaming the streets of cities 1000 miles from the border is at stake. But they’re going down hard …
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We Want More!
Besides the items list at left, what else do we want more of? Well, guns obviously, especially assault rifles in the hands of those who may be mentally ill. Then let’s add bans on books, and restrictions on what teachers …
Thrift Stores
I love supporting the thrift store economy, in both donations and purchases. I had six suits and about 80 ties at one point; now I have one suit and perhaps four ties. Somewhere around here, there are people who now …
How Education Level Correlates to Support for Trump
Well educated people tend to view Donald Trump as a conman, and most poorly educated people believe he’s here to make America great again.
The U.S. Is “Destroying World Order.” Doesn’t that Make You Proud to be an American?
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticized the U.S. foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a “den of robbers” where the unscrupulous take what they want. OK, but …
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