It seems like we’ve forgotten what makes life pleasant for the common American. Between the end of World War II and the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, taxes on corporations and the ultra rich were very high, and those …
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Ginni Thomas to Testify In Front of January 6th Select Committee
With all the commotion swirling around Trump himself, it’s easy to lose track of people like U.S. Supreme Court Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni, the latter of whom clearly participated in the attempt to overthrow the U.S. government following …
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Republican Cruelty Is Front and Center
I would argue that “shipping vulnerable migrants across the country” actually is “a campaign tactic.” Almost half of American voters regard these desperate immigrants as vermin, and find that tormenting them for fun is a real turn-on.
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Deliberately Missing the Point on Vegetarianism
I doubt you’ll find a single vegetarian who doesn’t like the taste and smell of meat. That’s not the point. Vegetarians refrain from eating beef, lamb, pork, and so forth for some combination of issues pertaining to heath, animal rights, …
Removing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
The petition at left begins: “Postmaster General Louis DeJoy needs to be held accountable for his actions to undermine an electric postal fleet.” To be sure. He needs to be removed, and prosecuted for the deliberate and extensive damage he’s …
Siding with the Insurrectionists
Remarkably, only nine Republicans voted for a House bill that would prevent future presidents from overturning the results of our elections. That’s right; 203 House Republicans voted no on this cut-and-dried coup prevention bill. It’s amazing that people who call …
The Only Real Focus of Government Spending Is Explosives
This has been a feature of life in the U.S. for as long as I can remember, but admittedly, it’s getting worse. If you want money for destroying people and their property, no one questions it for a second. Try …
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Support for Trump Unchanged by Legal Woes
There are two possible explanations here. Trump supporters either believe that: The entirety of the systems that monitor elections and administer justice are corrupt, and their hero, the true winner of the 2020 presidential election, an honest and effective servant …
Boycott Amazon
As far as I’m aware, there’s nothing you can buy on Amazon that you can’t on Ebay. In any case, I haven’t shopped on Amazon in the many years since it became apparent how poorly it treats its employees, and, …
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Why Is It So Hard to Mitigate Climate Change?
According to the meme here, the answer is that ignoring the problem is so much easier, and there are so many distractions, the British monarchy amongst them.
