I have a few conservative friends who like to make points like the one here, i.e., that the news about violence and hate is blown out of proportion, as compared with what actually exists out there. I’m unconvinced. Whether the …
Author: craigshields
How the News Media Colors Our Beliefs
Tagged with: Donald Trump is trying to overthrow the U.S. government, Important books are being banned from our schools, Our planet is baking, our schoolchildren are being mowed down by lunatics with assault weapons, Ron DeSantis may replaced Trump as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, Women's right are being eroded
Top American Concern: Threats to Democracy
The content of the graphic here is all over our news. And it certainly rings true, doesn’t it? It’s very clear that Trump led a team that attempted, and is still attempting, to overthrow the U.S. government. A moderate cost …
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Borowitz: “Republicans Worry That Midterm Voters Might Believe Women Deserve Rights”
It easy to feel sorry for professional comedians like The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz, because it’s hard to be funny when the real world is behaving with such comical ineptitude. There is actually nothing funny in Borowitz’s piece; Republicans actually …
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Tagged with: blatant misogyny, GOP p****-grabbing sex abusers, GOP so hostile to her autonomy and basic dignity, Republicans actually are worried that removing women's rights that have been in place for 50 years is a move for which they may pay a heavy price in the November midterms, The New Yorker's Andy Borowitz
California: No New Gas/Diesel-Powered Automobiles After 2035
A reader notes: Finally ending the insanity of 20th Century petrochemical industries, fully 35 years into our 21st. This is good news, to be sure, but don’t think for a moment that the battle is over. Big Oil has been …
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Republicans Not Happy with the Way the Senate Races Are Setting Up
There are so many weird aspects of American politics that sometimes it’s hard to know what stands out as truly noteworthy. That said, the issues of “lack of candidate quality” that are beleaguering the Republican party should be getting a …
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Tagged with: Alex Jones knockoff Mehmet Oz
Civil War Seems Problematic
The idea that a civil war could lie in front of us has been bandied about ever since it became clear that Trump was a career criminal who, when elected U.S. president in 2016, had the potential to destroy the …
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The Penalties of Stupidity Were Once Confined to the Stupid–Tales from Our Past
When I was a small boy, my mother would take me food shopping with her, and I recall very well my first encounters with tabloids like the one shown here. I couldn’t understand for the life of me how anyone …
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The FBI Moved on Him (Trump) Like a B**** …….
I thought I’d share this, since it made me smile. We’d all like to see some rapid progress here.
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CNN: What a Bitter Disappointment
Millions of progressive Americans were saddened to see that, overnight, CNN became essentially another Fox News, sniping at Biden at every opportunity, and casting doubt as to the integrity of the Justice Department in its dealings with the former president. …
Why Some People Have Issues with Texas
The cultural sensibilities of the state of Texas are unique, and this photo offers a good example of how that is. God, country, liquor, bans on abortion and thought-provoking books, pride in the number of people they execute, and above …
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