Virginia is one of those states that is fairly close to being evenly divided between urban professionals, many of whom commute to the capital, and under-educated rural folks. Fortunately, the former population is a bit larger, and, as time passes …
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The Nation: “Trump’s Coup Attempt Is Far From Finished”
From “The Nation” “Subverting Justice,” the 394-page report released last week by the Senate Judiciary Committee on disgraced former president Donald Trump’s machinations to overturn the results of the 2020 election, outlines the details of a coup plot that only narrowly failed. …
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Voting in 2022
Oh, I expect record turnout, certainly for a midterm, perhaps even topping the 2020 presidential. There’s so much at stake, and practically everyone understands that.
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Alligator Blocks Progress
There are over 12,000 blog posts here, perhaps 1000 of which contain memes of someone else’s creation. This is the first one of my own.
AT&T Created, Funded Ultra-Right Fake News TV Channel OAN (One America News)
AT&T has always been associated with the ultra-right, at least since I’ve been paying attention, roughly 50 years. Of course, 50 years ago that meant William F. Buckley and Richard Nixon, not Donald Trump and QAnon.
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Satire from The Borowitz Report: “Trump to Skip 2024 Campaign and Go Straight to Claiming He Won”
PALM BEACH (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump will skip the 2024 campaign and go straight to claiming that he won, the former reality-show host has confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Trump said that campaigning in 2024 would be “a waste of …
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Wind Turbines, A Blight?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I’ll grant that wind farms are less attractive than open areas of land or sea. Having said that: Wind farms are cited in areas with exceptional wind velocities, and no one …
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Shocking Things Liberals Believe
(Larger version below) There are a few things I would add. Police who use excessive force, especially when a suspect’s death comes as a result, should be held accountable. War should be used as a last resort, and America’s defense …
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Trumpism
I get the point here, but there actually is an ideology (note spelling). It’s a blend of selfishness, denial of science, and a cult-like adoration of a sociopath.
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What Billionaires Should Do
Insofar as I am not a billionaire, it could be said that I have no capacity to say what I’d do if I actually had all that money. That said, I can’t imagine how unsatisfying it would be to know …
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