OK, but how did this happen? Trump didn’t know that NPR–its listeners, its journalists, its sponsors–aren’t believers in the Big Lie? He thought that Inskeep, now in his 26th year at NPR, would let him serve his slop like his audience was composed of MAGA idiots?
At this point, it looks as though the extreme right-wing interests are going to prevail in grinding the “Build Back Better” bill into the pavement. Some of the bravest and most committed souls in Congress haven’t given up, but it appears that America will have to move forward with essentially no progress in areas that the vast majority of voters support. The alternative is that Biden gets credit for something, and that’s unthinkable. (more…)
We’ve all observed how our political philosophies evolve as we age.
There are people, even the brightest amongst us, who try to oversimplify this concept, e.g., Winston Churchill’s “If you’re not a liberal when you’re young, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative when you’re an adult, you have no brain.”
It got a lot of hurrahs at the time, but is it in anyway accurate?
We all know that the truth here is far more complicated.
Some people mellow, others harden.
You have to give Trump credit. There have been very few people in history who have been able to sell complete BS to so many people.
Having said that, it appears his time is running out.
Vile? Vicious? I don’t now how to break it to you, but being detested by the majority of Americans, and almost everyone outside of the country, is mild in comparison to what happens next.
Let’s admit it: With each passing day during which no indictments were unsealed, our collective blood pressure goes up another couple of millimeters of mercury.
This, of course, is not a good reason for hurrying the process, especially if that means leaving the door open to the charges being dropped or an acquittal.
One of the most interesting vectors associated with the pandemic is seen in a case like the one described at left.
We often hear about former anti-vaxxers dying in agony, and begging their followers to get vaccinated. One would think this would have a powerful impact on these pathetic individuals ….. but maybe not.
The attack on reason that we’re seeing here in America is, unfortunately, multi-pronged.
Sure, we have our anti-science crowd, our QAnoners, and our Big Lie supporters.
But let’s not forget about the relentless attempts to re-insert religion into government and public education.
If you’re looking for something that really isn’t science, may I suggest that it’s making baseless accusations and spreading malicious bull****.
I’m happy to report that I don’t know a single soul stupid enough to believe using electricity to roast garbage is good for the environment.
And all that for only $499.99!
We would all like the justice system to move ahead as quickly as possible in pursuit of those who attempted the coup in January of 2021. As suggested at left, however, there are many different crimes involved here, of which inciting an insurrection is only one.
I would think that forgery, especially in an attempt to overturn a legitimate election, would bring a hefty sentence.
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