Many American schoolchildren in the southern part of the United States are still taught that the American Civil War was caused by northern aggression, where Union soldiers attacked the south, raped their women, and stole their land? German philosopher Georg …
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“I’m Pro-Natural Gas”
On this one, a reader notes. “I’m pro every form of energy!!” Really? Would you say this is “who you are?” If so, I hope you’ll think about this a little bit more deeply. Once our civilization discovered fossil fuels …
What to Expect Over the Next Four Years
I’m sure most readers agree with the author of the meme here. There are two other major ingredients that I would add to what we can expect to experiece: Arrogance, i.e., an unfounded confidence in the correctness of Trump’s observations. …
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Want Some Ridiculous Thinking To Help You Through Your Day?
The author of the meme here suggests: “We’ll revisit this post (about the price of a dozen eggs) in four years.” Sure we will. We have the attention span of hamsters. On top of that, we have propaganda machines that …
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American Stupidity Knows No Bounds
If you think there is a single kid in our schools who’s being taught to hate his country, you are a true moron. Yes, it’s part of America’s present-day ultra-right-wing agenda to do its best to prevent us from thinking …
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What These “Kids’ Guides” Really Offer Your Children
Perhaps you’ve seen earlier versions of the ultra-right-wing “Kids’ Guide,” which present Donald Trump as an honest effective servant of the American people, and expose the “radical left” nature of mainstream media. They lay out the “evil” of certain social …
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Above the Law
From a reader: “NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW”!! Except Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Charles & Jared Kushner, Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D’Souza, Michael Milken, George Papadopoulos, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Elliott Broidy, Rod Blagojevich, Elon Musk, Donald Tяump and these …
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Houston, We Have a Problem
As a reader noted on the photo she sent here: “I laugh at the stupidity, but I weep for my country.” I’m with you. We’re not in a good place.
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This Could Be the End of American Democracy
It’s possible that American democracy will not survive (at least) four more years of Trump, given the way he is consolidating power around him.
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Reagan Predicted Trump
Americans need to face the truth about the 2024 election: half of us voted for a man with zero integrity, whose only loyalty is to himself.
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