As the ultra-right political movement in the U.S. continues to move even further to the fringes, human rights are finding themselves squeezed. On the chopping block now, for the first time in the last 50 years, are women’s abortion rights. …
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How We Elect Our Senators–This Is Where We Are, Folks
Why isn’t Hershel Walker down 25 points in the polls? It’s because Republican are showering him with endorsements and huge donations. That he’s criminally insane doesn’t matter a goddamn thing.
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Trump Stoked Violence on January 6th
From this: The Washington Post reports that it will present new evidence that former President Donald Trump blew off warnings of imminent violence from his supporters. As the Post puts it, the evidence will show that Trump “was repeatedly alerted to brewing violence …
Tagged with: Trump should be arrested and charged with sedition
Is Demanding Justice One Day and Supporting Trump the Next Good Politics?
Americans have reason to be cynical about the honesty of their politicians, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise when an apparently sincere Republican U.S. representative (in this case, Mike Gallagher) switches from being a supporter of justice to a …
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From PoliticalFlare: “Shockingly Angry Pope Francis Berates Western Anti-Immigrant Attitudes, ‘It’s Disgusting, Sinful, Criminal!’”
Many Americans think of their country as a “Christian nation.” Yet the teachings of Jesus are virtually nonexistent in the way we treat other people. Characteristically, the Pope, a deeply compassionate and humanitarian figure, is unhappy about this. Perhaps unhappy …
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Feeling Sorry for the United States
This reminds me of the response a fellow from Sweden gave me, when I asked about his country’s perception of Trump: “We simply feel sorry for you. Not one of us thought this could ever happen in the United States.” …
What Will Happen When Trump Is Gone?
Interesting comment here from Walter Shaub, former director of the United States Office of Government Ethics. I hope he’s right, but I see no reason that the divide between Trump’s supporters and his opponents will ever become a cut and dried …
Tulsi Gabbard’s Completely Insincere Metamorphosis
When Tulsi Gabbard came on the political scene years ago, she held great appeal as a left-of-center Democrat with a keen mind, a powerful stage presence, and a deep commitment to humanitarian values. Recently, however, she has shifted to the …
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No Surprise that the GOP Support Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate Race
Former House member Joe Walsh has a point here. The scene with Walker is disgusting, but there’s nothing about it that’s the least bit out of character for today’s GOP. What’s strange here is that Walker is going to get …
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Understanding Why Some Women Will Vote Republican
The content of the meme here is correct, but hardly relevant given the present-day situation in which Republicans are desperately trying to pass a federal ban on abortion. Of course, there are some women who, for reasons know only to …
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