Here’s a clever reminder that no country on the planet provides unfettered capitalism, nor pure communism. Don’t look for this truth to come out of the GOP, which treats its voters like children who are incapable of any nuanced thinking. …
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Liars Aren’t the Problem
Interesting perspective here. Had Trump come along 10 years earlier, when most Americans still had the capacity to process information, he would have been met with a blend of about 10% anger and 90% ridicule. Yet in 2016, he became …
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Windfall Tax on Big Oil
As previously mentioned, ExxonMobil reported a net profit of $5.5 billion in Q1 this year, more than doubling its earnings from the first quarter of 2021. The UK appears to have dealt with this fairly and effectively. They don’t have …
Alex Jones Goes on Trial in Huge Defamation Case
From this: Jury selection is set for today in a trial that will finally determine how much Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents for falsely telling his audience that the school shooting was a hoax. Unfortunately, at …
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Putting Together the Insurrection Puzzle Pieces
It appears that the quest for truth surrounding the coup attempt has been dealt a harsh blow, in the form of the Secret Service’s conspiracy to destroy evidence. It’s just another revelation that we live among some extremely sleazy people, …
Foreshadowing the Rise of Trump
Sinclair Lewis isn’t the only mid-century American writer who saw this coming. H.L. Mencken said, “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”
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Are New Laws Required to Prevent Future Coups?
Discussing the fear that the U.S. may not have survived the coup attempt, a reader notes: Yes it did. But I would love to see some laws changed to make it a lot harder if there is a next time. …
For Trump, the End Has Come
As suggested in this masterful drawing, it appears that time has run out on Trump. In particular, the number of people who believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen is diminishing, albeit slowly. There are a great number of drivers …
From Business Insider: Trump says Washington Democrats would stop ‘persecuting’ him if he doesn’t run for president again
As usual, when Trump says something (like this quote on “Democrats’ persecuting him), it comes down to one thing: What are his people stupid enough to believe? The Select Committee investigating the insurrection was constituted as it is especially because …
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Did the United States Survive the Coup Attempt?
A week or so ago, I wrote, “At this point, we must believe that the United States appears to have survived this attack.” Not everyone agreed, however. Some responses: • The attack is ongoing and whether it survives is very …
