When will this cease? That’s not a rhetorical question. At what point will Trump knock off the stolen election narrative, and simply go away (hopefully to prison)? I predict that at a certain point, Trump will be completely discredited, and …
Category: Renewables – Politics
The Limiting of Voting Rights in Georgia Will Not Stand
Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy: Is the White House concerned that Major League Baseball is moving their All-Star Game to Colorado, where voting regulations are very similar to Georgia(‘s)? White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki:
Tagged with: 15th Amendment, a strong military, border protection, family values, getting tough on crime, GOP will not regain leadership with illegal tactics, low taxation. minimal regulation, personal accountability, privatization of activities formerly performed by government, small government, unlimited gun rights, violating the U.S. Constitution
White House Communications in an Era of Alternative News Universes
Handling communications for the White House at this point is tricky, because, in an effort to be fair, the ultra-right-wing media, e.g., Fox, OANN, and Newsmax need to be invited to the table. But at the same time, they live …
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Easter Wishes from Our Last Three Presidents
Another Easter is in the books. Hope yours was a happy, hopeful, safe, and sane occasion. As suggested here, many Americans cannot say they had this experience, because the ex-president whom they still idolize continues to make the assertion that …
CATO Institute: Noncitizens Don’t Illegally Vote in Detectable Numbers
An old friend cites this report published shortly after the 2020 election by the Libertarian think-tank The CATO Institute and writes: In 2006, Texas reported that unauthorized immigrants contributed $18 billion to the state economy, contributed $1.58 billion in taxes …
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Trump’s Mishandling of the Pandemic Was Criminally Negligent, But How Will that Figure in History’s Remembrance?
For those who may not remember, Dr. Deborah Birx is the epidemiologist who, last fall, found herself in the unfortunate position of conducting an on-camera dialog with then-President Trump when he suggested that she should look into some perhaps “unconventional” …
Iceland
Please check out at least the first few seconds of the video here. While you’re smiling, realize that Iceland is actually a very good candidate for emigration if the United States loses its democracy. This looked like a real possibility …
Tagged with: voter suppression
Communicating To Americans Requires Great Tolerance of Stupidity
Before you conclude that the sign here has no value (because no one could expect the road to continue into the water), realize that Americans live in a country where more than 50 million voters believe the former president’s narrative …
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For Great Political Satire, Doonesbury Delivers
Gary Trudeau’s Doonesbury, now in its 51st year, has never failed to delivery incisive political humor. Here’s a current piece that gets to the core of party affiliation in these insane times. To set up the punch line at the …
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Pure Insanity
The level of insanity that is now in the United States has reached a point where there is a palpable feeling in the air that it’s only going to get worse, but no one can imagine how that’s possible. The …
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