At this point, it appears that the American nightmare of extreme rightwing politics may have run its course, in a way not to dissimilar to what happened in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The insanity simply vanished, and no one knew …
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Trump’s Only Real Ability
The words at left are 100% correct. Yet, Trump has one capability that’s rarely if ever seen: He can invent stories that have no basis in fact–and convince tens of millions of Americans that they’re true.
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Making Sense of Dick Cheney
The lady who sent me this writes: Like so many others, I’m not sure how to look back on Dick Cheney … I truly felt that he was a war criminal, and serving the fossil fuel interests made him an …
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What We Mean by “Most Important Day in American History”
I agree with what Trump said at left, but for the precise opposite reason that he clearly intended. Unless our country is so destroyed completely that it becomes irrelevant, which is a distinct possibility, November 5th, 2024, will be remembered …
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Should Those Who Investigated Jan 6 Face Criminal Charges?
Well, let’s examine this. The president of the United States claimed, without evidence, that the 2020 election was “rigged” in favor of his opponent, and convinced ~70 million voters that this was true. On January 6, 2021, he encouraged a …
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Daily Atrocities
To answer the question posed at the bottom here: No. But starving the nation’s most vulnerable people is only one atrocity out of hundreds. Virtually every day we awaken to some horror that no one could have possibly foreseen.
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Respecting All Other People Is Not Easy
There are people in our society who value and understand science, who believe that government needs to take care of those least able to care for themselves, who vote for Democrats–and who respect Trump supporters. There is a word for …
“No Trump”
Senior Energy Analyst Robert Rapier writes: Starting tomorrow—November 1st—I’m declaring it “No Trump November” on my Facebook page. I need a break from the daily circus, so I don’t plan to mention him at all during the month. I’m cutting …
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Treating Human Beings with Dignity
Few Americans respect the memory of Che Guevara, and the further they are to the right, the more that’s true. Still, I believe (or at least hope) that most of us would agree with what he said at left. It’s …
Do Americans Approve of Our Country’s Execution of Innocent People?
In this short video on the bombing of ships leaving Venezuela, President Trump asserts that drug overdoses took the lives of more than 350,000 people last year, a figure that, according to the CDC, is actually 79,383. In any case, …
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