History, ‘Mythory’ and Heart
For over a year, teachers and school boards have fought the myth of Critical Race Theory (CRT) being a bludgeon to batter white kids’ delicate psyche(s). Christopher Rufo, a conservative … Read More
Category: Louisiana
Republicans Feeding the Birds
Most of us have lived next door to a man or woman who opens the backdoor to their home, welcomes the morning sun, and tosses out breadcrumbs for the birds. … Read More
Leading anti-vaxxer vows to make citizen's arrest of Louisiana governor for inoculating kids
For the past two years—and especially since we all got access to the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines—I’ve felt like Luke Wilson’s character in Idiocracy trying to explain to relatives and acquaintances … Read More
Mountainous West Virginia leads the nation in crippling flash floods risk from climate change.
“No, no. There's 52 senators who don't agree, okay, and there's two that want to work something out if possible in a most rational reasonable way.” Joe Manchin fessing up … Read More
Redistricting and Representation
The addition of the 1982 amendments to the Voting Rights Act was a turning point in terms of minority representation. Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district lines every … Read More
NRA tweets vid of GOP senator cleaning gun to something that sounds like 'Boogie Nights' soundtrack
If I had to watch this, you do, too. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, who sounds like Mr. Haney and looks like Arnold Ziffel, shot a video that made the NRA—which … Read More
Deadly arrest of Ronald Greene by Louisiana State Police
The 2019 arrest outside Monroe, Louisiana, is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black … Read More
When you don’t get the Colored Gal, you Expected
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) was born in the heart of the old Democratic south. He is a devout southerner, born in Mississippi, and attended college at both the University of … Read More
All Americans Over 16 Can Now Be Vaccinated
President Joe Biden announced today that every state has removed age eligibility for Covid-19 vaccinations so anyone 16 or over can received a Pfizer/BioNtech shot and anyone18 or over can receive a dose … Read More
Dr. Joey “Don't Say Gay” Hensley (TN Senate R) tries more mischief for KKK founder bust
A noted piece of work, State Senator Hensley, a Sons of Confederate Veterans member, decided there were so many new ways to get a KKK founder’s statue to stick around in the … Read More
The previous guy still lost, because he still needs that “hoax” to keep the grift going
WaPo’s Greg Miller’s “main takeaway from ODNI report is that America’s enemies learned more from Russia-2016 about how to muck around in U.S. elections than the U.S. learned/did about how … Read More
60% of Seniors Now Vaccinated, 123 Million Doses Have Been Delivered in US
The Center for Disease Control reports that 60.1% of US residents over the age of 65 years have been vaccinated with at least one shot of Covid vaccine as of yesterday. It … Read More
Can't we add another easy and necessary thing to reporting – numeracy?
I watched Republican Senator Bill Cassidy (Louisiana) yesterday on CNN’s State of the Union, and he made a case against Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid Relief package. Pressed to explain his … Read More
GOP Sen. Cassidy on his vote to convict Trump: 'The Republican Party is more than just one person'
Yesterday we got a full accounting of the cowardice of the Republican Party. If even half of these craven cockwaffles had been around in 1941, we’d all be eating sushi … Read More
Republicans Who Voted to Convict Donald Trump
Seven Republican senators voted on Saturday to convict former President Donald J. Trump in the most bipartisan vote for a presidential impeachment conviction in United States history. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana … Read More
CNN reporter: Trump was 'basically screaming' during Castor's defense arguments
I’ve seen roller coaster accidents that were easier to follow—and less unnerving—than that gory mess Trump counsel Bruce Castor presented earlier today. To say it was shambolic and meandering is … Read More
Why Defunding The Police Makes Sense for Everyone
When we say to defund the police, many people struggle to understand what that means. Here’s an example of how redistributing Police budget to organizations who spealizes in specific crisis … Read More
Republican coupster is asked on live TV to cite one example of voter fraud; he can't
I’m not really worried that this passel of dyspeptic donkey brains will actually succeed in overturning our free and fair election. Donald Trump can scarcely complete a poo attempt, much … Read More
Dr. Anand Bhat discusses our healthcare sham, Medical Officer slam our healthcare system, & more
Dr. Anand Bhat visited to discuss his experiences with healthcare in Louisiana as well as COVID-19. It is a sham. Dr. Anand Bhat on COVID, healthcare & more x x … Read More
Skin disease is killing dolphins worldwide and is linked to increased rainfall from climate change.
One of the weapons of a warming climate is changing rainfall patterns. Atmospheric changes and changes in the Jet Stream are causing more hurricanes to stall. These phenomena were seen … Read More
A short explanation and warning regarding Republicans' efforts to undermine the election.
The myriad investigations and impeachment of President Bill Clinton could be explained as direct power politics, but there was always a larger motivation that explained events. Bill Clinton broke through the … Read More
SCOTUS rejects Texas suit supported by the Kraken Caucus and its 'unelected dictator'
Lack of standing is the reason for SCOTUS dismissing the Ken Paxton suit to overturn the votes of four states. Meritless frivolity remains. x #BREAKING: #SCOTUS throws out Texas's suit attempting … Read More
from 18 states to 106 GOP “concerned” members of Congress, the seditious Trump grift continues
The latest GOP logical fallacy is how not finding fraud is proof that there is fraud. Remember that one of the 17 AGs supporting the Texas AG’s attempt to get a pardon, … Read More
When given the opportunity to purchase additional vaccine doses, Trump passed.
Whether profit or perfidy, count on Trump to do the wrong thing. Now, fewer Americans will be vaccinated before June. What appears to be happening is promotion of those drug … Read More
Take America to Greatness…
A bus, traveling from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans, Louisiana, was attacked by a white mob of Confederate flag-waving thugs and louts. The terrorist ran the bus off the road, … Read More
less than 100 hours left and down to his 3% likelihood of victory, yet Trump can still win: GOTV!
Trump’s con represents the worst kind of contradiction when rigging an election by suppressing the vote is anchored in a systematic combination of lies and disinformation. Yet all the GOP has … Read More
538 says there's “Little sign of the presidential race tightening.”
Rampant GOP dickishness. Kushner also said his father-in-law “basically did a full hostile takeover of the Republican Party.” The next week is going to be very stressful, be patient, regardless of … Read More
Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
The term “vast right-wing conspiracy” is not an original quote from the then First Lady Hillary Clinton, but in 1998 her use of the phrase baked it into the political … Read More
Covid has stricken a student of my son.
The ill child is now kept at home. My son, the teacher, is quarantined, with no symptoms yet. This school, half the time, had a small class of 15 masked students … Read More
MO-Gov: Can We Please Get Rid Of Missouri's Racist Dog Whistling, Superspreader Governor
There aren’t a lot of Governor races for me to cover this year. Governors Roy Cooper (D. NC) and Jay Inslee (D. WA) are looking good heading into re-election and … Read More
LA-Sen: Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) Endorses Adrian Perkins (D) For U.S. Senate
Some big news today out of Louisiana: x I am honored to have the support of @JohnBelEdwards. He’s a fellow West Point and Army Veteran who has always put Louisiana … Read More
President Obama Rolls Out A Second Slate Of Endorsements For Down Ballot Democrats
Big news today: x I’m proud to endorse these outstanding Democratic candidates who will work to get the virus under control, rebuild the economy and the middle class, and protect … Read More
LA-Sen: Add Adrian Perkins (D) To List Of Senate Dem Candidates Who Want To Abolish The Filibuster
This was posted on The Huffington Post last week and a I just found it today. Apologies, but I wanted to bring it everyone’s attention: Louisiana Democratic Senate candidate Adrian … Read More
LA, OK & TN-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Endorses 3 New Senate & 4 New House Candidates
Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA): Election Day is exactly seven weeks from today. People are already mailing in their ballots right now. … Read More
getting ahead of ourselves, but Biden's transition team doesn't seem quite as indictable as Trump's
The real story breaking is the 2012 performance piece Trump created to “fire” an actor playing PBO. But the real transition will be leaving Donald’s house of Klan kayfabe in 2021. Ten … Read More
LA-Sen: Mitch Landrieu (D) Helps Adrian Perkins (D) Dismantle Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail from former New Orleans Mayor & Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu (D. LA) in support of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, As an … Read More
Early Voting Means We Need Early Counting
No question, the November election is shaping up to be a unique one. Between the pandemic, the sabotage of the Postal Service (and have you thanked a postal employee today? … Read More
Trump is Failing His Latest Test: Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura is now a strong Cat 4, with winds up to 150 MPH (Cat 5 is 158 MPH, and it may get there). Storm surges are expected to push … Read More
Mass evacuations in the Gulf Coast as Category 4 beast bears down on the COVID ravaged region.
In a scene that may eerily replicate the mass evacuations that occurred with Hurricane Rita in 2005, residents in the same area are warned to flee the coasts of Texas … Read More
Hurricane Laura Expected to Hit Louisiana and Texas as Category 3 Storm Wednesday Night
Newly upgraded from a tropical storm to a category 1 hurricane, Laura is headed across the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to hit land near the border of Texas and … Read More
LA-Sen: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Helps Adrian Perkins (D) Pull Off A Huge Upset Victory
Received this e0mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaign: Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight says control of the … Read More
Kentucky U.S. Senate Candidates Dragging Contest Down Rabbit Hole: China and Rioters Oh My!
No, I am NOT being Chuck “Bothsiderist” Todd, but I need to tell you all about the descent into the rabbit hole that the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky has … Read More
U.S. issues New Zealand travel advisory because of the country's '23 active cases'
This is like telling Titanic passengers not to get on the lifeboats because someone thought he saw a spider in one of them. Apparently, our State Department has issued a … Read More
LA-Sen: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) Helps Adrian Perkins (D) Usher In A New South
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate candidate, Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA), in support of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, I've spent my whole … Read More
SC, MS & LA-Sen: Sen. Jacky Rosen (D. NV) Helps These Democrats Sweep The South
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D. NV) in support of Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Mike Espy (D. MS) and Adrian Perkins (D. LA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Most … Read More
LA-Sen: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Endorses Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins (D) For U.S. Senate
This happened yesterday: x Adrian Perkins has fought for our country and now he wants to take that fight to the Senate to build a better Louisiana for all. Watch … Read More
LA-Sen: The DSCC Adds Another Senate Seat To Their Target List By Endorsing Mayor Adrian Perkins (D)
In case you haven’t heard: Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy drew the first high-profile challenger to his reelection bid Wednesday, when Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins announced his last-minute entrance into … Read More
ME-Sen: Joe Biden Endorses Sara Gideon (D) In Her Bid To Unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R)
Some big news today out of Maine: Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden endorsed House Speaker Sara Gideon on Friday in her effort to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan … Read More
It Is NOT Just Trump Failing With COVID-19. Republican Governors Are Trump Mini-Mees.
Rick Wilson is correct that “Everything Trump touches dies,” but Trump has little helpers — call them Trump Mini-Mees — who assist him in dealing out death to Americans with COVID-19. And … Read More
ME-Sen: “Collins Cast the Crucial Vote for Brett Kavanaugh. His Biggest Backers Returned the Favor.”
From Sam Brodey at The Daily Beast: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has been the object of liberal ire since her 2018 vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Now in … Read More
