A couple of quick comments on what just happened
and I will star this by noting that I am NOT a lawyer. I have lived in the DC area for 37+ years and have some understanding of the roles … Read More
Day: June 1, 2020
Trump goes to St John's Church as a Dominionist prop, then to the “very special place” at his bunker
Trump waves a Bible like a spokesmodel in front of St John’s Church, apparently he’s not going to pray there, because this was a stunt. The police clearing action including a … Read More
LIVE BLOG Trump statement on current unrest
There’s a teleprompter set up in the Rose Garden. Bill Barr has wandered over to the protest line and is now hiding behind an armored police vehicle. x YouTube Video … Read More
MI-Sen: PPP Has Gary Peters (D) Beating John James (R) 48-39, Biden Beating Trump 50-44 In Michigan
Some very good news today out of Michigan: x MICHIGANBiden 50% (+6)Trump 44%.#MIsen:Peters (D-inc) 48% (+9)James (R) 39%@ppppolls/@ProgressMich (D) 5/29-30https://t.co/Jdpcx5a2tL— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 1, 2020 Click here for the … Read More
if it's 1312, 1348 cannot be 36 years away: Journalists are being targeted by cops
Deliberate attacks on journalists have cost at least one reporter an eye. And yet the COVID-19 pandemic remains. A number of efforts are underway to try to track the attacks … Read More
This Isn't Just 1968; It's Also 2008
There have been a lot of commentators in the past few days comparing the present mess to 1968, when there was rioting in the streets of the assassinations of Martin … Read More
NY-16: PCCC, “Thrown in jail for Driving While Black. Now, running for Congress”
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Jamall Bowman’s (D. NY-16) campaign: x YouTube Video As we see videos of the police shooting, beating, … Read More
NC, CO & SC-Sen: Council For A Livable World Pushes To End Trump & Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from the Council for a Livable World: I have some much-needed good news: Senators who have staked their reputations on their close relationships with President Donald … Read More
Through One Black Man’s Eyes
The Black guy did not belong here; the Mexican will rape our women, that virus—oh the Chinese did it. In one form or the other the commander-in-chief, now from under … Read More
Joe Biden Vows To Create A DOJ Police Oversight Board Within The First 100 Days Of His Presidency
Good: In a meeting with black Wilmington leaders Monday, Joe Biden said he will create a police oversight board in the first 100 days of his presidency. The former … Read More
Appears LMPD And National Guard Have Shot Dead A Local Business Owner in Louisville.
I didn’t see this last night, but the Courier-Journal is reporting it today: Investigation launched into LMPD, National Guard fatal shooting of West End restaurant owner LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gov. … Read More
So now Russia is trolling us over press freedom and human rights
Granted, Russia coming to the defense of journalists is a little like Arby’s Twitter account writing a scathing review of a Michelin three-star restaurant, but here we are. We’ve fallen … Read More
That time Donald Trump tweeted about 'weak leadership' leading to riots
The Trump Twitter Archive is a beautiful thing. Want to find a treasure trove of Trump hypocrisy? It’s all here. And as we all know, there’s a tweet for simply every … Read More
The protestors need one location. Like MLK in 63.
I stand in soladarity with the protestors. I want to say that right off BUT the real protestors of non violence would show up at the Washington Mall or other … Read More
How Is That American “Carnage” Now Trump?
Trump’s Inaugural Speech: REMARKS OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP – AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY INAUGURAL ADDRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. As Prepared for Delivery – Chief Justice Roberts, … Read More
Mainstream media correspondent fed up, calls out racism live
ABC correspondent, the normally stoic Pierre Thomas, appeared on This Week and pointed out the indignities of racism he has encountered. Pierre Thomas talks about racism x x YouTube Video … Read More
George Floyd died in 8 Minutes and 46 Seconds
There were a lot of die-ins this weekend. The NY Times assembled the sequence from arrest to death of George Floyd. On May 25, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a … Read More
der Drumpfbunker – Secret Service was worried about the Red Army at the River Spree
Poor baby. Fortunately he has no dog on which to test cyanide capsules. x The guy whose entire presidency is predicated on being a tough guy has been sitting in … Read More
CO-Sen: Denver Post, “John Hickenlooper (D) hits the airwaves in U.S. Senate race”
From The Denver Post: x YouTube Video U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper released his first television ad Sunday, an uplifting message titled “We’re Colorado” that touts the state’s economic resurgence during his time as … Read More
MSNBC host shocked by stats: Black men’s death-by-cop greater than winning Scratch-Offs.
MSNBC Host Katy Tur was shocked that black men have better odds of demise-by-cop than winning a scratch-off ticket. Joshua Johnson helped set the stage. MSNBC host Katy Tur was … Read More
Trump adviser: 'He's been over coronavirus for a long time'
It would be nice if the coronavirus pandemic were over. I want to leave the house without a mask. I want to go to the movies. I want to make … Read More
curfews begin, as does paramilitarism
I’m posting this to put up some of the local tweets considering the number of major city curfews. I’ll be updating this for the next few hours. Please feel free … Read More
