Mass Shootings: An American Institution | Commentary
Three young men and football players at the University of Virginia lost their lives in a mass shooting that wounded two others returning from a class excursion. The three young … Read More
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IS Ron Johnson the Next Toe to Fall Off?
Democrats have wanted to invest in climate control for twenty years and, at the least, take the issue seriously. After weeks of turning their backs on soldiers exposed to human, … Read More
Wolves in the Democratic Henhouse
In nineteen seventy-four, I reached three milestones in my life. In March of that year, I turned eighteen; ten days later, I registered with selective service—conscription ended in 1973, and … Read More
“One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” part #16 Ricky and Lucy
This is the sixth set of notes for a reading group on Marx’s Capital, and includes a Volume I refresher for further reading of Volume II. There are links to … Read More
Anti-Capitalist Meet-Up: financialization and sandwich shop capitalism
Whether it’s soccer teams or sandwich shops, financialization was there before the pandemic, only making some of its supply-chain hijacking yet another example of an impending capitalist disaster. Re-regulation must remain … Read More
Biden announces sanctions imposed on Russia because of hacks and 2020 election interference
The Biden administration has disclosed for the first time that a Russian agent who received internal polling data from the Trump campaign in 2016 passed it along to Russia’s intelligence … Read More
Minerva @ Midnight: Economy Deficit Disorder
More attention should be paid to an economy that might be in trouble this summer especially as there will be something, something military that will require US attention somewhere, somewhere. … Read More
GOP Pundit on Ron Johnson: One of the real symbols of how the Republican Party has lost its mind.
Recently, Conservative Radio Host Charlie Sykes has been defining the Republican Party for who they are for a change. He says the GOP has lost its mind. Republican Party has … Read More
M T Greene is Seriously in Trouble – with Republicans
Marjorie Taylor Greene (I refuse to dignify her with an affectionate abbreviation) has not exactly followed Speaker Sam Rayburn’s classic advice: “to get along, go along.” (To be fair, that … Read More
human trafficking and Comfort Women at Harvard Law – call off your old, tired ethics
Recovering memory and historical revisionism in sex work might be the sad product of many repressive regimes. What becomes worse is the complicity of academic institutions in white-washing crimes against … Read More
Breaking: Considered stable, Antarctica's Larsen D ice shelf, calved two named icebergs.
Nobody has reported on this discouraging news as of yet. The last news I saw on Larsen D was from June of 2020, when satellites revealed cracks on the massive … Read More
Trump Organization is in financial freefall as the Bigly One returns to the helm
The losing continues with a 35% decline in revenues for 47 entities as Ahab returns to his white whale. Banks are bailing out on Trump as loans will be coming … Read More
“One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” part 8
This post in the Anticapitalist Chat supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx #WeeklyMarx Summary: Chapter 16 of volume 1 of Capital is called “Absolute and Relative Surplus … Read More
Remember Trump's crime spree by the theft of information as tall as the Washington Memorial
There will be plenty of memorials to the Trump reign, but the most significant one will be the betrayal of democracy. It raises the matter of Washington Monument sized piles of … Read More
Biden names Buttigieg as transportation secretary; VA state senator calls for martial law
We are in that strange place where a respected rival gets to lead infrastructure change in a critical area of the US economy and a nutter in VA wants fascism. Darn … Read More
Russian hacking group APT29, or Cozy Bear, is behind new hacks of US Treasury and Commerce
“The hack is seen as so significant that a National Security Council meeting was held at the White House on Saturday over it, according to Reuters.” Because having at Commerce, a … Read More
Depraved and Different
Back in April, President Trump issued a hollow order that meatpacking plants remain open, with safety restrictions to be fashioned by the plants’ owners. Even though the Covid-19 virus was … Read More
Stephanie Ruhle busts Trump’s fallacy of a recovering economy with a perfect example
Donald Trump is responsible for a large percentage of our economic collapse. Stephanie Ruhle clips his wings with her assessment. Stephanie Ruhle rules. x x YouTube Video See full episodes here. … Read More
time's up for Trump death cult's October Surprise, because of Balding-face lies, it's 'no contest'
Apparently, with four days left, time has run out for the 2016-style October Surprise. Only a major terror attack(s) could make a shift in what looks to be a trending Biden … Read More
MO-Gov: “Emails show Parson was warned about virus outbreak before visit to state office building”
From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Gov. Mike Parson proceeded with an event at a state office building last month after staff warned his office of a cluster of COVID-19 cases … Read More
The Michigan State Supreme Court Just Reminded Us We Need A Second Huge Blue Wave To Hit Michigan
So this bull shit just happened: The Michigan Supreme Court issued a split decision late Friday that ruled against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a battle over her power to extend … Read More
Trump accuses Dems of massive disinformation campaign as others map massive Trumpian corruption
So the guy who says nearly any kind of malarkey accuses his opposition of “massive disinformation”. Firehose of gaslight projected on an entire nation. x #SundayThoughts: The word “trumpery” appeared … Read More
Last chance this week to get rid of anti-Semitic, hateful Democratic incumbent supported by GOP
The primary IS the election in Legislative District 14 in Jacksonville, Florida. Kim Daniels is the Trump-supporting, right-wing, DEMOCRATIC incumbent in this dark blue district. (You read that right.) She is also … Read More
MI-Sen: GOPer Tried To Distance Himself From Betsy DeVos But $1 Million Later, He Hired Her Niece
Salon has a great piece out about how U.S. Senate candidate, John James (R. MI), has been trying to distance himself from the abysmal Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, as … Read More
Is it rude to throw this quote from Trump's 2015 campaign launch back in his face?
I vividly remember Donald Trump’s campaign kickoff speech at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 — a day which will live in imbecility. I recall that Trump seemed congenitally incapable of … Read More
Joe Biden, “Trump’s failure to lead is responsible for historic economic slump”
I’m liking that Biden is hammering Trump hard on the economy: “The depth of economic devastation our nation is experiencing is not an act of God, it’s a failure of … Read More
KS-Sen: Washington Monthly, “The Most Bizarre Senate Race Is Happening in Kansas”
The Kansas U.S. Senate GOP primary is coming up and for those of you have been out of the loop, The Washington Monthly will explain why this is the craziest … Read More
CO-Sen: NRSC F***ing Up Cory Gardner's (R) Re-Election Bid With Attack Ad Exploiting A Tragedy
So this happened last week: Erin Martinez, who survived an explosion in Firestone that killed her husband and brother, has called on a Republican group to take down an ad … Read More
AZ-Sen: MSNBC, “McSally (R), Trump haunted by their records on pre-existing conditions”
She can’t stop getting caught lying: Sen. Martha McSally released a TV ad for her campaign in which she says, “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. … Read More
AntiCapitalist MeetUp: government deficit is a myth in the eyes of Modern Monetary Theory
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) can (but not will) save the US economy. What with the White House Council of Economic Advisors now reduced to one economist, it’s worth noting that … Read More
KS-Sen: Turns Out That Kris Kobach (R) Is The Farthest Thing From A “Responsible Gun Owner”
From the Leavenworth Times editorial board today: Guns should be kept safely and securely. The news that U.S. Senate candidate Kris Kobach had four guns stolen from his truck in … Read More
Incumbent DEM candidate is right-wing bigot who “thanks God for slavery.” Primary her NOW!
Only in Florida. Meet your Florida Democratic rep: Kim Daniels. She is the incumbent state representative for one of the bluest districts in all of Florida, Legislative District 14 in … Read More
NOAA Admits It Was Wrong to Back Sharpiegate
Last September, as Hurricane Dorian was heading for Florida, Bunker Boy (as he has since come to be known) warned people in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama to brace themselves for … Read More
Joe Biden Says It's Time For Amazon To Start Paying Their Taxes
Completely agree: Former Vice President Joe Biden has renewed his criticism of e-commerce giant Amazon, once again turning the company into a political football that has been kicked around by … Read More
AZ-Sen: Even Trump's Own Advisors Are Freaking Out About Martha McSally (R) Costing Him Arizona
From Politico: Senior political advisers to President Donald Trump warned Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday that Republican Sen. Martha McSally is falling dangerously behind in the critical swing state … Read More
You can't put a mask on my liberty
Today I took a short break from my home Coronavirus lockdown to restock at a nearby grocery store. Heeding the advice of friends, I first made sure I was protected … Read More
Slate's The Surge Highlights These 7 Battleground States That Make Up Joe Biden's Path To Victory
Received this e-mail from Slate Magazine’s The Surge that emphasizes the top seven battleground states that Joe Biden’s campaign should heavily focus on in order to win over 270 electoral … Read More
Do You Suppose McConnell Asked His Wife?
In the last day or so, Moscow Mitch has been trying to help Trump shift the blame for the coronavirus to the Obama administration by claiming that they didn’t leave … Read More
a lesser-known but equally clear and durable influence of slavery on US capitalism
Another article from Jacobin magazine worth your reading. The #1619 Project is important for reminding us that while racism is as American as apple pie, its reflexive relationship to modern … Read More
KY-Sen: The Nation, “Mitch McConnell’s (R) Stimulus Scam: Vaccinate Businesses, Expose Workers”
Elie Mystal from The Nation has a new piece out about how U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R. KY) wants to block businesses from being sued for putting their … Read More
AntiCapitalist Meet-up Hodge-podge
Below is a collection of things that I’ve been saving up — including the problems of CV-19, MMT, neoliberalism, and other things relating pandemics to the economy. If there’s a point … Read More
GA-Sen A: Sen. David Perdue (R), “Banks profiting off relief funds is cost of doing business”
Kudos to Josh Israel at The American Prospect for catching this: Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) defended a provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that allowed banks … Read More
NC-Sen: Daily Beast, “Tillis Backs McConnell to Halt Funds to Needy States, Even as NC Struggles”
Go down with the ship: When Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moved to draw the line on sending further coronavirus aid for hard-hit state and local governments on Wednesday, … Read More
GA-Sen B: Loeffler to Fox News: Criticizing My Coronavirus Stock Trades Is Just a ‘Socialist Attack’
Kudos to The Daily Beast for calling out this GOPer’s corruption: Embattled Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) waved off the firestorm of controversy over stock trades she made following Senate coronavirus … Read More
Trump's presser: “The regional governors now have direct control over their territories…
…Fear will keep the local systems in line.” By his own admission, Trump is always fighting someone on behalf of Americans — Congress, scientists, courts, foreign countries, Democrats, even his … Read More
a Second task force will run afoul of the Second COVID wave in a laugher of an economic recovery
President Donald Trump is preparing to announce a second coronavirus task force solely focused on reopening the nation's economy, multiple sources told CNN. This now seems to be a trial balloon at present. … Read More
Trump: “I don’t want to see anyone hurt unnecessarily” – tales of the Trump death cult
But Trump is all about the necessity of hurting people. His cruelty and sado-populism continue to manifest themselves during this pandemic as he continues to tout corporations as the only … Read More
Denial, Dysfunction, and The Donald … 70 days of failure
The nation is now reaping the consequences of the Trump regime’s massive inaction and ignorance in the face of actual warnings, mechanisms, and planning initiatives. By the time Donald Trump proclaimed … Read More
Trump is floating an end to quarantines even as the curve's not being flattened (and he keeps lying)
Desperate for a change in the COVID-19 spread that will help his re-election, and in the choice of available hope, Trump opts for false ones. x One anecdotal story from the … Read More
Trump says “No Cooties, please, we're British” as COVID-19 will get “worse and worse and worse”
Throne room cootie report has Trump restricting European travel to US, except for the UK meaning that the Brits will be a meatshield for air travel transfers from the Continent. Folks … Read More
