'You've done nothing wrong': Virginia cop canned after donating to Kyle Rittenhouse defense fund
You know, I’m happy they were able to take Kyle Rittenhouse into custody after he allegedly shot and killed two people during protests in Kenosha,...
Knee on the Throat, Foot on the Gas?
I watched the celebration of former police officer Derek Michael Chauvin’s conviction of three various counts of murder yesterday, and my feelings were mixed. No,...
I'm Relieved, But I'm Not Celebrating
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts of murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds,...
Kayleigh McEnany doesn't like presidents who inflame tensions, scolds Biden for his Chauvin comments
Irony died years ago, but former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has decided to exhume its corpse and drag it through town behind a...
Fighting for our Lives
Fifteen years ago, black suspect, Neal Mack gasped for breath, using the all too familiar words “I can’t breathe.” Mr. Mack was handcuffed and having...
Even Pat Robertson—yes, Pat Robertson!—comes down on the side of police reform
Obviously, I’m no fan of Pat Robertson, and it’s a rare occasion indeed when I agree with him. After all, he’s basically a workaday evangelical...
The Conversation
White America has been made aware there is a conversation black parents have been compelled to have with their children, literally, for centuries. The conversation,...
Take a Knee
It is a cruel irony that before the start of the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin the state of Minnesota is one of many...
Florida man endorses alleged murderer for Congress
Republicans sure have some odd ideas about who should serve in Congress. They’ve backed alleged pedophiles, QAnon weirdos, and — because there’s simply no limit...
How Trump steals the election, let us count the ways.
In fear-mongering, there are plenty of fine people on both sides. the Trump 1968-styled campaign looks for a 2000 result, with one state making it...
You are literally NOT safe in Donald Trump's America; we have to flip the script
Somehow I don’t remember the continual civil unrest when Joe Biden was vice president. I don’t remember a thousand people dying every day from a...
I can't help weeping today
even though being moved to the point of tears is not uncommon for me nowadays. I first read John Hershey’s writing about Hiroshima while in...
Why this election will be different
or at least, why I think many of the analysts are getting it completely wrong. Some analysts are saying that Trump supporters are more motivated...
'Sort of hilariously unconstitutional': Arrested protesters told they can no longer attend protests
I’ve spent most of the afternoon watching clips of the U.S. attorney general flouting standards of fairness and the rule of law, so this was...
ALL ‘LIES’ MATTER
When founders, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi began a movement, I am certain they knew it would be controversial. What they achieved was...
'He can't relate in any way': Obama and Biden critique Trump in new campaign video
The Biden campaign is set to drop a new campaign video tomorrow in which Joe sits down with his former boss Barack Obama and dishes...
Trump is Losing Because He is a Racist, Says Atlantic Article
Now this is fascinating. David Graham argues in the Atlantic that white voters are abandoning Trump, and they are doing so because of his attitudes...
CHAZ/CHOP is dead, long may it live
CHAZ/CHOP is over but not gone, even if it lasted not as long as the Paris Commune. Ultimately it remains about power and autonomy. Basta...
Instead of fighting COVID or Russia, Trump spends his time brainstorming new nicknames for Biden
In a recent story about Donald Trump’s desperate attempts to smother his dumpster fire of a campaign with the same old clown shoes, The Washington Post notes that Trump...
Minnesota Poll: Biden leads by 16% and 57% approve of Black Lives Matter
www.gravismarketing.com/… Gravis Marketing released a poll today showing Joe Biden has a 58% to 42% lead in Minnesota, a closely divided state that was also...
'Lonely' boy Trump wanted to prosecute leaker who dished about his trip to his bunker
My heart swells with schadenfreude these days, but it’s never quite full. At least when it comes to Grampa Rage Diapers. In a new New...
How Do We Get Out of this Racial Timeshare?
On November 4, 2008, Barack H. Obama, was elected the 44th President of the United States, needless to say, he was the first black man...
Donald Trump Jr. rushes to the defense of Karen cop who didn't get her McDonald's promptly enough
With everything that’s going on right now, somehow this is the bee under Donald Trump Jr.’s bonnet. (The second embedded video will play without bringing you...
Tulsa paper to Trump: Stay home
Deciding where to schedule Donald Trump’s next political rally is a little like finding a government site for spent nuclear fuel rods. No one wants...
A MUST-READ interview with Jon Stewart
Up today in The New York Times Magazine. It is titled Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In. It is well worth your time to...
144 days left for Lando Cotton to name the Obelisk of Wokeness as the GOP goes for distraction
Apparently the disinformation default for the GOP is to ridicule the iconoclasm of decommissioning US monuments and exaggerate illogical alternatives, while trying to get its...
Trump says America will achieve racial harmony 'quickly' and 'very easily'
Yes, thank heavens the lifelong racist who wanted to murder the Central Park Five is on the job. (Okay, he probably wasn’t racist as an...
The always wrong Larry Kudlow claims there's no systemic racism in America
Hiring TV talking head (er, ass) Larry Kudlow as an economic adviser, which Donald Trump (in)famously did, is kind of like hiring a pro bass...
“domestic terrorists run by 'radical left Democrats' have taken over Seattle”, STOOP THEM!
Trump claims that domestic terrorists run by “radical left Democrats” have taken over Seattle. #CHAZ is not exactly Paris 1968 or even 1871. Imagine Occupy as a...
“American Taliban” trends again because Ted Cruz thinks Columbus is a religious icon
We are in some strange space where to Ted Cruz, those people taking down monuments to genocidal explorers are like fundamentalist religious fanatics practicing iconoclasm. Ted...
Hold your Bible like Trump, what a new trend for the red-capped rally masses
(Holding up a Bible in 2015) I meant to buy Greenland. I meant to propose nuking hurricanes. I meant to set myself up for ridicule...
Columbus statues toppled… It's an iconoclasm of indigenous days and knights
So much iconoclasty, so little time to election day. Darn all those racist targets and their problematic cultural frames, constructed from their siting and historical...
House impeachment managers: We told you dumb*sses he was corrupt
(The headline is my own paraphrase, in case that wasn’t clear.) The House managers in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial — Adam Schiff, Jerrold Nadler, Zoe...
Trump's approval rating falls into the 30s in several polls
On the one hand, this is a heartening development. On the other hand, grossly mishandling a pandemic, threatening to sic the military on your own citizens, and...
Hannity: Trump is as much a victim as George Floyd … just like candles are IEDs in Seattle
So many police agencies need more signs of violent intent, whether it’s votive candles, water bottles, or claiming protesters are using lethal weapons. In Seattle the...
Tucker Carlson attacks Elmo over Muppet's racial justice stance
Yes, that’s just as fucking stupid as it sounds: xTucker Carlson attacks Elmo pic.twitter.com/KTkycca7SP— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) June 10, 2020 < p class="is-empty-p"> Okay, so...
Stephen Miller to write Trump's speech on race relations; no, seriously
Trump adviser, virulent racist, and bleach-damaged gimp costume Stephen Miller is preparing a White House speech on … oh, just read the tweet. xStephen Miller, who crafted...
New ad, 'They lie, you die,' unravels administration's latest whoppers
Trump has a new Mouth of Sauron, and she’s picked up where Spicey, Sarah Huckleberry Slanders, and the Invisible Woman Whatshername left off. And this...
NYT: Bush, Romney won't support Trump; Colin Powell will vote for Biden
To be sure, I am not a fan of George W. Bush, no matter how many candies he hands Michelle Obama. But if Bush was...
CO GOP Rep Dave Williams posts totally legit flyer left behind by “protesters”…
Trumpian Colorado Rep. Dave Williams posted a flyer on his Twitter feed that he claims was found at the Colorado capitol building. Dave isn’t the...
Still, Battle at Seattle: “whose streets? Our streets!” Portland has a “sacred fence”
There still are protests with violent activity still motivated by police action. In this case, Seattle Washington and Portland Oregon, where Trumpist sentiment prevails in...
robbing pawn shops and gun stores has nothing to do with BLM / antifa: Three dead so far.
There are reasons on the one hand for police brutality in terms of being paranoid about armed protesters but the reality is that there is...
A day after WaPo wrote about people penetrating Trump's wall, Trump claimed it's impenetrable
During the Sad Man Rambles Show yesterday, Donald Trump brain-farted out something about his vanity wall, which has evoked a steady stream of lies and misinformation...
New Der Spiegel cover tells you exactly what the world thinks of Trump
Hoo-boy. Guess Germans think things have gotten a little out of hand over here in Universal Studios’ Cautionary Tale Land. https://twitter.com/derspiegel/status/1268867913030742019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Here’s a screen grab...
darn that antifa, assaulting them fascists everywhere this weekend in historical memory
Darn that relying on the justice system to confront the far-right. American Spring only closes as a season. The FBI’s Washington Field Office “has no...
Texas lieutenant governor: Liberal godlessness to blame for racism
Sure, why not? Let’s just throw this at the wall, too, shall we? Gotta admit, it makes slightly more sense than saying atheism and gay...
Trumpian force now includes seizing BLM's PPEs
The contradictory reality-TV of the GOP — Trumpist regime: Jason Miller, who had an extramarital affair and a child with AJ Delgado during the 2016 campaign is...
Another retired Marine General speaks out
< p class="is-empty-p"> Immediate past Commandant Robert Neller wrote “A Letter To America” on his Linked-in page, and the website Task and Purpose, which deals...
Green Bay Packers: 'Enough is enough: It is time for change'
Being from Wisconsin, I’ve been a fan of the Green Bay Packers most of my life. Starting at the age of 8, I’ve followed the...
#BunkerBoy is angry and is hoping for street violence
Trump's tear gas photo-op was 'frightening' to authoritarianism experts, who warn that his behavior will only get worse without 'fierce opposition’. One example of the problem...
