Living with the nagging uncertainty of being racially discriminated against and worst not being believed shatters the psyche. The most devastating effects are that people of color start to accept their treatment as their unchangeable fate. Asking white friends to hail a cab at night, telling one’s kids to keep...
Indianapolis
Apparently the spree killer in Indianapolis was also a “Brony”, a follower of My Little Pony as reported by the Wall Street Journal. We are in our pandemic (l)anguish, even more confused by a sad shape for online culture. Not unlike the infantile imagery used by Boogaloo Boys, racism and sexism filter into...
Do we really have the will to prosecute Trump for anything? Or will he escape yet again because he’ll try to bargain his way out of an indictment because he holds something, something national security secret. This is probably how Kushner guaranteed his safety after leaving the Trump regime. For...
It’s becoming the story of the election that the suburban areas, especially those with many well-educated people are shifting strongly toward Joe Biden and Democratic candidates. According to Dave Wasserman of Cook Reports, most congressional districts are shifting by about 8 points, but some suburban districts are shifting more. It...
Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. x JUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who showed up to the protest on Friday. One of them, Chevy McGee, tells me he didn't break any laws. McGee is part of the...
We are at an interesting point, the necessity for socially distanced behavior and the imposition of De Facto martial law. Even as there is peaceful protest during the day time, there will be problematic police behavior in the evening. Remember that Trump needs martial law or at least its quasi-military manifestation to...
Twice, most recently in 1980, the tiny village of Lake Placid, New York, which has fewer people than my hometown of Westville, Illinois, hosted the Olympic Winter Games. The Winter Olympics are a massive undertaking, with multiple different sports venues needed and a necessity for a relatively large spectator capacity...
Some big news today out of Indiana: Former President Barack Obama will pay a visit to Indiana this weekend to rally support for early voting and Indiana Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly. Obama will appear Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Genesis Convention Center. He’ll encourage Hoosiers to vote early and recruit...
Here’s some more good news today out Indiana: x ð¨POLL ALERTð¨A recent AARP poll of Hoosier voters 50+ shows that the race for U.S. Senate in Indiana continues to be very close. #INSen #BetheDifference pic.twitter.com/v2LK20z0Vp â AARP Indiana (@AARPIndiana) September 19, 2018 A new AARP poll of Hoosiers over...
As noted by Howard Fineman on MTP today, Trump making time to campaign for Ted Cruz in Texas — something that screams more about Cruz’s character and that Beto O’Rourke must be doing something right — highlights the dire political straits that Trump is careening towards. According to Fineman, Trump is...
This came out today: The off-road accessory was shipped in a box emblazoned with the logo of an auto parts brand owned by Mike Braun, a multimillionaire businessman who often rails against foreign outsourcing in his bid to become Indiana’s next senator. The words “Made in China” were stamped across...