Critical Race ‘Theory’ Month
I wonder what happens this coming February; you know, Black History Month. Will the contingent of book banners and people who fear the delicate little...
Pennsylvania Bar Association Slams GOP Candidate For PA Supreme Court Over Dishonest Attack Ad
Here’s the latest news out of Pennsylvania: The TV ad is no-holds-barred. It bluntly attacks a decision of the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Supreme Court....
Chevron, not the DOJ, prosecutes a human rights activist, successfully sentencing him to prison.
"Today's sentencing of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger should be front-page news ringing alarm bells anywhere people are concerned about democracy, abuses of corporate power,...
Why must I Wait?
I was born in the 1950s when it was not illegal for black people in the south to vote—it was suicide. Pseudo-laws, tests, intimidation, hoods,...
Intemperate Liar?
There is a lot of media hand-wringing over a little mind with tiny thoughts who has been elevated into a big political voice by the...
Insurrectionist's lawyer says his client endured four years of Hitler-like propaganda. Yes, he did
On Jan. 6, Donald Trump took advantage of a phalanx of weak-minded sheep to do his bidding, sending them into the fray at the Capitol...
Minerva @ Midnight: a Trump indictment has Florida officials preparing extradition plans
A Trump indictment moves closer with McGahn agreement to testify to Congress, as with a variety of other possible witness cooperation and NY DA activity. The Manhattan...
VA-Gov: Virginia GOP Picks Their Nominee, Trump Gives Him The Kiss Of Death
So this happened yesterday: Glenn Youngkin, a wealthy first-time candidate who walked a line between his party’s Trump-centric base and appeals to business interests, won...
a new Fed chair… maybe but probably not.
The usual handicapping for a new Fed Chair is happening, but likely it’s too early. Lael Brainard and William Spriggs would be front-runners. Jay Powell's term...
Oops! Republican Projection: Man convicted of voter fraud in PA voted for Trump & more to come
President Trump and his Republican sycophants are the masters of projection. It turns out voter fraud is from Trumpsters. It turns out the voter fraud...
What are the odds of Facebook Oversight Board letting previous guy back on Wednesday
Likely Trump will continue to be banned from Facebook, but just in case, it is worth speculating what would happen if he returns. His general laying-low...
What are the odds of Facebook Oversight Board letting previous guy back on Wednesday
Likely Trump will continue to be banned from Facebook, but just in case, it is worth speculating what would happen if he returns. His general laying-low...
Are the Arizona “Auditors” Cheating Already?
The Arizona (excuse me, Maricopa county only) vote recount was always suspicious. The State Senate (GOP-controlled) insisted on a recount even though county election (4-1...
dropped gun, had hands up, got killed
Adam Toledo did have a gun in his possession, but actually complied, dropped the gun and had his hands up when the officer shot him....
What is going on with the New York investigations on Trump and when will he be held responsible?
I know investigations take a long time but this man has caused so much damage with his enablers, I want to see some depositions, some...
Infrastructure bill complaining Republicans lie, Roland Martin, slams Evangelicals, Minimum Wage.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and Senator Roger Wicker criticized the infrastructure bill as their citizens desperately need it. Roland Martin slams Evangelicals. Minimum Wage hoax....
GITMO's camp 7 fails… prisoners moved, because it's still a thing
The jewel of the US prison-industrial-complex, GITMO still has 40 prisoners. Austerity comes to pseudo ‘black-site’. "Washington: A once-secret unit within the Guantanamo Bay detention centre...
Minerva @ Midnight: April Fools – Baylor U. conservatives think slavery was good
Change as a rising tide seems to be falling short as history’s stream is not as mighty. Apparently slavery is still “ordained by God for ultimate...
CO-Sen: “A national government that did nothing to protect a generation”
I wanted to make sure you all saw this: https://youtube.com/watch?v=rtrbZmAxCMg Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on the Senate to act in the wake of a mass...
Boulder not better after yesterday's killing spree
There is supposed to be another presser at 1030am ET in Boulder. The shooter was injured. The details will simply get worse. At least three...
Pope says the Catholic Church can't bless same-sex unions. Should we care?
I grew up Catholic. Went to Catholic grade school and high school, got confirmed, went to confession (at least twice!), received communion, ate ham and...
Progressives take Democratic Party in Nevada, Natalia Cornelio, from grassroots lawyer to the bench
Organizing allowed Progressives in Nevada to take control of the Democratic Party. Natalia Cornelio proves grassroots can succeed. Judge Natalia Cornelio speaks https://youtu.be/a6oTXpU7zV4 Chat -...
CNN Tapper pressures Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves on Trump election conspiracy theory, FAIL!
Politicians like Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves are responsible for implicitly continuing Trump's Big Lie. We must hold them accountable. Governor Tate Reeves and Trump's BIG...
ex-POTUS* noise increasing because something even worse is coming for him and the GQP
Plenty of dimwittedness to share as Trump demands via a cease and desist order that the GOP not use his likeness or name unless they...
FBI Director Wray to be questioned by Senate Judiciary Committee – look for GQP disinformation
Today will feature questioning of Christopher Wray about the intelligence on the Insurrection of 1/6. It's true that not ACAB, but an armed bunch of them...
AZ GOP goes full fascist: Bills to arrest election officials, declare Trump winner by fiat
Every Republican in the Arizona Senate co-sponsored a resolution demanding the Supervisor of Elections for Arizona’s largest county, Maricopa, to be arrested for declaring Joe...
Equality or Equity
Equality for a lot of white Americans means acknowledging that black people are human. The difficulty comes when applying equity because that paradigm strikes at...
TX-AG: Corrupt Idiot Attorney General Also Pulled A Ted Cruz (R) While Texas Froze During A Crisis
Texas really is full of dumb GOP fuckers: xNEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton left the state during the deadly power outages last week to meet...
CNN reporter slaps down Pence's former chief of staff over continued election whining
If you’re a Republican and you don’t at least try to pretend the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, you’re likely to be castigated—and...
time for '14th Amendment solutions' because containing COVID was yet another Trump disaster in 2020
Ron Johnson didn’t see an ‘armed insurrection’ because who could have foreseen that Trump would threaten violence. In August 2016, Trump called for "second amendment...
PA-Sen: John Fetterman (D) Signs Pledge Rejecting Donations From The Fossil Fuel Industry
Here’s the latest news today out of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), who announced a 2022 Senate bid earlier this month, said in a statement...
Trump “showed no remorse and took no accountability” after the 6th January attack
On Friday, three hours of Castor and Schoen defending Trump, demonstrating that there will be very fine people on both sides in an insurrection somehow not...
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...
Arrested insurrectionist who said she'd 'do it again' allowed to go on foreign vacation!
There’s going to be a lot of swearing in this. Let me begin: What the fucking fuck? A woman accused of participating in the Jan. 6...
ex-POTUS* Eddie Haskell lost most demographic categories in 2020, yet still claims victory
“Trump advisers were privately reckoning with his loss even as the former president and many of his supporters engaged in a conspiracy theory-fueled effort to...
virtue/vice signaling: 1/6/2021 as the GOP LARP of the Trump era
Democracy is an afterthought for Trumpists. Whether it’s the “sense of style” or “good men knowing their limitations” the movie character of Dirty Harry played...
Capitol rioters running away from media as she exits federal courthouse wearing GPS ankle bracelet
Two Clay County residents appeared handcuffed and shackled before a federal judge Tuesday on charges connected to the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol...
Rand Paul thinks Joe Biden's calls for truth and unity were super-divisive
I’m not entirely sure why Rand Paul’s neighbor beat the crap out of him—and I certainly don’t condone such behavior (only God can judge—and subsequently beat...
Senate Can and Should Convict Trump After the 20th
Regardless of whatever else happens in the next week, Trump’s one and only term ends at noon on January 20th. It’s in the Constitution. After...
Common Cause Pennsylvania Builds Momentum To Squash PA GOP's Plan To Gerrymander The Courts
Received this e-mail today from the organization Common Cause Pennsylvania: I’m going to be honest with you -- I’m deeply concerned. The Pennsylvania House Judiciary...
WI-Sen: Wisconsin Democrats Are Wasting No Time Giving RoJo The Traitor The Boot
From The New York Times: x YouTube Video The first television advertisements of the 2022 campaign cycle are on the air in Wisconsin. The Democratic...
Hi, Mitch. Say hello to Attorney General Merrick Garland
This is too, too much. The schadenfreude! The sheer, sheer joy! CNN: President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general,...
Trump continues to speak at rally as Congressional joint session begins. Trumpists storm Capitol.
Two hours after the Trump speech was scheduled, the joint session begins, leaving us to wonder what Trump said to excite the crowd. The big...
Trump’s best defense could be insanity or ignorance as he becomes exposed to criminal prosecution
“Trump at this point should welcome someone using the 25h amendment, an insanity defense is about all he has left.” Trump’s best defense could be...
Devin Nunes, disgracing the Medal of Freedom by suing a cow and slavishly protecting Trump
Mooo. The GOP “farmer” in the hell, gets his participation trophy at the Battle of Bowling Green. https://twitter.com/zachsdorfman/status/1346218438214234112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients GW Bush: Nelson Mandela,...
Devin Nunes is the first Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to lose lawsuit to a fake cow
Another Trump-Russia participation trophy, because Devin was so stupid he won’t get an indictment until Trump leaves office. xWhat’s the over/under thar Trump will award...
Louie Gohmert is now explicitly calling for violence to overturn election results
Rep. Louie Gohmert, whose brain is a ‘70s-era Easy-Bake Oven with a burned-out bulb and a decades-old rump roast moldering inside, is wailing about his...
Gohmert Responds, Says Pence Can Decide Who Will be President [Update: Judge Tosses Case – But]
Yesterday, Pence (well, the DOJ) responded, as required, to Loony Gohmert’s lawsuit by saying the Vice President doesn’t have the power to do what Gohmert...
deurbanizing because of Trumpism and pandemic includes Trump hating on a remodeled Mar-A-Lago
A grumpy Trumpy arrived at his new domicile and got depressed over not having enough gaudy gold surroundings to remind him of his earlier, more...
23 days of idiocy remain, and Rasmussen wrongly quotes Stalin to promote a Pence coup
Trump cannot still win simply because an alternate universe presents different electors while he litigates in this one. Only feeble stunts remain. Even the Trump DC...
