Disagreements cancel Monday's main event commemorating the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. 4 min read Disagreements cancel Monday's main event commemorating the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. annieli May 28, 2021 Critical Race Practice. Organizers have canceled plans for an afternoon of speeches and performances commemorating the centennial on...Read More
Beto O'Rourke Won't Let Seditious Traitor Ted Cruz Off The Hook, Keeps Up The Call For Resignation 3 min read Beto O'Rourke Won't Let Seditious Traitor Ted Cruz Off The Hook, Keeps Up The Call For Resignation Sam Sero January 31, 2021 Received this e-mail this week from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered By...Read More
Common Cause Pennsylvania Builds Momentum To Squash PA GOP's Plan To Gerrymander The Courts 2 min read Common Cause Pennsylvania Builds Momentum To Squash PA GOP's Plan To Gerrymander The Courts Sam Sero January 13, 2021 Received this e-mail today from the organization Common Cause Pennsylvania: I’m going to be honest with you...Read More
Beto O'Rourke Keeps Up Voter Registration Efforts To Prevent Texas From Electing More Ted Cruzs 2 min read Beto O'Rourke Keeps Up Voter Registration Efforts To Prevent Texas From Electing More Ted Cruzs Sam Sero January 12, 2021 Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered By People:...Read More
First Steps in Making Hawley a Pariah 4 min read First Steps in Making Hawley a Pariah dankoh January 9, 2021 Josh Hawley wants to rule the United States; let us make no mistake about that. Claire McCaskill...Read More
Anti-Capitalist MeetUp Open Thread 8 min read Anti-Capitalist MeetUp Open Thread annieli December 6, 2020 I recently came across a typical Twitter argument about the CIA promoting modern art as propaganda. The usual...Read More
A message to my Right-Wing Brothers & Sisters, here’s how Trump is using you with the ‘Election 2 min read A message to my Right-Wing Brothers & Sisters, here’s how Trump is using you with the ‘Election Egberto Willies November 13, 2020 Trump is playing the dirtiest trick on many who can least afford to be conned. Unfortunately, his...Read More
The vindictive disabled canard could tank the economy in the next 11 weeks #TrumpDepression 4 min read The vindictive disabled canard could tank the economy in the next 11 weeks #TrumpDepression annieli November 5, 2020 It moves… there will still be monkey business even as one good sign has been put into place: x...Read More
ME-Sen: “How my former boss Susan Collins (R) broke my heart – and lost my support” 8 min read ME-Sen: “How my former boss Susan Collins (R) broke my heart – and lost my support” Sam Sero October 30, 2020 A former member of U.S. Senator Susan Collins’ (R. ME) staff released a very compelling op-ed piece...Read More
AZ, CO, GA, MI, NC, SC, TX-Sen: Morning Consult Poll Has Dems Winning 4 Seats, 3 Remain Competitive 12 min read AZ, CO, GA, MI, NC, SC, TX-Sen: Morning Consult Poll Has Dems Winning 4 Seats, 3 Remain Competitive Sam Sero October 13, 2020 Some very encouraging news today courtesy of Morning Consult’s latest poll: x #NCsen:Cunningham (D) 47% (+6)Tillis (R-inc)...Read More
Dear Amy Barrett, and ALL “originalists” 2 min read Dear Amy Barrett, and ALL “originalists” teacherken October 13, 2020 One has to remember that an Amendment to the Constitution is PART of the Constitution, and since...Read More
MT-Gov: Over 100 Health Professionals Slam Greg Gianforte (R) For Violating COVID-19 Precautions 2 min read MT-Gov: Over 100 Health Professionals Slam Greg Gianforte (R) For Violating COVID-19 Precautions Sam Sero October 12, 2020 Damn: The letter was sent Friday to Lee Montana Newspapers and included 111 names of nurses, doctors,...Read More
Why are we Letting this Guy off the Scalpel? 3 min read Why are we Letting this Guy off the Scalpel? William Owens October 9, 2020 Unlike the apparent belief of the President’s personal physician Dr. Sean Conley, looking backward is sometimes instructive....Read More
Finally, a US Supercarrier named after enlisted sailor and African American War Hero. 3 min read Finally, a US Supercarrier named after enlisted sailor and African American War Hero. Pakalolo September 29, 2020 A US aircraft carrier is the first named for an enlisted sailor and first named for an African...Read More
Finally, a US Supercarrier named after enlisted sailor and African American War Hero 3 min read Finally, a US Supercarrier named after enlisted sailor and African American War Hero Pakalolo September 29, 2020 A US aircraft carrier is named for an enlisted sailor and African American named Doris “Dorie” Miller....Read More
Another Trump Presser: more raw animal magnetism and 157,690 deaths 6 min read Another Trump Presser: more raw animal magnetism and 157,690 deaths annieli August 5, 2020 Live Blog below: Trump to hold press conference today at 5:30 in briefing room Apparently they’ve given...Read More
Why Does Trump have a Bruise on His Hand? 2 min read Why Does Trump have a Bruise on His Hand? dankoh August 3, 2020 That’s an unusual bruise under Trump’s right hand there — he was visiting a golf course on...Read More
MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Mounts Pressure On The Senate To Pass The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act 2 min read MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Mounts Pressure On The Senate To Pass The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act Sam Sero June 19, 2020 Received this e-mail yesterday from Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: I must admit that I...Read More
Repeating 2016: will just enough whites pick (-rick) Trump this time, because Jacksonville 27 August 5 min read Repeating 2016: will just enough whites pick (-rick) Trump this time, because Jacksonville 27 August annieli June 12, 2020 Trump’s doing the best he can to try to make his election about whiteness, and ax handles...Read More
'No offence but that of negritude' 2 min read 'No offence but that of negritude' Jon Perr June 7, 2020 NOTE: I would like to apologize for the use of some archaic language and painfully explicit descriptions...Read More
Trump hopes that “leading the world in testing” makes you forget the US leads the world in deaths 3 min read Trump hopes that “leading the world in testing” makes you forget the US leads the world in deaths annieli May 12, 2020 81,000 people are still dead and Trump defaulted to his usual bigotry and disinformation blather today in...Read More
KS-Sen: Barbara Bollier (D) Mounts Pressure On Congress To Save The United States Postal Service 1 min read KS-Sen: Barbara Bollier (D) Mounts Pressure On Congress To Save The United States Postal Service Sam Sero May 4, 2020 Received this e-mail yesterday from Dr. Barbara Bollier’s (D. KS) U.S. Senate campaign: Kansans, and people all...Read More
aside from Trump's constant “1917” gaffes, the 1918 pandemic still has lessons 4 min read aside from Trump's constant “1917” gaffes, the 1918 pandemic still has lessons annieli April 26, 2020 Trump still refers to the 1918 pandemic as happening in 1917 because he saw the recent war...Read More
KY-Sen: AlterNet, “Moscow Mitch's Substantial Statewide Ad Buy Proves He Fears Amy McGrath (D)” 3 min read KY-Sen: AlterNet, “Moscow Mitch's Substantial Statewide Ad Buy Proves He Fears Amy McGrath (D)” Sam Sero April 18, 2020 AlterNet has a great piece out that analyzes how competitive the U.S. Senate race between U.S. Senate...Read More
Live Blog – 5pm Trump COVID presser “some people don’t even recover, they’re incredible people” 4 min read Live Blog – 5pm Trump COVID presser “some people don’t even recover, they’re incredible people” annieli March 26, 2020 Live blog again if only to see what disinformation and outright lies will be presented, even if...Read More
Louisville Courier-Journal's Response To Senator Rand Paul's Coronavirus Actions. 4 min read Louisville Courier-Journal's Response To Senator Rand Paul's Coronavirus Actions. Merlin1963 March 24, 2020 The Louisville Courier-Journal has both an editorial and one of their columnists excoriating Senator Rand Paul’s actions...Read More
Sound The Horn. Saddle Up. Ride Into Battle. 4 min read Sound The Horn. Saddle Up. Ride Into Battle. Joseph Murphy March 17, 2020 I seldom do this. Politizoom, and our sister site Daily Sound And Fury give me a nice...Read More
FDR's words of resolve: 'We are now in this war. We are all in it–all the way' 5 min read FDR's words of resolve: 'We are now in this war. We are all in it–all the way' Jon Perr March 15, 2020 If you need a break from the current American confusion, fear and loathing surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, let...Read More
Trump's disinformation in local media this year may deploy Potemkin local news sites 7 min read Trump's disinformation in local media this year may deploy Potemkin local news sites annieli February 7, 2020 The Trump campaign’s media strategy will more directly address “local news” that at some moment might trade...Read More
Bipartisanship is not the Panacea You Think 3 min read Bipartisanship is not the Panacea You Think William Owens January 29, 2020 Pat Cipollone, the counsel for the President, cleverly introduced distracting video mocking two Congressional House Managers: Rep....Read More
Half a billion animals incinerated in Australia 8 min read Half a billion animals incinerated in Australia Pakalolo January 1, 2020 “The anger is real. The anger is justified. Because this disaster was all foreseen and predicted. For...Read More
Wikipedia Swift-Boats Biden 2 min read Wikipedia Swift-Boats Biden 6412093 January 1, 2020 Wikipedia, and various reactionary web sites, are currently “reporting” that Frank Sheeran, deceased Mafia hoodlum, once claimed...Read More
Employer or private based insurance? Here’s proof you can only rely on Medicare for All. 2 min read Employer or private based insurance? Here’s proof you can only rely on Medicare for All. Egberto Willies December 17, 2019 Employer or private based insurance’s consistency is at best unreliable. Here’s proof of why Medicare for All is the...Read More
Coal knew they were killing the biosphere since 1966 and yet, still commits itself to ecocide. 5 min read Coal knew they were killing the biosphere since 1966 and yet, still commits itself to ecocide. Pakalolo November 29, 2019 Thanks to President Trump and his transparent and perverse desire to enrich his golfing buddies in the...Read More
Michael Bloomberg and the media privilege for billionaire candidates 2 min read Michael Bloomberg and the media privilege for billionaire candidates EricBoehlert November 11, 2019 Here’s a quick news quiz: If you were editing The New York Times and advisers to Michael Bloomberg...Read More
War of His Own World 3 min read War of His Own World William Owens November 4, 2019 In the Tom Cruise sci-fi film version of War of the Worlds, the unstoppable aliens intent on...Read More
Here’s What’s Phony – RW Content Masquerading as Local Newspaper Websites. 2 min read Here’s What’s Phony – RW Content Masquerading as Local Newspaper Websites. durrati October 22, 2019 The Constitution and the emoluments clause are not phony, but dozens of websites pretending to be local...Read More
Voter suppression could cost us the 2020 election according to investigative reporter Greg Palast 2 min read Voter suppression could cost us the 2020 election according to investigative reporter Greg Palast Egberto Willies October 6, 2019 Journalist Greg Palast was the guest on Politics Done Right (PDR) recently. He pointed out several inconvenient truths about past...Read More
It's time: Newspapers should demand Trump resign. That's what they told Bill Clinton 2 min read It's time: Newspapers should demand Trump resign. That's what they told Bill Clinton EricBoehlert October 1, 2019 Openly colluding with a foreign government to dig up dirt on his political opponent, while offering up...Read More
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What will it finally take for newspapers to demand Trump resign—the way they did Bill Clinton? 3 min read What will it finally take for newspapers to demand Trump resign—the way they did Bill Clinton? EricBoehlert August 12, 2019 He's getting worse, there's no question about that. Freed from any remaining senior advisers who tried to...Read More
It’s not Collusion it’s Corruption 3 min read It’s not Collusion it’s Corruption William Owens July 24, 2019 In a closely contested TV football game, viewers let out a relieved sigh, take a bathroom break,...Read More
Trump is Like Hitler (Not the Way You Think) 3 min read Trump is Like Hitler (Not the Way You Think) dankoh July 23, 2019 (Reminder: Godwin’s Law has been suspended for the duration.) We all know Trump behaves like a Nazi,...Read More
Charles M. Blow says “Denying Racism Supports It” 1 min read Charles M. Blow says “Denying Racism Supports It” teacherken July 22, 2019 < p class=”is-empty-p”> When did we arrive at the point where applying the words racist and racism...Read More
Britain's Ambassador to US Says Trump is Inept and His Administration is “Dysfunctional” 3 min read Britain's Ambassador to US Says Trump is Inept and His Administration is “Dysfunctional” dankoh July 7, 2019 Sir Kim Darroch has been Britain’s ambassador to the US since January 2016, and is ranked as...Read More
Trump is still refusing to apologize to the Central Park Five 2 min read Trump is still refusing to apologize to the Central Park Five Aldous Pennyfarthing June 18, 2019 It’s one thing to be stubborn. It’s another to be an asshole. Suffice to say, Donald Trump...Read More
Shame on The New York Times! 4 min read Shame on The New York Times! Joseph Murphy June 11, 2019 Buck-buck-BUCKAW! The New York Times Well, that was a breath of fetid air. The New York Times just announced that...Read More
Pulitzer Prizes put renewed focus on two huge Trump scandals 2 min read Pulitzer Prizes put renewed focus on two huge Trump scandals Aldous Pennyfarthing April 15, 2019 The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced today, and two of the selections put a renewed focus on...Read More
Challenge accepted. I told him eight things I absolutely love about Trump. 10 min read Challenge accepted. I told him eight things I absolutely love about Trump. SemDem April 7, 2019 Sadly, an Air Force buddy I had served with over 20 years ago is, today, a huge Trump...Read More
Challenge accepted: I told a Trump supporter eight things I absolutely love about Trump 10 min read Challenge accepted: I told a Trump supporter eight things I absolutely love about Trump SemDem April 7, 2019 Sadly, an Air Force buddy I served with over 20 years ago is a huge Donald Trump...Read More