Is America now a nation that most pity? You be the judge.
Eugene Robinson’s article “The United States is a country to be pitied” should be a wakeup call to many. Many of our peers around the world have held us up to a … Read More
Category: Pain
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
Commander in Chief: “I call it the super duper missile.” branding Space Force … pew, pew
Pew pew pew and the operation warp speed…. x President Trump compared the accelerated effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine by January 2021 to the Manhattan Project. Experts have noted … Read More
Sons and Brotherly Love
I have written a little sporadically over the past few weeks, which is not my norm. I love to read but writing gives me pleasure. It has been my dream … Read More
is your state “better off than South Korea”? is your president smarter than a 5th grader?
GOP bafflegab cannot outweigh actual numbers, but they will continue to inhabit the GOP’s disinformation campaign through November. Swing states remain the key. x .@PressSec: Every state is better off … Read More
Trump's personal death toll is only 48,000 lives lost so far, because “TrumpDeathClock”
Trump hasn’t yet reached his personal Vietnam death toll numbers, because bone spurs. The GOP will parse his numbers because somehow Democrats are to blame, what with all the stress … Read More
Is Hate Ever Appropriate?
No, no we do not hate anybody—we have heard that from our parents, our teachers, and our clergy since we have been able to decipher words. From the first time, … Read More
Jerry Ashton, co-founder of RIP Medical Debt, discusses how he liberates Americans from Medical Debt
Jerry Ashton, Co-Founder and Director of Education & Engagement for the non-profit organization RIP Medical Debt, discusses how they liberate people from strangling medical debt. Jerry Ashton explain how he annihilates … Read More
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CDC Updates Its List of Covid-19 Symptoms [Update: Seems the Guidelines Were Buried – Maybe]
A new story on top of WaPo has an updated list of the most common coronavirus (Covid-19) symptoms: CDC confirms six coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients over and over … Read More
NC-Sen: Parkland Father Fred Guttenberg Helps Cal Cunningham (D) Take Down An NRA Stooge
Received this e-mail from Parkland father and activist, Fred Guttenberg, on behalf of the Brady PAC, in support of Cal Cunningham’s (D. NC) U.S. Senate campaign: Cal Cunningham (D. NC) … Read More
LIVE BLOG – daily COVID Taskforce briefing – Trump took no questions today!
LIVE BLOG below 5:30* PM EDT *(rarely starts on time) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing The White House Trump may try to double down today, … Read More
Do Recent POLITICAL Decisions and Protests Negate IHME Coronavirus Model?
Do political decisions by Trump allies, protesters, and red state governors like Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis of Florida negate the IHME model for the coronavirus? For those … Read More
U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D. HI) Endorses Joe Biden For President
Received this e-mail yesterday from U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D. HI) in support of former Vice President Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign: The American people deserve a president who can bring … Read More
Parkland Father Fred Guttenberg Helps Joe Biden Take Down Trump & The NRA
Received this e-mail today from Parkland father, Fred Guttenberg, on behalf of the. Brady. PAC in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: My name is Fred and my daughter Jaime … Read More
Procoronavirus Rally Organized By Matt Bevin Crony Tries To Disrupt Governor Beshear's Update.
The Louisville Courier-Journal editorial board called it a “procoronavirus” protest rally that occured yesterday in Frankfort. Joseph Gerth just called them “idiots.” I think both are correct, and it was … Read More
New OH Predictive Insights Poll Has Joe Biden Beating Trump In Arizona 52-43
Here’s the latest news out of Arizona today courtesy of OH Predictive Insights latest poll: As Arizona residents endure a stay-at-home order and thousands of people suffer from coronavirus, President … Read More
“Donald Trump is the leading cause of death in the US”
Exploiting 70 days of denial, dysfunction, and distressed property. I said about a month ago that by the end of this, there would be mass graves in America. They’re already … Read More
Pelosi and Schumer Need To Hang Tough With Moscow Mitch On Mail In Ballots For November.
Given what just happened in WI, Pelosi and Schumer must draw a line on funding for mail in ballots this fall. Moscow Mitch is going to fight this with every … Read More
Huh Moscow Mitch? Why The Sudden Change In Tune On Fourth “Stimilus” Bill?
First Moscow Mitch raised one of his terrapin legs and tried to piss all over Speaker Pelosi and her plans for a fourth “stimilus” bill for the coronavirus pandemic, but, … Read More
MA-Sen: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) Calls For A National Shelter In Place To Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
Received this e-mail from Rep. Joe Kennedy III’s (D. MA-04) U.S. Senate campaign: We know these are incredibly anxious times. We are all bracing for a difficult few weeks, as … Read More
NM-Sen: Khizr Khan Keeps Up The Momentum For Ben Ray Luján's (D) Campaign
Received this e-mail today from Khizr Khan in support of Rep. Ben Ray Luján's (D. NM) U.S. Senate campaign: I love this country. My son, Capt. Humayun Khan, gave … Read More
Without Sports?
For years I have heard academia and the “culture class” say that sports are a waste of time and resources in America. Instead of building schools, we build billion-dollar stadiums, so … Read More
The Immorality of McConnell's “Fiscal Stimilus” Plan. Hopeful Sign That Democrats Understand This.
You all have heard by now that Moscow Mitch proved once again how immoral he is with his proposed fraud of a “fiscal stimilus” plan. We all knew this was … Read More
Best politician in America today is a city commissioner who chewed out the worst mayor in Florida
The ignorance and vindictiveness of Mayor Pam Triolo was met with righteous anger of an amazing man. Commissioner Omari Hardy was beyond livid that the Mayor was allowing the shutting … Read More
Fury Road drive-ins: $50 bottle of Purell to $10 for a toilet roll PLUS $50 Billion to airlines
It has seemed from the start that Trump’s incompetence comes from understanding that he’s incapable of self-awareness or self-governance, especially when he defaults to his usual combativeness with the media. Unfortunately … Read More
Sound The Horn. Saddle Up. Ride Into Battle.
I seldom do this. Politizoom, and our sister site Daily Sound And Fury give me a nice little megaphone, and as most of you have noticed, I seldom run out … Read More
Second US death. Inoculating against pathological viroTrumpism requires testimony under oath
As a second US citizen (also in Washington State) dies from COVID-19, the Trump lies continue. A reminder that actual Trumpian truth happens only under oath. Trump had brought it … Read More
Heads We Win, Tails You Lose Reviews From the Corporate Media on Democratic Debate.
Hmmmmm…Media asks leading questions of Democratic presidential candidates to get them to attack each other. In latest debate, Elizabeth Warren comes out swinging against all the other candidates. Bernie Sanders … Read More
IA-Sen: DFA Calls On Joni Ernst (R) To Vote To Close The Boyfriend Loophole & Pass The VAWA
Received this e-mail today from Democracy For America: Happy Valentine's Day, While many of us celebrate love and relationships on this holiday, for many women it is painful and scary … Read More
#KremlinAnnex protest week 83 Thursday – was Barr's interview an act of “disingenuousness”
Trump’s disinformation campaign continues with Barr's kayfabe whining about IMPOTUS’s interference. x White House on Tuesday. We were told no more sound equipment unless we got a permit. We found … Read More
#KremlinAnnex Tuesday week 83 protest
x Yes! Walt please go to #KremlinAnnex these people have been out there in rain, sleet, snow and gloom of night working to save our democracy🗽 — ZenTaoPrincess (@ZenTaoPrincess) February … Read More
Festivus, but what for the Rest of Us
I was transported yesterday from the East Room of the White House back to 1997 when the President spoke yesterday before an assembled group of embarrassing open-mouthed American political seals. … Read More
This simple difference between the Clinton and Trump impeachments is the key to everything
The impeachments of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump share a crucial element in that the necessary, predicate facts of wrongdoing were not seriously in dispute in either case. In each case, the true … Read More
Response to Medicare for All opponent who thinks the sick brought it on themselves
Many people do not want Medicare for All because they do not believe healthcare is a right and because they feel no responsibility for the sick who 'brought it onto themselves' … Read More
We Have Another Progressive Entering Race Against Moscow Mitch In KY This Year.
Freshman State Represenative Charles Booker from Louisville has officially declared that he will run in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate this year against Moscow Mitch. Booker is no shrinking … Read More
Trump as underpants gnome is no better in the German: “Trumpregierungsschlamasselschmerz.”
The NewYorker’s Susan Glasser finds a single word to describe the Trump era that really isn’t about underpants gnomes, even if it applies to most Trumpian policies, such as they … Read More
Democrats need to prepare Americans for a Trump-induced financial meltdown
History has clearly shown that Democrats are continuously left to clean up the economic mess of Republican administrations. And in the process, like President Obama in 2010, Democrats pay the price … Read More
The Night Before Trumpmas
T’was the night before Trumpmas, and down in Palm Beach An old fashioned holiday seemed out of reach The guests all stood silent, not touching the food As their host … Read More
Biden still leads polling and the center breathes a sigh of relief
538 declared Biden the winner of the last debate, and Morning Consult’s poll of 5000 shows Biden ahead. x Biden received the highest marks from the debate, but his high … Read More
Now recovering from successful surgery
which lasted somewhat longer than expected. There was inflammation that had to be addressed, and a drain had to be put in temporarily (coming out tomorrow before I go home). … Read More
Krugman: On China trade war, Trump is a big loser who 'talks loudly but carries a small stick'
Donald Trump is declaring victory in his trade war with China. Of course he is. He always claims victory, even — in fact, especially — when he loses. Remember the … Read More
We're Being Ruled by Sadists
Ever since he showed up on the national stage, Trump has been called — with good reason — a narcissist, a megalomaniac, a disordered personality. But he is also a … Read More
We always knew they would be first.
The horrors of climate change are unfolding around the world with smothering heatwaves, agricultural losses from flooding, and drought — higher storm surge along with powerful and deadly cyclonic windstorms … Read More
Snowflake Trump privately called Macron 'pain in the ass' and trashed Trudeau after NATO dis
Donald “Tiny, Little, Delicate Christmas Whoville Snowflake — the Very First Snowflake of This Wondrous Christmas Season” Trump apparently didn’t like getting his fee-fees hurt while the popular kids talked about … Read More
It Must be Said…
There are misnomers in this great big wide country of ours. One is that non-voting minorities, young people and women, are responsible for the election of Donald Trump. Barack Obama … Read More
Trump plays the trade war like it's 1812
Trump is losing his trade war and what’s worse is that he’s clueless about the reason for the losing. The prevailing truth is that stupidity has given way to irrationality. … Read More
Chuck Todd misinterprets black voter support for Biden & conservatism
Chuck Todd went through a poll showing Biden strong black support. It would seem to conclude that blacks should be Republicans. This is the second time Chuck has issued a statement … Read More
The inhumane side of our immigration policy that has real consequences
I interviewed Andrea Fernandez with her friend Jasmarie Hernandez before she went on stage at the Unlock the Future rally in Houston sponsored by the National Organization for Women (NOW) on immigration policy. The … Read More
tin crow: No neurological evaluations for Trump at Walter Reed
“Mini-Strokes” speculation early in the evening on CNN compels a WH statement at 10pm ET. x Wow, Obama's former doctor is telling @ErinBurnett that Trump is having major neurological problems, … Read More
Trump and his “chest discomfort” go to Walter Reed
Disinformation persists because of the sudden, unscheduled nature of the Saturday visit, as well as some obvious lying about it because if it were an actual “free weekend” Trump would … Read More
