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MyPillow Huckster Mike Lindell's Motion to Dismiss Defamation Lawsuit is Rejected By Supreme Court

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MyPillow Huckster Mike Lindell's Motion to Dismiss Defamation Lawsuit is Rejected By Supreme Court

News Corpse October 3, 2022

The apostles of Donald Trump and his “Big Lie” that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged and...

Opinion: Polite Applause is Enough, not an Ovation

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Opinion: Polite Applause is Enough, not an Ovation

William Owens January 7, 2022

There is a funny and oft-repeated line from the standup comedy act of Chris Rock— for some (expletive)...

Opinion: The Denial of History Helps No One

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Opinion: The Denial of History Helps No One

William Owens November 5, 2021

“I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social...

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Corporate-controlled centrist Democrats are screwing progressives & Americans. How? Why?

Egberto Willies October 28, 2021

Corporate-controlled centrist Democrats should be ashamed. They have chosen corporations over their constituents. How & why is...

Wolves in the Democratic Henhouse

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Wolves in the Democratic Henhouse

William Owens October 27, 2021

In nineteen seventy-four, I reached three milestones in my life. In March of that year, I turned...

Opinion: That Swirling Sound is the Republican Party

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Opinion: That Swirling Sound is the Republican Party

William Owens October 22, 2021

Voting for the current crop of Republicans is like brushing your teeth with the water running. It...

Protecting America and Protecting the People

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Protecting America and Protecting the People

William Owens October 18, 2021

The straight news or punditry often starts with the premise of scaring the American people away with...

Opinion: Republicans Don’t Hate Government; They Hate Democracy

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Opinion: Republicans Don’t Hate Government; They Hate Democracy

William Owens October 15, 2021

Republicans have proved to be masters at soundbite manipulation. The GOP has gotten, mainly, poor white people...

Sabotage the Process, Then Run on It

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Sabotage the Process, Then Run on It

William Owens October 6, 2021

Either the political acumen of the voter is in dire need of reeducation, or Democrats need lessons...

The Suicide Squad's Democratic Bird of Prey

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The Suicide Squad's Democratic Bird of Prey

William Owens October 4, 2021

If you have seen the movie Birds of Prey (And the Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn),...

The Nazis Burned Books: America is Burning Science

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The Nazis Burned Books: America is Burning Science

William Owens September 3, 2021

…suppressing your opposition with power; strong regimentation of society and economy, and dictatorial power- Fascism In the...

Ideology Over Country

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Ideology Over Country

William Owens August 23, 2021

The media should set an example for public discourse. No, I do not mean shaping a monolith...

Opinion: Sorting Through the Garbage

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Opinion: Sorting Through the Garbage

William Owens August 2, 2021

I took a moment, in the interest of “fair and balanced” reporting, to tune into Fox News’...

Installment Plan

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Installment Plan

William Owens July 14, 2021

Layaway, on-time, and paying-something-down-on-it have been very familiar phrases in black, brown, and poor neighborhoods for generations;...

Why must I Wait?

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Why must I Wait?

William Owens July 12, 2021

I was born in the 1950s when it was not illegal for black people in the south...

Chasing the Mob from Behind

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Chasing the Mob from Behind

William Owens July 9, 2021

Burned out at the end of the Joy-Ann Reid hour on MSNBC, I am ready for mindless tv....

Intemperate Liar?

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Intemperate Liar?

William Owens July 7, 2021

There is a lot of media hand-wringing over a little mind with tiny thoughts who has been...

Lara Trump advocates violence at the border because Eric's a minute man

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Lara Trump advocates violence at the border because Eric's a minute man

annieli June 13, 2021

Aside from advocating mass killing, Lara Trump agrees with VP Harris that migrants should not undertake a...

The Scary Prospect of ENABLING

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The Scary Prospect of ENABLING

William Owens June 9, 2021

It is usually a minefield of critical backlash, and what about(s), when you compare the oppression of...

The Threats to American Democracy

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The Threats to American Democracy

LaFeminista June 6, 2021

I don’t know if this statement has been diarized, my apologies, but it bears repeating often, so...

2020 election nullification veered into the realm of the outlandish

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2020 election nullification veered into the realm of the outlandish

annieli June 5, 2021

Mark Meadows’s instrumental role in the insurrection and the 2020 election nullification has yet to be revealed...

How Much is Too Much?

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How Much is Too Much?

William Owens June 2, 2021

If it were a perfect world, I would like to think that the most recent attacks on...

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This is informative journalism: Ali Velshi torched Republicans with the inconvenient truth.

Egberto Willies May 30, 2021

This journalist, Ali Velshi, goes where most won’t, the unadulterated truth without sugar coating. He appropriately torched insurrectionists...

Previous guy's an alien, “…because when you're a star they let you do it”

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Previous guy's an alien, “…because when you're a star they let you do it”

annieli May 29, 2021

Former President Trump ordered the Pentagon to release all of its information on “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAP) within...

The Man who Killed Republican Politicking

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The Man who Killed Republican Politicking

William Owens May 28, 2021

Once Senator Mitch McConnell staked out the politically uncompromising GOP opposition to ‘everything’ Democrats proffered, during the...

Redistricting and Representation

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Redistricting and Representation

Saumya Gilra May 27, 2021

The addition of the 1982 amendments to the Voting Rights Act was a turning point in terms...

Godwin’s Law, MTG and the GOP

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Godwin’s Law, MTG and the GOP

William Owens May 26, 2021

The simplest explanation for lawyer Michael Godwin’s law is that the longer a debate or disagreement extends,...

Yeah, I’m Pro-Life. Quote Me.

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Yeah, I’m Pro-Life. Quote Me.

J Elizabeth Mascoli May 22, 2021

Repost: Fordham Political Review. No one issue in politics today causes greater polarization than the issue of...

This is What Trump Expected the First Time…

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This is What Trump Expected the First Time…

William Owens May 21, 2021

Meandering nonsense highlighted by searches for bamboo fibers, and official lies issued from Mar-a Lago, are exactly...

The Truth is an Easier Master to Serve

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The Truth is an Easier Master to Serve

William Owens May 19, 2021

Voter rights legislation is winding its way through Congress with the foregone conclusion that Senate Republicans will...

My Race is an Issue

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My Race is an Issue

William Owens May 17, 2021

Most things in America are solved by either common sense, solemnity, or time. The one exception is...

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Those committed to truth and facts must fight five times harder than the Republicans and their lies.

RETIII May 15, 2021

It depresses me to acknowledge this, but the Republicans’ commitment to blatant and serial lying, and Orwellian “make believe” governing,...

VA-Gov: Virginia GOP Picks Their Nominee, Trump Gives Him The Kiss Of Death

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VA-Gov: Virginia GOP Picks Their Nominee, Trump Gives Him The Kiss Of Death

Sam Sero May 12, 2021

So this happened yesterday: Glenn Youngkin, a wealthy first-time candidate who walked a line between his party’s...

a new Fed chair… maybe but probably not.

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a new Fed chair… maybe but probably not.

annieli May 11, 2021

The usual handicapping for a new Fed Chair is happening, but likely it’s too early. Lael Brainard...

Two Sides of the Same Con

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Two Sides of the Same Con

William Owens May 3, 2021

If you take a moment and listen to the so-called moderate wing of the Republican party, they...

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