The F – Word
Even with all the evidence of voter suppression, flouting of the laws, and a failed coup, why the reluctance to use the word Fascism? ...
Lickin’ Chittle says: “An orange sky is falling! Pay no attention to the investigation closing in”
Rolling Stone reports that insurrection planning did involve elected GOP officials. Slowly we turn, step by step, inch by inch… the quid pro quo was a...
Rolling Stone: Members of Congress Helped Plan Jan. 6 Attack
Rolling Stone has a major new story out: EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress...
Rolling Stone: Members of Congress Helped Plan Jan. 6 Rallies
Rolling Stone has a major new story out: EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress...
“bad mafia movie” – Peril in the Trumper-bunkers on the eve of the Insurrection
CNN’s David Gergen: The Only Thing That Can Stop Donald Trump From Running in 2024 is a Prison Sentence From the Insurrection, we know that...
Opinion: Republicans Don’t Hate Government; They Hate Democracy
Republicans have proved to be masters at soundbite manipulation. The GOP has gotten, mainly, poor white people in the Red States to oppose Medicare expansion,...
Opinion: Betrayal, Stupidity, and Enlightenment
I have rolled a question around in my head for months; why are Republicans so mean? I have concluded that it is not meanness, it...
Unfortunately, We Need Real Republicans
The tens of tens who showed up in Washington, DC Saturday had a face, former Trump staffer Matt Braynard. Braynard, who presents himself as one...
Because They Say it Doesn’t Mean it Counts
Civilized societies dictate that every opinion counts: but is that true? Put another way, yes, everyone is entitled to their opinion but the real question...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugliest
Not since, Tuco, Blondie, and Angel Eyes formed a triangle, within a circle, has greed, corruption, and self-interest intersected so destructively. Politics in America, for...
Alabama Councilman Uses Racial Slur To Refer To Black Colleague, Stuns Colleagues
Speaking to a colleague this morning who asked if I was tired of writing about racial ‘strife.’ The answer was—no—I am tired of living it....
The Cognitive Dissonance of Guns, Bibles and the Vaccine
Reminiscent of the unfounded fears spread around by conservatives about the Affordable Care Act and “death panels,” President Biden’s call for a door-to-door educational program...
Death Culture
Now that Texas, Georgia, and Florida Republicans have left America by subverting the right of every American to vote, let us look at the rest...
Installment Plan
Layaway, on-time, and paying-something-down-on-it have been very familiar phrases in black, brown, and poor neighborhoods for generations; credit was for the people who did not...
Everyone’s Flag to Burn, Salute or Turn your Back
In a 5-4 Supreme Court decision supported by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice William Brennan wrote in part: [Gregory Lee] “Johnson was convicted for engaging...
Barr the door… won't someone prosecute him
The Justice Department this May refused to tell Schiff whether any Republicans were investigated. Schiff: "Trump repeatedly & flagrantly demanded that the Dept. of Justice...
obstruction of justice enabled by 35 GOP senators
The Big Lie continues and the Big Liar remains powerful. GQP spent 3 years on a fruitless investigation of Hillary’s emails but have no desire to...
How's this for a rallying cry? If we lose the midterms, Trump will run again and (could) steal 2024
I never thought a fascist takeover of the galaxy could ever be less entertaining than the one depicted in The Phantom Menace, but here we...
Charlie McCarthy's cousin Kevin is not “feckless” as Taylor Greene gets rebuked
Kevin McCarthy Just Tried To Blame Nancy Pelosi For Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Holocaust Remarks…. because he’s not feckless, but he’s still a blockhead. Marjorie is wrong,...
As GOP Dumps Cheney for Saying No Voter Fraud, Trump's AG Will Tell Congress…
No voter fraud! Tomorrow (Wednesday), while the Cult of the Former Guy (a/k/a the Republican party) House members meet to excommunicate Liz Cheney from the...
Beto O'Rourke Mounts Pressure On Congress & The White House To Take Action On Voter Suppression
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) organization, Powered by People: This is the most important moment to fight...
Gross Gaetz reportedly showed members of Congress photos of women he'd slept with
If I were a betting man, I’d wager that Matt Gaetz’s head is filled with equal parts brain matter, nougat, Nickelodeon slime, and unidentified ooze. I’d...
Just one more reason Ron Johnson is too stupid to be in Congress
He’s not the only one, of course. For instance, I’m convinced Matt Gaetz has the largest head-to-brain-size ratio in the animal kingdom and that Louie Gohmert...
Congress Will Hear More Covid Shots Will Be Available in March, Biden Gets 67% Approval for Pandemic
Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech executives will testify before a US congressional committee tomorrow that the number of doses of their Covid-19 vaccines will increase sharply next month....
Josh Hawley doubles down and fundraises from the objection stunt in Congress.
Josh Hawley (R-MO) was the first-mover on the objection to the electoral college result count. Congress has reconvened and Kelly Loeffler has withdrawn her objection...
The Persecution of the Inmates of Congress Under the Direction of the Marquis de Trump
IANAPs, so I can’t say if or how sadism is associated with narcissism, even the malignant kind. But Trump sure presents as embodying both conditions....
The Kraken Caucus in a GOP Congress joins the sedition parade of losers
The Kraken Caucus makes itself known. GOP sedition messaging harkens back to the 19th Century, except Trump's lost cause won't rise again. This time it’s...
from 18 states to 106 GOP “concerned” members of Congress, the seditious Trump grift continues
The latest GOP logical fallacy is how not finding fraud is proof that there is fraud. Remember that one of the 17 AGs supporting the Texas AG’s...
Ivanka considering run for Congress or even Governor of Florida
Sadly, Ivanka might actually be better than the existing Florida governor 'Ivanka definitely has political ambitions, no question about it,' a source who has been working...
WaPo asked every GOP member of Congress if Biden won. Just 26 said yes
Imagine being scared shitless of the half-literate tweets of the most witless man on the planet. That’s where Republicans clearly are right now, and it’s more...
The first bill in the new Congress should be an 'anti-socialism' bill that everyone can get behind
It’s hard to argue that any citizens have been more targeted under the Trump administration than those living in Democratic-led states, which was by Donald Trump’s own...
WaPo asks every GOP member of Congress which reality they inhabit
We know for sure that Mo Brooks lives in the Phantom Zone, or is it on Bizarro World. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1334543032117571584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/politico/status/1334139638483738625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Brooks confirmed his plans in a phone...
Florida man endorses alleged murderer for Congress
Republicans sure have some odd ideas about who should serve in Congress. They’ve backed alleged pedophiles, QAnon weirdos, and — because there’s simply no limit...
Montana Poll Shows Democrats Are Within Margin of Error for Sen., Gov., and US Congress
int.nyt.com/… A newly released survey from the NYT/Siena Poll, rated A+, shows Democratic candidates all within four points of winning the US Senate, US House,...
PA-10: President Josiah Bartlet Endorses Eugene DePasquale (D) For Congress
Received this e-mail today from actor and activist, Martin Sheen, in support of Eugene DePasquale’s (D. PA-10) congressional campaign: Hello there, My name is Martin...
VA-05, NC-08 & OH-10: Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA) Helps Send These Black Leaders To Congress
Received this e-mail from House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA-28), in support of Cameron Webb (D. VA-05), Pat Timmons-Goodson (D. NC-08) and...
NY-01, 02, 21, 22, 23 & 24: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) Helps Send Some More NY Dems To Congress
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of these New York Democrats running for Congress: I first ran for Congress...
PA-10: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Endorses Eugene DePasquale (D) For Congress
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA), in support of State Auditor Eugene DePasquale’s (D. PA-10) congressional campaign:...
KS-Sen: “Barbara Bollier (D) Is Running for Senate. Her Platform? Congress Is Sick; Send a Doctor”
I feel like I am assigning you all summer reading but then again, I will be taking off for the 4th of July weekend (every...
NY-15, 16 & 17: PCCC Doubles Down To Send These Two Progressives To Congress
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee: The NY Times just endorsed a crew of diverse young progressives in NY who can...
Elizabeth Warren Doubles Down To Help Biden Kick Trump's Ass & Get More Warren Dems In Congress
Received this e-mail yesterday from former Presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of Joe Biden’s presidential candidate: This is a time...
NJ-Sen: Cory Booker (D) Builds Momentum For Congress To Pass The Justice In Policing Act Of 2020
Received this e-mail yesterday from U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D. NJ) re-election campaign: Since the tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of police,...
NY-16: PCCC, “Thrown in jail for Driving While Black. Now, running for Congress”
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Jamall Bowman’s (D. NY-16) campaign: x YouTube Video As we see videos...
CO-Sen: John Hickenlooper (D) Keeps Up The Call For Congress To Pass National Vote By Mail
Received this e-mail today from John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello, Republicans like my opponent, Cory Gardner, are part of the problem in...
VA-Sen: Sen. Mark Warner (D) Continues To Mount Pressure On Congress To Save The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Mark Warner’s (D. VA) re-election campaign: The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. This vital service is in...
GA-Sen B: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) Keeps Up The Pressure On Congress To Save The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, The U.S. Postal Service is in serious danger: Postal workers are getting sick, mail...
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Calls On Congress To Expand Coronavirus Testing In Next Stimulus Package
Received this e-mail today from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: It's simple: We cannot reopen the economy without a huge expansion of...
CO-Sen: John Hickenlooper (D) Continues To Push Congress To Pass Universal Vote By Mail
Received this e-mail today from John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello —Tomorrow marks the anniversary of when I signed universal vote by mail...
MS-Sen: Mike Espy (D) Pushes Congress To Protect Agriculture Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic
Received this e-mail today from Mike Espy’s (D. MS) U.S. Senate campaign: Across the country, and especially in my state of Mississippi, agricultural workers are...
AK-Sen: Dr. Al Gross (I) Keeps Up The Call For Congress To Pass National Vote-By-Mail
Received this e-mail today from Dr. Al Gross’ (I. AK) U.S. Senate campaign: This year's election has the power to be monumental. We saw the proof...
